Cat was sitting in her room, doing her homework, when somebody knocked on her door.
"Come in." Cat yelled as she had finished reading the assigned part. She closed the book and lifted her gaze to see her mother standing at the door.
"Honey, I just picked up our mail and found this letter. It's for you." Her mom said as she handed her the letter and walked out of the room. Cat looked at the envelope, opening it after not finding from who it was. In the envelope she found a something. It was a ticked for an event. It read "The Freakshow Horror Film Festival". Cat remembered Jade telling her about such festivals in the past. Next to that ticked was a first class plane ticket to Florida. Cat opened the sheet of paper next and began reading it:
Dear Cat
If you found the ticket, you already have an idea what this is about. My movie's pre-premiere is going to be on the The event lasts one week, and the studio will get permissions from school so you can be absent. I would be happy if you and the others would come to Florida and spend that week with me. It is a very important moment for me. You know that I worked very hard for that movie and the pre-premiere means a lot in promoting it. Jacob, the producer, got me the tickets and I sent each of you a letter with a plane ticked to Florida so you can come and be here with me when my movie gets shown for the first time. I want to share it with my friends; especially my best friend. I hope you can come.
Love, Jade.
Ps: The trailer for my movie is online, so feel free to watch it ;) Call me soon.
A wide smile appeared on Cat's face as she finished reading the letter. She would travel to Florida and spend time with Jade again. She smiled even more when she realized that it meant that the movie was done and Jade would come home soon. She took the plane ticked and searched for the date. The ticket was reserved for the plane leaving in a week. She needed to ask her parents, but they would say yes. Especially after they saw her be sad and depressed in the past few months because Jade wasn't there. Cat laid the ticked on the table and picked up her phone. She searched her contacts and stopped at the one she wanted. She called the number and waited for a few rings until her call got answered.
"Hey Tori, it's me. Did you get a letter from Florida?" Cat asked as soon as she heard her pick up.
"I'm actually reading it right now. I can't believe she got us all tickets to the festival and to Florida."
"Neither can I. Are you going?"
"Of course! I wouldn't miss this for anything, even if I don't like horror movies."
"Yay. How about this, tomorrow, after school, we all meet somewhere and discuss the trip. I hope everyone will go."
"Oh trust me, we all are going. Beck won't miss this for anything, and Andre and Robbie simply love to travel. But you are right; we need to talk about the trip. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye!" Cat said as she hung up. She ran downstairs to the living room where her parents were watching TV. She showed them the letter she got from Jade and asked for their permission to go. They looked at each other for a while, but after a few rules got set, they agreed. The Valentines smiled as they watched Cat jump around out of joy, glad to see her happy again. Cat ran back upstairs and took her phone again. She typed a quick message and giggled as she sent it to Jade.
Got your letter; cya in a week :D 3
Jacob, Andrew, Jade and the two main heroines, Samantha and Rachel, were having dinner together in a restaurant. The actors, Jade had finished giving an interview in a local radio show while Jacob had been at the studio to talk to Paramount's CEO and the Board of directors. They were all talking about the promotional work they had done in the past weeks. The trailers were put on the internet and every fourth big cinema in the country. They had interviews, radio and TV appearances left and right, all for the sake of letting the people know that the movie existed and why it was worth spending money on.
"Here's the deal. The higher ups love the promotional work we have been doing. But we need one more thing if we want them to distribute the movie on a larger scale. Our only hope is that a credible film critic is going to attend the festival and write a good critique about the movie. Now, I'm not worried about critiques being there. What I'm more worried about is if the movie rubs one of them the wrong way and they bury it as soon as they can." Jacob explained.
"Why would any critic do something like that? The movie is great." Andrew protested.
"Oh it is. I know that the movie is great. My bosses agree too. But that's not the point. Look, the audiences on such festivals are all hardcore horror fans. Those people have seen it all, and they won't just accept everything you show them. Also, some of the critics are simply assholes. They will wreck a good movie just for the sake of writing something bad and finding the most stupid things to bitch about." Jacob said as he looked around the table.
