Cut! The director yelled after hours of shooting.
Finally!! a crew member shouted exhaustively from behind, some other members began cheering, laughing and clapping.
Elena Moore let out a sigh of relief.
It had been twelve hours of smiling, crying, twelve hours of repeating the same line until they felt tattooed into her soul.
And finally It was a wrap.
Her scene partner walked up to her and offered her a bottle of water . That was perfect, you nailed it like you always do.
Thanks she said offering him a small smile.
But her mind was long gone.
Today wasn't just like any other day on set.
Today was September third.
It was five years in the making
It was her anniversary.
It was five years of hiding, five years of pretending not to have a love life, five years of carefully protecing Ethan from the press, from halters and fans, from the industry obsession of destroying things that were beautiful.
And she was still here working like always.
She took our her phone from her bag, tapped on the on button to check the time, it indicated 6:30pm.
Thankfully they had finished right on time.
For this year's anniversary Elena decided to go all out.
All out included proposal.
And yes Elena Moore was going to propose.
The reservation had been booked two days ago by her friends who were also her management, they were the only people who knew about her relationship with Ethan.
They had booked a very private rooftop table at Skyloft, with candle lights and the view of the city including the oceans.
Before her shoot started earlier today Elena had called ahead to make sure it was going to go as planned.
She just wanted to be alone with him again, because their anniversary was like the only time where they both get to spend quality time together no matter how busy their schedule maybe.
And every single year Elena always looked forward to the third of September where she could be herself again and not the famous Elena people adore.
she packed her things in her bag in a hurry, and walked towards the exit where a few members of the cast stood.
She didn't know what they were discussing but she could tell they were all laughing at Diamond's dry jokes.
Our Hollywood queen is here, Diamond said as Elena got closer to them. And they all turned to look at her.
Oh please she said waving her hands in the air to dismiss him.
Are you leaving already her scene partner asked her.
Yes I have something important to do today she said smiling from ear to ear.
Come with us Elena, Diamond said while putting his hand over Elena's shoulders.
we are doing wine and anything you had like, you know how we do it after every successful scene.
I am sorry you all, she said pretending to adjust her shirt just so she could remove Diamond's hand from around her shoulders.
I will have to pass today, something really important came up tonight.
That statement of hers earned so many reactions from her colleagues.
Awwn!!
Ohhhhh!!!!
Ouch my chest Diamond said placing his hand on his chest.
Quit being dramatic she said to Diamond, while hitting his chest lightly
Oooh!! mystery girl, her scene partner from earlier said.
She is bailing out on us because of her secret billionaire lover!
Elena burst into laughter at that statement
What the hell ....her remaining statements was interrupted by the blaring of a car horn from the front of the studio.
She turned to look and it was her car, a black SUV.
I guess that is my clue to leave she said, bidding them goodbye as she walked towards the car.
The car door opened before she could reach for it, her driver Marcus greeted her with a bright smile.
Back to the apartment miss Elena?
Yes please.
And please take the back route, no main road, I don't want to run into fans or paparazzi.
Marcus nodded and shot the door behind her.
***
While inside the car Elena leaned back into her seat.
she pulled her black hoodie over her head, brought out her face cap from inside her bag and put it over her head, she also brought out a black face mask which she placed over her face and lastly her big black sunglasses was still on despite the time.
Her hoodie, face cap, face mask and big black sunglasses were her disguise,It was a routine she was already used to.
Out there people do not just recognize Elena Moore, they adore her, they could even devour her if they had the chance to.
And that is the more reason why she built a wall between her pubic and private life.
she only let the media know what she wanted them to know about her, to avoid them pushing a false narrative.
And tonight wasn't about the world it was all about Ethan Maxwell the guy who she met in college, her first love.
The man she had been with for five years, the man who stood by her whenever she was down, the man no one outside her circle knew about, he was the same man she was going to propose marriage to.
The proposal had been her friends idea in the first place.
It's been five years Elena, you don't wait for love you claim it her friend Lucia had said on different occasions.
Finally after much thought she decided to take the first step by proposing to Ethan Maxwell.
She took out the tiny velvet box that was inside her bag. She smiled as she looked at the beautiful ring that she carefully selected for Ethan. It was as simple as he was.
Her smile was cut short as her body jerk forward.
What is going on Marcus she asked her driver
I am sorry ma, he said
She looked out the window and there was a billboard of her, it was for a perfume brand, and the second one was for a clothing brand, just beside both was a big billboard of her for an upcoming premiere.
She smiled.