They were back in Hollywood and Max, Linden and, of course, Toby were extras again. Her dad was having a bad day. She’d overheard a few of the crew talking about the film running over budget and the leading actor threatening to walk off the film, and the way her dad was acting, he wasn’t happy about it either. The woman with the clipboard spoke into her microphone. ‘Okay, let’s go, people. We have a film to make and a deadline to keep.’ Max was worried about the change in her dad’s mood when Toby came up to her biting into a breadstick. ‘Your dad looks a little stressed.’ ‘He’s not stressed.’ Max was so used to disagreeing with everything Toby said, she contradicted him automatically. He was right, though. Her dad did look stressed, only she wasn’t going to admit it to Toby. Max stayed out of her father’s way all day but when it came to going home, he hardly even noticed she was there. ‘Mmmm? Oh, Max. You and your friends go home with the driver. Mee Lin’s away for a few days filming in San Francisco, but there’s plenty to eat in the fridge.
What do You think about The Hollywood Mission (2003)?
