I Saw Her

25th March, 2020

Dear Diary,

Doomsday was finally here. The Academy Awards. The Oscars. Also known as the day Hobart would kick my ass. Just a reminder, I slept with his girlfriend and well got caught, which was the main part. I'm gonna skip parts of it cause well, the other winners weren't important for this story.

"The winner for the best actress in a lead role is" the presenter opened the envelope given to her. "Sofia Jackson as Amy Furrem, for Blind Man." She jumped on the spot as she hugged everyone around her. Well at least tried to. She came to me and hugged me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. She maybe shouldn't have done that as I could see Hobart clenching his fist in anger. She walked slowly to the stage as she collected her award. She raised it in the air and spoke to the microphone. "Oh wow, I never imagined I would win this. To be honest, I felt the other women in this category performed equally good if not better. Well thank you to the directors Swill and Alexander without whom I probably would have never gotten a chance in films. I was just a small theatre actor before they found me. Thanks to all the other cast and crew members." She then started to exit the stage with her award looking overjoyed.

"Well now it's time to reveal the winner for the best Screenplay - Original." The presenters opened the envelope. They spoke in unity, "A clear winner, Alexander Karlsen, for Blind Man." I raised my hands in happiness as the whole crew got up and congratulated me. Even I hugged everyone. And once again this time Sofia gave me a kiss on the cheek. I walked up to the stage while still celebrating. I was so happy I was about to trip on the stage. Did I forget to mention that this was the first time I wore a suit? I collected the award and raised it in the air too. "Oh boy, I brought myself only one script here, and the first one of the night and I won it. I guess I'll have to wing it for the other two." I chuckled. "Oh wow, well this past year has been so crazy. I've had fights, gone to the hospital, been fired. Just wow. Well this was all possible for my two best friends Swill who let me help make this movie and Liz who was well my therapist. All thanks to the other crew members who supported me during the film. And this was a dare, but, Shaun, I still can't see you in these lights." I raised the award again and exited the stage.

Did I ever tell you that when issues started to arise, other producers backed out and Swill and me had to produce the film ourselves. And for that we're nominated for another award, The Best Film. I had 2 out of 2 and wanted to make it 3. Sure, it doesn't sound believable, but the film didn't make much at first. After the Oscars, there was a surge in ticket booking. It was en-route to become a blockbuster. Later that night I had won another award along with Swill for the Best Director. Hobart was nominated for the Best Lead Actor and he lost his. He just started to lose his cool that I already had 2 Oscars, Sofia had won and he didn't. So frustrated that he almost fractured my hand while giving me a grip during a handshake. "It's time to declare the winner for Best Film." The presenter opened the envelope as there was complete silence. It was the final award for the night. Everyone wanted this one. Everyone had their fingers in their mouths. "The winner is.... Blind Man." We all rejoiced. It was my 3rd Academy Award. My luck was changing. From being the unluckiest person to the luckiest. Ever since I met Sofia that day. We all proceeded to the stage where I let Swill collect the award for the film. There was confetti everywhere. Swill went up to the microphone and gave his speech. Once Swill was done, everyone once again started to celebrate. Hobart came up close to me and punched me hard in the face. No one other than the people on the stage saw it. He punched me again, knocking me unconscious this time. I remember nothing after that.

I woke up a few days later in the hospital. My jaw was severely broken. Liz was sitting beside me. I asked her what exactly happened and she said nothing much. They just assumed I fell unconscious. No one saw Hobart punch me. I had my awards kept on the table beside me. "Where's Sofia?" I asked her. "Well no one saw her after the Oscars. We've been trying to contact her though. Well just rest, we need to go back to London this weekend, you'll be fine by then."