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𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 589 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨
𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝟒𝟖 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐠_ - WHAT CABIN ARE U CUZ IM HECATE
    ^𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐭 - im apollo 😍
𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 - omg love the dress
    ^𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐭 - oml thank u ill send photos to the gc
𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬𝟎𝟖 - can't believe u dragged me into this
    ^𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐭 - stfu vik
𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐳𝟏𝟐𝟓 - i went to your performance and u did so good!
    ^𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐭 - omg thank you !!
𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫.𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥 - thanks for coming ‼️
    ^𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐭 - ofc id come for u 😋
𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝟖𝟔𝟓𝟕𝟗𝟎 - ❤️❤️
𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨...

𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬𝟎𝟖
𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞
𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 420 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨
𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝟐𝟎 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐭 - so excited for tn
^𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬𝟎𝟖 - just there to see the loml
^𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐭 - well ur in for a treat...
𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬𝟐𝟑 - draw the cat eye
^𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬𝟎𝟖 - sharp enough to kill a man
𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐲 - ur so gorgeous
^𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬𝟎𝟖 - you two bae
𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚𝟑𝟑𝟑𝐬𝐤𝐲𝐞𝟐𝟐𝟐 - i love taylor too
^𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬𝟎𝟖 - sorry, the old taylor cant come to the phone rn
^𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚𝟑𝟑𝟑𝐬𝐤𝐲𝐞𝟐𝟐𝟐 - why? cuz she's dead 😝‼️
𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨...

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐧 : 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐳𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲?

It's insane that I'm even here in the first place. In New York, going to a premiere for Percy Jackson. I'm going with my best friend to see the guy I have a huge crush on. Not a celebrity crush, but a real crush. We stayed at a hotel in New York City with my mom, who also loves the book series. She does know that I'll be hanging out with the cast for dinner, but Viktoria doesn't. Viktoria and I rest in the car while my mom is driving in a rental car to the event. I'm so excited but nervous. I get to hang out with Leah and Olivea. They seem so fun to hang with honestly.

"So, you ready to impress Walker?" Viktoria whispers, winking at me discreetly. I roll my eyes at her. Viktoria is the only person who knows that we met up. Nothing about the almost kiss. No one knows. Just Walker and I.

"Oh my gosh, shush!" I whisper-shout, giggling after. My mom drives into a parking lot, scanning for a proper space to park. She's driving in circles in search for parking as I reapply my lipstick. I add my lipgloss as she finally backs into a parking space. It's packed in the lot, multiple girls and families walking out in fancy attire and coats. She stops the car and looks back at us.

"You ready girls?" She questions. I can tell she's excited. It's easy to notice it.

"Yeah, I think so," I respond, watching as Viktoria adds some hand lotion.

"As ready as a girl can be."

~

I'm carefully studying the cast members as they are walking around, signing autographs and taking pictures. Viktoria takes her phone out and starts secretly taking pictures of the actors. I look over at her, trying not to laugh. She stares at Charlie for a good minute as Leah and Aryan approach us.

"Oh my gods, hi!" Leah expresses, leaning in for a hug over the fence. I hug back. "You're the girl Walker constantly talks bout in our cast group chat." I can feel my face heat up as Viktoria giggles.

"Wow, I'm so excited to see you in the series!" Viktoria exclaims, trying to change the subject. Aryan smiles politely as I shake his hand.

"Wow, thanks!" Leah replies, shifting her dress. They sign Viktoria's tiny notebook and my Percy Jackson book. I wave to the two and patiently wait for Walker. I take a few photos of the venue for my spam account.

"Hey, what do you think the ballet is for this year?" I ask Viktoria. Last year, we performed Paquita. This year, it will be decided in a few days. Auditions will probably be held in early January, cast will come out late January, and rehearsals will go on until June. Our show will probably be before school ends.

"I kinda want to do Don Quixote, you know?" Viktoria replies, fidgeting with her ring.

"You know, La Bayadare would be-" someone taps my shoulder and I turn around. It's Walker. He's in an elegant, blue suit that practically almost makes me die. He has a gentle smile on his face. I reach over the fence and hug him. I try to hold back my smile when we release, but of course that doesn't work.

"You look amazing!" I exclaim. I know that Viktoria is probably taking photos of Charlie since she walked away.

"Thanks, you look..." Walker's voice trails off. "Stunning." I grin as he pulls out a pen. "Uh, oh. You want your book signed?"

"Yes, definitely," I reply. I open my book to the first page with Aryan and Leah's signatures. He signs his name in the pen and caps the writing utensil. I smile up at him.

"Okay, I gotta go. But I'll see you after the venue?" Walker questions.

"Of course," I reply, closing the book and watching as he walks down the line of people. I turn around to see a group of short girls glaring at me, typing something on their phones angrily. Sighing heavily, I look around for Viktoria. Of course I catch her talking to Charlie. Whatever, I'll just have to find Dior again.

~

This is so weird. I'm sitting at a table, Walker next to me and Viktoria across from me. Momona is talking to Viktoria while Walker is showing me a video. His arm is around my shoulder as I lean over to see the TikToks. A video of Aryan singing an Adele come pops off. Walker and I try to stifle a laugh, but burst out laughing. The group looks up at us.

"Uh, what's wrong?" Leena asks.

"Wow, Aryan's digital footprint is horrendous," Walker mumbles. Aryan stands up and storms up to us.

"What is this? Oh, oh no. Uh, how?" Aryan questions, basically panicking. Walker is still laughing like a maniac. Walker reposts it on his private account and keeps looking at reels. We find a video of Charlie when he was around our age.

"Uh, Charlie, why is this so zesty?" Walker inquires. Charlie stands up and approaches us.

"Okay, Walker, first of all, you might not have any blackmail right now, but we do have the group chat-"

"Oh! Oh please no," Walker pleads. I look at Charlie, confused.

"What?"

"Oh, Walker talks about-" Walker stands up and takes Charlie's phone, stuffing it into his suit pocket. I notice Aryan standing up and opening his phone.

"Let's see, the Percy Jackson Group chat. Oh, so basically Walker was like, dying for you to come to the dinner and venue today," Aryan reads. Dior takes the phone from Aryan.

"Yeah, let's not embarrass the poor girl," Dior reminds, bumping Aryan a little. I laugh lightly.

"I don't care, honestly," I reply, taking a sip of my water.

"Well, I do!" Walker says. Momona, Viktoria, and Leena whisper something in each other's ears. I glare at Viktoria.

"What did you say, Vik?" I question.

"Nothingggg," Viktoria replies, dragging on the g forever. I huff and lay my head on Walker's shoulder, watching the Tiktoks again.