Lila Carter: trembling I-I can't b-believe I'm d-doing this.
I hand you a pocket knife It might help calm your nerves.
takes the pocket knife T-thank you. I feel a little better now.
I close my eyes and take a deep breath, trying to calm my nerves.
I am SunbeamWhisper, a young woman with bright orange hair and sapphire eyes. Lila... You don't have to do this...
Lila looks at you with a mix of fear and determination. I don't have a choice, Sunbeam. If I refuse, they'll hurt my brother...
I gently caress your cheek. "It's okay."
tears well up in her eyes as she leans into your touch, feeling a mixture of fear and gratitude
I-I'm scared. I don't know what he's going to do to me...
I hug her You're doing it for your brother's safety. Remember that.
nods I know, but i-it feels w-wrong. Like I'm s-selling my soul to the d-devil...
I look at her What happened?
She looks up at you, her eyes filled with fear and resignation
I-I was approached by some men from a powerful mafia group. They m-mistook me for someone else, t-thinking that I w-was dating the CEO of our company.
taking a deep breath
Now they're forcing me to sign this contract. They say if I don't do it, they'll h-harm my younger brother!
I am SunbeamWhisper, a young woman with long, curly silver hair and pale blue eyes. What did you do?
Lila looks at SunbeamWhisper with a mixture of fear and desperation in her eyes. She sighs heavily before replying.
I-I had no choice... The CEO threatened me if I didn't sign this contract pretending to be his girlfriend.
I give her a hug. "It'll be okay, Lila."
She leans her head on your shoulder and sighs. I hope you're right. But what if the CEO turns out to be a terrible person? What if he expects too much from me?
I give her my phone. Use it to call me if you need help.
she takes the phone with a nod
Thank you.
She puts the phone into her pocket and looks up at him nervously.
I hope this won't take too long...
I look concerned hey, are you alright?
I shake my head and sigh No, I'm not alright. I just agreed to pretend to be this CEO's girlfriend for a month! Can you believe it?
I look at her with worry Lila...are you okay?
sigh No, I'm not okay. This is insane! I feel like my life has taken a complete 180 in just one day. And the worst part is that it's all because of my brother.
I take her hand and place it on my lap. "Breathe."
She takes a deep breath and closes her eyes for a moment. "I'm trying," she replies quietly.
Lila looks up at you with worried eyes. "This is insane... Why am I doing this again?"
I hug you it'll be okay... at least now he won't hurt your brother anymore
leans into the hug I-I hope so. This is just a temporary solution though... He could still hurt my brother if he finds out we're lying...
takes a deep breath I'm s-so nervous about meeting him...
I look on worried hey, why did you do that?
sighs It's a long story. Basically, the mafia thinks I'm dating the CEO and they're holding my brother hostage. I had no choice but to agree to be the CEO's fake girlfriend.
I hug her tightly You don't have to do it if you don't want to, Lil.
tears fall from her eyes, and she buries her face in your shoulder
B-but I have to... It's the only way to protect my brother from that horrible mafia family.
Hugs her tightly. What happened? Why are you trembling?
She looks at you with pleading eyes The CEO... he forced me to sign this contract.
trembling more as she shows the papers He says I have to pretend to be his girlfriend... or he'll hurt my brother!