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Ever since Dial L for Loser, Claire had a hate for Massie Block that nobody else could understand. Claire knew she should have been the one that went to sleepovers with Abby and shopped with Hadley. Conner should have been her movie boyfriend. At first she accepted the fact that Massie beat her in the audition. That was, until she found out the truth.
"That's cool Mass. Meet you in 10 with the Starbuck's on set?" I walked through the maze of sets I had come to know like the back of my hand. I was trying to talk on the Motorola Massie gave me and balance a tray of Frappachino's at the same time. Right now I was walking around the lot they used for My Goodbyes.
"Yeah. Hey can you make sure I put my cell in the charger? I left it in my trailer and I don't have time to check because we shoot in 20 and I'm running lines with Conner." she used a sickly sweet tone with me. Ever since she got the part I was basically her assistant. I didn't mind though. Being with her, Abby, and Leesh every night for movie stuff in Hollywood made it all worth it. Even when I envied her every second of every day for being able to live out my dream.
" Yeah, see ya then" I snapped my phone shut with my thumb and rounded the corner on the set of Never After. I waved to Emilia Braden and Melena Trace. They were my two best friends when Massie was rehearsing and Alicia was busy shopping or talking to "Jaw-shie" on the phone. I couldn't wait to be able to go home and brag that I have contacts with the two teen idols.
"Claire-a-belle come here!" Emilia called from her chair. She gave me the nickname as soon as we met. We became friends easy and had tons of inside jokes. She was sitting sideways with her Converse-clad feet hanging over the side. Her signature blond curls were glossed and camera-ready for the next episode where her character, Carla, was supposed to finally break up with her jerk of a boyfriend, Andy. I walked over to the two and set down my cardboard tray. I could see the liquid jostling inside the cups and watched it settle back into a still pool.
"What's up?" I asked. I tugged on my super short bangs. Sure they looked ah-dorable but they had to constantly be swept to the side or brushed.
"You know how my character,Celia, is supposed to be going out with Jason?" Melena started. It took me a few days to be friends with her because she was shy around me. That is so weird. A Hollywood starlet being nervous around a regular person like me. "We have the scripts for the next few episodes and Celia finds Jason cheating on her with Mallory!" her eyes were wide with excitement. She absolutely hated the guy that was Jason so she was happy with not having to act all coupely on and off screen. I couldn't blame her either. That boy was an arrogent mess.
I smiled at her and hoped Mass wouldn't be mad at me for taking so long. Oh well, if I didn't get there I guarentee Stella or Emma would get it for her. We gabbed about the show and Dial L until an enraged Rupert Man showed up 10 feet away from us. If looks could kill then the first person to look into his cobalt eyes would be dead.
"Stella do you think I cah that the blond gihl was betta! Massie wahs prettieh and was betta for tha paht. Plus she took a clahss and is just as good. Of course I buh-leive Mahssie about huh bein a diva. Did you see how she acted whun she got a little watuh spilled on her! Totahl freak out!" He was pacing and turning red in the face from yelling. I felt buzzing in my ears and was light-headed. Massie STOLE my role. I may have freaked a little when Alicia spilled the water on me ,but I was about to audition for a movie!
"Listun. Nobudy will find out that it wahsnt faih. Would you rathah have Clah and her "boyfriend problems and drahma" as Mahssie put it. I cahn't have that on set. "He waited for Stella to reply before slamming his phone shut and throwing it against the hard floor. The phone shattered upon contact. It looked just how my heart felt. Broken.
After Massie left Claire standing in the hall, she felt the hate all over again. She was finally the best around here so why was she suddenly feeling queesy after the encounter? She knew one thing though. It was on.
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Alicia walked through the front door of her estate with the whole Massie thing still fresh in her mind. She had to hand it to the girl. She kept her composure in a situation where Alicia herself would have broke down then and there. But didn't Massie deserve everything she was about to get? She did steal the role from Claire in a once-in-a-lifetime opprotunity. There was only one thing to do at a time like this: report the news.
Usually when she entered her house she went to the kitchen to grab a bottle of Perrier. She would watch something on Mtv or vh1. Then she would go upstairs to finish homework while she listened to her iPod nano. Today she just went straight upstairs without stopping for anything.
