Fiction: Group 4
The news had soon spread like a wildfire, and the the model’s story shoved stories of conflict and diseases
aside. Soon everyone knew of the woman’s upbringing; her perfect school record; her signing to a modeling
agency at 17; her rise to stardom at 18; how her stage name changed to Lara Monet; her decision to get into
acting; how she became a drug addict at 20 years old.
Soon the news they had all been holding their breath for arrived: Lara Monet died at 9:43 am, aged 23. She
had died with her friends, family and boyfriend beside her. Monet was originally found unconscious by the
police at 4 am. Monet’s friend had called her repeatedly but Monet did not answer it, and so, being worried,
she had called the police. The anonymous friend claimed that Monet had been going through a tough time
and she was just concerned for her. Monet’s boyfriend stated that he had not seen her for the past few days
since they were very busy and the police believed him, for the last few days before her death she was not
photographed with him at all. The police released a statement saying that the cause of her death was an
overdose, having taken four bags of heroin.
The story hadn’t worn itself out for months to come, and the media continued referring to the tragic death
of Lara Monet even years later. Her mysterious background, troubled personal life and her rise to fame still
baffled others, leaving the public wondering who the real Lara Monet was. But still, after all the frenzied
excitement bubbled down, came sudden and unexpected news: Lara Monet had, just before she died,
swallowed a tiny, lightly cream colored shell.
