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Chapter 45: First Filming Day

Aaron POV
I'm so excited because today is the day that we start filming. I'm so tired of simple script reads and easy stuff. We finally get to put ourselves in action.

They scenes of the movie that I'm not in superhero form is shot in New York. This is where the story I sort of based. Aren't all superhero movies based there?

I'm really excited but now that I have to film in New York, I'm going to have to stay there for like a month. I'm going to miss out on so many things and I'm so upset about that. I don't want to miss any part of my family's life. I've been dreading this from the beginning. I know Ro I had been stressed and I hate that I'm not there to help her through that. The twins are still really young so I'm missing some very important milestones in their lives. I'm going to miss Kian and Nessa's baby shower and I'm going to miss Alex's date that he's having. I'm really going to miss a lot. That makes the job so hard, but it's what needs to be and has to be done.

My flight to New York is nothing new. I've been to New York a lot. It's not like I'm a local but I'm getting there. I make it to my condo that the company rented out for me to stay in. It's huge for just me. It's feels so empty and lonely with no one here with me. I unpack my things and FaceTime Roni as soon as I'm settled.

"Wow, it's beautiful" she says after I give her a tour of the condo

"Yeah, it looks nice through the phone but in real life it doesn't feel so great" I say

"Come on Aaron, cheer up. I know you're going to miss us but try to look on the bright side of things. You have an amazing job and you basically get a free trip to New York" she reassures me.

"Mkay" I say. It's a habit I've picked up from Alex. We talk for a little while longer.

"Do you wanna speak to the kids before they go to bed?" She asks

"Of course" She brings the phone to the twins who are in their pajamas. They have their stuffed animals snuggled in their arms. I miss them even more now.

"Dada!"They both say.

"Hi" I wave

"We had spaghetti for dinner" Vinny randomly says. I can hear Roni giggling behind the camera.

"You did? How was it?" I ask

"Delicious" Vi says.

"New words!" Roni says "Where did you learn that?"

"Dada. He said the cookies you made were delicious"

"Good job!" I say.

"What did you eat Dada?" Vinny asks me.

"I haven't eaten yet"

"Don't be hungry" Vi says. It melts my heart to know that she cares about me.

"I'm promise I won't babygirl. I think it's time for you guys to say goodnight, but I promise I'll call you tomorrow and everyday after that" I say

"Goodnight, we love you!" They day and blow a kiss at me.

"Love you too!" I reply. Roni hangs up so she can get them to bed. She said she'll call me back after she's laying down. I sigh. I have time to kill in this empty condo. I think about what the twins said and I do need to eat. The only thing that's open is a small pizza place and McDonald's. McDonald's is a little far away so I just post mate some pizza. No slice of pizza is better that an authentic slice of New York style pizza.

I was totally wrong about the pizza. This place didn't have good pizza at all. The delivery took like an hour and the pizza was so greasy and soggy. I just threw away the rest of the box. Somebody really needs to call Gordon Ramsey for that restaurant. They are in dire need of a restaurant makeover.

I go take a shower. The bathroom had a sleek look with steel everything. It looks nice but it's cold and lonely. Hopefully I get used to this place so I can stop moping around because this really isn't good. I make the best out of my situation and take the vlog camera that I brought out. I prop the camera in my window and get an b roll of New York changing from night to day. Hopefully that at least works out.

Roni doesn't respond. I get a little worried. She texts me saying that she's sorry. She had to get the kids to sleep and Nessa pulled her aside to help her pick out her outfit for the baby shower. She said that she would call me tomorrow. So much for that distraction of my situation. I think about what I can do until tomorrow when we start filming and I get to call my family again. I decide to edit.

Everything is all good. I was trying to get ahead on work because I knew I would be working on other things and I wouldn't have enough time to juggle all those things at once. I was almost halfway through the editing process when I accidentally delete all the work I did. I honestly feel like slamming my computer on the ground. Instead, I close it and push it to the side. I log into YouTube on the TV and just watch that as I lay in bed. The TV is nothing more than white noise in the background as I try to go to sleep. Despite my attempts, sleeping doesn't look like it's happening anytime soon. I sigh, sit up, and turn the TV up a little louder. I scroll through Insta until I'm mindlessly bored and I just lay there and look at the ceiling. I really hope I warm up to New York and get a feel for it because right now this work trip couldn't have started any worse.