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w e d n e s d a y
12 : 00 in the afternoon
L O C A T I O N : studio a
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"CUT!"

the actors on my set stopped and looked at me for the next directions. "this scene is suppose to be very...emotional. i don't mean to hurt your feelings but pretend like your dog is dying or something." i raised an eyebrow, my legs crossed and i was studying everything. "can we take five? i need to get in that mindset." my actress asked and i nodded.

"take five everyone, come back in five minutes sharp. we need to finish this scene so we ain't gotta stress tomorrow." i announced to everyone on the set and people started to move about. i hopped out of my director's chair to head to get a snack to eat while filming, before being stopped my my assistant. "jesus hitch, you scared me." i held my heart, jumping back in surprise.

she smiled sheepishly, "sorry but uh someone delivered these flowers to the studio." in her hand was a full bouquet of flowers with fruit in it. a fruit basket with flowers? i furrowed my eyebrows. "specifically here?" usually i would get fan mail or stuff from actors delivered to my p.o box but never directly to my sets.

hitch nodded before sitting it down on the table full of other foods. "it was just sitting outside by the door and i took it inside." i peered inside to try and find a card, "was anyone around?" i asked before grabbing the card deep in the basket. "no. just the flowers."

"thank you hitch, can you make sure that i have all my annotated scripts in my work bag. i don't wanna leave without them like last time." she laughed, nodding. "sure thing, dakota." hitch left and i observed the outside of the card. all it had written on the front in cursive was, '𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢.'

what the hell? i had many admirers but i had never had someone as bold as this person to actually send me something. no less to the place that i work. i thought for a minute, wondering if i really wanted to read this now but looked at my watch. "fuck, you'll have to wait." i stuffed the card back in the basket and walked out to the set, everyone starting to get back to their positions.

"okay, can you do the scene now with what i asked of you?" i got back in my folding chair, snack in hand so i could watch this play out.

"yeah, i'm there." i gave them a nod, yelling action and watching the scene playout on my HD screen. i studied the emotion that was now presenting itself in the scene that i wrote. i almost started tearing up as the actor brought out that feeling of being betrayed and hurt, just like i was at that time.

the scene was over and i yelled cut, waving the tears almost coming to my eyes. "leilani, that was amazing!" i gushed as i walked over to her. she smiled, "thank you, i had to really find what you were looking for in order to get that scene to come out."

i turned to my set director, "we can get rid of these set now, i'm sure the company wants them back." he nodded and i turned back to my actors. "alex, that was amazing. i was almost starting to get pissed again from the memory." alex laughed and waved it off. "not to be nosy but this apartment set seems really intricate. was it suppose to be like that?" leilani asked, looking around.

i nodded. "everything this movie has in it is real and it has happened." i explained to her. "get ready for tomorrow, we have to shoot that bed scene and the arguments between the main character and her friends." i held my thumbs-up and made sure they were ready. "cool, ill have hitch call the actresses that are going to be working with you and y'all need to get together to go over your lines." leilani nodded.

"great job today, guys!"

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12 : 45 pm
L O C A T I O N : the girl's apartment
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