Chapter 42

For their next scene, Valerie is still waiting for her boyfriend. But Raviel is already late for two hours. She became anxious and called him several times. When Raviel finally answered the call, Valerie bombarded him with a lot of questions. She was worried that something bad happened to him.

But it turns out, Raviel forgot their date today and he was sleeping until he answered one of Valerie's calls. Raviel apologized to Valerie a lot of times for his negligence. She told him not to worry about it while trying to cover up her disappointment in her voice. In the end, they decided to cancel their date today and Valerie left their supposed to be meeting place for their date today.

For this scene, Francheska will call Aldrich on his phone to make the scene more realistic. Aldrich, who is playing the role of Raviel, was standing next to Director Cartel. Francheska exchanged her second number with the actor before she returned to the bench.

With Director Cartel's signal, the cameras started rolling again. This time, Francheska's expression has changed. She was no longer smiling. There was a slight frown on her face while her lips pursed from time to time.

Francheska looked at her wristwatch and confirmed that Raviel was late for two hours. She already sent a text to her boyfriend, but she did not receive any reply. Feeling anxious, Francheska started dialing Raviel's number on her phone but all she can hear was the automated woman's voice before ending the call. Not giving up, Francheska continued calling Raviel's number.

The longer Raviel did not answer her call, the more anxious and worried she became. Francheska bit her nail on her thumb while waiting for her boyfriend to answer the call. Not only that, but Francheska sometimes stand up and walked back and forth before sitting again on the bench. After trying to call him for several minutes, her boyfriend finally answered his phone.

"Raviel!" Francheska called his name loudly.

(Hmm? Val?)

Raviel's voice on the other line is low and raspy which made her more worried.

"Are you sick? You did not go to our date today. I'm worried."

(Date? What—Oh, shit. Val, sorry. I'm so sorry. I forgot our date. I... I'm sorry.)

"Oh." Francheska reacted in a soft voice.

Suddenly, she got a complicated expression. Francheska felt mixed feelings when she heard what Raviel had said. She was happy that her boyfriend is safe. But Valerie was also disappointed knowing that Raviel forgot their date. His words really put a cold bucket to her happiness.

(Val, I'm really sorry. I'm a failure—)

"It's okay. I am fine." Francheska said with a smile. But this time, her smile did not reach her eyes. It is obvious that she was just concealing her real feelings.

(Val...)

"Then since I already confirmed that you are okay, then I will hang up for now. I still have to go and meet my friend."

After exchanging a few more words with her boyfriend, Francheska ended the call. She slowly let out a sigh before lazily leaning her back on the bench. Her giddiness and excitement were now gone.

"It's just a date anyway." Francheska murmured to herself. "We can still have another date later."

Lifting her head, Francheska looked up at the sky trying to ease her gloomy mood.

"Cut!"

The gloominess on Francheska's expression has vanished in an instant. She remained seated on the bench while waiting for Director Cartel's judgment. The director watched the scene they shot with seriousness in her eyes. After a few minutes, she nodded her head and compliment Francheska again. The director also complimented Aldrich for his acting during their phone call scene.

When Francheska approached her manager and assistant, they gave her a cup of water to drink and gave their good opinions about her. Some of the casts also approached Francheska as they also shared their praises for her.

Some of the casts of this movie were just new in the entertainment industry. They were lucky that Director Cartel saw potential in them and gave them a role in this movie. This is a good opportunity for them to show their talent which can help them make a solid foothold in their industry. But what made this opportunity more special to them is they will have a chance to act with their idol.

While Francheska was being surrounded by the other casts and staff, Rachel was looking at her with scorned eyes. She is way more talented than Francheska. The only difference between them is that bitch just got lucky when she goes abroad. If not because of that, Francheska will remain as an invisible actress in their industry.