Behind the Fame

Thanksgiving

Arizona: 🎶 I really can't stay...🎶

Richard: 🎶 But babe it's cold outside...🎶

Arizona: 🎶 I have to go away....🎶

Arizona and Richard: 🎶 Tonight has been, so very bright...🎶

Debbie Allen: And cut!!! That's a wrap people! Go home and enjoy Thanksgiving with your families. See you all on Monday.

Sara

It's nice to have my family at home for Thanksgiving this year. It helps seeing all the smiling faces and hearing laughers fill the once quiet corners of my house. I see my mom playing with my 6 month old daughter, Sofia Brooke.

Memories started to fill my thoughts that made my eyebrows clench. I did not notice my father and was startled to hear his voice beside me.

"What's wrong mija?"

"Oh nothing. I was just watching all of you out there. Thank you for coming over for Thanksgiving."

"No need to thank us. You are our daughter. Sofia is our granddaughter. We love you. And as your father, I know something is bothering you. Is he occupying your thoughts?"

I want to avoid this conversation but how?

"Sara, where's the wine? We need to chill those bottles if we want to enjoy them later," my sister interrupted.

Thank you for that save!

"Oh yeah gosh I left the bottles at my trailer. Will be back."

"You want me to drive?"

"Oh no Dad. You stay. It'll only take me 30 minutes tops."

I went to my car and sighed a deep breath before I start my engine.

I drove to my parking space and noticed the light in Jessica's trailer was on. As I walk towards my trailer, I can't help but wonder why the light was on, when everyone was dismissed for the holiday. I shrugged it off thinking she might have forgotten to turn it off. As much as I want to turn it off, all trailers are locked and keys are either with its owner or with one of the crews.

I went to my trailer, got the bottles of wine and as I was about to head out, I can hear sobbing coming out from Jessica's trailer. I head over there and knocked.

Jessica

"Bye Luke. I love you sweetheart. I miss you. I'll see you in a few days."

"Bye mommy. I love you."

As we ended our video call, tears went bursting from my eyes. How did it come down to this? I am not perfect but I sure did my best for my family. Why? I thought we were.... happy? I thought we made it work? So why?

I cried and cried and cried not noticing the reflection of a vehicle's headlight passing right through my window nor the sound of its engine.

All the while I thought I was alone until I heard a knock at my door.

I panicked. I am positive no one is here. No one should be here. I made sure to drive my car to my house and took the cab back an hour later to make it look like I was leaving just like everyone else.

Another knock. This time, the way the person knocked sounded familiar.

It's Sara. My heart started to race and all I could do was turn the light off and tried to hush my crying by biting my lip really hard, I can taste blood.