She Says No

The Scars She Hid From The World

REGINA MCBRIDE

The heavy iron gates of the Wilderness Correction Camp groaned as they released me after three years of state-sponsored hell. I stood on the dirt road, clutching a plastic bag that held my entire life, waiting for the family that claimed they sent me there for "rehab." My brother, Brady, picked me up in a luxury SUV only to throw me out onto a deserted highway in the middle of a brewing storm. He told me I was a "public relations nightmare" and that the rain might finally wash the "stink" of the camp off me. He drove away, leaving me to limp miles through the mud on a snapped ankle. When I finally dragged myself to our family estate, my mother didn't offer a hug; she gasped in horror because my muddy clothes were ruining her Italian marble. They didn't give me my old room back. Instead, they banished me to a moldy gardener’s shack and hired a "babysitter" to make sure I didn't embarrass them further. My sister, Kaleigh, stood there in white cashmere, pretending to cry while clinging to her fiancé, Ambrose—the man who had once been mine. They all treated me like a volatile junkie, refusing to acknowledge that Kaleigh was the one who planted the drugs in my bag three years ago. They wanted to believe I was broken so they wouldn't have to feel guilty about the "wellness retreat" that was actually a torture chamber. I sat in the dark of that shed, feeling the cooling gel on the cigarette burns that covered my arms, and realized they had made a fatal mistake. They thought they had erased me, but I had returned with a roadmap of scars and a hidden satellite phone. At dinner, I didn't beg for their love. I simply rolled up my sleeves and showed them the price of their silence. As the wine spilled and the lies crumbled, I sent a single text to the only person I trusted: "I'm in. Let them simmer." The hunt was finally on.

Modern Revenge Scheming

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Ava POV

“Will you marry me?” Austen asks on one knee as he holds out the ring in front of her

“Yes” her voice comes out breathy as there is an abrupt cheer from the people surrounding them, putting the ring on my finger Austen stood to his feet and kissed her deeply, then shouted

“She said yes” jumping and power punching into the air, she stares at her ring with glossy eyes, her other hand coming to cover her mouth as she squeals

“Cut,” the director says as the scene ends, all the crew claps as the last shoot comes to an end,

It's been months and finally, I can drop this character because she was a bit draining in contrast to my personality, looking down at my outfit, a cute yellow sundress, and bodice fitting me like a glove, I fit so well into the picture of happy ever after I could almost deceive anyone, and that’s why I love my job.

As a supporting character in the A LIFE FOR YOU movie, the female lead sister's friend cheering the newly engaged couple for the last scene and any scene before this one with very few roles, I was a part of them

I watched as the male and female lead moved to their trailer probably to go finish the kiss scene without an audience, rumour has it that they’ve been sleeping with each other, grabbing my bag from where I stashed it

Mr. Shawnn” I rush to where the director is in my heels, a tall brown man with a beard, turning to me

“Hmm…” he stutters

“Ava,” I say for him smiling at the the fact that this might be the nth time I've introduced myself

“Yes Miss Ava, hope you enjoyed the shoot, your role” he asks as he sorts through some papers in his hands

“yes sir, amazing work, I can't wait for it to be released, I enjoyed every moment of it” Clearing my throat, he looks up at me

“All Alright, why don’t you go with the others I hear there will be a celebration dinner tonight” he says curtly at me

“Thank you sir” he grunts well turning to leave

“Uhm sir,” I pull out a folder from my bag and hand it over to him

“Please take care of this for me sir”

“Miss Ava you know this is not the format…” he begins

“I know sir but last time, the audition information for this movie was sent to a particular set of people, if this is not a format, please just help me out this once for any future project” I gulp, my lips in a grim line as I wait for his reply

“I'll see what I can do”, he pulls his card and slips it into my cleavage, looking me up and down, his gaze leaving cold chills down my spine, I thank him keeping my smile in place, he smirks before leaving

I pull the card out of where it hung between my breasts looking at it and back at his retreating figure, squeezing hard I throw it into my bag, breathing out with expiration

Already changed and heading home in my sweatpants and hoodie, the trailer for supporting characters to change was full and I had to return my outfit, of course, they were all excited about the dinner held this evening that was sponsored by our prestigious Reed Thompson (the M.C)

He probably slept with half the actresses on set including extras and errand part-timers, typical blond handsomeness that has every lay running at his beck and call add the fact that he is from a wealthy family gives him an ego big enough to carry an elephant, Layla (FL) should know better but I guess his charms worked on her too

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