Shadows and Stars.

se, was waiting for me to take me to the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. At the age of 21, I found myself nominated for a prestigious Hollywood Film Academy Award,

eteriorated reality was hidden, revealin

rough on my meticulously planned escape plan. I slid the prepared suitcase from under the bed, changed my look by adopting a straight black wig, and collected the falsified documents obtained on the underground market for the trip. I went down to the car, adopting Lily's n

as kept strictly secret, thus escaping the uncomfortable lenses of the paparazzi that disturb the lives of celebrities. On the plane, I toasted with champagne and, at the same time, cried over the dif

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ious accident and I had fought hard to save her. My body ached under the surgical lights, and the smell of formaldehyde permeated my lab coat. I was so tired that I didn't notice the place fillin

andance entered,

he case?" She asked, standing next to me, looking around the room, pla

okay?" He ask

hat crowd is this

Film Festival. The city is teeming with magnificent artists." I smiled ner

the hospital, I finished a surgery that lasted almost six hours. The child is o

s! The child is alive,

dance, after mumbling an appropriate response, bit the sandwich harder t

t with me. I'm tired, and you know how I feel af

d fun with a man? What's wrong with watching famous actors walk the red carpet? You need to relax, woman. I

gest we enjoy the glo

atic women. That was when on TV I saw the image of Jack Alton, my old love from the past, who had just ar

there, unable to look away. He was older, but still stunning. His wide smile brought back memories of how he

trying to escape

t's rare for me to watch movie

riend. In what wor

way. And occasionally some kind of relationship and

w. He is incredible! Can you imagine if I met him in

, but with a mischievous smile. "Like Cinderella. You would be the

t out

ld just ta

wning, Candance always managed to make me smile. I looked back at the screen, and

n't take your eyes off the screen. Look at all the women

I stood up and kissed the tall woman on the cheek, w

ision. I need to rest

so we can go

I joked, making a

today. I'll have co

the sea, on the main

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ch I lived in, had three floors and six apartments. Nobody knew, but I was the owner of it all. Apartment rentals provided me with extra income. Despite be

ess already intensifying, I headed home

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me back to the award ceremony of the famous festival. Damn the time when Candance and all the nurses in that depart

te not following his career, while I was on the boardwalk, I read about it. When he took the stage as the night's big winner an

to relax by drinking the bottle of wine and lay down right after Jack left the stage. I lay down, exhausted, but memories of the past came and went. Fragments of a distant pa

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and shared it with two other nurses. Since we met, she has never had breakfast in

dency, when I entered the hospital, all eyes turned to me. My friend says to this day that I glowed. - It look

t helped me relax. That

always tense. I need to repeat this to you every day,

I went to the bedroom, went into the bathroom and did my morning hygiene. After getting

while she was looking at her ce

ple got hurt when they jostled to see the artists. But overa

un on the beach. Sta

e up, I need to sl

"even though you don't live in my

fee and got up and

ake? I did it with so much care."

ull stomach, I won't be ab

e it in the

owing an air kiss and

in front of the Ritz Hotel. I thought it was an accident and was ready to help, but it wasn't that.

o the surface, but soon dissipated when I was bumped and ended u

you down." Said the teenager,

u guys look crazy." I sa

go out for a walk. It's a chance to see it

e, a side street to the right of the hotel, where there was no one. I had a crazy urge to talk about the tactics actors used to deceive fans, like the one

crowds. As soon as I passed the garage, a speeding car came out and turned in the opposite direction to me. What caught my attention was the sudden braking tha

continued on my way. There were still 4 km to complete the route. I told Candance: "it was only two", but I felt the need to run much more than that. The adrenalin

That's what I aske