Lights, Camera & Action

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"Lingling," Junji beckoned, her tone defeated and heartbreaking, "Come on, it's the big day. You're going to have to get out of bed sometime," Junji stated, knocking once again on the locked bedroom door.

"Go away," Lingling muttered, spreading herself around in her lonely, king sized bed.

Ever since Lingling and Orm mila had their falling out over a cliche misunderstanding, Lingling had retreated to her bedroom. Cancelled appearances, missed interviews, and shying away from the media became Lingling's life for the last few weeks.

One night, Junji let her stay home alone, and in that time, Lingling took a pair of scissors to her hair, and snipped away the lengthy waves. When Junji stopped by the next morning with a chai latte and a bagel, her mouth fell agape as she stared at Lingling's straight, shoulder length hairstyle.

The reason for the sudden change was that Lingling couldn't stand looking in the mirror anymore. Her appearance was exactly the same when she was with Orm, and Lingling couldn't help but recall how Orm's long fingers used to brush through her tangled hair. Lingling felt helpless in the situation, and hair was a factor she could change, so she did.

On a good day, Lingling would accompany Junji to small events, like going out for lunch or visiting a bookstore. junji begged Lingling to go out and see the light, letting the sun flash against her face so brightly that Lingling wished it would burn her face off.

The media was in a craze, releasing exaggerated articles and headlines featuring the worst pictures of Lingling with large, bold text that read 'Thailand's Sweetheart is now Thailand's Tragedy" plastering magazines. Junji tried her best to accumulate the papers, and had Lingling's PR team control what articles could and couldn't be released.

Hashtag "LingOrm" eventually wrapped up to an end, with Orm tweeting passive aggressive messages aimed toward Lingling, and made up lyrics, which Lingling could only assume were material for her new songs.

On a warm august night, Orm played at an end of summer bash, and performed a cover of Justin Timberlake's 'Cry Me a River', saying it was dedicated to a certain girl who broke her heart. Lingling had to switch off her laptop, and spent the night weeping into her pillow.

Junji rapped on the door again, sighing incredibly loud before saying, "Lingling, please. You have to go to the movie premiere, you're the main attraction, everyone is going to be looking at you," Junji assured, leaning her head against the closed door.

Lingling tossed the blankets aside, swung her feet over the bed, and stomped over to the locked door. She swiped the lock open, and pulled the door back with great force.

"No one is going to be looking at Lingling Sililakwong the actress, everyone is going to be focused on Lingling Sirilakwong, the ex girlfriend of Orm Kornnaphat, who is also her co star. The media circus is going to be at an all time high tonight, and I really don't want to deal with it," Lingling snapped, blinking back tears, and recalling how many times she tried to explain the situation to Orm.

The whole situation was useless, and even though Lingling attempted to straighten their relationship out in great lengths, Orm didn't believe her. Lingling had learned that pictures are worth a thousand words, and sometimes, the words are better left unsaid. Pictures can tell an entirely opposite, imaginative story than their actual context.

"All publicity is good publicity," Junji tried, forcing a sympathetic grin.

Lingling shook her head, "I can't go there tonight and see her, making the camera her bitch as she shows off her infinitely beautiful features and smiles like there's nothing wrong. I can't take cast photos with her and plaster an excited expression across my face. God forbid I have to sit through that movie, and watch us fall in love, both on screen and behind the lights. I can't fucking do it," Lingling finished, and by time she finished speaking, tears were spilling down her cheeks.