Mina paused what she was doing and looked up at Sophia.
Sophia immediately rephrased the question. "Yesterday, Julian beat Kael up. Where exactly did you guys go? Why was Julian so furious?"
Mina didn't want to bring up the crazy woman just yet, so she quickly came up with an excuse. "Nowhere, really. We just went out for a drive."
A flicker of disappointment crossed Sophia's eyes, but she simply nodded. "That's good. I was just worried about you."
Feeling slightly guilty, Mina turned away and didn't reply.
On the other side of the room, Vivienne was still thinking about Isolde.
Why had she deliberately bumped into Mina?
Did she figure something out?
Propping her chin on her hand, Vivienne stared out the window at the Talent & Virtue Building across the way. Her mind was still entirely on Isolde when she suddenly noticed a massive film crew lugging heavy cameras up and down the opposite hallway.
Her curiosity instantly piqued. She tapped Bianca's shoulder and pointed. "What's going on over there? Why are there so many people?"
Bianca leaned over to look. "You're right. That's a massive crowd."
The boy sitting in front of them seized the opportunity, instantly spinning around to eagerly explain, "I heard a huge high-budget teen drama is using our campus for some location shots. They're filming right now."
"Location shots?" Bianca asked. "Who is it? I can't believe the school actually agreed to this."
The boy looked at Vivienne. "You guys really don't know?"
Vivienne stared right back. "Are we supposed to?"
The tips of the boy's ears flushed bright red. He quickly turned around, grabbed a poster from his desk, and laid it out in front of Vivienne. "It's the new generation's undisputed beauty, the Nation’s Sweetheart, Lara Arlington!"
"..."
"Do you know what show they're filming?" Vivienne asked with a sweet smile. "How many days are they going to be here?"
The boy quickly dug a production packet out of his desk. "It's called 'The Girl in the Spotlight.' It's about a fiercely talented dancer fighting back against school bullying."
Bianca skimmed the plot summary, her face contorting in pure disbelief. "She is playing a helpless, bullied teenager??? Well, consider my horizons broadened. That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard."
"How did you even get this?" Vivienne asked.
"The crew was handing them out on our side of the campus this morning," the boy scratched his head. "They said the extras they hired from the Talent & Virtue Building didn't look 'bullied' enough, so they wanted to see if anyone over here was willing to step in. I just grabbed a packet while I was walking by."
Vivienne stared at the packet in Bianca's hands, lost in thought. Just as she opened her mouth to speak, a heavy shadow fell across her desk.
"Little brat. Care to explain if this was your doing?"
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