Taffy Sinclair 010 - Taffy Sinclair Goes to Hollywood by Betsy Haynes
Authors: Betsy Haynes
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set up this scene. Jillian Morris ' s little sister, Kara, played by wonderful me " — Tess bowed to Taffy and KJ, " disappears. Everybody is worried that she was kidnapped or something awful like that. They ' ve called the police, and the whole town is searching for her. Jillian is almost hysterical because she was supposed to be watching Kara when she disappeared. "
" Enter our heroine, Tiffany Stafford, " said KJ, pointing to Taffy. " Tiffany is a kind and wonderful person who loves little kids. "
Taffy couldn ' t help giggling.
KJ frowned at her. " Well, aren't you a kind and wonderful person who loves little kids? "
" Of course, " Taffy assured him. " That ' s why I went out searching for Kara in a raging thunderstorm and then remembered how I had gotten locked out of the house once when I was a little girl and had crawled into the doghouse to get out of the rain and fallen asleep. "
" Right, " cried KJ, stabbing the air with his finger. " Tiffany finds little Kara in the doghouse, and when she knocks on the door, Jillian answers. "
Taffy looked at her script. How could she possibly say those lines? But then, when she glanced up at KJ and saw him purse his lips, pretending to imitate a girl again, she had to smile.
" Tiffany Stafford! What are you doing here? And what are you doing with Kara? " KJ asked in a high- pitched voice. " Did you kidnap her? "
" I found her asleep in your doghouse, " said Taffy. " Nobody kidnapped her. She ' s fine. "
Tess ran to KJ, burying her face in his stomach. " Jilly! Jilly! " she cried. " I was so scared when I couldn ' t get back into the house and I hid in the doghouse. But Tiffany found me. "
" Okay, " said KJ behind his hand. " Here ' s where things get syrupy. " Then he straightened his shoulders and pursed his lips again. " Do you mean that you went out in this storm to look for my little sister? "
" Of course, " said Taffy. " When I found out that she was lost, I had to help find her. It didn ' t matter whose little sister she was. "
" I owe you an apology, " said KJ softly. " You ' re a much nicer person than I thought you were. "
" It ' s just as much my fault that we aren ' t friends— " Taffy broke off her speech, tossing her script into the air and looking at the others in disgust. " Yuck! Yuck! I ' m going to throw up! I can ' t possibly say these lines to Paige Kramer. "
" Take it easy, " said KJ. " You ' re just acting, remember? "
" That ' s the problem, " said Taffy. " My acting teacher said that the secret to great acting is not to act, but to become the character you ' re playing. There ' s no way that I can become Tiffany Stafford and actually want to make friends with Jillian Morris as long as she ' s played by Paige Kramer. It ' s just plain impossible! "
They didn ' t get much rehearsing done after that, and when Tess and KJ had gone and she was alone in her bed in the dark, Taffy thought about her predicament again. She was going to have to say her lines, no matter how she felt about Paige. She was going to have to say them and pretend she really meant them.
She turned over and buried her face in her pillow. Being a movie star was certainly a lot more complicated than she had expected.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
"I t ' s good to have you back, " Jerry called out to Taffy from his director ' s chair the first morning she was back on the set.
" Thanks, " said Taffy. " It ' s terrific to be back. " She had never meant anything more in her life. All those days of sitting in her hotel room with her foot propped up on a pillow had given her a terminal case of cabin fever, and even the cameraman who she suspected was Len was a welcome sight.
Then Taffy spotted Paige. She was standing beside the front door of the building they were using for Jillian Morris ' s house, and she clearly was not the least bit glad to see Taffy.
" Well, if it isn ' t our little invalid, " Paige said sourly.
Taffy stared at Paige, letting every bit of anger she felt focus in her
" Enter our heroine, Tiffany Stafford, " said KJ, pointing to Taffy. " Tiffany is a kind and wonderful person who loves little kids. "
Taffy couldn ' t help giggling.
KJ frowned at her. " Well, aren't you a kind and wonderful person who loves little kids? "
" Of course, " Taffy assured him. " That ' s why I went out searching for Kara in a raging thunderstorm and then remembered how I had gotten locked out of the house once when I was a little girl and had crawled into the doghouse to get out of the rain and fallen asleep. "
" Right, " cried KJ, stabbing the air with his finger. " Tiffany finds little Kara in the doghouse, and when she knocks on the door, Jillian answers. "
Taffy looked at her script. How could she possibly say those lines? But then, when she glanced up at KJ and saw him purse his lips, pretending to imitate a girl again, she had to smile.
" Tiffany Stafford! What are you doing here? And what are you doing with Kara? " KJ asked in a high- pitched voice. " Did you kidnap her? "
" I found her asleep in your doghouse, " said Taffy. " Nobody kidnapped her. She ' s fine. "
Tess ran to KJ, burying her face in his stomach. " Jilly! Jilly! " she cried. " I was so scared when I couldn ' t get back into the house and I hid in the doghouse. But Tiffany found me. "
" Okay, " said KJ behind his hand. " Here ' s where things get syrupy. " Then he straightened his shoulders and pursed his lips again. " Do you mean that you went out in this storm to look for my little sister? "
" Of course, " said Taffy. " When I found out that she was lost, I had to help find her. It didn ' t matter whose little sister she was. "
" I owe you an apology, " said KJ softly. " You ' re a much nicer person than I thought you were. "
" It ' s just as much my fault that we aren ' t friends— " Taffy broke off her speech, tossing her script into the air and looking at the others in disgust. " Yuck! Yuck! I ' m going to throw up! I can ' t possibly say these lines to Paige Kramer. "
" Take it easy, " said KJ. " You ' re just acting, remember? "
" That ' s the problem, " said Taffy. " My acting teacher said that the secret to great acting is not to act, but to become the character you ' re playing. There ' s no way that I can become Tiffany Stafford and actually want to make friends with Jillian Morris as long as she ' s played by Paige Kramer. It ' s just plain impossible! "
They didn ' t get much rehearsing done after that, and when Tess and KJ had gone and she was alone in her bed in the dark, Taffy thought about her predicament again. She was going to have to say her lines, no matter how she felt about Paige. She was going to have to say them and pretend she really meant them.
She turned over and buried her face in her pillow. Being a movie star was certainly a lot more complicated than she had expected.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
"I t ' s good to have you back, " Jerry called out to Taffy from his director ' s chair the first morning she was back on the set.
" Thanks, " said Taffy. " It ' s terrific to be back. " She had never meant anything more in her life. All those days of sitting in her hotel room with her foot propped up on a pillow had given her a terminal case of cabin fever, and even the cameraman who she suspected was Len was a welcome sight.
Then Taffy spotted Paige. She was standing beside the front door of the building they were using for Jillian Morris ' s house, and she clearly was not the least bit glad to see Taffy.
" Well, if it isn ' t our little invalid, " Paige said sourly.
Taffy stared at Paige, letting every bit of anger she felt focus in her
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