Behind the Camera

Chapter Eighteen

"What?" Erana mumbles and pulls away from me. "It wasn't serious or anything just like a friendly kiss you know?" I slur and she walks over to my dresser and sets down the makeup wipes tossing the one she had used on me away.

"Well okay then," She says and itches the back of her head as if she's thinking of how to react.

"I mean it if was just as friends I guess it doesn't matter.. I mean I don't really have the right to be mad at you even if it weren't," She mumbles under her breath before walking back over to me. "Yes you do! I sleep with you every night, I don't just do that with anyone. You're my person and I wish that I was yours too," I say and she climbs into bed beside me while I spoke.

"And who said you weren't mine?" She asks. "Just... it's obvious that you don't want me after we're finished filming.. I'm just convenient for right now but we'll go right back to being distance once this is over," I assume and she turns away from me in bed ignoring my worries.

"I'm going to bed," She dismissed me and I exhale before turning back to back with her.

If she wants to play hard to talk so will I.

I drift to sleep pretty quickly considering I was still tipsy from the night prior.

I'm woken up only a few hours later to the alarm going off reminding us we had to get ready for work.

"My head hurts," I mumble as I stretch and feel beside me to an empty bed. "Erana!" I call out. "Yes?" She replies coming to the doorway already dressed. "My head hurts," I tell her and she nods towards my nightstand. I look over and see the pill and water and I smile to her.

"Thank you," I say as I grab the two items swallowing the pill drinking some water with it.

I force myself out of bed and throw on some sweatpants and a tank top before we head off to set.

The ride was awfully long this morning, or maybe it was the beating headache I was suffering from. Either way, I wasn't enjoying it.

I walk into hair and makeup and plop down on my chair.

"Everything alright Mia?" My makeup artist asks clearly sensing something wrong as she touches both of my shoulders looking at me through the mirror.

"Yeah of course! Just a little tired that's all," I reply with a weak smile.

I only remember parts and pieces of last night and of course all that kept replaying was Toni and I's talk from last night. She completely ignored my accusations and that totally means I'm right about it.

Once we all finish getting ready we head into the truck that took us to our first filming spot.

"Don't look so gloomy Mia, you'll be home before you know it," Reign says, assuming that's what's on in my mind. It's actually the exact opposite.. I don't want to leave. She rubs my leg for comfort and gives me a warm smile.

I tried my best to not look so distracted and upset during filming which I didn't do too bad considering I only messed up a couple of times.

"So how'd it go over with Erana?" Sophia asks as she sits in her cast chair beside me. I was smoking a cig before she had arrived so I pull it away from my mouth.

I look over to her and then behind her to Erana who was sleeping in her cast chair looking awfully comfortable.

"I mean I brought it up and she kinda just told me she was going to bed and completely ignored it so.. I guess not good," I reply and she rolls her eyes to me.

"Exactly how I thought it would," She says shaking her head. "Break up with her," She adds and I furrow my eyebrows looking over to Erana. "What? How could I break up with someone I'm not even dating?" I question and she smiles deviously. "You know I love Erana to death but as your friend, we are going to make her so fucking jealous," She says and I give her a confused looking before taking another drag of my cig.

We're called to our next scene and everyone goes to there spots. Thankfully I didn't have any scenes with Erana but she seemed to not even be bothered by what had happened the night prior.

I wonder what's going on.. I can sense she's losing feelings already. Or maybe that's all in my head and I'm the one acting different..

"Hey you okay?" I ask walking over to her as she smoked her cigarette standing off away from everyone. "Oh yeah I just needed a little air," She tells me and I nod.

I look to her cig and she rolls her eyes and smiles as she hands it to me.

The one thing I love about Erana is before anything we've always been super close as friends. I've mastered being friendly to her in public so it wasn't too hard now.

"Thanks," I smile and take a long drag as she looks off. "You're not like mad at me or anything are you?" I ask and she turns to me taking back her cig. "No but I definitely think we should talk.. You know about everything.." She mentions and I nod while exhaling. I lean against the van we were standing by, "Yeah I totally agree," I reply and she smiles.

I snap a pic of us and post it to my insta. It was actually super cute, she had her cigarette in her mouth and I was behind her.

"Ladies ladies ladies!" Sophia says while throwing her hands up looking excited to finally see us talking.

She sits on the floor of the van looking between the two of us. "Hey Rana baby, don't be mad at me I'm completely innocent," She says and I look to Erana who was avoiding looking at Sophia.

"Yeah well you like to nosedive your way into other people's business constantly so maybe you're not so 'innocent' after all," Erana says walking off after dropping her cig on the ground and stepping on it.

"You know something is most definitely up with that bitch," Sophia says and I sigh and watch as she walks off.

"I don't even know what it could be I mean I kissed Sarah last night but it was totally as friends and besides she was acting like this way before then," I tell her and she shakes her head and exhales. "Either way, you've gotta figure it out I don't like this side of Erana," Sophia demands and I nod in agreement.

"Yeah well neither do I.. I mean she did tell me we were going to talk about it all so I guess that's my chance to fix whatever her issue is," I mumble.

"You know it's not your problem to fix right?" She questions and I nod squeezing the bridge of my nose looking down at the ground. My head was beginning to hurt.

Whatever is bother Erana must be big considering she's not only upset herself but she's dragging everyone down with her.

The sun begins to set just as we were wrapped for the day. It was a beautiful sunset, it always is here. New Zealand is so pretty, I wish I could stay here forever.

We all head back to our condos and tiredly go back to our rooms. Erana falling behind me as she walked in a couple minutes after I did.

I'm not sure what she has to talk to me about but the knots in my stomach have never been tighter.