Wildflower by Whitaker Alecia

Author:Whitaker,Alecia [WHITAKER, ALECIA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780316251389
Publisher: Poppy
Published: 2014-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

“That’s a wrap!” the director calls as I kill yet another daisy, plucking it bare and hoping that he loves me.

“Phew,” I say, stretching before I stand up from where I was sitting cross-legged in the field of wildflowers. “What a day.”

The crew member helping me up smiles, and everyone claps. I see lighting guys shaking hands with props people and assistants helping themselves to snack food. It seems like everybody relaxes just a touch before getting to the hard work of packing up.

As I walk past the monitors and lighting equipment toward my trailer, the director calls out to me. “Hey, Bird. Take a look.”

He has the director of photography rewind some of the footage to the scenes where I’m interacting with McKay. Stella is at my side right away, and then my dad steps up, too. “There,” the director says. “Play back.”

I’m a little anxious about what I might see, but when the film rolls, my chin nearly hits the ground. “It looks like a real music video,” Stella comments, taking the words right out of my mouth. Anita, Dan, and Shannon join us, and I can feel the crowd ever so slightly pressing in behind me as the footage rolls.

The whole thing is surreal. I’m looking at my real-life story playing out on the small screen. I mean, it’s a little more polished than me pining over Adam in the Winnebago, but even with all the wardrobe changes and the hair and makeup and McKay’s oiled-up chest, the scenes feel easy and light and not overworked. I watch breathlessly, amazed that I somehow come across as confident and sure instead of awkward and uncertain.

“It’s perfect,” I whisper, watching as our two figures pass each other by, the sun setting behind us, the gold and purple flowers grazing our thighs. “It’s just perfect.”

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