CHAPTER 7

IT WAS ALMOST MIDNIGHT WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. The moment Lauren called, I was fast asleep and fortunately Adam took the call. After relaying the message, I quickly got up and went to take a shower after which I was left feeling refreshed. Since I didn't bring any cloths with me, I wore my black dress and boots. I had Adam lens me one of his jackets as the weather was getting a bit colder. Weird if you ask me.

I got down in less than a moment and found my whole crew waiting for me. They quickly gave me a make over and I was back to being Cynthia Pavri. Yeah right.

I was wearing the curly wig and a sari. It was so long o could barely handle it.

How do Indians walk in these things?? I was struggling to have it fixed when Lauren came to my aid and fixed it for me.

"Thank you....", I expressed my gratitude to her and she nodded. She led me into the van and we left for the scene. I asked her to give me my script and I read through my lines all the way to make sure I remembered most of them.

"You know you have to thank Drake....." Lauren spoke and it caused me to stop and stare at her.

"Did you say something?" I asked.

"I said...you have to thank Drake...."

"Oh really? What did he do exactly.?"

"He asked where you were and I told him you were with Adam. He felt pity that because of your busy schedule maybe Adam was getting lonely locked away in a room like Rapunzel....",

"Ha! So what? He turned me into Eugene?" I shrugged and pit aside my script.

That explains why Lauren took so long to call me. Drake stalled the entire shoot.

Amazing. People do that.? Did he really have so much power?

"Exactly....so he prolonged his scenes to buy you sometime....", Lauren explained. "He actually wanted to have us shoot you tomorrow but I told him you have something scheduled for tomorrow so we had to finish it today...."

"Oh....what do I have scheduled tomorrow??"

"A day off. Natalia said you can a day off tomorrow so I thought I shouldn't have anything scheduled...." she explained again and I was impressed.

A whole day to myself. What exactly was I going to do with it? I wasn't used to having such things so when I had them, I'd get lost on the plans.

"Now you understand why you need to thank Drake?" she pursed her lips and I nodded. I laughed at her baby-face and she laughed back pulling me into an embrace.

We arrived in less than a blink and the place looked as though broad daylight.

White screens and enormous flashlights were all over the place. It looked very remarkable.

I checked with Lauren and she said we were staring scene 34.

It was after Rustom had turned himself in after shooting the man his wife was having an affair with. He was being held in police custody and allowed to talk to everyone except his wife Cynthia. Cynthia tried to talk to him many times but he denied her the chance.

I sighed right after I read through one last time. This was going to be some tough acting.

First of all I was sleepy and second of all, I work best in the perfect lighting and that's from the sun. All these alternatives just strangely raise my sleeping hormone levels.

"Call me if you need anything okay....", Lauren said while placing fake tears in my eyes. I had to be crying for the scene I was going to shoot and this is just about what we needed. I waved at her and walked towards the building were I was going to start the shoot from.

'Do you see how shameless she is??'

'She looks like a smart woman but if you ask me she's a no good whole!'

My heart got torn into two when I overhead some of the actresses whispering and gossiping about somebody.

They were using scornful words and harsh tones regarding the matter and it upset me. Where they human beings? How could they talk about a person in the manner they were talking about?

I puttied whoever it was. Am sure she wouldn't spare these women if she heard them. Am so sure they were letting out their anger over some unverified rumour. Even worst!!

I grabbed my chest and aimed to burst them for their behaviour. I approached the room and almost opened the door when shock raided me after what I heard next.

"What are you saying? The director and Eleanor?? That's disgusting...."

"I know right. What does a man like Adam lack? Why on earth would she do this to him?"

"And you know why she arrived late today, am sure she was out with him again..."

"You're absolutely right. I overheard the director saying he had the shooting prolonged on her behalf. And throughout the entire time Frame was shooting, the director asked someone else to sit in his place as he was away...."

"Exactly....and he arrived just about a few minutes before Eleanor. They must've been together...."