"Hey mama" she called to her mom as she raced up the spiral stairs to get to her room. She didn't have the time or energy to explain the story to anybody but her "viewers". She tried taking the steps two at a time but ended up nearly face-planting in her 2 inch Choo's. She bit her lip and examined the small scrape just below her left knee. She couldn't feel any pain so she just kept going before the day caught up with her.
" Dinner is in an hour"her mother called in her thick Spanich accent from one of the many living rooms of the mansion. Alicia couldn't have cared less about eating because if she knew Massie Block,this was far from over. That was enuff to keep anyone from an appetite.
She walked down the long hall way that was painted in fiery Spanish colors. Bright reds and oranges surrounded her. She could see the stained wood door to her solace of comfort only feet away.
Stepping in to her Jasmine theamed room she dropped her limited edition Dolce & Gabbana bag by the door and flopped down on her bed. She rested for a few seconds before sitting up to fluff her hair. In her mind she collected all of her thoughts in to a "report" before twisting the crystal handle and sauntering in to her private turqoise and orange bathroom. She felt the cold tile through her socks and it sent a chill up her spine. She pulled out her microphone and sat on the motorcycle seat before counting down and beginning her message.
"Hey everybody. This is Alicia Rivera with Behind the Scenes at OCD and today we have an exclusive story. Local celeb, Massie Block, has been exhiled from her circle of friends. Last month Claire Lyons was cheated out of the role of Molly in Dial L for Loser, by then queen Massie Block. Me and Claire came together to go against Massie. We didn't mention knowing anything until we could get either Kristen or Dylan on boared with us. When Massie finally slipped and said something about Kristen behind her back, we were ready and armoured. Kristen heard the embellished version of the story from us and has been anti-Mass ever since. Dylan was a little harder to sway. We couldn't get anything about Dyl from Massie so we embellished again. Okay we made it all up but we needed Dylan. Today was the showdown between Claire and Massie. Massie and Claire both held strong and didn't give up. Even when Mass was faced with having no friends and having her boyfriend stolen by me. That part was all Miss Lyons doing though. She took pictures of "Molly" and "Brad" and passed them off as Massie and Conner. I didn't have a say in my new boyfriend. I still love Josh Hotz but if I go against Claire now,it could be fatal to my social life. Dylan seems to be giving in already and maybe if I do also we can overthrow Claire and Kristen. Until next time. This has been a very long and confused report by Alicia Rivera." she carefully put away her microphone and took a long look in the mirror.
Her reflection was not flawless and perfect. She looked worn and tired from all the drama. She glanced down at the picture of Derrick that Claire had put on the desk top of her vanity. She snarled in disgust and tossed the cheap frame across the room so it landed in the trash can. If Claire didn't fix things with her and Josh soon, Alicia would.
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"Hello?" Kristen Gregory answered her cell phone while juggling her custom made soccer ball. The spring air felt good on her skin and she was glad to be outside again.
"Hey Kris-its Layne"her friends kind voice came through the phone. Talking with her secret friends always calmed her down. The Witty Committee had been together since the beginnig of 7 grade and was never any drama. A call with Layne was just what she needed to get rid of the current stresses of school. Even when her friend was making obnoxious chomping sounds on her current fxation: Grape bubblegum.
"Hey L. What's up?" Kristen asked as she balanced the ball on her foot. She had been practicing a new move and she needed to practice her balance with the ball.
"Listen. Normally I wouldn't care about all the popularity drama but this time I have to tell you. Claire's different. She told me this whole twisted story about Massie and the movie and revenge. You shouldn't be in on this. She told me she lied about Massie talking about you. Massie only said Kori was getting better and you should watch for her. She never said anything at all about how you look,or your skills or how you don't ever get boyfriend's. That was all Claire." Layne stopped so Kristen could take in all the information.
"I. Bu-What?" she couldn't believe what was happening. Claire completely lied to her so she would join in on some insane scheme just because Claire didn't get the part in a movie.
"Thanks Layne." Kristen told her genuinly. She was still in shock about the giant mistake she made. Correction:the giant mistake CLAIRE made.
"No problem. If you ever wanna get rid of those posers for good-" Kristen smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Yes Layne. I know where to find you"she hit the end call button on her phone and triend to map out a plan on how to get rid of Claire once and for all.
Bam! And chapter 2 is finito. Review please!!