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“Listen,” Taylor turned to me with utmost sincerity. “Have you ever worked with or served any celebrity before?” I shook my head, not wanting to tell him about Amanda Bynes. The less your employer knows about your other jobs, the better it is. “Then get ready,” he warned me. “We have multiple reservations this afternoon for the VIP section, and we’re a little short on the staff, so you’ll have to take over the duty. I guess you are experienced enough now to handle the big clients.…- 19.3 K • Ongoing
- AN: Before you start reading, keep in mind that this story has not been edited, so there may be many more grammatical or factual mistakes than you’d find in my other works. ________________________ “So it finally happened, huh?” I said as I opened my eyes again. The first thing to note was that the ever-present ache in my chest was finally gone. Another thing was that it didn’t hurt at all to stand on my own two feet like it did for the majority of my life. Then I finally took in my…
- 19.3 K • Ongoing
Prologue It all started where it usually does in these types of stories. I died. I don't remember much about my past life. Or at least the parts about my family and friends have been blurred into oblivion. I know I had a loving family. Parents, definitely. Sibling(s), maybe. Friends and lovers, not so sure. I bet you're not interested in what my life used to be, but what it is now. To disappoint many among you, no, I did not wake up in a womb, about to be squished out and soon to be smacked on my…- 1.0 M • Ongoing
- As I looked down at the revised production budget of , I couldn’t help but curse my stubbornness. Not only had my father saved me $50k by offering cameras and other equipment, but he had also gone over each item on the list, struck out those that he thought were unnecessary, and suggested cheaper alternatives. When he was done, our final budget of $1m had come down to $920k. So instead of being over budget by $150k, I was saving $80k.“You won’t save this money either,” Dad had said after finalizing…
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- These last few weeks had been a little hectic for me because of all the promotions I was doing for . Now that the film is done and dusted, I could actually focus on something I love. Acting. Sure, rehearsals were not exactly acting, but they were an equally important part of the process. If your rehearsals are solid, your performance will come out to be great. They are especially necessary for a small-budget film like . For something like , we had the budget to reshoot if the first performance didn’t…
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- Evan grunted with great effort as he lifted the heavy barbell placed above him. His arms felt like wet noodles that could bend limply any damn time. The burn was real and he was ready to just give up.“One more rep, you shithead!” Troy yelled at him from above while spotting him. “Come on! You can do it!”That gave Evan just enough confidence to finish the rep. When he was finally done, Troy helped him rerack the weight before grinning widely.“That was great man!” Troy clasped his hand in a…
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- In addition to the two main mysteries, there were two more smaller ones thrown into the loop. One was Harry seeing a dead man named Peter Pettigrew moving through the castle using a magical map, while the other was the disappearance of Ron’s pet rat, Scabbers. While most people didn’t think too much of it, Benji knew how important little details could be in films.There was a particular scene that had cheers of joy going around the crowd of viewers, and that was when Hermione punched Draco in the…
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- November 2003, New YorkMe: I miss you. Em: Seriously?Me: Yes, do you doubt me?Em: What do you miss the most then? Me: Your eyes, your smile, your kisses, your big brain, everything. Em: My big brain? You’re terrible at this! Who says that to his girlfriend? Me: Ok, then I miss your small brain. Em: Ugh! That’s even worse! Me: Hahahaha Em: It wasn’t funny. Me: You’re adorable.Em: That I am. “Troy!” Mum hissed as she elbowed me. “We’re there already. Who are you…
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- September 2003, Kloves Residence, LondonI had thought that now that I was home, everything would be alright. But it wasn’t. Just because I had returned home didn’t mean the world would forget what happened. And the media was milking it for all it was worth.“Today, we are here in the studio with Mrs. Chloe Vlahos,” an American female reporter was saying. “Mother of Gia Vlahos, who has been apprehended for allegedly breaking and entering in the home of one Troy Armitage. Gia Vlahos has also been…
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- I still can’t believe that it happened. I felt as if I was in a daze. The lawyer that Dad sent over to us, Joel Sullivan, arrived at the same time as the police and the paramedics. The paramedics were mostly for Gia because she was the one who had passed out, but that didn’t mean I came out of the fight unscathed. Most of my face was bruised, and my head still hurt a little from when I hit it against the bathtub at the start of the fight. After establishing that I didn’t have a concussion, the…
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