CHAPTER 84

IT WAS ALMOST MIDNIGHT WHEN DRAKE DROPPED ME AT MY APARTMENT. He took the initiative to personally accompany me to my door and I felt some what special. I knew it didn't mean anything because Drake was just a friend but I had to be grateful and of course careful too. The closer we might get would be dangerous for us and someone would be catching feelings. And that someone would not be me.

After burning through the hours talking, I was certain and decided.

I would tell Lauren she was wrong. She was wrong about him.

I smiled at him and took out my key from my purse. I wanted to use the password but after I realised I had company. My password was confidential.

"So...we have shooting tomorrow...." He leaned on the wall opposite to where I was standing. I pulled the door and had it cross between us. Standing like that, am sure we looked like a scene from some movie.

"Oh yeah...memorising scripts and getting all dolled up....." I shrugged and rolled my eyes.

"Yeah it's pretty terrific...." He added and we shared a moment of a silent laughter. I was excited and nervous about this movie. I was having my life back after a whole months time break from all this.

But, didn't we have to go to San Diego for the shoot? I remembered we were filming there.

"What's wrong??" He asked and I shook my head.

"Drake...of we are resuming shooting then are we going to San Diego for it? I haven't even packed....am not ready...." I became anxious and started to panic.

"Calm down....the venue's been switched. We will shoot right here..." He rested his arms on my shoulders and I calmed down.

That was a relief. We were shooting right here. Oh man that was yet the sweetest news.

"Oh...God knows am relieved. Thank you very much...." I unknowingly gave him a hug and he hugged me back as though he was expecting me to in the first place.

I felt warm to be with him and it reminded me of Adam. This entire weekend I hadn't seen him nor did I get to talk to him. I missed him dearly and all this made me seem like I had missed my routine drugs.

I pushed Drake away, telling him time out. He took a few steps back and I opened the door walking right in.

"Eleanor...." he called me out and I peeped through the space I left.

"I had a great time today...thank you...." he gave a sincere smile as though making a wish to the moon spirit. Good karma.

"Me too...." I returned the gesture. "See you tomorrow..." I waved slowly closing my door.

"See you...." he nodded, a smile never leaving his face.

"Goodnight...." I closed the chat hoping he'd now leave.

"Goodnight..." he replied. I shut the door and leaned my back against it, thinking about what just happened.

I spend the entire day with Drake. Gosh. I was in for a talk with Lauren after this. In for a talk.

I walked oast the living room, all the way to my room straight; full speed ahead.

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"Are you done with the make up?" asked Jimmy as he walked into the changing room.

I was standing in front of a mirror, looking at my reflection in the long thick rimmed full length mirror.

I was back to wearing a wig and a sari whose drape was long and fell off my shoulder.

Great.

"Yes...she's done...!" Lauren replied to Jimmy and he looked behind him nodding.

"Please come Eleanor, we have to get started...." he gave me his hand helping me out of the room and down the stairs.

"We are starting from where we last stopped....." Jimmy perused through the script and I raised my hand telling him to stop.

I went through it last night, I knew were we had stopped and where we would be starting from.

I pulled my sari's drape onto the other side and covered my other hand.

Having arrived, the directors greeted me nicely and I knew they were all afraid of the penalty of not having to. Drake's wrath.

"They had this building redesigned into a police like back in San Diego...." I think it was director Mike. I wasn't good with their names and am sure they'd forgive me.

"No problem...." I replied and got in walking towards the cell. A few men dressed as policemen

stood around and this time I was rather impressed. Maybe we'd really do a very good job after all.

I stood outside the cell where I was going to be starting from.

"You're going to walk in, all worried and tired of crying yourself to bed...give us that impression that you miss him badly....." Lane the head director and most praised of all explained the procedure to me. He was acting causally as if nothing had happened and I commended his act.

I nodded as soon as he finished explaining and Lauren came over and dropped a few fake fears into my eyes.

It takes to seconds for them to dissolve and start flowing down the cheeks. I had to do this.

She quickly highlighted my nose and cheeks a shade of red to make me seem like I had been crying non stop for the past days. I rubbed my eyes to give them the red look.

"Roll camera! Lights....and action...." Lane screamed and immediately the whole place became silent.

I walked nervously but boldly into the cell. I bent on the short fall and the moment Rustom (Drake) saw me, he turned around in anger.

"Russy...." I pleaded with him. "Russy please talk to me...."

"Cuutt!" the director screamed. "Arg! You're doing it all wrong...."

What?? Either he was out of his mind or I was but I was sure it wasn't me. Someone had hexed my fate. I turned around to look at him, wiping my tears off.

"What do you mean???" I asked hoping I maintained my easiness.

"I mean we are reshooting that scene!"