"Aarrgg! that girl is disgusting...."

"But are you sure they're really having an affair?"

"Yes...the director said he received several calls from her this very night. Am sure she was too hot between her legs and couldn't wait for him....",

An absolutely hot tear ran down my cheek. What where they suspecting of me? An affair with the director?? Seriously? I can agree with them on this one, it's disgusting.

The one man for me is Adam. And only Adam...

And if Lauren told me that Drake stalled the shoot for me, why did the Director lie that he spaced it for me?

And where on earth was he in time of Drake's shoot? This was a very hot mess.

I couldn't let such rumours spring out on the internet. They would absolutely ruin my entire life and reputation.

I had worked so hard for this and I wasn't losing it over some stupid rumour which wasn't even true.

I gathered my confidence to talk to the girls but suddenly held myself back. They were just pipes draining these stories from the source.

I had to shut down the source once and for all. Director Lane!!

I span around and headed for the shooting area. I had a build up of anger in me and I almost forgot all my lines. I took a deep breath and tried not to let these thoughts drench me.

I was here for serious business and I had to achieve it at any cost.

"There's our girl....finally she's here and we can shot the scene and sleep....", one of the photographers screamed and his friends laughed.

I knew these people were tired but unfortunately we just had to shoot my scenes today so that we don't have so much to do next time we are doing this.

"Eleanor!" the director called after me but I finished him. I rushed to where Drake was and said a quick thank you.

"That's not enough my dear wife....you'll have to treat me lunch if you want me to believe you're thankful....", he wiggled his eyebrows and I smiled at him, nodding vigorously.

That proves it. Lauren was right and that shrewd director lied.

I was going to make him pay for it.

"Positions everyone...!!!! Everyone positions!!!! Camera's, lights....aaannnndddd action!" director Lane screamed and I knew that was my que to act.

I sniffed a number of times and let tears fall down before me. I was at the police station still trying my best to let Rustom see me even once. And with every attempt he kept denying to see me.

'I don't think he'll see you today either madam...' the police officer showed me mercy but I didn't want that. I wanted only Rustom's mercy, no one else's. I took a seat on the chair and waited until when he would decide to have me in.

After a loop of one day, I was still there waiting for a word from Rustom and sending policemen one after another to have him permit me to see him yet each time, I got disappointed even more.

Anxious, I grabbed one policeman and asked him to deliver a message one more time.

He had to tell Rustom I had something to say and maybe then he'd let me see him.

I paced up and down the police and after I saw the man I sent come back, I was more than excited to hear from him.

I looked at him questioningly and I knew he understood the agony I was in. He looked back at me and nodded.

My heart melted with joy as the ice coating it broke off.

I was happy that he accepted to see me.

Without even waiting for the police officer I rushed to the cell they were keeping him in. The police officer unlocked it for me and I trembled the moment I walked in. After sensing my presence, Rustom turned away from me and faced the wall.

I did not hesitate. I rushed to him and gave him a back hug while crying my heart out.

"Aaannnndddd cuttt!!!" director Mark screamed and I immediately rubbed my eyes.

"Gosh that was intense!" I half laughed and looked at Drake.

"Tell me about it...." he remarked as he shoved his hands in his pockets.

"Everyone take five. We will resume in a bit. Take five!!!" Director Mark screamed again and I couldn't help but wonder where Director Lane was.

Anywho, that wasn't my business.

The more I concern myself with him,the more I'll ruin it for myself.

I decided to look for Lauren in the meantime. I needed to talk to her even if it was only going to last a second.

I excused myself from Drake and turned around to leave when my face collided with a seemingly hard chest.

I lost my balance and almost fell when I landed in the arms of someone....

I had my eyes shut in terror but whoever this person was convinced me to open them and that everything was fine.

The voice was awfully familiar and I begged the lord to make sure I was wrong.

in the next second, I hurriedly opened my eyes only to land in a pair of sunset Korean eyes which belong to none other than Director Lane himself.