First Sight

The Trailer

Lexie's P.O.V.

There is a couple of days before filming starts. This is my first acting role. To say I am nervous is an understatement. I will be working alongside women like Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron. Oh shit! Charlize. My celebrity crush. Focus, Lexie, you must get this damn trailer ready to live in. 

I got back to setting up everything. I didn't have much money, so the director pulled some strings to get accommodations for me to live in the trailer on set. I am also helping on set with hair, makeup, and wardrobe to ensure the best look for the screen. 

I am 25. That is not a secret. I live in my trailer, and no one needs to know that. It is embarrassing. I am bi, and for now, that is a secret.

Okay, when I say filming starts in a couple of days, I meant it begins for me. Tomorrow it starts for Kerry, Charlize, Sophia, and Sofia. It is late, and I have to get up early to go through my routine and make the trailer look normal.

The following day, I woke up, put away my bedding, took my anxiety medication, and drank a glass of water. I meditated and stretched. Then I took a shower, a cold one. Afterward, I started boiling some water for tea while I dressed. I journaled, writing down my dream of Charlize in my dream book and the typical journaling of my thoughts, hopes, fears, and such. While drinking my tea, I read over my lines for tomorrow. 

I was about to wash my mug when I heard a knock at the door. I went to answer and looked at Kerry Washington and Charlize Theron.

"Uh... hi," I said. Shock coursed through my brain. I looked at Charlize only for a second before looking at Kerry.

"Hey, we were told that you were new to the cast and are typically early to things. So we figured we would stop in and see if you were here today." Kerry said. 

"Well, I am. Please, come in." I tell them. They entered and sat on the couch, which just so happened to be my bed.

"I'm Charlize Theron, and this is Kerry Washington," Charlize spoke. 

"I... I know who the two of you are. I am a fan of both of you. I am Lexie. Lexie Mills."

"Nice to meet you, Lexie," Kerry said.

"Very nice indeed," Charlize replied while looking around my trailer.

"Can I get you anything? Water? Tea?" 

"No thanks."

"I'm good. I have a scene with Sofia soon. Better get going." Kerry said. She winked at me as she stood. Odd. 

There I was with just Charlize. 

"When do you start filming?" I ask her.

"Not till this afternoon." She said as she bounced her leg. I cleaned my mug and put it away. "Are you nervous, Lexie?"

"About?"

"Everything. I understand you are a new actress, and this is your first role." 

"Can I be honest?" I asked.

"Yeah, of course."

"I am terrified. Not necessarily about being good or bad at acting but how others will view me. I do not have the best of luck, and everywhere I go, people tend to treat me as if they wish I weren't around."

"Well, I like you so far."

"Give it a week," I said hopelessly. "If history is any indication, the people I open up to tend to be the first to treat me poorly. The people I trust too much, too soon." I say.

"Well, maybe I'm not like everyone else." She smiled, and it gave me a great sense of comfort. 

"Thank you," I said as I timidly sat beside her. She placed her hand on my shoulder. I felt my heart pounding. This woman is going to be the death of me.