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La Vida Loca Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Eight: Callie, The Second Daughter Chelsea and Martin
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La Vida Loca Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Nine: His And Her Circumstances
"Good morning everyone! I'm glad that half of the cast are already here. But the other two are not here yet. And now I'm thinking of giving a punishment for the latecomers..." the old director seriously stated. They started getting scared after hearing the Director. Director Oliver is really a disciplined man, and what he hates the most is wasting time... "Come to think of it, Grant and Edward are not here yet." Nate whispered at Callie. "Are they in a bad situation?" Callie asked in return. Nate, Chase, Kent and Randall all stared at her with dark expression on their faces. “More than you can imagine.“ Chase answered my question. She suddenly felt goosebumps after hearing his answer. "R-Really?" she said, almost in a whisper. "---Let's stop wasting our time waiting for those latecomers. Let's start with our rehearsals." Director Oliver quickly decided. "Yes, Sir!" all of the casts who are currently present said in unison. "I hope Grant and Edward could still make it." Cal
La Vida Loca Chapter One Hundred Thirty: The Secret Plan
"Anyway, let's resume on our rehearsals." Nate suddenly suggested. "Are they both going to be alright later?" Callie can't help herself but to ask again. "Well, except for the muscle pains, they'll be okay." Kyle answered. Chase, Kent, Randall and Kyle joined the group, and Nate, the team leader, decided to take over the rehearsals. "Okay, everyone... We'll begin practicing the scenes wherein all of the celestial guardians are gathering to protect the heroine. Shall we start with that?" Nate asks for everyone's approval. "Let's do it." Chase nodded in agreement. All of the casts started looking at our own scripts, and they started throwing lines to each other. While the others are busy saying their lines while reading their script booklet, Nate discreetly moved near Callie and he whispered something into her ear. "Callie... Do you have time to talk later? I need to tell you something really important." he suddenly asked. She can feel his warm breath unto her ear and it sends
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La Vida Loca Chapter One Hundred Thirty Two: An Unbelievable Stunt
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La Vida Loca Chapter One Hundred Thirty Three: Trying To Cover The Tracks
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La Vida Loca Chapter One Hundred Thirty Four: What A Strange Punishment
The first half of the meeting is finally over. Director Oliver stood up and looked at everyone. "That will be all for the time being, everyone." the old man announces, while closing his own script booklet. All of the cast members let out a sigh of satisfaction because they were able to have a productive today. Director glances at his wristwatch, and then he decided to speak again. "It's almost lunchtime. Any suggestions for lunch?" he asked. "Well, burger and fries combo would be great!" Kyle suddenly suggested. "Oh, how about a New York style pizza?" Edward made a suggestion as well. "A Chinese take-out sounds nice." Grant joins in as well. All of them did a mock vote for our lunch for today, and in the end, the majority of the cast voted for an extra large New York pizza. "Callie, it's your turn to run errands for us. Please buy the pizza for us, and this is your punishment for being late today." the old director suddenly informs Callie. "Yes, sir." she agreed ri
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