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SH - Chapter 51: Necessary purchases

Saturday, August 13, 2022

It had been three days since Owen returned home after wrapping up filming for The Hunger Games.

Sophie was still shooting Boogeyman and wouldn’t be back until August 19, just six days away.

The official premiere of Paranormal Activity was getting closer, scheduled for Thursday, September 1.

The premiere would take pla...

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MD - Chapter 212: The phenomenon

12:00 p.m.

The Rose Bowl was already breathing anticipation, even before it filled up.

There were still thirty minutes left until kickoff, but the recruits’ area was already alive with chatter and movement. Under a white tent set up along the south side of the stadium, dozens of young players and adults moved among tall tables, UCLA banners, and signs bea...

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SH - Chapter 50: Hunger Games shot

Owen’s alarm went off at 5:45 a.m.

After he got ready, he went down to the hotel lobby, where the smell of freshly brewed coffee and toasted bread mixed with the low murmur of other guests.

At one of the tables, Tom was absorbed in reading a few pages, probably the day’s script.

“Morning,” greeted Owen, sitting across from him.

Tom looked up and nodded with a fai...

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SH - Chapter 49: Rising Fame

Owen was on the flight to North Carolina. He had said goodbye to his parents and Sophie about half an hour ago.

He sat in a business-class seat, one Larry had negotiated, knowing that Owen was being paid less than Josh Rivera. So, he made sure to squeeze as many perks like this as possible.

A one-way business-class ticket to North Carolina costs over a thousand dollars, and Owen had...

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MD - Chapter 211: Pac-10

Saturday, November 1st, 2010

Andrew woke up around ten in the morning that Saturday. At twelve-thirty, the game between UCLA and Arizona would kick off at the legendary Rose Bowl.

First, he had to pick up Madison, then head to the stadium.

He was eating breakfast calmly at the kitchen table while sunlight streamed through the window, filling the room ...

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SH - Chapter 48: To Sundance

“When are you coming back?”

The question pulled Owen back to the present, away from his thoughts of his castmates.

“Twenty days of shooting…” Owen answered, doing the math in his head. “I’ll be back Wednesday, August tenth.”

Sophie nodded softly.

“And you? You come back on the twentieth, right?” he asked.

“One day earlier. The nineteenth,” S...

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MD - Chapter 210: Joke

The night went on.

Andrew stayed alert, every step calculated, waiting for the moment Claire would try to pull her prank, but surprisingly, she seemed to pay him no attention.

Meanwhile, they all stuck together: wandering around the house, chatting, trying out the ping-pong table and the darts Phil had taken from the garage.

Howard and Haley made several attempts to get alcoho...

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SH - Chapter 47: Castmates

July 18, 2022

5:24 a.m.

Owen’s room was dim, the air cool and the silence broken only by the soft hum of the ceiling fan. Before his alarm could ring, he heard a gentle voice close to him.

“Owen, wake up. It’s time, I’ve already made breakfast,” whispered Sophie softly as she leaned beside him.

Owen stirred un...

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MD - Chapter 209: Fame

Andrew, Willa, Howard, Leonard, Haley, and Alex spent most of the night moving together as a small group within the party. They greeted adults, family friends, and neighbors, and although most of them were older, there were also some young people, kids Luke and Manny’s age, and a few closer to Andrew’s. They weren’t the only teenagers there, but adults were clearly the majority.

Unl...

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SH - Chapter 46: Acting classes

After signing his first six-figure acting contract in this new reality, Owen headed to his parents’ house.

He was going to visit his mother and sister. As for his father, he assumed he would be working as usual.

His father was an executive in the financial division of a respected company, and his routine rarely left room for spontaneous visits.

He would tell the two of them ...

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MD - Chapter 208: The war begins

[Dunphy House]

The atmosphere in the Dunphy house was already set. Claire had transformed the entire ground floor into a spooky stage: fake cobwebs hung from the corners, the lights were strategically dimmed with candles and red lamps, and even the backyard had tables decorated with themed drinks and snacks.

The music played at a moderate volume, enough to give the ...

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SH - Chapter 45: Six-figure

Owen picked up his phone and answered.

“Hey, Owen,” came Larry’s voice.

Owen didn’t notice any change in his tone that might hint at Lionsgate’s response. Not happy, not sad.

“Hey, Larry,” Owen greeted.

“Are you busy?” Larry asked.

“No, just doing some office work. What’s up? Did Lionsgate give you an answer?”

There was a brief silence...

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SH - Chapter 44: The future of Paranormal Activity

Owen was happy about the deal he had closed with A24.

The day after finalizing it, he had dinner with his family and shared the good news. His mother and sister were thrilled. His father, too, and proud.

Today, July 6th, Owen was at home, sitting in front of his computer.

Sophie wasn’t with him. She was busy rehearsing for The Boogeyman, the horror movie in which she had bee...

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MD - Chapter 207: Intuition failed

[Pritchett-Tucker House]

Cam and Mitchell were finishing getting ready, waiting for the babysitter to arrive and for Lily to finally fall asleep.

Mitchell was in his daughter’s room, lit only by the soft glow of the bedside lamp. He’d spent over ten minutes trying to convince her, but Lily’s eyes were still wide open and bright, as if it were two in the aftern...

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SH - Chapter 43: Deal

Owen is at A24’s Los Angeles headquarters with James, ready for the meeting.

The building wasn’t particularly ostentatious or corporate like those of other major studios.

