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“Thanks,” I whisper back.
I’ve never had that kind of support from anyone else before. Josie is definitely going above and beyond the terms of our agreement... it’s like she actually cares for me.
I stand on the mark positioned in front of the camera and all the hundred crew members. They start rolling the cameras.
I’ve done this a million times, so then why the hell am I freaking out so much?
This is more than first-day nerves.
I can’t explain it.
Hayley takes her mark opposite me. We’re very close.
“Hey, Victor.”
“Hey, Hayley.”
“You ready?”
“Yes. Are you?”
She shakes her head.
“No. Never.”
“We’ll get through this,” I tell her. “Remember, we’re pros.”
I spot Josie in the crowd. She’s watching me.
The rituals of a shoot are undertaken. People are calling out. Things are getting heated.
Camera set!
Lighting check!
Sound ready to go!
A whole lot of scurrying around. Everyone’s taking positions.
I take in a deep breath.
The clapperboard comes out.
Sound speed!
Camera rolling!
And then, before I know it, Andrew is calling ACTION.
And it’s now my time to shine. My time to perform. My time to say the words I’ve memorized.
My time to do my job.
And I stumble completely over my first line.
Fuck.
Fuck.
