All’s Fair In Love and War

Kira scurried to the back entrance of the university. She looked like a lurking cat burglar as she stole furtive glances around, shielding her face with a hand. Luckily, no one recognised her. She paced in front of the gate, her head on a swivel. When she did not see the face she expected, Kira made a call. She listened to the ringtone for almost a full minute before someone finally picked up. ‘Hello,’ a cold female voice answered. ‘Miss Woods,’ Kira whispered though there was no one within earshot. ‘I’m at the back gate. I don’t see you.’ Ten minutes ago, Kira answered the call in high spirits, expecting good news from a prospective employer. She thought someone was pranking her when the caller identified herself as Kayleigh Woods. But the voice did seem to match with the one Kira often heard onscreen. She suppressed the urge to repeat the caller’s name, as Giana was standing right next to her. Kira wouldn’t know how to explain why the A-lister was calling her, an unremarkable college