Unveiling


    “You’re right. There’s nothing else that we can do now but pray…” Jeremy replied in a hushed whisper.


    I could sense everyone’s excitement and anticipation as they waited eagerly for the event to finally


    and expectation. Theck of lighting made it difficult for me to see around and that only worked to


    heighten my sense of hearing. The sound of people whispering to each other in hushed whispers filled


    the air before the light on the stage suddenly turned on.


    The orange glow of the spotlights shining down onto the stage brought silence immediately to the


    restless crowd of audience. I found myself holding my breath as I stared at the stage that was now


    bathed in a warm golden glow. The silence felt deafening and although I knew that Ace was about to


    make his appearance on the stage, I couldn’t stop myself from feeling excited.


    The sound of apuse flooded the hall in one big explosion of sound as a lone figure stepped onto the


    stage. Ace walked onto the stage proudly and I could tell that he had a polite smile on his face although


    I couldn’t quite see him from where I was seated. I felt a soft tap on my shoulder and turned to see


    Jeremy pointing at a screen set to the side of the auditorium close to where we were seated.


    “Thanks…” I whispered.


    It was thanks to him pointing it out that I remembered that I could also watch a close up of what was


    going on being yed out on the screen in live motion. Being too wrapped up in my excitement, I forgot


    all about that and all that I could do was keep my eyes on Ace’s figure as he came to stand behind the


    podium that was strategically ced at the center of the stage.


    “Hello everyone. I’m Ace Hills, and I am currently the CEO of Jessen’s and Hill’s. Before we start


    anything here today, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone here who has taken time to


    attend this event. I’m going to keep this very brief so that we can get to the real climax of this event


    which is the first ever screening of ourmercial. I like to make it sound like we’re unveiling a brand


    new movie but in a much shorter and concise form…” Ace said while trying to keep his tone light.


    I felt so drawn and captivated to his words and his tone of voice. Much like the other parts that I really


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    liked about him, I also loved his public persona and how he handled the crowd while ying his role as


    the CEO. Without much exnation, I just felt that he looked cool and the fact that he seemed to be so


    calm and so in control felt very inspiring to me. I wondered for a brief moment if Ace was nervous and if


    he was hiding it.


    “Do you think he’s nervous being up there all alone?” I mumbled softly.


    “I don’t think so. Well, at least he doesn’t show it at all…” Jeremy replied in a whisper.


    I could tell that he must be sharing my thoughts of admiration of Ace and how he seemed to suck in


    and control every soul that was in the audience at that moment. Ace’s passionate words described the


    inspiration behind themercial and all the steps of hard work that went into producing the


    “I thank every single member on the team that made this possible. Everyone worked so hard and also


    so passionately in making sure that we will once again deliver the bestmercial possible while


    living, breathing, and being true to our values…” Ace said before he paused as if to let his words sink


    in.


    The smile that he had on his lips was enough for me to feel just how proud he was of the work that our


    team had achieved. A fluttering feeling took over my chest at his words ofpliment. It was rare for


    Ace to offer words ofpliment freely like this. He almost never did in during our meetings or even in


    private so it was quite shocking and unexpected to hear him say these words in such a public setting.


    The way his eyes seemed to sparkle with life as he voiced those words made me feel so certain that he


    meant every word that he had just said.


    “Without further ado, it is my honor to present to you Jessen’s and Hill’s finalmercial as part of the


    Ashfordpetition for this year,” Ace said before he gestured elegantly with his hand at therge


    screen behind him.


    The lights dimmed again and that was Ace’s cue to get off the stage silently. Within a few seconds, the


    watched thismercial over a hundred times before and I could memorize every single scene and


    every single line, it felt like I was seeing it for the first time along with the audiences. Everything felt so


    exciting as therge screen came to life.


    We’ve finallyunched it…


    I smiled so widely that my cheek muscles started to hurt, but even then, I couldn’t stop myself from


    smiling as I stared at therge screen in front of me. I must have been very biased because I thought


    that themercial felt much better and much more special as it was yed in the auditorium on that


    day. I wondered if the audience were as captivated by ourmercial the way that I was or not. To me,


    every scene felt so beautiful, sincere, and emotionally evoking.


    Themercial that we spent so much time working on came to an end in no time at all and a dead


    silence settled in the auditorium until the light slowly came back on again.


    --To be continued…