Behind the Camera

Chapter One

Mia's POV

Today's my first day on the set of a new show I'm filming. I can't tell if I'm going to throw up due to excitement or my nerves... maybe both. It's fall of 2018 and I have no idea what to expect going into this. Before this my life has been somewhat normal, boring really. I've always dreamt of having a job like this. Filming for months.. Now that my dreams are coming true I'm not sure how to feel about it all. I just hope I don't find a way to ruin this.

I walk into the production office and see people chatting up storms, already getting comfortable with one another. I'm not sure how to even insert myself into it all.. It's almost like I came late even though I'm 10 minutes early.

I spot my script and an empty chair and decide to go straight to it. I set my purse on the ground next to me and hold my vape in my hand, the urge to take a hit was overwhelming but I didn't want to be rude.

I look beside me and spot a brunette girl, she almost looked lost but looking into her eyes, I found myself getting lost too.

"Can I borrow that?" She randomly speaks and I almost jump a little. I follow her eyes to my vape and I smile.

"I forgot my pen in my car," She adds and I laugh.

"This isn't a pen, it's a vape," I say and immediately find myself having an attitude and I quickly stop myself from saying anymore.

She looks at me dumbfounded, "Oh my bad," She mumbles and looks away and I immediately felt bad.

I reach down into my purse and pull out my pen sliding it to her without saying a word.

"Thanks," She looks over to me with a shy smile and I smile back before getting interrupted by a loud voice calling our attention.

The day was long and honestly pretty boring. I caught myself being distracted every other second by the brunette sitting beside me. I learned her name was Erana, only because she was asked a question.

I wanted to properly introduce myself but I didn't want to make a fool out of myself again, although I'm sure she feels the same.

We're released from set and we all head back to the hotel we shared as a cast. Different rooms of course but, we were in pairs of two.

I still wasn't sure who my roomy was but a part of me was hoping it wasn't Erana.

Just my luck, I slide my key in and there she was setting her bag down on the desk. "Oh hey," She says turning her head quickly to the sound of the door opening. She looks me up and down but nervously looks away.

"Hi there," I say and slip into the room pulling my suitcase and bag behind me closing the door.

It was awkward silence for a few minutes as we both got situated before she broke it, "I totally forgot to give this back earlier," she tells me and hands me my pen. "Keep it," I say with a smile and she returns one putting it back in her bag. "Gee thanks, probably won't be the only pen I'll snatch from you. I tend to be very forgetful," She says and I laugh. "See I'm the opposite so I'll remember to always bring two.. Maybe even three!" I reply and she laughs at my comment.

We continue talking and oddly enough, she was super easy to make conversation with. Usually I'm awkward at first and to be fair, I was, but I felt myself grow comfortable to the brunette girl very quickly.

"I want this bed," I say and throw my blanket I brought from back home onto the bed closest to the window. "Actually sorry, I called it already," She says and I crease my eyebrows at her and fold my arms.

"I must've missed that part," I say with attitude and she smiles widely causing me to almost blush... Never have I ever blushed at such a simple action.

Erana jumps onto the bed and shows me her stuffed animal she had hiding behind the pillows. "Wasn't gonna show you her but, gotta prove that I definitely had eyes on this side first," She says and I climb into the bed smiling and grab the stuffed pig she had in her hands.

"It's adorable," I say and look up at her smiling down at it. I grin and quickly throw it onto the other side of the room and she gets up quickly after it. "But I want this bed," I say and she picks it up off of the floor. "First off, never disrespect piglet again, second, only way we can do this is if we switch on and off, either daily or weekly," She compromises and I nod. "Daily," I reply and she nods back. "But tonight it's mine," I grin and she shrugs her shoulders and falls onto the bed opposite of mine. "Have it your way princess," She says and I felt myself almost choke on my own breathing due to what she had called me. I decided to stay quiet in order to not completely embarrass myself because I had no clue what to say.

"I'm gonna pass out soon," She mumbles tiredly and switches off her light by her side of the bed. She looks over at me and we make eye contact before I quickly break it. "Me too," I reply shortly after and follow her in turning off the lights.

I had trouble falling asleep thinking about the girl that laid beside me on the other bed. She had this energy to her that I've never come across before. Her voice draws me in, her laugh is almost music to my ears, her eyes are piercing.. Do I have a girl crush?

Back home, I have a boyfriend. He's actually super attractive and sweet. Jealous to the max but, he's supportive of me chasing my dreams.

I eventually doze off to sleep and before I knew it the alarm was blaring in my ear.

"Why the hell is that so loud?" Erana says as she slaps the button to turn it off tiredly.

I yawn but force myself to sit up as I stretch. I'm not sure how to reply to her question so I leave it unanswered.

I climb out of bed and go to the bathroom. My Pajamas consisted of booty shorts and a tank top with my hair in a messy bun.

I grab my toothbrush from my smaller bag that consisted of hygiene products and begin to brush my teeth.

"Damn it!" I hear Erana say and what sounded like her pounding the desk with her palm.

I walk out with my toothbrush in my mouth and crease my eyebrows in confusion.

"I forgot my damn toothbrush," She says and I giggle walking back into the bathroom to spit out the toothpaste. "God you really are forgetful," I reply and rinse my mouth out.

She walks to the bathroom door looking beat, she definitely isnt a morning person. Even then, she was so beautiful. "Don't worry, the hotel has one," I tell her and hand her the toothbrush that was still in plastic. "Thank god," She says and takes it from me.

It took us around a half an hour to look presentable enough to go to set. Today is our first day of filming. She doesn't seem to be nervous at all, I on the other hand am terrified. I could mess up in so many ways, I think that is what terrifies me most.

We walk into the Uber XL that was waiting outside our hotel room and Erana sits closely beside me, I got the window seat.

I feel Erana's bare skin against mine and it sends goosebumps down my legs, noticeable to anyone with two eyes. Thank god no one even looked at me.

We arrive to the makeup trailers and I'm seated in my own chair that said my name. Beside me was my costar, Sarah. She seems so sweet. She makes small talk with me as we get all of our makeup caked on our faces.

The day went by a lot quicker then the one before. Filming was so interesting to me, and surprisingly I only made a couple minor mistakes. I felt proud of what I accomplished in one day but nervous about the days to come.