Off-Script

When Annabeth touched down at LAX, everything became real. She had finally left her small town in Georgia to pursue the dream of acting-a world where she'd auditioned countless times only to be met with silence. Then, the miracle: a small role in the upcoming blockbuster starring the legendary Nathaniel Rowe. She was just a 'coffee girl' in Scene 14, a face in the background of a titan's world.

But Annabeth didn't play the part the way she was supposed to.

In the heavy, silent spaces between takes, Annabeth saw the man, not the icon. What started as a background role became a collision of two worlds. From the blinding lights of Hollywood to the red clay of her childhood orchard, their lives began to blur.

Because sometimes, the best scenes happen after the cameras stop rolling.