Chapter 47
"Eyes on the numbers, bro," Zeno pointed to the numbers on top of each door they passed.
They already had a room assigned to them for an interview, and they were on the lookout for their designated room.
Not long, Zeno paused and pointed to the door beside them. "Here it is, 333."
Ida paused and turned to where Zeno was pointing him to.
"Right, let go in; remember, you're a fresh graduate looking for a source of income and are ready to do everything for the money," Ida reminded.
Zeno nodded. It was what they were going with, but Zeno kind of felt like the description matched his condition.
Just like what he was doing with Sebastian. He was doing it for the money, for his Nana.
He sighed and followed Ida as he knocked on the door.
Soon, the door opened, and they were shocked to see a properly dressed young lady in blue pants and a blue top.
"Um, hi, we're here for"
"Joe and Mark, right?" The young lady asked them.
They nodded their head at her.
When they applied for the job interview, they used their fake ID, which had Zeno's name as Joe and Ida as Mark. They didn't know that they were already being expected at the scene.
"Alright, please, come in," She opened the door wider and stepped aside to let them in.
They quickly entered through the door and saw that the room was already being prepared with all types of lightning; camera crews were busy fixing their angles, and a few people were standing to the side.
At the center of the room was a set-up stage that looked like a room; it had a king-sized bed on it and a single wardrobe to the side.
Zeno knew what the setup was all about. They were preparing to shoot an erotic video in there, but as he looked around, he couldn't see anyone who looked as if they were going to be in the scene; everyone looked properly dressed and in work mode. Or did Darren use his workers as actors, too? After propping up the scene then, they took off their clothes and acted.
"Please, sit here for a while, The Prince will be here in a few seconds," The young lady told them as she pointed to the two chairs at the corner for them to sit.
"Right, thank you," Ida nodded at her and went to sit down.
"I don't see any actors," Zeno leaned to his side and whispered to Ida.
Ida nodded. "Maybe they'll come later," Ida responded.
The moment he finished talking, the door opened and a group of beautiful young girls trooped in. They were of different shapes: curvy, slim, chubby, and some just fat.
They wore nothing but lacey underwear, their body a feast to the eyes of those who wanted to feast, but surely not Zeno and Ida.
They exchanged an annoyed look and nodded to themselves.
"We didn't bring any recorder, Ida," Zeno whispered worriedly.
Ida chuckled and shook his head, "We did," He replied.
"We did?" Zeno questioned, surprised.
When did he have a recorder?
"Yes, our IDs are the recorder, remember to keep it close," Ida whispered.
"Ah...I see," Zeno gave him a satisfactory smile, nodding his head.
"The girls are here, but, where's the-"
"Good morning, everyone!" A young man in a green suit suddenly appeared in front of the door, his smile bright as the sun.
But, Zeno and Ida knew that those smiles were only a mask to a rotten soul within.
"Hello, Prince!" Everyone in the studio chorused happily back at the smiling man who was still standing in front of the door.
"Awesome! I see everyone is in high spirits. Then, let's get started right away," Darren replied and marched into the studio.
Zeno could see Darren sharply scanning his environment. The man might look as if he was relaxed, but as he observed him, he was anything but relaxed.
Zeno noticed that Darren was quite apprehensive about his environment. As if he was expecting something to happen any time from anyone.
'Good for you, Darren,' Zeno thought angrily.
He was glad Darren was on his toes because, in the end, what he feared would still find him, so it was better he had prepared himself for his impending doom.
"Abbey, step out," Darren ordered as he went and stood in front of the naked girls.
Zeno and Ida watched as a beautiful curvy girl stepped out from the group of girls.
"Good," Darren commented and walked around her in inspection.
He reached her back and unhooked a bra, letting it fall freely as he walked back in front and raised his hands to her breasts as if sizing it
"That bastard-"
"Don't...Zeno," Ida quickly held onto Zeno who was lunging to confront Darren for his disrespectful attitude.
Zeno paused, turning his head to the side to look at Ida.
"He's an idiot, and someone needs to put him in order..." Zeno sighed and stepped back.
Ida chuckled. "I agree. And that's why we're here, but, we have to be subtle about it, or else we'll ruin all our plans," Ida said quietly.
Zeno nodded, watching Darren as he called out three more curvy girls and did the same thing to them.
"When do we meet him?" Zeno asked.
"I don't think it's a good idea for us to be the first to meet him, we might look suspicious. I suggest we wait, he'll ask for us soon..." Ida replied.
Soon, Darren asked the last three girls he had called out to head into the set stage and get under the covers of the made bed.
As the girls walked away, he turned to Abbey again and slowly ran his eyes from her to her toes.
"Lilian?" He called.
Zeno saw the girl who had opened the door for them and quickly ran to stand beside Darren.
"Yes, sir," She answered.
"I thought we had recruits, where are they? Didn't come?" Darren asked as he fished out his phone from his pocket to make another arrangement for recruits.
Lillian slowly shook her head, "No, sir, they did come. I'm sorry I didn't want to interrupt you so I had waited for you to finish with the girls before I introduced them," Lilian replied apologetically.
Darren smiled charmingly at her, "That's good then, where are they?" He questioned.
Lilian looked over at Zeno and Ida and waved them over. "Here they are, sir," She pointed to Zeno and Ida who were making their way from the corner.
Darren quickly scanned them and began to smile.
"Good morning, Prince," Ida greeted as they reached in front of Darren.
"Good morning, Prince," Zeno managed to greet with a neutral expression on his face.
Darren smiled at them, "Awesome, just the right people for our shoot tomorrow, perfect body, perfect face..." he paused, staring at Zeno.
Zeno knew he was staring at him but didn't bother looking back at him, he felt he might be forced to act out of character and punch his handsome face.
"What's your name again?" Darren pointed at Zeno.
"Joe," Zeno replied, lifting his ID for Darren to see.
Darren nodded, "And you?" He asked Ida.
"Mark, Prince," Ida answered.
Darren nodded, then waved the Abbey girl over.
Abbey walked over to the guys, looking shy and lowering her face to the ground. Her breasts that were left on display were bouncing as she walked, and Zeno surprisingly found himself staring.
Maybe he wasn't gay as Sebastian made him feel. Maybe he could still be with a woman. But he didn't rush to conclude because he wasn't reacting as he had expected to react. His thing down there was still very much fast asleep, but he was very sure that he was attracted to Abbey's breasts.
"Yes, sir," Abbey spoke beside him.
Darren looked from Zeno to Ida before speaking to Abbey.
"I'm sorry you couldn't join the shoot today, but don't worry, you're gonna shine tomorrow night, and that's why I've called you over," He put a hand around Abbey's shoulders, letting his fingers graze the side of her breasts.
It annoyed Zeno and Ida, but their faces looked so neutral that they could pass off as sleeping with their eyes open.