Lights, Action, Chicago
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"I never imagined that I would end up here," I said breathless. "I, Shaylene Marie Green, an actress." The view was spectacular. "Sure," Jeremy replied his eyes taking in the same wonderful view. "But didn't you know?" His voice was serious but his eyes were twinkling. "Chicago can change your life."
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Shaylene never expected her life to change this way during a summer vacation to Chicago. She's always been under her parents' thumb. Until she meets a group of actors in Chicago filming a movie and decides to join in. Finally, she gets to express herself and follow her dreams, ones that only she herself care about. But this dream isn't her parents, and Shaylene doesn't know which dream to follow. . .
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