Chapter Thirty four.

*Third person Pov.*

"Okay just like that, your position is okay, you just have to pull up your knees a bit more so that it is nearer to your cheek" the tall, rather plump man that was directing the shoot commanded, and the woman in the bath tub did as she was directed.

The sweet scent of the roses wafted into her nose and she was enjoying the fragrance and the water, that was milky white in color as if some substance, probably milk had been poured into it, she pulled up her knees and kept her head on her arms which were resting on her knees. The bath tub was large and deep and the water rose up to shoulder level, hiding the fact that she was wearing a nude coloured bralette to cover her breasts. 

The camera lights flickered on and off and the picture was taken. She was then required to do the second pose and this time, after making herself comfortable in the tub, she laid one slender leg flat at the base of the tub, then lifted the other and placed it on the rim of the bath tub, such that half of her thighs were visible, and the milky coloured water dripped from her legs, it was the perfect pose and the director was pleased by her professionalism, and the fact that he did not need to stress himself to tell her what to do or how to pose, she was a natural.

The remaining shots were taken, and she climbed out of the bath tub, reluctantly at that, the smell of the roses were so sweet, she wanted to wallow in them, but alas, the shoot had to come to an end and she could not stop it. Her hair, bralette and shorts were dripping with water, and her assistant Katie, came running with a towel and wrapped it around her body. She held on to it, and made her way to the dressing room, which was located at the far end corner.

 The former was almost breaking into a jog to keep up the pace, "Wow, you did so well Elena. I could tell that the man was beyond impressed, by your performance, I mean I would be if I was in his shoes."

Elena almost laughed at that,  "well, you are not in his shoes, but who would not be impressed by me, be was certainly blown away by my performance, it was too good."  At least that was what she believed and she hoped that she had done well, because she had given it her best shot, the and every other thing. 

"Most certainly." Katie pumped her first in the air with child like excitement.

"What is making you so hyper today?" Elena seemed to have noticed her behaviour.

"Oh, nothing, just boosting your morale a little bit".

They were now in the dressing room and the crew were taking down the props. 

She removed her wet undergarments and quickly changed into more comfortable clothes that had been carried along. She wore joggers and an oversized T shirt. 

" uhm.. Katie, did I receive any call from an unknown number" She asked, a little bit nervous.

"No, we're you expecting any calls?" Katie asked, eyes narrowed.

"No, not at all, could you please hand over my phone" she asked politely, trying to hide her uneasiness. She was definitely not good at lying, but she had decided to keep Annie's case a secret from Katie, and she needed Annie to call her and tell her how it had gone, was she now cast out from the hearts of Tyler and Caleb and condemned as ungrateful and selfish? She could not help but wonder.

"Why do you keep getting lost in your thoughts? I have been talking to you, but you have that faraway look in your eyes that you have everytime you are thinking, are you sure you are okay? Or is something bothering you?" Katie asked, concerned.

"Oh, nothing is wrong, you know me, I just tend to start day dreaming at time you know, nothing to be worried about." She smiled.

"I remember onetime not so long ago, I told some one that I hardly daydream, but here I am, contradicting myself, I guess that is what stress does to you, I not had a satisfying sleep in a long time" 

"Whatever, you slept yesterday from two o'clock in the afternoon, you should be satisfied with that, sometimes I don't get to sleep at night." Katie reprimanded.

"Oh my God, is he that needy, I cannot even imagine staying up all night, doing... Gosh." Elena's eyes widened.

"Gosh Elena, have some shame. You know that is not what I meant.Your mind is too dirty" Katie made a face, making Elena chuckle lightly.

"Come on, let's go, you can't keep me here, as sleep deprived as I am." She said dragging her assistant along.

As they made their way outside, a man bumped into one of them, and a picture was taken by a hooded figure that was currently looking down at them from a storeyed building, that was supposed to be a warehouse, but was currently the hiding place of some scheming scoundrels.

"So sorry," He said then continued on his way, the man that was wearing a black hoodie, he looked like a gamer, he had his earphones on and he had been looking at his phone, or pretending to do so, so that he could carry out the plan better without suspicion. He was an accomplice, and walked Jan in hand with the people who were currently hiding in the warehouse.

Elena and her companions climbed into the car, both of them thought that it was just some guy who was too engrossed in his phone to actually look where he was going.

"Let's go" Katie heaved a sigh.

"Sure".

Just then, an unknown caller called Elena's phone. She answered the call and it happened to be the ones he had been waiting for.

" Excuse me for one minute" she said to the other woman and climbed out of the car.

" Hello, this is Annette, am I speaking to miss Elena?" The voice at the other end of the line aked, in a little voice.

Elena tossed the name around in her head, trying to recall where she'd heard it, then suddenly it dawned on her that it was Annie.

"Hello 

Annie dear, how are you doing" she asked, the other woman was older than her, but what did she care, she was  delighted and somewhat nervous.

"I am fine, actually, I caused a little bit of rucus,  it is  under control now, but forgive me for what I did." Annette sounded nervous, but Elena's nerves were practically running all over the place, her heart was beating so fast that she held the car for support, Katie poked her head out of the car to fin out what was wrong, but got a small thumbs up from Elena to show that everything was alright.

"What did you do" her voice was low, almost a whisper as she held the phone close to her ear.

