A LOST FRIEND

— Amaranta did not answer Hector's question, but rather what she did was apologize to him and go to a somewhat secluded place and check her cell phone, to see if Izan had sent her a message, she missed him, she missed him too much and right now she needed him with her.

She saw that there was still no message from Izan Marsans, she felt a little desolate.

— When Amaranta was immersed in her thoughts, the assistant of the director Exxo arrived and informed her that she had to meet at the office with Johanna and Daniel, so she went to that place, where when she arrived, Hector del Campo himself was already there.

—"Amaranta, how good that you came" said Johanna, because she wanted to talk to them both because they were the main actors in her movie. "I would like to tell you three something so that you understand why this film is so important to me and why I wrote it. Almost 20 years ago, I met Dulce. She was the woman who saved my life, she was the one who helped me become what I am today. I owe her a lot. She was the one who lived this love that I captured in this script. I have blamed myself for all these years because when I went back to look for her after going to deliver a job, she was no longer there. If I had arrived shortly before they arrived with the news that her husband had died on a mission, maybe she…

I don't know. I just want you to understand that it is based on real events, that they were a couple who existed and gave everything for love. If I tell you this it is because I want you to put more than just an act, your spirit, your love, and soul" Johanna finished, with a low and sad voice.

—"Johanna, but you hadn't even told me this before and your movie was written many years ago, I only knew that it was a friend who helped you the day I met you"- Daniel Exxo commented.

—"True Daniel, but it's very difficult to assimilate that when I returned I found that she had committed suicide for love, I couldn't believe it, since she was pregnant, that's why I blamed myself for not coming back soon." Johanna was very sad when she remembered that woman who gave her so much help in the most vulnerable moment of her life, without asking for anything in return, as she wished she and her daughter or son were alive.

—"Mom Johanna, she's surely alive, don't suffer" Amaranta hugged Johanna. "But, it seems a bit like my mother's story" Amaranta thought when she remembered what she had managed to read in her mother's diary, besides there should be another or other diaries apart from the one she had, where are they?

—"Mom, are you sure your friend died?" Amaranta asked Johanna.

—"What Amaranta says is true, are you sure she died, I don't think so. If she was pregnant, she surely gave birth, she will be living somewhere" Daniel expressed his doubts.

—"I promised her to write her beautiful love story, one day, even as a joke, she gave me a letter authorizing me all the rights to do so, and I have that letter…"

—"Then say no more, we will help our producer achieve her dream and if her friend is alive, she will find her through this film"- affirmed Hector del Campo.

—"Mom, we will not let you down" said Amaranta very happily. "You know, I thought it was similar to my mother's story, according to what I read in her diary."

—"Amaranta, many women have lost their partners, husbands, or boyfriends serving their country, they leave behind their family, girlfriend, lover, wife, and a lot of pain and a great emptiness. But you know if your mother is alive and sees you on the big screen, I wish with all my heart that she recognizes you and returns to your side." Johanna Sáenz took Amaranta in her arms.

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— After the conversation in the director's office, they went to the dressing rooms to prepare for the scene they would play in the afternoon.

Amaranta was touched up, she is only ready to go on stage, while she waited to be called, she moved to a corner of the dressing room and faced the wall, which, logically, would not allow her to see who was entering. She took her cell phone. As she could calm her desire to call Izan, she was debating whether to dial or not, since it was early, and he might not answer. In the end she decided and dialed.

*Ring (hunch)

*Ring (hunch)

*Ring (hunch)

*Ring (hunch)

— If she continued like this, her heart would jump out of her chest before Izan answered the call, she was very nervous.

—"Amaranta"

—"Is something wrong?" Izan answered with a very sexy voice, more than she could expect.

—"Oh Izan, nothing, I just wanted to hear your voice" Amaranta answered in a low and shy voice

—"Silly girl, how are you?"

—"Well, we finished a meeting with my mom Johanna, and she told us that the movie is based on the life of a friend of hers, but don't you think Izan, it would be beautiful if it was the Story of my parents?"

—"It could be beautiful" He was answering calmly, with a magnetic voice, but with few words.

—"Izan, you are very busy, if it is this way, I can hang up

I don't want to bother you" Amaranta was disappointed for not hearing her voice, in a long conversation.

—"Little Amaranta I'm listening to you"

—"But you only answer me with one or two words" Amaranta pouted and said this with an upset girl's voice.

—"Why do you want me to answer more?"

—"Because your voice calms me, now I'm very nervous, I'm going to record my first scene, I need to feel that you support me"

—"Relax, everything will go well"

— While Amaranta and Izan continued their talk, Héctor del Campo entered the dressing room. He saw Amaranta, who turned around at that moment and made signs to him that she was talking on the phone, but he had already heard the way she spoke to the other person.

He felt a little jealous without knowing yet who it was, what he was sure of was that it was a man, by how she addressed him. What could that man have that he didn't have? He.

— Hector thought. I'm handsome, 1.83 meters tall, green eyes, brown hair, kind, from a good family (although my grandfather is angry because I'm an actor and not a soldier), a doctor, if I wanted to leave this profession I could go to my family's clinics. What the hell am I assuming, if I just saw her today for the first time. But it wouldn't be bad to win her over, to make her my wife, so they would stop telling me to marry any of those high society sluts, where my parents live.

— While Hector del Campos was rambling in his thoughts, Amaranta ended the call with Izan Marsans. She went to where Hector was and they left the dressing rooms.

—"Amaranta" It was CEO Philip Thompson, who was calling her, who was a little surprised when he saw who he was with. "Hector, don't tell me you're working on this movie."

—"Look at me, and now I'm Amaranta's boyfriend," he replied with great pride, not expecting what was coming.

—"What are you telling me?" Philip was furious. If Izan Marsans found out about this, that Amaranta had only been on the set for a few hours and already had a boyfriend, he would hang him first by his beautiful balls and then tear off every part of his beautiful body. This couldn't be happening to him. "Come here for a moment, Hector." She separated him from Amaranta.

—"I'll tell you this once and let it be clear to you. If you want to remain whole, it's better that you leave Amaranta alone. You understand, stay away from her." After saying this, she hit him on the head, leaving him totally confused and above all very disheveled.

—"Philip, you and Hector know each other," Amaranta asked.

—"I saw him grow up, so I really know what kind of guy he is, Amaranta, why does Hector say he's your boyfriend?"

—"Because he is, in the movie" Philip answered with total innocence, not knowing whether to cry or laugh. "Hector. Why didn't you explain yourself quickly?"

—"Philip, I don't know what a dirty mind you have, but I'm a good boy"

—"I hope so, she belongs to my company and is under my personal care, so don't get close to her off the set, do you understand?" Philip knew he was a good boy, from a good family, but he didn't want any trouble with Izan Marsans.

— Hector del Campo stood up. His mind was somewhere else. "We're about to start filming. Are you ready?"

—"I'm ready," Amaranta answered, full of energy.

— Hector and Amaranta arrived at the set together. A staff member had already prepared all the props they would need.

***Recording***

— They were in a small room. It was Dulce's hostel.

A poster of a pop diva was hanging on the wall of the hostel. A single bed and a desk were also there.

The desk was covered with a flower-patterned cloth and a sheet of glass was placed on the cloth. A radio and some other objects were on the table.

The rustic feel of the room was very noticeable…