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Chapter Four
"Katherine?" came a gentle voice.
She turned in the direction the sound came from.
"Yes?" she asked.
"They need you on set now." one of the staff told her.
"Oh, I’m on my way." she replied.
As she followed the man to the stage, her mind was racing with a thousand thoughts. Here she was, on the set of
her first movie. It was a small role, but it was her role. Being on set was everything she’d dreamed about. It was magical.
Hundreds of creative people all coming together to make something amazing.
"You’re going to do great! I just know it." said a familiar voice.
"Al! You’re here!" she exclaimed.
"Where else would I be?" he asked innocently.
"Thank you. Thank you so much for all of this, for helping me get here." Katherine said.
"You did it. I just made some phone calls." Alistair said modestly "Now get going, they need you."
"Right." she agreed "Bye!"
Alistair returned her childish wave with one of his own.
"Well, well. Would you look at that!" came a comment.
"What?" Al asked, turning to his side and found himself face to face with the films producer.
"Crane’s pick of the week. Although this one is especially hot, I’ll give you that." he said.
"Yeah she is , isn’t she? Such a nice - " Al said
"Personality?" his friend quipped.
"Right. Personality. That’s what I was going to say." Al joked.
"Can you zip up my dress?" she asked of Lisa.
"No problem." her friend replied.
"I can’t believe how nervous I am. How did this all happen. You take me to one party, I meet one guy and here
we are - going to the premier of MY FIRST MOVIE!" she finished, nearly shouting.
"I know," Lisa began "It’s happening because it’s meant to happen. You made this happen, Kat."
Lisa told her.
"Why did I agree to this? Why did I volunteer?" Katherine asked of herself "I can never carry all
these drinks on my own!"
"Well then, let me help you." she heard someone say."Did I say that out loud?" she asked, embarrassed.
"Yes, you did. But it’s okay." the man said again "You really could use some help. Here, let me
take those for you." he said indicating some of the glasses in her hand.
"Thank you. My group is over there." she told him, pointing towards Lisa, Al and others from the movie.
"I’m Spencer, by the way. Everybody calls me Spence." he told her.
"My names Katherine. People call me Kat." she said with a bright smile.
"How are you in the business?" she asked.
"Oh, well - I’m an agent. Or at least, trying to be. I’m just starting. No clients yet." he revealed.
"Really?" Katherine asked in surprise. "That’s such a coincidence. I’m an actress. Or at least,
trying to be. I’m just starting." she joked.
"Well, if you’re serious, here’s my card. Give me a call and we’ll talk." Spence said, slipping a card
into her awaiting hand.
He placed the drinks down at their table at which they had now arrived.
"Lisa, the is Spence. He’s an agent. My agent." she told the small crowd.
"Really?" came a joint reply from Spence, Lisa and Al.
"Yeah. I pick him. He’s going to be good. I can feel it." she told them.
"Thank you!" Spence said seriously. "We’ll talk soon." he promised and then left to rejoin
his party.
Well, you certainly can pick them, Kat." Lisa said.
"Check this out -" she continued, holding up a newspaper with a headline that read:
HOLLYWOOD’S NEWEST STAR - KATHERINE WALKER
"That’ll grab their attention." she said dryly. "What’s next?" Lisa inquired."Well, there’s
two movies right is a row that Spence said are perfect for me." she gushed.
"What about Al?" Lisa inquired.
"What about him? I guess we’re together - in a way. Right now it’s good the way it is. He doesn’t want anything
serious and neither do I. I’m twenty-one. I want to work! And if I fun with Al, then I’ll have fun. When it’s not
fun then we’ll stop." she summarized.
"It’s that simple?" her friend asked.
"That simple." Katherine told her.
Too bad that’s not how Al saw it.
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