Chapter 56: Cathryn, Are You Okay?
Jordan, Athena, and Jordan’s agent, Jason, greeted all the people on the bus. Then they went to the back to find a seat. Several of the cast members sitting beside them screamed excitedly and then began to introduce themselves.
Listening to the noisy chat behind her, Cathryn felt a bit annoyed. She put on her headphones to drown out the noise and decided she would take a nap. Just as she closed her eyes, she was poked in the arm.
Instantly she opened her eyes, Jason was standing beside her. Jason was Jordan’s exclusive agent. Jason had been in the entertainment circle for more than twenty years. He was a sophisticated man and knew how to do his job well. He was a very easy going type of person, and everyone believed everything that he told them. It seemed to make them feel that he valued them.
In fact, Cathryn was quite grateful to Jason. When Jordan had proposed to Athena, they were showing their affection on the stage. Cathryn has seen the whole thing and was sent home by Jason. At the same time, he could be as cunning as an old fox. When something happened, Jason would try to please both sides and then try and get himself out of the affair. With such character, he couldn’t make a lot of friends.
Jason smiled and waved his hand at Cathryn, “I haven’t seen you for a long time. I just came over to give you some medication for your travel sickness. I remember how sick you used to get.”
Cathryn said while nodding her head, “Thank you.”
Then, she took the medicine from Jason’s hand and held it tightly in her hand, “Take it easy, I don’t bite.”
Cathryn looked around helplessly and swallowed nervously, and stared at him. Jason looked at her and then looked back at Jordan and said, “I’m going back to my seat.”
After giving the medication to Cathryn, he also handed her a glass of water. She took the glass from him and thanked him again. She gave him a blank look as if she had no idea why he was really there. He was instantly embarrassed and wore a stunned look on his face. Then he returned to his seat.
As Jason walked away, the gratitude immediately fled from her face. She put the glass aside without drinking the water and then threw the medicine into the trash can. She knew that she had to be careful what she took during pregnancy, no matter what the medication was.
The Alert was a gangster film, and the shooting locations of such movies were usually located in a remote place. The bus jolted its passengers as it went down the road, and most of the people, who didn’t have motion sickness were now feeling queasy and sick to their stomachs. Halfway there, Cathryn asked the driver for a vomit bag.
Then she immediately took the bag and was sick. She couldn’t stop and started feeling dizzy, she wanted nothing more than to get off the bus. They never arrived at the filming location until after four o’clock. The bus suddenly stopped, and Cathryn stood up to get off.
Her head was spinning, and she immediately sat back in her seat. She waited for everyone else to get off, and then she tried again but instantly felt dizzy. Then she heard someone talking outside, “Is Miss Riley still on the bus?” Jason asked.
Jason had no sooner finished asking the driver and went back into the bus. He walked over to Cathryn and saw how pale she looked. With a look of concern on his face, he immediately took her hand, “Is this from travel sickness? Did you not take the tablet that I gave you?” asked Jason.
Cathryn didn’t answer. She stood up, and her legs felt weak, and she was struggling to keep her balance. Supported by Jason, Cathryn slowly made it to the door of the bus. She lowered her head to look for the step, and she was shifting her weight from one leg to another. Just as she was about to step down, Jason suddenly let go of her arm.
Cathryn’s mind instantly went blank, and her body stumbled uncontrollably down the steps of the bus. She panicked and tried to grab the railing, then before she knew what had happened she fell into the arms of a man who was in front of the door.
He held her tightly against him. She closed her eyes at ease in the arms of the man. He asked with concern in his voice, “Cathryn, are you okay?”
His tone was gentle and warm. Cathryn’s heart was slightly touched. However, as soon as she realized who was holding her, she immediately stood up and pushed her way out of his arms, “Thank you, Mr. Riggs.” She politely said.
Jordan withdrew his arms, and he stared at her with cold eyes. Jason was taken aback momentarily as he had never expected her to fall. He looked at Jordan’s expression, and he gradually calmed down.
The staff of the film crew had already arranged rooms for the cast. Cathryn took a break in the hotel lobby and then went to her room. She was assigned to a standard room with another actress, and the other actress was already there when she arrived.
There weren’t any scenes to shoot today, so the other actress was lying in bed looking over the script. It was an isolated filming location, and the hotel environment was not very good. As she entered the room, she shivered from the cold.
“The heater is broken. I have already told the receptionist at the front desk, but they haven’t sent anyone to fix it yet. You can use some heating pads to warm yourself up if you’d like.” The other actress said as she passed the heating pads to Cathryn.
The actress’s name was Alice Wilson. She was a senior student at the film academy. She had a lively and cheerful character. After the two of them introduced themselves, Alice knew that Cathryn had also studied at the same academy and then became more enthusiastic.