"Okay, so let me start from the beginning, I went to GRILL PLAZA with the address you gave me, when I went in, I told the other younger guy, Caleb, I think his name was, that I was in search of a job, and asked if  there was any vacancy because I got a recommendation from Elena, he seemed shocked at the mention of your name and said that I was lying, I was taken to meet the other guy whose name I believe is Tyler, he also said I was lying when I told him that I got a recommendation from you, I was surprised, but I quickly understood what was going on when he said that it could not be Elena, because Elena was out of town, so I figured that you did not want them to know that you were actually in town and that it was not my place to tell them that, so I lied, I am so sorry Elena for lieing, but it seemed like the only solution, please forgive me for that, I will go and correct my mistake if you tell me to do so" She explained.

Elena's heart slowed a trifle.

"So what did you say to them" She asked, expectant.

"I thought hard, then I told them that I met you on social media, in a self help group, and we immediately bonde with each other, they seemed to believe this story and did not question me further, I would have faltered if they had, I am serious,but I got the job and I just want to thank you for helping me, as soon as I get enough funds, I will find a new apartment and I will take my kids with me." The woman's heart bubbled with joy.

"Wow, congratulations, I am not angry with you more like relieved, you actually just removed me from a tight spot without even knowing, about the apartment, I think I can help you with that, I have a vacant apartment not so far away from GRILL PLAZA, it is not too big, but not too small either, I believe it would be sufficient for you and your kids, I'll text you the address." 

The other woman on the line broke into a sob, previous joy forgotten, "You have done much for me without even knowing me, thank you so much, I owe you my entire life, thank you so much, I am beyond thankful to you, thank you so much, thank you".

  Elena wiped a tear, "Stop crying, I don't need to know you in order to help you, we must keep helping others, and I know that when you are in a better place,and you remember the way I helped you, you will help someone too, for now goodbye, I'll text you the address and every other thing you need to know, I have someone waiting for me, so goodbye, I'll talk to you later".

She climbed back into the car and turned to look at her companion, she was finally ready to tell her all about Annette.

"Why are your lashes wet" Katie asked when she caught Elena looking at her.

"Oh forget about that, I have something important to tell you" Elena answered.

"Then go ahead, tell me" she urged.

"On the road, not now" Elena assured and started the car.

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IN THE WAREHOUSE.

"The picture has been taken ma'am" the hooded figure said to the woman that was sitting on the rocking chair.

"Then what are you waiting for, post it, you know that you are supposed to use an anonymous account, this will definitely dampen her image, I hope that the other guy did what he was supposed to do, did he place his hands on her buttocks like he was supposed to do?" She asked.

"Yes he did" the man replied.

"Then go ahead and post it, make the caption juicy, send it to blogs, make it trend, she will not be able to surpass me, Amelie Banks, I will make sure her image is torn to a hundred pieces, this is just the beginning." She muttered.

The man went ahead and did as he was commanded,then got his payment and went his way, outside nothing looked suspicious, but online, there was a rave.

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IN THE CAR.

"So that is it" Elena heaved, after the long explanation she  had rendered.

"That was so heroic, but you should have told me, you could have been exposed, I am just glad that everything turned out alright in the end. Next time please tell me ahead of.."

She was cut short by the sudden ding if her phone. She picked it up and looked at it, her face scrunched into a grimace, then she burst out laughing.

"What is it ,why are you laughing so hard." Elena asked, confused.

"You need to see this, this is an epic fail, I tell you" she continued laughing, confusing Elena all the more. Elena immediately swerved and  parked her car, grabbing the phone from Katie's hand. There was a post that was circulating online, the caption made Elena's face scrunch in displeasure.

The caption read;

ROOKIE MODEL ELENA YOUNG CAUGHT IN DISPLEASING CONDUCT WITH A MAN.

The comments that followed were not exactly pleasing to the eye and ears. 

People were condemning and cursing Elena and saying she was a bad influence on others.

Comments like;

"And I kept wondering how she bagged three deals at once, this is obviously what goes on behind closed doors". One user concluded.

"She is a really rotten egg, this needs no defending, she has been caught, I feel for her fans though, they are as rotten as their favorite anyway" another netizen commented.

After perusing through some very vile comments, Elena could bear no more, she quickly turned to Katie and asked, "How the heck do you find this funny, there is nothing funny about this whole situation".

"Really?, You are not looking closely, look at the picture and see what I am laughing at, you should talk to me after you have looked at the picture."

Elena turned back to the phone and looked closely at the picture.

The caption was followed by a picture of a man and woman caught in a warm embrace with the man's hands on her buttocks, the man's face was covered with a hoodie.

"So that man that bumped into us was planted, he was actually waiting for us to come out, so he could execute his plan".Elena muttered bitterly.

"That is not the point" Katie emphasized.

"Then what is the point, please enlighten me." Elena said sarcastically.

"The point is that, according to this caption, the woman in the picture is you, but look again, the woman in this picture is actually me, not you, you are behind me, although your  half of your face is covered, plus you are somewhat taller than me, it will not take long before someone points out the fact that the woman in the picture is me not you" Katie  pointed out.

"Oh my gosh, how did I not notice that, no, let me rephrase, how did they not notice that" Elena exclaimed.

"The people that planted him probably told him to do bump into the woman in suit,and when you entered that building you were wearing a suit, you changed up after the suit, and we did not come together, I went ahead of you, so they probably did not see me entering and did not expect us to come out together. That's my theory though, I might be wrong." Katie suggested.

"But then again, you would be under fire for this picture."

"Don't worry, I have a solution for that." Katie assured.

"You know what, this was an epic fail for the person that planned this, I think I'll skip sleeping, just to look at the comments" Elena started the car and they laughed a the way home.

Author's Note:

Hiiiiiii♥️🥰, hope you enjoy this one, it was quite hard writing in third person Pov 🤫🤫,but I did it🤭🤭.

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