The Spotlight Effect(SAMPLE)

Four: The Beginning of His Obession

Grayson Archer

I'm starting to hate the fact I agreed to be on a season of Emerson's TV show.

It'll be good publicity, she said.

It'll be fun, she said.

Give it a try, she said.

Bullshit.

I'm tired, this show has too many lines, and I still have to do this for four more weeks, along with all my other responsibilities.

So far, we have filmed about seventy percent of the season, now we have to add in the scenes with the sweepstakes winner and a few other scenes before it'll be ready.

The thing I hate about filming this show is Marina Cormack, she is my co-star and is supposed to be playing my love interest, Daniella Lukov. She is a nuisance to work with. I would literally rather claw my eyes out or burn alive than work with this girl. She doesn't even cooperate to shoot the scenes.

I don't know why they are keeping her around.

Actually, I do. I just hate the fact they do, but I hate almost everything.

"Grayson, are you ready to shoot the next scene?" Garner, the director, asks me, basically yelling across the set.

"Yes, sir!" I say back, which comes out a little coarse due to my Greek accent. I set my script down before putting the uniform jacket back on that goes with my costume of a boarding school uniform.

"Okay, everyone, this scene is where Chase and Hayden will find the map of the secret tunnels in the wall of Chase's ex-girlfriend who disappeared," Garner reminds us. I'm handed the flashlight that's the prop for this scene as I take my place on the marker and wait for him to call action.

***

"Cut! That's lunch, everyone. Be back in an hour!" Garner yells. I head for my set chair to get some water.

"Hey, have you seen the post Charlie and Scarlett were tagged in with some girl last night?" Noah asks and I shake my head while pouring more water in my mouth. Noah comes over to me, holding his phone. Noah scrolls down as I sit my water down. When he pulls up the post, I see the picture in front of my face, and I almost choke on my water.

I think I just lost my breath.

"He met her while he was out on his date with Scarlett," Noah says. I manage to nod my head while staring at the picture. I've never been speechless over a girl, especially a picture but she's gorgeous. She's the prettiest girl I've ever seen.

"She's stunning."

"You said that out loud," Noah says, knowing I probably meant not to.

"Who is she?" I ask.

"Her name is Alexia, according to the tag, but I'll see you at In N' Out for lunch," Noah says before putting his phone in his pocket and getting up to leave.

Once he's around the corner, I whip out of my phone, ignoring texts and calls, and just go right to Instagram to the post and click on her profile. I scroll through her posts for what feels like seconds but then I look at the time and realize I've been scrolling for minutes.

"I've been waiting outside for ten minutes," someone says in front of me. I look up to see Charlie.

"We have to meet Emmy and Noah for lunch," he says.

"Right... Sorry, I was distracted," I say and turn my screen off, hoping he didn't see what I was looking at.

"Well, come on, start moving," Charlie says, motioning for me to get up.