Who They Really Are

one

Chapter 1
The flash of the camera was bright in the dimly lit room, but it didn't affect the girl standing in the middle of all the action. She was more than used to it considering how long she'd been working in these conditions. She gave her prettiest smile to the camera, and in the next instant turned it into a serious yet sultry look.

The photographer was eating it up, and it only took her a little over an hour to finish the shoot. She already had her accompanying interview done, so it wouldn't be long before her face was on the cover of the next Teen Vogue issue.

"Kat, c'mon. We need to go," her
manager Martha McIntosh said, grabbing her arm and steering her towards the door. She lead her to her dressing room and told her to change quickly. They didn't even have any other plans for the day except for a small meeting but apparently speed was of the essence.

Kat sighed. She was constantly on the move like this the past couple of months. With each job more and more companies sought her out, wanting her to be the face of a new line, do a shoot for them, or another similar job. She was used to it of course and loved what she did but it could get a little overwhelming at times.

Martha knocked, interrupting her thoughts, and Kat quickly stripped off her clothes from the shoot and put on her own clothes. It was a simple outfit of jeans and a tshirt, and she felt much more comfortable as she was lead out of the studio by Martha and stuffed into a car. She motioned for the driver to go, and the car turned off into the heavy L.A. traffic.

"C'mon Martha, what's the rush? My flight's not even until 2:00 and it's only 12:30," Kat said.

"I have some extremely big news that I didn't want to have to wait to tell," Martha answered.

"So....?"

"I got you an audition for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show," Martha beams.

"You didn't. You. Did. Not," Kat says.

"I did, Sweetheart. You have your first audition next Friday. And I'm sure you'll do well and there'll be two more auditions following."

"Oh my gosh! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you so much!!" Kat yelled, throwing her arms around her manager. Kat had wanted to be in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show since she was a little girl. It was definitely her biggest dream in life and now it might be coming true.

Martha patted her lightly on the back and smiled. "I told you I would get you in and so I did."

Kat sat back in her seat with a huge smile on her face. She was suddenly filled with joy and excitement and just the tiniest hint of nervousness which she knew would begin to grow as the audition got closer. But she forced that thought out of her mind and tried to focus on the positive: she had an audition.

"Okay, dear we're at the airport. Come on now, we don't want to miss your flight," Martha said, opening the door and climbing out of the car. She walked to the trunk with Kat following and they waited as the driver pulled out all of Kat's luggage.

"I'll see you on Monday," Martha says. "Enjoy your break. And this time, please stay out of trouble."

Kat gives her a nod and grabs her bags thinking, like I hadn't already thought of that.