Ella was so pissed of with both mother and daughter. They monopolize the conversation at the dinner table and hardly took notice of her. It was just alright if it's only the two of them, they can bust their lips with their endless chatter. The problem is they include Dane . He made some steps to change the topic to a common ground but to no avail. But in fairness he was a good conversationalist and well mannered, he answered most of the inquiries.
Her bottled up discomfort cause her the inability to sleep, so she took her robe and slipped to the porch in her room she inhaled the cool breeze that is calming her senses. She wondered why did their father left them. They were such a happy family back then although she sense that there is something wrong as she can hear her mom crying to sleep and her dad slamming the door before he went for a drive and return in the morning with alcohol in his breath. That was before the things escalated and developed it into new dimension. The beating starts, the verbal abuse and there were times she got caught in the middle of it all. if not for Gab who always stirs her away and console her was she able to survived.
The way she recall it now she was thinking if her father have another family or is her mother cheating on her father? this things are just impossible for her to take and she didn't ask her father for she is afraid of the truth. The last session she has with her doctor she said that thing are going well . What could that mean?
" Can't sleep" That deep southern drawl brought her back to the present. She didn't notice him sitting in the dark side of his porch looking at her.
"What are you doing there in the dark? you scare the hell out of me." Surprise she answer.
"Sometimes it's nice to stay out in the dark, it makes you do things that no one can see. so normally no one can judge."
" Do you ever have something to hide? it's so hard for me to believe."
"Everyone has a secret Ella it is one of the thing that makes a complete person."
"Maybe." She didn't pursue the topic. The next day Ella decided to vtsit thefruit trees she experimented on some varieties of Mangoes and she wanted to check the development.on so with the mulberries it is uncommon to grow them on this part but she tried it because the tourist love it. she already experimented on other fruits and it come out succesfull.
She was about to ride on her bike when she saw Dane hurriedly walk towards her direction followed by Julia. "Where you up to Ella ?" Dane ask.
" I' m going to the nursery to visit the growth of my seedling, then to the orchard. Why? What's up?"
"Can I come with you?" There was urgency in his voice.
"Sure, Hop in." she gestures with her head at the backseat .
"Ohhh! I want to go also, Can I come too." Pouting Julia ask.
"Ohh, I'msorry Jules asyou can see there's no more room for another rider."
" But there are other transport we can use." She insisted and never tried to hide her disapointment.
"Would you like to ride on Ginger? You don't like horses, do you?" Suddenly Julia brighten up.
"Why don't ride on Ginger , me and Dane on your bike." She started to smile but was disappointed to what Ella replied. " why don't you ride with me then. Dane will ride Ginger."
"No! I don't want to ride with you."
"Then what is it you want Julia? You are wasting my time!" Ella is getting pissed off with her step-sister.
"Girls,,, girls relax, You go I'll stay." Dane butted in.
"No!" they both answered but Julia continued, "Do you think that I don't understand that you are making it difficult for me to go with you? Why Ella what is it you are hiding?"
"Are you out of your mind? I have given you the options but tou want it your way. Acting like your are the boss here."
"you are the one Who is out of your mind! Do you think that I didn't know your regular visit to your psychiatrist?"
Ella who is been holding up her temper suddenly burst. "If you want to know the truth, then let me say it to you. I don't want you here because you're disrupting the duties of the workers with your impossible request." Julia cried, calling out to her mother.
"Mama!" Her mother appeared immediately as if on cue.
"What is it dear?" Wailing to her mother, Sophie looks at Ella angrily. To which Ella did was to ride on her bike step on the crank and drive away. Leaving Dane Julia And Sophie a cloud of dust.
She does not want this confrontation with anyone and she was sure that Julia will changed the story to her favor and her step-mother will tell her father and father will come chastise her ad cycle goes on and on. She wish that she will be eighteen already for her to gain full control of the running of the farm. Except for Gab who is away on a bussiness trip no one bothers to hear her side. Maybe for Dane but with the thing she have shown today she doubted he will defend her. Sometimes she just wish that she can forbid this toxic people to come to the farm so that she can go on with her life and focus on getting well on her illness.
Her plans for the day was disrrupted by her giving in with er temper. She do not percieve that the mother and daughter is really aiming to mess with her mind so as she will not be fit to run the farm and her father will be forced to hand over the affairs of the resort to another whom Sophie can control.
