Hollywood Zenith



Samuel was thrown out of the shop with a small palm print on his face. After the morning's fiasco, he wanted to find some solace in Rosaline's arms, but now he was stranded in the middle of the road.

His face was already brushed by the beating Liliana gave him, coupled with the slap on the face from Rosaline; he looked like a clown.

Taking out his phone, he didn't know what to do next, he could take the taxi and head toward Beverly Hills, but he felt lonely and incredibly guilty for his deed.

First, he healed his wounds slightly, he was a bloody mess, and people stared at him occasionally. He could completely heal himself, but somehow, he wanted to feel a little pain.

He went toward a closeby coffee shop and texted two people from his contact. He was sure one of them would come to pick him up as he waited with a hot cup of espresso. 

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" What the hell happened, man?" Darren was baffled, looking at Samuel's pitiful appearance. With a huge black eye along with several scratches, he looked like he just came out of a catfight.

" It's nothing; I didn't know you were in town," Samuel asked for another cup of coffee for him.

" It's nothing, just a few scratches?"

" Oh my god, what the hell happened?" Someone else screamed as soon as they walked inside the shop. 

" I don't think you will come, Sibylla?" He half-assed and messaged her too. His friend's circle was already too small, and if he wanted to avoid any of his girls, he had to scrap the bottom of the barrel.

" What is this? And who is he? Are they holding you hostage?" Sibylla started looking around suspiciously, trying to find the culprit.

" Calm down, calm down. He is Darren, my friend; Darren, this is Sibylla, my recent acquaintance." Knowing Sibylla, he wanted to keep a distance just in case she pulled another stunt on him.

" Acquaintance? But we are friends that live together!" She exclaimed, feeling frustrated by his statement.

" Seriously, man, another one? Don't you think it's time to stop this madness?" Although Darren understood why Samuel hooked up with her looking at her angelic appearance, it made him jealous too!

" There is nothing like that; she is a dunce who doesn't know how to speak!" Samuel retorted. He was nervous as he knew her status, because of which she would have people around her at all times. What would he do if the King of Sweden got wind of it? It would be a disaster!

" Don't we purchase a flat in the same building? Why are you making a big deal out of it!"

" Alright, alright. Take a seat. The coffee is getting cold." He urged everyone to sit down.

Darren took a few sips observing the latest addition to Samuel's flock of girls; he didn't believe Samuel for a second, considering his track record. But he had to say that Samuel's taste in girls was impeccable as always; he took a little pride in seeing what his best friend was getting into!

" Wait... I know why you, who excel in martial art, didn't fight back and why I am seeing a new girl sitting here with us!" Darren seemed to have an epiphany.

" Huh? What are you talking about?" Samuel asked, but Sibylla was hearing about Samuel's personal life for the first time. She was a glutton and a gossip girl!

" You went behind their back and added her in your Harem, and they retaliated by beating you up to a pulp!" Darren was overly enthusiastic while telling bullshit stories.

" Have you gone insane? Harem? Retaliation? There is no such thing!" Samuel dismissed everything; it was too close to home for him, considering he crossed a line with Isabella this morning.

" So why don't I see anyone of them? Hmm? You are hurt, and they are not tripping over themselves to get here? It's impossible!" Darren had seen how vicious, no, how passionate they are about Samuel.

" Because I didn't tell anyone, just listen for a second" Samuel wanted to let it off his chest.

" Hold on!" Sibylla was enjoying the show and suddenly interjected.

" Paige is one of them, right?" She asked Darren.

" Yes, how come you don't know? It's a highly debated topic in all the tabloids." Especially for girls of her age, they loved that stuff. Darren knew first-hand as he had frequently used Samuel's name while picking up women!

" She is not! Don't listen to his nonsense."

" No, I think he is right. When I passed by her this morning, she looked especially pissed about something. It was like a witch wandering around, punishing everyone for menial things. She had been like that for days now, but today was extreme." Sibylla told them what she had observed.

" Shit!" Samuel connected the dots. They must have talked about it, but it only happened a couple of hours ago; how come they already knew about it?

He didn't know that everyone had become closer after his little brother Grey's birthday party. Even Maia and Paige, who hated each other, occasionally left messages in the shared group.

They were like besties discussing everything when it came to Samuel. Especially after what Paige tried to pull off with Rosaline, everyone decided to be cordial with each other.

The situation went from bad to worse!

" What did you do?" Darren asked him.

" Nothing, it sort of happened."

" What happened?" Sibylla also was curious about it.

" I was visiting Liliana's parents to discuss something; I ran into some trouble." He paused to show his bandaged palm.

" Is it serious?" Darren asked worriedly.

" Nah, this is just a scratch. What happened next was the disaster... I was sleeping in my bed."

" Yes...." He was not making it any easier, keeping them on their toes.

" Early morning..someone came to my room...thinking it was Liliana, I sort of did something terrible." He paused again.

" We did something frisky but not all the way...it was dark under the sheets...Liliana came afterwards, and one that I was frisking was her big sister...."

" Oh my god.."

" What!!"