A24’s L.A. office was functional, modern, and discreet, located in one of the quietest areas of West Hollywood.

Large windows, minimalist décor in neutral tones, and walls showcasing posters from the s...

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SH - Chapter 42: Between scenes

After the audition, Owen arrived at his apartment. There he found Sophie on the couch.

She was in pajamas, a cup of coffee in one hand and her phone in the other, completely sunk into the leather cushions.

“Since when do you live here?” Owen asked, raising an eyebrow as he dropped his keys on the counter.

“Since you gave me a copy of your key,” Sophie replied, setting ...

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MD - Chapter 206: Anomaly

[Pritchett House]

Andrew was sitting on one of the sofas in his grandfather’s spacious living room. He had finished dinner a few minutes ago and was already wearing his Halloween costume, ready to head to his uncles’ house, where the party awaited.

That year, he had chosen a classic: Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th. He wore a tattered jacket, loose, delibera...

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SH - Chapter 41: Audition for The Hunger Games

Lionsgate Offices, Los Angeles.

1:45 p.m.

Lionsgate isn’t just any production company.

Known for franchises like The Hunger Games, Twilight, Divergent, and Now You See Me, it’s one of the few independent studios that managed to compete in the big leagues.

It’s arguably among the most successful independent film an...

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MD - Chapter 205: Intense Family

General Point of View

Andrew had just finished his first playoff game, a victory, as expected. In fact, it was even more comfortable than he had imagined.

Throughout the week, surrounded by so much confidence, from the media, subscribers, and Mater Dei students, he refused to let himself get distracted. He trained as usual, even harder than usual, determine...

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SH - Chapter 40: Meeting with Blumhouse

That same day, after the meeting with Larry, in the afternoon, James arrived at Owen’s apartment.

He carried a slim briefcase, a coffee in hand, and that focused expression he never took off, not even on weekends.

Owen was already waiting. The laptop was open, the script for the next project was closed off to the side, and two glasses of water sat on the table.

“Ready to g...

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MD - Chapter 204: Playoffs: First Round

Friday, October 31, 2010

6:55 p.m.

POV Brad Callahan

God, it’s me again.

Five minutes left before we step onto that field, and this is, without a doubt, the game that’s made me the most anxious in my entire life.

I’m sitting in the locker room, eyes closed, my hand gripping the smal...

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SH - Chapter 39: The offer from the desperate agent

General Point of View

It was 9:55 in the morning, and the café wasn’t particularly crowded. A few regulars, open laptops, quiet background chatter, and the constant aroma of coffee filling the air.

Five minutes before his meeting, Owen was already there. Sitting by the window with an almost untouched decaf and his phone in hand, he scrolled through his m...

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MD - Chapter 203: Howard makes it.

Thursday, October 30, 2010

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SH - Chapter 38: The fading talent agent

July 2, 2022

POV Larry Andersen

Early in the morning I got up, washed my face, combed my hair, and had breakfast. Nothing special, instant coffee and some eggs with bacon. I know, not exactly healthy.

I was already dressed two hours before the meeting with Owen Ashford. Clean, ironed shirt. Blue blazer, the one I used to wear...

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MD - Chapter 202: Evaded punishment and Top 1

The half-closed curtain let a few rays of sunlight slip through, landing right on Andrew’s face. He frowned, uncomfortable, his eyelids twitching until he finally gave up and slowly opened his eyes.

'Is it morning already…? Where am I?' he thought, with that usual confusion of someone waking abruptly from one of the best dreams they’ve had in days.

The ceiling wasn’t his. He...

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SH - Chapter 37: Thinking about the future

"Oh, right. You told me you had some news to share. I’m all ears," Owen said suddenly, sitting up a little, as if he had just remembered.

“If it turns out I landed the lead role in The Boogeyman,” Sophie blurted out.

Owen blinked once. He quickly sat up and looked at Sophie with a wide grin.

“Seriously!? The one from 20th Century? With the script based on Stephen King...

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MD - Chapter 201: End of the night

Warning: a short scene R18 in this chapter 😈

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"Hey," greeted Andrew as he closed the bathroom door behind him. "Were you looking for me?" he asked bluntly.

Madison straightened up, no longer leaning against the wall. She arched a brow, her expression neutral. "Looking for you? No, why would you think that?"

'So she’s not going to admit it,' Andrew thought, amused...

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SH - Chapter 36: Post-Festival

Adam Greaves, known on YouTube as The Final Frame, was a film critic who grew up and gained major popularity thanks to his YouTube channel. He was invited several times by film festivals to watch movies and then post a video about them on his channel.

He wasn’t easy to impress, but he also wasn’t overly harsh with everything he watched.

However, Witching Hour by Blumhouse disapp...

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SH - Chapter 35: Palm Springs Festival IV

The audience began to file out slowly, as if they were still processing what they had just seen.

Some walked in silence, others laughed nervously. Some chatted with friends about the moments that had made them jump out of their seats, while others still couldn’t bring themselves to break the tension with words.

“I’m going to dream about that smile, I swear. I’m dreaming abou...

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MD - Chapter 200: Advice from Thomas

The party turned out to be much more entertaining than Andrew had expected. In an atmosphere like that, the music, laughter, and collective euphoria could energize anyone, even after a long, exhausting day. Besides, the joy of winning the title was still in the air.

Between jokes and bursts of laughter, he chatted with Nick, Victor, and the rest of his teammates. Later, he ran into Kevin ...

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