A Model Misfit (Misfits #1)

8. He's famous

Restless. I was really feeling restless. Unsettled. I tossed around on my bed. My curiosity was boiling in. I would just be quick it isn't like I'm interested in him. I made up my mind. I was going in.

I got up from my bed and walked over to the side stool where I had set up my newly acquired laptop. It was a few days brand new and I hadn't removed the screen guide just yet. I booted up the computer, then clicked on my Google Chrome. I typed in the name Darren. A lot of pages came up with the same name. I sighed in exasperation. I stuck my tongue against my upper lip in thought,  what was his surname again?

I typed in Darren the famous producer and in came out results of Darren Gareth on various pages. I clicked on Wikipedia. His biography popped out.

Darren Andrew Gareth. Born on the twelfth of November 1989. He is the only son of a broken marriage between telenovela actress Anabell Chinz and business typhoon Michael Gareth Thomas. Anabell and Michael were married in 1986 and got divorced on fifteenth January 2003 after allegations of Michael cheating. It was an ugly court battle. Michael Gareth ended up winning child custody while Anabell Chinz resorted to substance abuse. Darren dropped out of college and produced his first ever film titled "Trance" followed by the famous "Titanic" which got him a Golden Globes award for best director as well as other nominations and many prestigious awards. He later finished college and started both directing and producing. He is currently single and has no children. Most of his movies are a blockbuster.  Some of his works include Flee, Abduction, Damage, Arise Aice, Four Brides One Groom, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and currently directing "The Boss".

Along the way, I saw a gossip site with a column on The Gareth. It is rumoured to have a child with his on and off girlfriend Christina June. An inside source says Christina is demanding for full child support. When we asked Christina she replied no comments. We have not been able to reach Gareth's PR to confirm this rumour.

"Wow."I blew out. I didn't even realise he was as famous as this and I blurted my whole life to him on a platter of gold. He probably thinks of me as a cheap farmskate. Just then a heard some shuffling coming from the adjoined kitchen. I shut down my computer and turned on the side lamp. "Oh its you." I said stupidly.

Mida looked at me weirdly. "Yeah. Who else can it be?" She asked raising a curious eyebrow. I merely shrugged and pumped my pillow preparing for sleep.

"What are you doing up anyways?"

"I came to collect water." Just then I noticed the open lidded half dranked water in a transparent water bottle. "I was thirsty. Now the question's back to you smartgeek."

"Nothing. Just getting ready to sleep is all."

"It's probably 2 am. Why were you up all night?"

"Oh that, I was just, just, researching on some auditions available." I slid in into my blanket after I flopped the pillows. "Goodnight."

"Hm." Mida said then left.

***

The next morning, I  arrived to the set Darren had sent me a message about. He said he wanted a huge favour from me and would like for me to report to the set if I was not busy.

There were various crew members around, setting up the set in preparation for the next scene for the movie. Non seemed to pay attention to me and I had to follow a Mary go round to get to the right arena. I stopped a brightly red haired girl to ask for directions to Darren Gareth. She pointed me to a hall like stall.

I immediately saw Darren pointing some mistakes of the actor and directing on how to act for that particular scene. Once the actor got the hang of it, they began filming. The actor was meant to jump through an oncoming truck landing straight down on the solid ground and shooting at the truck.

I approached him. As I took the last steps, he turned back.

"Hi." I whispered. 

"I see you made it." I nodded. "Alright. Halsey." A petite girl with different hair highlights appeared. "Come take Ms Andrews to the dressing room. Change her into the outfit for Tara's boyfriend side chick."

"Yes boss." She saluted, turning to me, she said. "Follow me." I did and we transcended to a purple door. The interior was simple; it had just a vanity, some couches scattered about the room, a mirror with bright lights and a rail with clothes. We didn't speak much, she did all she had in silence with the classic 'put this on'. When I was all dressed up, she went back to the scene. Immediately Bobby saw me, he put me in position for the scene.

I wonder why he even picked me seeing as I wasn't even a professional actress by profession. Guess seeing is believing. The scene rolled in. I was meant to waltz in and disrupt a dinner with my boyfriend and his other girlfriend.

After the acting. "You're quite a natural." Said a cameraman named Khalid.

"You think?" Khalid smiled at me and nodded. "Thanks." I said and left for Darren. Guess I could branch out if modelling gets too suffocating. A thought stashed away for later. I reminded myself, approaching Darren.