Seven

The day June was coming home from the funeral was the same day that the official cast of The Wrong Cinderella was going to meet officially for the first time. We were going to have a photo shoot!

June and I freaked out together when I found out but because her flight would arrive during the shoot, she couldn't be there with me.

Of course, that didn't stop June. She was determined to make her way to the venue by herself and cheer me on. I loved her.

The morning of said photo shoot was insane. Ms Green had offered me transport but my mom insisted that she take me. She had to sign some paperwork and talk to the producers anyway.

Unfortunately, she woke up late and somehow managed to get us lost.

"Mom, just follow the GPS!" I yelled at her for the billionth time.

"Oh shut it. I know what I'm doing." My mom replied.

I put my head in my hands and groaned. I was late. Four hours late to be exact and it didn't look like we were getting any closer to our destination.

I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket.

It was a text.

Ms G: May where are you?

I sighed and typed a reply.

May: We're lost but I'll be there as soon as my mom decides to follow the GPS

Ms G: I can send a car to come get you. Tell me where you guys are

"Mom where are we? Ms Green-"

"Ah! There it is!" My mom laughed in triumph.

I looked ahead and realised that she was right. We had made it!

The entire front gate was packed with reporters and we couldn't get through. Sighing, I took out my phone again.

May: Reporters are blocking the entrance.

A few minutes later, I spotted Ms Green's petite body storming towards the gate. She barked orders into the security guards' ears and soon, the reporters were cleared away.

They had no interest in me though. They probably didn't know who I was and let's be honest, how many celebrities show up to photo shoots in their mom's beaten up truck?

As we rolled into the venue, I realised that everyone else had arrived in sleek, black SUVs. I didn't care that much to be honest, I had been through too much to be embarrassed of the truck. Besides, it would make finding our car easier as ours was the only red vehicle in the parking lot.

"May!" Ms Green enveloped me in a hug as soon as I climbed out of the car.

"Hey." I greeted back, awkwardly.

"Hello, I'm May's mom. Autumn." My mom introduced herself.

Ms Green beamed at her and hugged her as well. "Of course! I need to take you to Andrea but first, let's get our Sapphire into hair and make-up."

"Oh I'm really sorry for being late. The GPS was giving us some problems." My mom started.

Ms Green laughed and replied but I didn't hear what they were saying. I was just looking around, hoping to see a familiar auburn-haired boy.

After much research and deliberation, June and I had come to the conclusion that Jason had a 93% chance of being part of the cast. The other 7% didn't matter to me.

I felt my heart beat faster at the thought of seeing him again. I immediately calmed myself down. There was still a chance that he wasn't casted and I would never see him again. That brought my mood down really fast.

Ms Green led me past a few trailers and plenty of people running around before stopping outside the largest trailer in the lot. On the door was a big, blue star with my name on it. I inwardly screamed when I saw it.

The scream was more out of fear than excitement but Ms Green didn't notice at all. She opened the door and waved me in. I gulped and went up the couple of steps before entering the trailer.

My heart stopped beating as soon as I saw the interior. On my left was a large full-body length mirror with blue starfish along its edges. In front of the mirror was a big, fluffy chair with a white cushion sitting on top of it. Rows and rows of makeup lined the shelves around the mirror: I felt like I had just stepped into a movie star's dream.

On my right was a large royal blue sofa with a small glass table adorning a clear vase of white roses. In front of the sofa was a rack full of shiny blue, black and white clothes. Everything was spectacular but it was the dress lying on a hanger directly ahead of me that took my breath away.

It was the most beautiful blue gown I had ever seen in my life: it was huge and the colour of the sky on a warm Summer afternoon. My hands itched to hold it and I couldn't wait to put it on: this was Cinderella's gown.

"Wow." I breathed.

"I know, it's amazing, isn't it? First, we'll do your hair and makeup then you are getting into that dress. Since we're running short on time, we'll do the rest of the photo shoot another day. Today, we have to take the teaser shots because they need to be out next week." Ms Green explained.

As she was talking, three women and a tall man entered the trailer, looking more excited than me.

"Oh you must be Sapphire! I'm Jonathan and these are my sisters: Rachel, Jeane and Kayden. We'll be your glam squad." The tall man announced.

He was extremely handsome with his hooded eyes and white hair. He looked ethereal and beautiful. I had to force myself not to stare. Rachel, Jeane and Kayden were just as gorgeous: the three of them had long black hair and had the same hooded eyes as Jonathan.

After the greetings and saying goodbye to my mom and Ms Green, Jonathan and his sisters got to work on me.

"Your hair is gorgeous." Jeane gave me a small smile as she ran her hands through it.

"Thanks. That's basically all I have to work with. I don't know what you are going to do about my face though." I answered.

Jonathan tutted. "And what do you mean by that?"

I shrugged. "My skin isn't perfect and well, it's gonna be hard to try and cover all these spots up."

Rachel and Kayden, who were mixing and sorting the make-up, turned to me.

"Girl please, your skin is beautiful." Rachel commented.

Kayden nodded her head. "For reals. You're authentic, May and that's why Andrea chose you. You're supposed to be the relatable teenage girl so having a spot or two is absolutely normal."

I chewed on my lip. To be honest, I wasn't exactly self-conscious. I was just nervous of letting Andrea down. I didn't want her to see me and think that she made a mistake.

"You are beautiful, May." Jonathan said, giving me a smile in the mirror.

I blushed and nodded. Soon enough, Jonathan and Jeane were styling my hair while Kayden put all sorts of powders and colours and things to my face. Rachel handed Kayden the make-up and filled me in on what had happened in my absence.

"So just so you know, your Prince Charming is gorgeous. He had everyone on set dazzled as soon as he got here. Of course, he couldn't take many pictures because you weren't here yet. Oh and he kept asking if you were here yet: do you two know each other?" She asked.

"What's his name?"

"Something with a J but I forgot now. So anyway Maia aka the Right Cinderella showed up and she was looking for you too but I think it's more because she wants to kill you and not because she likes you. That girl is trouble if you ask me." Rachel went on.

I was slightly confused because I hadn't even met my co-star yet and she already wanted to cause drama.

Rachel continued, filling me in on everyone and everything. I couldn't even keep up. Sometime during the gossip session, Kayden paused and gave me an understanding smile.

Clearly, Rachel was the wordiest of the bunch.

I was done before I knew it and let's just say that those four can perform miracles. My hair was swept up in an elegant curly mess, with only two tendrils let loose to frame my face. Somehow my skin, although there were still red spots visible, looked soft and...pretty. I didn't waste time looking though because I wanted to get into my dress.

Jonathan politely excused himself and let the girls dress me up. The dress felt soft and silky against my skin as I slipped it on. Kayden and Jeane tightened the corset while Rachel got my glass slippers. They were four inches long and definitely not made of glass but I loved them. Apparently these were just for the photo shoot and the real ones would be delivered later on when filming for the movie started.

After adding a huge, sparkly necklace, some dangling earrings and blue and white flowers in my hair, the look was complete.

I stared at myself for a good few minutes, unable to believe that it was me wearing such an amazing dress.

I fingered the delicate lace on the bodice, tracing every detail stitched into it.

The only ball gown I had ever worn was my senior prom dress and that had been a second-hand yellow monstrosity. This gorgeous baby blue masterpiece was a definite step-up.

"Oh. My. Gosh." I heard someone exclaim.

I turned at her voice, surprise mingling with joy as my eyes landed on her.

"You look amazeballs!" My best friend shrieked before squeezing me in a hug.