beautiful sights as if seeing them for the first time. The busy
city had given her a fresh perspective of her treasured desert.
Selena was practicing with Rusty on the
barrels in her back yard the following week when she saw Beth race
up her drive in the new car her parents had given her for
graduation. Well, not new, new. Like her own red car, Beth’s was a
few years old, but still in good condition. Beth screeched to a
stop and jumped out of the car, waving a handful of papers over her
head at Selena. Beth’s face was flushed with excitement when Selena
rode over to her. “You’ve gotta see this,” Beth said, still holding
the papers above her head.
“ Okay, just let me unsaddle
Rusty first and we’ll go inside.” Selena threw her saddle over a
fence rail and turned Rusty loose before following her friend into
the trailer. She could see now, the papers in Beth’s hands were
magazines. What now, Selena thought with an uneasy feeling. She
still hadn’t heard from Matt and she was more sure than ever that
he’d only been using her. She didn’t want to see his picture now in
magazines, with whatever starlet he’d picked up this week. Beth
dropped the magazines on the kitchen table and they each dropped
into a chair as Beth began flipping pages. “Ah, here it is,” Beth
said as she pushed the magazine toward Selena.
Selena caught her breath as she stared at
it. It was a full-page layout of herself sitting on Catalina in the
surf. It was the picture they’d taken from the side, as Catalina
had stopped and pawed at the water. Selena hadn’t even been looking
at the camera, she was looking ahead, creating a profile picture,
with her dark hair blowing in the wind. The white dress had
billowed around her as the cameramen had wanted. The overall effect
was mystical—almost magical. There was a small picture in the top
right corner of the ad. It was a bottle of perfume—Fantasy
Perfume—it said over the picture. Selena stared, almost in a state
of shock. These Hollywood people had transformed her and Catalina
into mystical creatures. She just couldn’t believe the beauty of a
simple perfume ad.
“ It’s amazing, isn’t it?”
Beth said with awe in her voice.
“ I can’t believe it,”
Selena said. “I just can’t believe it came out so good.”
“ Yeah, well see if you
believe this one,” Beth was flipping pages again.
Selena sucked in her breath when she saw the
picture of her and Matt, sitting together intimately at the
airport, their heads close together as Selena stared at the camera.
Selena felt her face flush as she saw the headline:
NEW FLAME FOR MATT MASON?
She read the short article underneath their
picture.
Matt’s new flame is a newcomer to
the scene. Sources reveal the auburn-haired beauty is model Selena
Summers, see perfume ad on page 4. But the real question, is it
serious with Matt or another in a long line of beautiful models for
him?
Selena felt like crying, but she was
determined not to let her emotions get the better of her. Beth
flipped through the other magazines. The full-page picture of her
on Catalina was in each one, but thankfully, nothing more of her
and Matt. Until they flipped through the last one. There was a
picture of Matt pressing her against the limo in Malibu as he’d
kissed her. There must have been paparazzi on the beach or out on
the street. Selena felt like her face was on fire. She could not
imagine her friends and family seeing this picture. She had always
been a very private person and she felt utterly humiliated.
“ This is hot,” Beth said
excitedly, as she stared at the picture. “I guess you’re the next
rising star of Hollywood fame.”
“ No. I’m not,” Selena said
as she angrily slammed the magazine closed. “I don’t want any of
it,” she said in a quieter tone, her voice trembling.
“ Not even hottie
Mason?”
“ I don’t know. I mean, I
do, but now I haven’t heard from him. Again. I just don’t know if
he’s
city had given her a fresh perspective of her treasured desert.
Selena was practicing with Rusty on the
barrels in her back yard the following week when she saw Beth race
up her drive in the new car her parents had given her for
graduation. Well, not new, new. Like her own red car, Beth’s was a
few years old, but still in good condition. Beth screeched to a
stop and jumped out of the car, waving a handful of papers over her
head at Selena. Beth’s face was flushed with excitement when Selena
rode over to her. “You’ve gotta see this,” Beth said, still holding
the papers above her head.
“ Okay, just let me unsaddle
Rusty first and we’ll go inside.” Selena threw her saddle over a
fence rail and turned Rusty loose before following her friend into
the trailer. She could see now, the papers in Beth’s hands were
magazines. What now, Selena thought with an uneasy feeling. She
still hadn’t heard from Matt and she was more sure than ever that
he’d only been using her. She didn’t want to see his picture now in
magazines, with whatever starlet he’d picked up this week. Beth
dropped the magazines on the kitchen table and they each dropped
into a chair as Beth began flipping pages. “Ah, here it is,” Beth
said as she pushed the magazine toward Selena.
Selena caught her breath as she stared at
it. It was a full-page layout of herself sitting on Catalina in the
surf. It was the picture they’d taken from the side, as Catalina
had stopped and pawed at the water. Selena hadn’t even been looking
at the camera, she was looking ahead, creating a profile picture,
with her dark hair blowing in the wind. The white dress had
billowed around her as the cameramen had wanted. The overall effect
was mystical—almost magical. There was a small picture in the top
right corner of the ad. It was a bottle of perfume—Fantasy
Perfume—it said over the picture. Selena stared, almost in a state
of shock. These Hollywood people had transformed her and Catalina
into mystical creatures. She just couldn’t believe the beauty of a
simple perfume ad.
“ It’s amazing, isn’t it?”
Beth said with awe in her voice.
“ I can’t believe it,”
Selena said. “I just can’t believe it came out so good.”
“ Yeah, well see if you
believe this one,” Beth was flipping pages again.
Selena sucked in her breath when she saw the
picture of her and Matt, sitting together intimately at the
airport, their heads close together as Selena stared at the camera.
Selena felt her face flush as she saw the headline:
NEW FLAME FOR MATT MASON?
She read the short article underneath their
picture.
Matt’s new flame is a newcomer to
the scene. Sources reveal the auburn-haired beauty is model Selena
Summers, see perfume ad on page 4. But the real question, is it
serious with Matt or another in a long line of beautiful models for
him?
Selena felt like crying, but she was
determined not to let her emotions get the better of her. Beth
flipped through the other magazines. The full-page picture of her
on Catalina was in each one, but thankfully, nothing more of her
and Matt. Until they flipped through the last one. There was a
picture of Matt pressing her against the limo in Malibu as he’d
kissed her. There must have been paparazzi on the beach or out on
the street. Selena felt like her face was on fire. She could not
imagine her friends and family seeing this picture. She had always
been a very private person and she felt utterly humiliated.
“ This is hot,” Beth said
excitedly, as she stared at the picture. “I guess you’re the next
rising star of Hollywood fame.”
“ No. I’m not,” Selena said
as she angrily slammed the magazine closed. “I don’t want any of
it,” she said in a quieter tone, her voice trembling.
“ Not even hottie
Mason?”
“ I don’t know. I mean, I
do, but now I haven’t heard from him. Again. I just don’t know if
he’s
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