"Come on, Mr. Protagonist! Move faster!"
"Just give me a minute."
"Be quick or else, I will you leave behind!"
"Okay, okay. I've finished it already."
"Really?! Good! Let's go!"
Rhianne tightly holds Keith's hand as she excitedly pulls him to go to the greenhouse at the back of their school. Rhianne does not want to be late and urged Keith to move fast so they can both watch the shooting. Today is the fourth day of shooting that is happening in their school. Since the day Rhianne and Keith reconciled, a lot of things had already happened.
Rhianne already met Director Jamie with the help of her brother. Francis personally knew this director and when he got a chance to talked with her, he mentioned that his little sister's dream to become a film director in the future. Francis also asked Director Jamie if it was possible for her to spend a little bit of her time with Rhianne. Fortunately, Director Jamie said yes.
At first, Director Jamie thought that the little sister Francis mentioned to her is a spoiled little brat who just wanted to make a fuss in their set. Director Jamie knew that the Cartel family is a rich and well-known family in their city. She once heard about the Cartel family have a young daughter and they extremely pamper her. It would not be a surprise if that daughter will become spoiled and unreasonable.
But when Director Jamie met Rhianne for the first time, she was actually stunned on her seat. She did not know that the young lady from the Cartel family is absolutely beautiful. Despite her young age, a person who is not blind can see the good features that this little girl possessed. Director Jamie might mistake Rhianne as a young idol in the entertainment circle if she did not know her identity.
Rhianne was really excited to meet a real film director in person. She really wanted to meet Director Jamie in person and now that she was standing in front of her, Rhianne feels like she was walking on a cloud. Deep inside, Rhianne was actually thanking the heavens for giving her this opportunity to talk to a real film director. Despite her excitement, Rhianne still politely introduced herself.
Director Jamie was more surprised after Rhianne politely greeted her. She actually treated her with respect. In her whole career, Director Jamie had seen a lot of people. Some are honest, but most of them are either greedy for fame, popularity, and money.
In all honesty, Jamie had met a lot of spoiled little princesses from different rich families before. Though they flatter her with a smile on their face, Director Jamie can still see truth through their eyes. As a director, she knows how to critique and judge the people around her. But seeing this cute, little girl who is as pure as crystal, Director Jamie was caught off-guard, but nevertheless, pleased with her.
After that, Director Jamie let Rhianne stay near her as she works on the movie they are filming at their school. While she was working, Rhianne was only watching them quietly without making anything to disturb them. But when Director Jamie asked the little girl if she had a question, Rhianne will quickly fire her a ton of questions full of curiosity about her work. It seems like a whole day was not enough for Director Jamie to answer her questions, so she gave Rhianne permission to visit her tent after her classes.
That's why Rhianne was acting like a little girl full of energy every day. When her family asked what makes her acting like this, Rhianne will quickly tell them her experiences and interactions with the Director. Carmie, Tim, and Francis had never seen Rhianne acting like this before. Her eyes were twinkling with delight as she happily shares her stories with them.
As for Keith, he was always accompanying Rhianne on the set after their classes. Though he can't relate to their topics, Keith was still sitting next to Rhianne as she happily chats with the Director. But he never finds himself bored since Rhianne makes a lot of cute expressions and remarks.
Today, Rhianne together with Keith enters a huge red tent. The staffs and crew already know them and instead of stopping them, they just let them pass and enter the tent. Rhianne happily greets the crew while they are passing by until she reaches Director Jamie's tent. She carefully looks inside the tent to see if the director was inside or not.
"Director Jamie, I'm here!" Rhianne said the moment she saw her sitting on a foldable chair while drinking her coffee.
"Rhianne, you are here." Director Jamie smiled. "Keith, too."
"Of course! I was really— Huh? Are you okay, Director? You are frowning, aren't you?"
"Good observation." Director Jamie praised. "I am okay now. Just a little stress because one of our artists is late. We are still waiting for her to come so we can finish our filming today."
"Oh."
"Come on, you two. Sit beside me."
Director Jamie taps the vacant chair beside her. Rhianne sits on it without showing any hesitation. As for Keith, he pulls the chair placed on the corner and put it beside Rhianne's chair. As usual, he will sit there quietly and waits for Rhianne to finish her business here on the set for today.
"Of course! Director, I had finished answering my assignments that you gave to me yesterday. Look!"
Rhianne gave her a portfolio full of colorful pictures. Director Jamie gave Rhianne homework to distinguish the effect of colors in a movie. If Rhianne really wanted to be a director, she should know the right use of color, the shaping of different moods in a scene, the way a pinnacle moment dazzles, the feeling of an entire film. Director Jamie opens the portfolio and reads the small sticky notes plastered on each page where Rhianne's answers are written on it.
"Hmm. Not bad. You have a good evaluation on each picture."
Rhianne beams happily after being praised by the director. Keith feigned a fake cough to stop himself from laughing out loud. Rhianne looks like a small rabbit twitching her imaginary bunny ears in delight. Rhianne did not notice what he is trying to, but Director Jamie did. She always noticed this young lad who always accompany this young girl.
Who would not notice him? Aside from his unique features such as his eyes, this young lad is actually good-looking too. Standing next to Rhianne, they actually make a pair of beautiful couples. No wonder they can make the eyes of other people stares at them wherever they go.
"Director Jamie, we have a problem!"
A female crew member suddenly shows up in Director Jamie's tent. She is sweating and catching her breath. It is obvious that she runs just to get here. The female crew member is also holding a phone and quickly shows it to the director.
"What is it?" Director Jamie asked and look at the phone screen the female crew is holding. After reading the message, Director Jamie's mood suddenly changes.
"What is the meaning of this?! She will withdraw from the movie?! We almost finished filming half of this movie!"
"Her manager said she will talk to you personally later. He also said that they will shoulder any fees for making an inconvenience for you and the whole crew."
"I do not want their money. What I want is professionalism! Who the hell will do this aside from his artist? What is the reason for her withdrawal in the movie?" demanded Director Jamie.
"Well... Kelly got a fight will Aldrich yesterday. She was determined to withdraw from the movie. In fact, she left the city to go abroad earlier."
The female crew's voice gets softer as she explains the situation. It is because she can see the director's face getting darker while listening to her. Of course, the director is the only upset with their current situation. They already spend a lot of time on this film and Kelly's sudden disappearance will make a big hassle for all of them.
"The nerve of that girl! This is just her first project but Kelly dares to make a huge problem just because she got a petty fight with Aldrich?!"
The three people inside aside from the director can feel the anger rising from her. The female crew excuse herself and quietly left the tent. Rhianne and Keith look at each other and then look back at Director Jamie. With a tacit understanding, Rhianne nods her head and carefully walk towards the director.
"Uhm... I think we should leave now, Director. Keith and I do not want to disturb you with your work." Rhianne said. "We can resume our conversation later when you have extra time."
Director Jamie turns her head to look at the pretty girl standing beside her. Her sharp eyes were scrutinizing Rhianne from head to toe. Rhianne's instincts were telling her to leave now or else, she will be involved in something. Before Rhianne can wave her hands to say goodbye, Director Jamie firmly holds both of her shoulders and stares at her with an approving look on her face.
"You, Rhianne Cartel, can solve my problems." Director Jamie said with determination. "You can help me."