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Lucy blushed again from embarrassment and then ended the call.

It was three o'clock in the afternoon. Lincoln and Lucy were on their way to the recording studio.

"Oh, Lucy, calm down. I understand you're excited, but it's not that bad."

"I can't help it, Lincoln. It's always been a dream of mine to meet Edwin and Griselda." Lucy was sitting in her seat. By her standards, that was impatient.

-In the Studio-

Lincoln and Lucy presented VIP passes, allowing them to enter the registration group.

But they clearly came at a bad time. One of the newly hired actors, dressed in vintage clothes and wearing a white wig, was arguing with the director.

"I agreed to play this ridiculous role in this 5th-grade Fear TV show in exchange for all the demands in the contract my manager handed me. Instead, they gave me this crap!"

"Your trailer is stocked with everything you ordered, and it's exactly how you wanted it! You're stocked with your favorite organic and imported foods. Your payment is twice the budget the episode cost us! What are you complaining about this time, Justin?"

"What am I complaining about? What am I complaining about!? From this! This is what I'm complaining about!?" Referring to the text of his character, specifically in the final part, "Like my character dies in the end? I spent some time on this cliffhanger as a character who barely spoke and never showed his face. Only when I showed up that hideous wolf in CGI. And in my only real appearance, they kill me?"

"You are the wolf and Edwin's romantic rival. You die in Griselda's arms. Don't tell me it's not a beautiful ending."

"It's humiliating! As if my character wasn't shameful in itself. I mean, a wolf with hypoallergenic fur? Really? What foolishness!"

"It's for the sake of continuity. Griselda's character is allergic to wolf fur. So we had to make this one allergy-free."

"And what is this makeup? Even if they are fake, I will not let them fill my beautiful body with terrible scars and vulgar tattoos. Rewrite everything. I want more fame. And I want to stay with the girl."

"The show is called Vampires of Sorrow. Not 'Wolf Tantrum'"

"Then I quit!" Justin takes off his wig and throws it in the director's face before leaving the set.

"Good. Get out. We don't need you... Who should I lie to? Come back. I'll give you your own series." The director started crying on the floor as Lucy approached him.

"Excuse me, sir."

Lucy's sudden appearance startled the director. "Damn girl. You almost gave me a heart attack. And my blood pressure is already high."

"What are you doing here? This is a private set."

"I'm Lucy Loud. I won a contest to watch a recording of the show."

"Oh yes. They informed me of that. As you have seen, there may not be a recording program. Our actor has just resigned. Maybe we must postpone the end of this season. At least until we find a new actor."

"Will my prize remain valid when you find it?"

"No, I'm sorry, girl. You will have to re-enter."

"What? But maybe I will not win again."

"Well, unless you know a handsome man who can memorize four dialogues in an hour, there is no hope. Neither for you nor for today's episode."

At that moment, what the director could only describe as a miracle. The theater gods sent him to his salvation.

"Lucy?"

"I am here, Lincoln."

Lincoln runs to where he heard his sister's voice: "Here you are; don't walk away like that without me; you worried me"

The director is approaching Lincoln and watching him carefully. "Thick, silky, and natural hair. Ideal skin. Which acting agency sent you?"

That confused Lincoln. "I am not an actor, sir. I just came to accompany my sister."

The manager sees the Lincoln stick and says, "You are blind?"

"Yes. Why?"

"You're excellent."

"Why?"

"You will be William, the wolf."

"What?"

"Your scenario is very short. I can print it in Braille in less than fifteen minutes. Do you have a good memory?"

"Oh, yes. I have."

"Good. Go to the dressing room. We have an episode to photograph!"

A group of people transferred Lincoln to the trailer where Justin was staying. In a cloud of cosmetic powder, Lincoln was wearing the clothes that the former actor wore. And the final touch. Wolf ears that complement its appearance.

Then they gave him the text to memorize.

"What trouble did you get me into, Lucy?"

"I think you look very handsome."

"You think so?"

Lucy saw her brother's face with this makeup, which made him look paler, and felt that her heart was beating dauble. "Come here. My beloved wolf"

Lincoln sits on the sofa and puts Lucy on his lap. Then he started kissing her. "I think we have a little time. I promised you that when we are alone, we will do that. So what do you say, Lucy?"

But she stopped him "Wait, Lincoln. No!"

"What is happening? I thought you wanted it."

"Yes, I want it, but not like that; I don't want something spontaneous; I want to enjoy every second; I want it to be long without worrying about time."

"I understand." Lincoln embraces Lucy and kisses her by the neck. "I love you so much."

Lucy caresses Lincoln's cheek and kisses him on the lips. "You'd better start memorizing your lines; you have only one hour before the set starts"

"Give me ten minutes, and I will have memorized it in reverse and forward."

After an hour

The actors known as Edwards, who played the role of Edwin, and Kate, who played the role of Griselda, were waiting for the scene.

Edward stood up, raised his arms, and said in disgust, "I cannot believe that the singer Justin left the offer at the last minute."