C.O.Z.Y

Chapter 5: The Kitchen

A/N: The kitchen is a real talk show

The pop of the oil pulled Amara's attention back to the stove, she pulled the eggs off the fire and scooped some next to the fried plantains in the Tupperware. With her breakfast, car keys and messenger bag all in hand, she left home, entered her car and headed to the studio. Amara tried her best to focus on driving, but her anxiety was at a ten, the giant building came into view and her heart jumped.

Fuck it's going to be a long day

Once in the building Amara noticed that she was the last to arrive, the rest of the cast were having breakfast in the small lounge area, a longer episode meant an earlier start to the day, so everyone just ate and prepared there. Amara joined the rest cast and they greeted each other

"Are the guest here?"

Rebel answered Amara's question with a nod before asking a question of her own

"Are we going to go welcome them before the show?"

Nolle shrugged and responded

"Well he only came with his mom and entourage so maybe just a quick welcome"

When a guest is someone who isn't an actual celebrity or used to the lights, camera, action, the cast goes to welcome them before they get all glamorized, the whole purpose is to put them at ease.

"Amara, are you coming?"

She shook her head at Nolle and lifted her breakfast

"I gotta eat, go ahead without me"

10 minutes after they departed and Amara was halfway through her breakfast her table is bumped into, the gorgeous girl dawned a mask of confusion and held her phone tightly

"Sorry about that, I am completely lost, and I can't get in contact with anyone"

"Oh, that is completely ok, this studio is giant, it took me a year to just map out this section"

They sent each other smiles as the girl's eyes fell on the Tupperware that still had some eggs and plantain

"Oh god, your taunting me, I haven't had eggs and plantains in so long"

Amara laughed, she liked this girl

"Here I am gawking at your food before you know my name, I'm In-Ha Baek and your...."

Recognition quickly flicked in her dark eyes as she realized who she was talking to

"Oh...your...your on the show...Amara...Azor"

"Yeah well before the glam is put on it's hard to tell"

They both laughed, chatted some more and Amara gave her instructions on how to get to the bathroom and then how to get back to her side of the studio. Amara couldn't help but wonder what she was doing here, she's never seen In-ha before, maybe she was part of the stage crew, she shrugged, she was cool though. About an hour later everyone was glammed, the stage was set, the audience was excited, and the show had started.

Arsinoë did the intro as usual

"Welcome back to 'Girl Talk'"

She waited for the loud applause

"were continuing our series on mothers so today we have a very special guest, at only 27 he has five restaurants in three states, his first restaurant earning a Michelin star and rumor is his on the way to his second, the one and only Sir Maverick Augustus, he is joined by the woman who gave him life and made his career possible, his mother Manon-Sabine Augustus-Seong"