Chapter 13

Violet had set up Quintessa in a downtown apartment – not exactly in the city’s swanklest neighborhood but still a safe haven for the well–to–do professionals. The place was

modest, a one–bedroom with understated and minimalist decor.

Violet said to Quintessa, “Once you hit the big time, I’ll get you a better place.”

“Sounds good to me,” Quintessa replied.

She wasn’t fussy about her living conditions. Back in Serenitia, when times were tough, she’d gone days subsisting on nothing, not even any bread.

Besides, Quintessa knew that Violet was not having an easy time herself. She had split from her former business partner to start her own studio and was still in the early, toughest stages, with her old boss applying pressure from the shadows.

that, spending nearly a grand a month to rent this place for her was

of days of settling in, Violet burst in, full of energy, with a young man

young man hurried forward, “Hi Quinn,

surprised; she hadn’t expected Violet to hire a boy as her makeup artist, and a multitasking one at that – a

out of school?” She

get my diploma next

moving, Manny. Get Quinn ready. We’ve got an audition in two

“Okay.”

anyone the gravity of the situation. She had. to land this

Quintessa a script and asked for an impromptu performance. After her performance, they told her to come back the

for

a second chance.

any major setbacks, the role was practically

resting up and with Manny in tow,

makeup and a costume later, she stepped out and silence fell upon the room. In everyone’s mind, there were few words to describe her – radiant in red, a

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