The auditon for the contestant were finally over. The judges and staft are busy with the screening, while the audition files still airing on national television. This is the time judges can show their feeling about the matters relating to the competition. without the fear of being seen on TV for the management censor some critical scene. This also the part wherein the people behind the show anticipated the return of the clashes between the judges which was seen on small doses during the live show. Some of the scenes on their files had to be removed because of this unwanted and not suitable for public viewership.Gabbi and Jennifer's attention was always called because of their word battle. Georgie was not spared because of her blunt comments and Josh was there like a passive on looker just observing."Sarah must be included because she has a potential in belting high notes and intelligent in choosing her songs." Jennifer insisted." Jen, she is already sta
At night before retiring for bed Gabbi stares at her reflection on the mirror, she realize that they did have facial similarities she and Danni, except for Danni's Blue piercing eyes and Greyish blond hair. Gabbi has a greyish eyes that contrasted her lighter shade of brown hair she inherited from her mother. She dyed it to darker shade to hide its natural color. That child she couldn't help but think of the child she lost, She may have been as old as that little girl who seems to be always reminding her of those days when she was a naive girl and confused acting on a whim. The next day having been recovered from the heated discussion all the member of the judges and the staff resume their work. No one knows that from that simple exchange the seed of a scandal is brewing right at this minute it is being multiplied by the minute since they are focus on the job at hand no one check on their social media accounts. By the time the Thirty-six finalist was chosen. Ga
When Josh entered the room everyone tried to settle down and pay attention to what the manager has to say. "It has come to my attention that Miss Gabbi and Miss Jennifer can not stay in one room to have fruitful discusion about the task, so i decided that you will not anymore participate on the screening." "What are we suppose to do? Take a break?" Jen interrupted. "That's what I am trying to explain. Hear me out, first before interrupting. That's mainly the reason why there are missunderstanding between you two, both of you has their own ideas and both want to assert this ideas into action, I don't say that this ideas are not good, but you are not the only ones whose opinion has to be counted and considered. We have audience world wide who are the most important people we have to satisfy . If we fail in this pilot show? there is a lot to loose by the company, not only yourself so I advise that you take you personal battles outside of this show and focus
A few days after the incident after the confrontation, the gossip that rock the showbiz world start to normalize. Gab cut his honeymoon trip to help his sister with the issues he used his connection to cut off any scandal surfacing involving his sister. to which Gabbi felt guilty."Gab I'm so sorry you have to cut your cruise short, I'm so sure Deana and I can settle it in our own way.""No problem sweet sister I'm glad to be of help especially if it concerns you That's what big brothers are for. beside May has to checked on her patient who has a relapsed.""But you already paid it in full and you didn't get a refund""It's okay money is not an issue, besides it's the quality that counts not the quantity." He couldn't help but smile as he remember the experiences he had with his wife on their vacation and there is nothing he want more than go home and be with his beautiful wife. He couldn't stay away for so long because their father even thoug
The live airing of the battle commence after the judges was given their set of contestant to train, it's the segment that three contestant from the same group under the same mentor will compete and one will be eliminated. The top contenders was distributed equally among the four judges. But Gabbi was apprehensive that because Danni and Sarah belong to one group and that is in Jen's group. She knows that Jen is bias to Sarah it was revealed when they have a confrontation. She feel sad that if ever the two would be on the one on one battle no matter what the performance Jen will choose Sarah to be in the final four. not to mentiont hat Jen also has another potential talent in her group that is Leah who posses an angelic voice, with proper training there's alot to be improve and expection is higher for this girl."Pity these would make the finale exciting." with the number of Danni's supporters are continiously increasi
" Harry! what are you doing here? I didn't know you are a member of the core group for this show.""Gab ask me to help conceptualize the contest. How about you how do you find working as a judge and a mentor.?"" It's hectic but at the same time uplifting doing work that I like to do. thinking that some of these contestants will be the next driving force that will keep the music industry alive." She said with much conviction that have her companion staring at her lost for words to say."Is there something on my face I... I haven't took a peak in the mirror when we went out of the conference room." She blushed having to be stared at thinking that she had something ugly on her face." No!,,, nothing I... I just thought that you love your job and your showing it by the way you describe you feelings. Sorry if I offend you by staring you have an interesting face," Oh no! he nearly blew it. He thought to himself."Oh... " That's all she can s
Bobbie Joe strummed the last note of her song in her guitar. She stepped down from the backstage using her disguise looking for someone in the crowd of people that was chearing wildly with the performance of Ethan the artist of the main act. She was the opening act for cross country tour of Ethan Gray a very famous country artist. She was hand-picked by Ethan as she was in the same record label as him, they promise each other when they were starting their career, that if ever one of them will be succesfull they will help the other to achieved their ambition of becoming a recording artist.She on her own right is a recording artist herself but not as succesul as Ethan."There you are pretty lady." she was surprise as she was pulled into the big arms of someone that she's very famillar." George you startle me ! Let's get out of here before someone notices I'm gone" George was having a vacation in the states when he met Bobbie Joe in one cross country tour o
"Ladies and gentlemen Danni is out for a steal" This words has made Gabbi's heart beats faster will she? or She won't The situation came to be when out of the three contestants in Jen's group Danni has the weakest song choice. performance level was good, projection was also above average. But Gabbi suspected that Jen has something to do with it , because in this segment the judge gets to assign each contestant's song choice.She was just reluctant to steal because her line up was already full, But as she saw the girl's eyes began to tear up, eventhough she tried to project a calm and controled appearance. There was a tug in Gabbi's heart that she finally hits the button stealing the girl from the group of Jennifer, much to the applause and shouts of the audience that came to support the girl and much to the unhappiness of her former mentor, the smirk on Jen's face confirm her suspicion that she deliberately assigned the girl to have a bad p