-You're distracted, - a voice behind Gwyh ented. She responded differently; it was obvious she was still thinking about irrelevant things. She was o and didn't know how this character mao ule her.

  -You shouldn't be here, iudio, - Gwyh said, looking around at the people nearby. The atmosphere was empty, and there was a trailer nearby. They were in produ, and for now, the attention was focused on the enclosed setting.

  -Miss the ce to see you lookiiful? Ha, e oh know there's more thary between you and me, - the man said, trying to grab the girl by her arms, but she resisted, pulling away from his grasp.

  -Stop harassing me, Leonardo. I have no i in being with a guy like you. You're just a newer, - Gwyh said.

  -Ha, the newer you yearn for. You think you deny it, but you're pletely desperate. Something that wrihat cute forehead, darling, - Leo ented, invading the blonde's personal space, taking her by the waist while burying his nose in her neck.

  Her green eyes sparkled as the blonde's legs began to weaken.

  -What are you talking about? Leave me alone, - she resporying to step back, wanting to refuse, but she was more relut, unlike before. At that moment, the bloarted to give in forcefully to everything that was happening. It was a on occurrence, and the way everything unfolded was crucial because Leonardo started to cut off the escape routes. The attra betweewo was undeniable.

  -I brought some of the wine we drank earlier, - Leonardo ented.

  -Just go away and leave me alone, - Gwyh said, freeing herself from his clutches, and running away with a feeling of distress. Every detail hotographed by the paparazzi, although it seemed hidden, Gwyh's retionship was not well-known in the neers but was known in the industry, as privaly surrounded a few meetings that were under notice.

  ***

  -Ah, the girl... that actress is a real fool, - William Donner ehe patriarch of the family, looking at the future photos that were beginning to circute on a small scale, all for the sake and favor of the family.

  -Your predis were correct, sir, - Charles, one of the young men who was always taking care of William, ented.

  -They were, and in such a way that I only hope my dear Amelia aplish what we're pnning. You bring that model, - William ehinking it was time to meet this Billy Carson who had been in his thoughts for a long time. Little Amelia was turning 16, but it wasn't enough; she was too young to be part of an arranged marriage.

  -I propose everything, sir. Sometimes you be very persuasive, although the young ma know it, he makes many mistakes that a future wealthy man shouldn't make, as everything has been profiled, - Charles ented.

  -I like that she's i. It's in that unawarehat I see the mistakes many make: false happiness, foolishness, the oasis we show to the world's people make them embroil themselves in silly fights, - William ented.

  The door was knocked, and Charles began to put away all the dots oable while William sat at his desk. There were topics of iment, metals, gas, oil, transportation, and unications; curiously, they held a 15% stake in Via, among other panies scattered across his desk. Ten minutes passed while the person at the door waited there patiently.

  Charles opehe door.

  -Thank you for seeing me, Father, - Shawherly ented.

  -e in, my dear, and have a seat, - William Donner said, looking her up and down. She wore a long bck dress, knee-length. Despite being 52 years old, she was still so beautiful—a good iment, he thought for his son, Agustus.

  -Permission granted, - the young woman replied. There wasn't muality, but there was respect. Although etiquette was necessary, people began to reject all the pomp and decided to establish basic etiquettes among the powerful and some social gatherings just to satisfy the ego of some individuals. Even now, he drifted away from those thoughts.

  -I hate it when things don't go perfectly. That's why I did everything possible for people tet your name. Now I find a suffit opportunity to stabilize the family, - William ented.

  -Father... -

  He fell silent, seeing Charles's fearful look, who always used to help him. He took the silehat correspoo him.

  -Is Amelia meeting upbringing expectations? - William asked.

  He could do nothing but nod. She had done everything possible to keep Amelia up to the demanding pace required. She paid for the teachers to be stricter and to grade her work with extreme demands. The promise of a higher average for any gift and the ter position that it is hard to earn. The long motivational talks so that his daughter wouldn't give up, and the encing words, were a testament trandfather.

  -Good. You may leave, - William said, in a deep voice.

  ***

  Billy finished shooting for the day, his face covered in dust, from his hair that looked gray from all the sand hitting it to his entire body being covered in sand. They had been filming for four days, with long shoots of at least fourteen hours each day, and the pace was exhausting the entire produ, with teams rotating. The exhaustion was evident.

  -Cut. -

  -Wow, -Billy sighed, pletely exhausted. The thick dark circles uhe director's eyes were a clear indication that he wasn't the only one feeling the strain. Each take yielded barely 20 minutes of footage, posed of 40-minute sequences, and the pn was to double the capture time to at least two hours.

  -Don't worry, we're all in the same boat, - ented William Dafoe.

  -I beg to differ, - Billy replied, taking a sip of water and watg Winona, who was boung around with enthusiasm, seemingly trary to everyone else around her.

  -We're just mortals, she's the flower in the desert that will bring the film to stardom, - ented William, particurly profound. He erson with great knowledge of literature, poetry, and ema, making him pleasant to verse with.

  -Your poetry is gaining tra; I see she's reading the book you reended retly, - Billy ented, opening a beer from the small refrigerator in the makeshift produ town takeo shoot most of the ses in the desert.

  -Ahhh, a good beer after work, - said William. - , e on, boy, have a beer with these uncultured Ameri men. -

  lifted his nose i, showing a hint of his character, Geoffrey, before bursting into ughter in a not-very-det manner, breaking the facade of a pretentious Brit and embrag his charisma.

  -I want ooo, - Winona said, to Billy's surprise, and everyone's surprise, Winona befriended Firth, the man who pyed her husband, and it seemed they were being great friends, along with a particurly talkative Willem.

  -My dear, you're everything they say, - ented Willem, opening another beer.

  -Hahaha, please, we have to get up early tomorrow. If you keep fttering me, you might not finish your first beer today, - Winona ented, ign that Willem was someone who easily took Winona's teasing and the way everything started to flow with beer, while the light from the street mps apahem. Everyone was dirty from the sand, and a drink before bed was the perfect time.

  -I think it's time for me to go, - said Billy, nodding about his business problems. They were on a fast track with his panies, creating the animated el for children under 7 years old and the dotary el, both aimed at expanding animation tests, telling stories, creating logos, and programs, and using CGI.

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