"Sensationalism." Jade simply stated, making Jacob motion towards here as if he was saying "exactly".
"I've read many of those. They will pick a detail, whatever they can find. Be it violence, profanity, cheapness, some hidden message. Anything." She finished.
"Exactly that. They do that, someone will call them up on it and the critic gets invited to a radio show or anything, and gets free and effective way to promote himself. And we all know how society is. They love negative things." Jacob emphasized the last sentence to make his point. The others nodded, understanding the part of the business.
"What if it backfires?" Samantha asked all of the sudden.
"What do you mean backfires?" Rachel asked, looking at her colleague.
"What I mean is that those things happen to every movie. That doesn't have to ruin it. Sometimes, when you tell people that something is bad, crappy or however you want to call it, they want to see it even more. Find out for themselves." She explained.
"True. That happens often with teenage audiences. Tell them that something isn't good for them and they will run towards it even quicker." Andrew agreed.
"Well, let's just wait and find out in a week. Who knows what will happen. For now, you all did a great job. Especially you Jade. I've worked with many producers, older and more experienced than you, and yet I've never seen anyone have such a clear vision and idea of what he or she actually wants. I don't care how the movie ends; I would love to work with you again. If you write any other script, send it to me." Jacob said as he raised his glass for a toast. Jade blushed as the others raised their glasses too, cheering her and her work.
"Thank you guys. It was great working with you. If I get another opportunity, you will definitely be a part of it." Jade said as she raised her glass too. She took a sip of her drink when she felt her phone ring. She saw the caller and excused herself. She went outside and answered.
"Hey." She said softly.
"Hey babe. I got your letter. I can't believe that you pulled something like this." Beck said, shaking his head on the other line.
"Are you coming?"
"Of course I am. I wouldn't miss an opportunity to spend time with you."
"Oh god, now I can't wait for next week. Beck, I'm so nervous."
"Why?"
"What if the movie flops after everything? We just talked about it. I'm having dinner with the cast and the producer. We talked about some critic panning the movie or something like that. I don't know what I'm going to do if that happens."
"Jade, calm down. I watched the trailer today with Rob and Andre. Fair to say, we all jumped out of our seats once we watched it. And if it scared me, who watched at least a thousand movies with you, it will work on everyone. Have some confidence in your work."
"I'll try."
"I don't care how successful it becomes, I'm proud of you. We all are."
"You are such a hopeless romantic."
"I know. And I know that you love that about me. I got to go. See you in a week. Love you."
"I love you too. See you soon." She said as she hung up. Just as she wanted to go inside, she got a text message. Then another one. She opened the first one. It was from Tori.
"Got your letter. See you in a week . PS; the trailer scared the chiz out of me!" Jade laughed at the idea of Tori watching the trailer and screaming out of fear. She then opened the other message.
"Got your letter; cya in a week :D 3" Jade smiled when she saw the message. Cat would come too. Another message, this time from Robbie.
"Got your message. Can't wait to see Florida :D" And then Andre's came last.
"See you in a week. Thanks for the invitation. Btw, I'm already scared of your movie :O" She laughed as she remembered what Beck told her. She went back inside with a wide smile on her face.
"Good news?" Jacob asked her with a grin.
"Yeah. My friends are coming. Thank you again for the tickets." Jade said with a honest smile on her face.
"You're welcome."
"Excuse me, I'll be right back." She got up and went to the restroom. As she wanted to walk into it, she noticed something.
"Andrew? Rachel?" Jade called as she saw them kiss in the hallway. As soon as they noticed her, they quickly separated. She hurried back to the table while Andrew was left with a shocked Jade.
"It's… not what you think. You see, she still had some sauce on her lip, so I…"
"Oh stop it. Are you two a couple now?"
"Well, yes."
"And you were going to tell us when?"
"I guess now would be a good idea."
"I agree. Now, go and tell the others." Jade told him as Andrew walked off. Jade laughed as she went into the restroom. She couldn't wait for next week.
