Monday, the first week of March. Nylon and Details magazines hit stands with the Phoenix editorial shoots. Gossip magazines are all covering the shocking divorce of Hollywood's golden couple Angelica James and Brandon Pope.
Shooting Schedule:
Skipped scenes in the hallway to retrieve pot, and running from the principal.
Principal drags me out of the library, and I push a computer off the front desk.
Skipped scene where I am locked in the closet, and I crawl through the ceiling.
I drop through the ceiling and hide under the desk, while Principal interrogates the group about the loud noise.
Pot smoking sequence
Leah and I sat at Pancake reading magazines waiting for Simon. March Nylon and Details released with the Phoenix shoots. Hollywood Divorce on every gossip mag. No Simon. We walked to set. No paparazzi.
"I told you the next story would free us from the paps," I said
"Like two paparazzi followed us for a week, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears have like thirty following them every day for years."
"Yikes. I hope we stay nobodies."
"Me too."
*
After hair and makeup, Simon still had not arrived to set. Nobody could get a hold of him.
"I hope he's ok," Carrie said, playing it up for the doc-cameras.
Andrew, Leah and I remained silent.
We waited for another hour.
Lowe finally tells us Simon is sick and we will push the shooting schedule up a day and resume tomorrow.
The cameramen began packing, but the documentary film crew stayed put.
Leah and I headed to the dressing rooms to undress but turned around hearing Carrie start to complain.
"That is so unprofessional," Carrie said, as she ripped off her red wig.
"It's fine, Carrie...leave it." Andrew said
Carrie hit Andrew with the red wig and starting yelling. I quickly walked over to Carrie attempting to cut her off.
"No! He's a nightmare! And I start shooting season two of Hit List immediately after this wraps, so if he decides to not show up again I-"
"They are filming you," I whispered in Carrie's ear, holding her in a pretend hug.
"I'm stressed too, Carrie, I understand," Leah said, walking over to us, catching on to the damage control I hoped I could salvage.
Carrie whispered, "shit", realizing her mistake.
"We know he's one of your best friends and you're just worried about him, I'm sure he's ok," I said, pretending to console her. I needed to change the narrative.
"Yes, you're right...I guess sometimes when you're...so close to a person you say things-" Carrie said.
"-We know you didn't mean it...let's go and take this stuff off." Leah said.
Andrew stood there looking at us like our heads were multiplying.
"You guys are ridiculous," he said, leaving for the dressing rooms.
Carrie looked miserable.
*
Out in the parking lot, the three of us stood next to Leah's car, Andrew's Range Rover already gone.
"Thank you guys for having my back, I completely forgot about the stupid doc-crew," Carrie said.
"You don't have to thank us, we will always have your back," I said. I agreed with Leah's advice to play nice. We needed to be a unified group. I didn't want anything to mess with my chances of getting cast in Lowe's next series.
"What's up with Andrew?" Leah asked
"I don't know, he's been weird since we started filming," Carrie answered.
"He didn't try and help us smooth things out at all," Leah said
I looked at Leah, wondering why she would start talking about Andrew. I didn't think we should be fueling the fire, but at least the cameras were not around.
"He doesn't understand the other sides of this business like we do," Carrie said.
"Have you tried explaining it to him?" I asked.
"Like a billion times. Karen too. He is really stubborn, and only wants to be an actor if he can do it the right way."
"What is the right way?" Leah asked.
"The honest way?" Carrie asked, obviously not on the same page as Andrew.
Leah sighed, "That's stupid. We're not lying, we are doing a project where everything on set is being filmed and will air on TV! We need to be unified in helping each other look good. All of our careers depend on this!"
"That's what I've tried to tell him."
"It'll be okay...its just been a weird day. Simon not showing up ...shooting being moved up a day. Let's all go home and come back tomorrow refreshed." Leah said.
"Ok. Thanks again for shutting me up back there, I don't know what I'd do without you guys." Carrie said.
"We will always look out for each other." Leah reminded Carrie.
