the steinfeld effect

chapter seven : interview madness

We left after 2 hours of preparing, this time i tried not to get lost and followed them back at the bus to where the interview is held. My hands started to shake again when i saw the crowd of people waiting outside, but of course i didn't wanna get left behind when i am holding a bag.

When the cameras started flashing towards us, i had the urge to put the bag over my face but i could barely see the stairs that i was walking in and tripped over. I heard people gasped and the people in front of me stopped walking.

I got rid of the bag over my face and noticed everyone looking at me, at that moment i realized how much i messed up already i didn't even wanna stand up and just wanna disappear.

I looked over Mace who has her hand over her mouth, and Hailee who was has a blank expression while the rest of the people proceed in taking pictures.

"Stand up!"

Hailee mouthed me, i blinked a few times before coming back to my senses that i was still laying down at the concrete floor.

I stood up quickly dusting myself, i thought they would wait for me any longer but they started walking in already almost leaving me behind again.

She was brought into a room including me, i was busy going through her things while she observe herself in front of a vanity mirror. I was stealing glances from her bare face.

"You looked like an idiot."

She spoke, her hands ran through her hair before standing up her chair.

"Hailee, cue time is 20 minutes."

Someone shouted outside, i guess we were all still waiting for the make up artist to arrive. But eventually the time got tighter when nobody was coming in and we only had 10 minutes left before air.

"Charlie, help me out."

I stood up from the floor and started walking beside her.

We were lucky enough Hailee knows how to do her own make up, she was finished within 5 minutes and all we had to do is to dress her up.

"We got no time, just hand me anything in there."

She instructed, she started unbuttoning her polo and i immediately closed my eyes.

"How are you going to assist me if you're closing your eyes?"

I immediately opened mine and started handing her anything i get a hold of, i don't even know which i was taking out if it was still part of her outfit or not. She was undressing in front of me like it's illegal for her to turn back.

"Hey?"

I waved the garment towards her, my eyes closing everytime i turn around to look at her, she was just too stubborn and i couldn't afford another argument with her.

"Hailee are you still there?"

My hands moved it one more time, but she wasn't taking it so i decided to open my eyes and suddenly body pushed towards mine almost making me fall to the ground, but she caught my arm before i could even react.

"You're handing me underwears the past 2 minutes.."

She leaned closer still holding my arm, her grip was strong and her hands were bigger than mine, she could literally take my entire hand and fit it to hers if she wanted to.

But i was focused on her unfinished polo that was midway open to her chest, i tried not to look but it was too distracting not to but my eyes automatically travel to her eyes when i noticed she was looking at me.