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Chapter 21 by Miriam Miriam

Are you really going through with this?

I guess so

3 PM, at the studio...

You stand in front of the double doors, taking a deep breath before stepping inside again. You are surprised to see multiple people in the entrance hall today. Two men are carrying electrical equipment up the stairs in the back left of the hall, while a young woman with bright red hair is filing her nails behind the reception. She looks at you briefly before leaning over and pressing a button on her desk. "Your new girl is here", you hear her announce in a monotonous voice.

Almost instantly a door on your left swings open and a balding, rotund man steps out. He walks right up to you, swinging his arms wide. "Ah, you're here!", he says with the same booming voice you heard over your phone the day before. "I'm glad you decided to return. I'm Hoskins. Welcome to Softsilk Studios!". He extends his rather large hand for you to shake.

You look up at him and gently shake it. His hand completely envelops yours, and the man is so very massive it is intimidating. Still, you feel somewhat more at ease just by the presence of multiple people in the building today. The whole place seems more like a regular company this time around, and the weird smell that permeated the place the day before is gone. "Marlow", you respond in a polite voice.

"It's very nice to meet you Marlow. Please follow me". He leads you past the stairs and towards an elevator. You enter behind him, watching him press a 'B' button on the elevator panel. The doors close and you feel it moving upwards. Meanwhile, Hoskins breathes heavily as he looks you over. You decide to break the awkward silence of the ride up by asking a question.

"Are we not going to the auditioning room today?", you say curiously, figuring that there is probably more than one auditioning room in the building.

"You're not here for an audition", Mr Hoskins says, much to your surprise. You're about to ask for clarification when the elevator doors open, revealing an almost luxurious looking hallway. It looks in far better shape than the ground floor, and large erotic paintings line the walls. You step out after Hoskins as he leads you to the end of the hallway. Once again you face two double doors, and you feel his massive hand on your shoulder as he opens them and pushes you through. Inside is a large office, with a massive oak desk. Behind the desk sits an older man, who looks up from his paperwork.

The old man smiles and waves at you

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