Elena had been pacing the living room for the past twenty minutes, mumbling things under her breath that I could only half understand.
I sat on the couch, watching her with growing amusement and concern as she furrowed her brow and waved her hands as though arguing with some invisible force.
It had been like this all week. Ever since the nominations for the "Best New Starter" award were announced, Elena had been a bundle of nervous energy.
She tried to mask it sometimes, plastering on a smile or diving into her shoots and projects, but I could see right through her. I knew her well enough to understand that the pressure of it all was gnawing at her.
Today, it seemed, her nerves were in overdrive.
"Okay, but what if they don't call my name?" Elena muttered, pausing mid-step and throwing her hands in the air. "What if they call someone else? What if I trip on the red carpet and become a meme? What if—"