"This is my friend Katy. We were lucky enough to get selected together," Samantha introduced Kevin to her.
"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Kevin," Kevin introduced himself with a cheerful and charismatic smile on his face.
"Nice to meet you, too, Kevin," Katy smiled brightly and shook hands with him.
'It truly feels strange to see this cheerful side of him in real life,' Katy thought to herself.
Kevin, the man who had become a global sensation in Katy's previous life, was famous for his stoic face.
The only place where the fans would get a glimpse of his cheery face was on the big screens, and they went to any means to procure the first release tickets of his films as a result.
"So how many people were selected from your batch?" Samantha asked.
"Well…it was me and another girl. She wasn't very talkative with me, so I didn't get to know much about her," Kevin explained.
'Just who in her right mind would not want to be talkative with him?' Samantha couldn't help but think to herself.
Meanwhile, Katy grabbed a couple of plates from the side and passed one to Samantha.
"Let's grab our food first and talk while eating," Katy suggested, and the three of them soon busied themselves with that.
After taking a seat, they started discussing their tests and what all happened with them in here, as it was a topic they all had something in common.
'So he's also enrolled in the Elite Actor Program...' Katy thought while pursing her lips in realisation.
Kevin's sudden rise to fame finally started making more and more sense to Katy as she couldn't help but also look forward to her own future.
Samantha, who was sitting in the direction which was facing the entrance, suddenly paused a little and muttered, "Crazy…"
Her eyes landed towards a woman who was standing at the entrance. She was wearing a black high-neck top styled with black sequin pants. Her black square sunglasses suited well with her voluminous dark chocolate colored hair.
Katy's attention was also directed towards this person thanks to Samantha's words.
"Is she an actress…" Samantha couldn't help but ask in admiration when she looked at the woman's bold way of styling.
Seeing the two of them focused behind him, Kevin too turned around and checked upon the person and exclaimed, "Oh! She's the person I was talking about who qualified with me the other day. Her name is…"
'Victoria Cross' Katy repeated the name in her mind as Kevin said it out.
She was nicknamed 'Fierce Tigress' by all the media outlets and her fans, thanks to the way she never held herself back in front of the journalists. Having full confidence in her talent and belief in Gior, she blatantly stated what she felt was right, and her views incited several people.
There was a hint of admiration in Katy's eyes as she looked towards this woman. She remembered watching her clips during her free time while wishing to be like her. A strong, fierce woman who could stand for what was right.
In her earlier life, she could only dream of something like that, but she was going to make that a reality this time.
'There's nothing stopping you now from becoming like that, Katy. You got this,' She thought to herself as her grip on the glass of water subtly tightened.
"Here!" Kevin lifted his hand up and waved to attract her attention. Although he had not talked with her much, he still felt obligated to do it.
Noticing this, Victoria nodded her head towards her and, after grabbing her meal, came towards their table.
"If I'm not wrong, then you two must also be the new actors like us," Victoria asked with a smile.
"Yes, you're right," Katy answered as Samantha nodded by her side.
"That's good," Victoria placed her plate on the table and sat next to Kevin.
Turning towards him, she said, "Thanks for the invite earlier. I wasn't in a good mood the other day, so I hadn't interacted with you much."
"Ah, so that was the case. No worries," Kevin nodded with realisation.
The conversation revolved around Victoria for a while before they started discussing acting and predicting how Gior will take care of them as actors.
After a few exchanges, they finished up with their breakfast and left for the waiting hall on the first floor.
"Good morning, actors," An elderly man clapped his hands when he saw the four of them enter the waiting room. "Take your seats, please."
Victoria couldn't help furrow her brows a little, but kept her doubts to herself as she took her seat.
When the four of them were seated, he began his introduction, "I'm Albert Kingslay, and I've been teaching acting for the last two decades…"
"That Albert Kingslay!" Victoria couldn't help but exclaim with widened eyes.
A smirk appeared on the man's face as he said, "It seems one of you has heard about me."
"Heard?! I've watched several of your online acting tips! You're one of the living legends in your field," Victoria freely expressed herself.
"Haha, well, that makes my job easier. As this young woman has just said, I'm somewhat talented in the field of teaching actors. In the following six months, I'll be teaching the ones enrolled in the Special Training Program," The man stated.
Hearing this, a sense of excitement appeared on Victoria's face, and it was the same with Samantha as well. Seeing that Gior was able to arrange such a famed teacher for them told her that her decision wasn't wrong.
"As for the ones who have been enrolled in the Elite Actors Program, worry not since I'll have a week-long special acting session with you after your six-month program is finished," Albert stated with a genial smile and continued.
"I'll be giving a brief presentation about my manner of teaching to the four of you so that you are familiar with it when the time comes,"
With that said, he started a presentation on the screen and started his briefing.
After about twenty minutes, the class was finished, and a staff member had arrived near the door. Seeing this, Albert announced, "Alright, the two belonging to the other program may leave with the staff now. Your vehicle has arrived."
"I'll be going then, Samantha. Work hard," Katy hugged her after saying that.
"You too. I'll be sure to keep Aunty company so you too focus hard on your lessons...and also!" Samantha suddenly pulled her a little closer and whispered into her ear, "I won't mind if you go for Kevin."
Samantha giggled when she finished saying that and glanced at Katy's amused expression, who just snorted at her before finally leaving with a smirk on her face.
The staff member then guided Katy and Kevin towards the luggage room, and after they had retrieved their bags and everything, they went towards the entrance where a white van was waiting for them.
Katy took a deep breath and soon got inside. This was the start of her new journey.