(Continued)

Riya reached her house. She took a deep breath. Then she went to her room and jumped on the bed. Riya released all the emotions inside her and started crying by hugging her pillow and covering her face.

Riya had ruined everything. She had lost everyone. She was all alone now. Riya questioned whether she had done the right thing by giving Jake the money. Then she opened her phone and started scrolling through her phone. Riya first checked her messages. There were a lot of congratulatory messages. Also, many people were asking her to interview them. But Riya skipped those notifications and started typing on Google.

"The best psychologists"

She wrote and a few people showed up. There she looked at "Staci Miller" who caught her attention. Everyone was talking about her with pleasure. Everyone was praising her and recommending her. When Riya found Staci Miller's number, she called her immediately.

Staci was eating dinner with her girlfriend Dawn Softier at the time. Because Staci hadn't eaten much since that day. While the two girls were chatting and eating, Staci's phone rang.

Staci: Ughh! I hate it when people call me while I'm eating.

Staci sighed and then picked up the phone.

(These parts are on phones, so I'll use the "*" symbol so you can understand this.)

*Riya: Hello? I'm looking for Staci Miller, right?

*Staci: Yes, you are, ma'am. Did something important happen?

*Riya: If you are free, I would like to come to you and talk... I really need it.

Riya said in a tearful voice.

*Staci: Ok, I'll send you my location. I'm at home right now, but if you want, we can talk at my house.

*Riya: It's not a problem for me.

*Staci: Ok then, I'll send you the address. See you later.

Staci hung up and cursed.

Staci: I hate my job so much!

Dawn: Don't worry darling, I'll make you some chamomile tea. And if you feel angry, don't forget to count to 10.

Staci: Ok... I love you.

Dawn: I love you too.

Dawn kisses Staci and returns to the kitchen.

Staci was lucky to have Dawn. They were on the same season together and while watching the All Stars season with the non-participants, they bonded and became lovers.

Staci took a deep breath and calmed down.

After a while, the doorbell rang and Staci opened the door.

There was a sad looking Riya with her mascara running.

Riya: Thank you for accepting me.

Staci: No problem, let's go inside.

Riya went inside.

Staci: You can sit right there.

Riya sat down and Staci was across from her.

Staci: Okay Riya, what's wrong? Why aren't you feeling well? Did someone do something to you?

Riya: No...everything happened because of me!

Staci: So what did you do?

Riya: Are you watching Disventure Camp?

Staci: No, after the torture that was Total Drama, I stopped watching shows like that.

Riya: Then I will tell you everything from the beginning.

Riya started telling everything. She told how her life was, how she entered the season, how her friendship with Connor and Rosa started and ended. How she started to turn into a bad person, how she made people suffer many times, how fame forced her and tried to give them her bad image and she couldn't do it anymore and now she was completely alone.

Riya: I won the season but... I ask myself was it worth it?

Staci: Poor girl, you changed for fame like everyone else. A lot of people change when they get famous and it usually turns bad and a lot of relationships and friendships end. Also, what Karol said seems to have affected you, right?

Riya: I think so, but after seeing what Aiden and James did to Karol, I didn't think it was a bad thing to do. Plus, I really wanted to get my name out there in Hollywood, so I decided to do it.

Staci: It didn't do much besides the money and fame, did it?

Riya: I think so...

Staci: Okay Riya, that's enough for tonight. Don't forget to make an appointment for tomorrow and we can do a long therapy for your condition. It could even take months. Are you sure you want to do this?

Riya: I definitely do.

Staci: Good, then I want to see you tomorrow okay?

Riya: Hello.

Riya hugs Staci.

Riya: Thank you for everything, for having me here and listening to me.

Staci: You're welcome Riya. Now sleep and rest. You must be very tired today.

Riya: Yes, it is.

Riya giggled a little.

Riya: opened the door and left from there.

Riya was now feeling happy and relaxed. She had finally told someone about her troubles that were stuck inside her and that she was having a hard time carrying. Riya was now ready for a regular life.

For a few days, Riya was constantly in therapy with Staci. Riya was slowly getting better. She was now behaving with her real identity in her outside life. She was now sharing classic social media posts. She was sharing beautiful photos of her family and sister. Sometimes she would share that she was drinking tea from a mug.

Riya continued her regular therapy with Staci for a long time.

(6 Months Later)

Riya was feeling better now. She was completely healed and happy like before. Riya went home and took her coffee and started browsing social media.

Riya: I wonder what the others are doing?

Saying this, he started looking at their accounts.

Aiden's story had James Lake, Rosa Maria and Sofia. They all appeared to be in Germany. Sofia had a German flag in her hand.

Riya was surprised to see Rosa. The two of them had stopped talking but she loved seeing her happy. Riya liked the story and looked at the comments. She had seen Jake and Ally's comments. Riya also left a "❤️" emoji as a comment.

Then she looked at another story. In Ellie's story, Tess and herself had graduated. Gabby and Grett were there too. All four of them looked very happy. Riya was happy that her old fan was happy. Riya liked the story and passed it on because she had nothing to comment on.

She then saw Yul's story, and it appeared that Yul had signed a deal with a soda brand. Yul was smiling while holding the drink. Of course, those were fake smiles. Riya rolled her eyes and quickly skipped the story.

Another post had Ally Tess and Hunter. Ally had now reached 1 million and all three of them were celebrating. Riya was happy for Ally. Riya liked the story and commented " 💙". Other comments included Jake and Ashley. Riya clicked on Ashley's profile and looked at her story. Ashley was at a bar having drinks with Will Lill and Nick, in the next photo they were all smiling happily at the screen. Lill and Nick were extra close to each other and both of them were a little blushing. Riya didn't say anything because she thought of him and Connor because she knew the age difference between the two. Riya went through the story without doing anything. Then she looked at Alec's story. Fiore and the father daughter were having fun at the amusement park. After that, the two were seen playing chess. In one of Fiore's stories, Alec was tutoring Fiore.

Fiore had written "#HateMathButNotYourTeacher" as the hashtag. Riya giggled a little and liked the story. She then started looking at Grett's stories. Grett was seen on the treadmill and Grett was proudly showing off his muscles. Riya was proud of him. Riya wrote "Girl Power 💪 💛" as the comment.

Then she started looking at the stories of the man she gave her money to - Jake. In the story, Tom was trying to feed Jake sushi. Jake was waiting with his mouth open for Tom to give him the sushi. Thinking that this was a bit funny, she moved on to the next story. Jake was laughing at Tom because he was covered in chocolate cream, and Miriam was laughing at Tom with her mouth closed. Riya laughed too and liked the story but didn't comment because she knew it would be misunderstood. Riya saw Jake riding a horse in another story. It was Miriam who shared it. Ashley seemed to be encouraging Jake. Riya left a heart on the story and looked at the comments. She saw Connor's comment and her face fell a little.

Riya had completely cut off contact with Connor and didn't even know if he was still single.

Riya looked at Connor's profile and clicked on the story. Riya immediately closed her eyes because she thought she was getting married to a woman there. Riya took deep breaths and finally opened her eyes. Luckily Connor was not married. The story showed Connor and a few friends having fun in the pool. Riya left a like on the story. Then she hung up because she was tired.

Riya: Okay, enough about social media. It was nice to see them happy. I hope they continue to stay happy.

Riya prayed. Then she ate some food and went to sleep.

(To be continued)