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Young Star

As Anne Marie rode her bus to school, she turned to her friend Wolfie and whispered, “Guess what? I think I want to be a movie star.”

“You? Movie star? Good luck with that! ” Wolfie laughed.

“Wolfgang Sullivan! Be a gentleman,” the bus driver hushed.

“No, its okay, people tell me that a lot,” Anne exclaimed solemnly. “Anyway, it’s just a dream; dreams don’t always come true.”

Later that afternoon, Anne sat alone during lunch because Wolfie was “too cool” to sit with someone with such a dream. “Am I really not pretty? Do I not have features to be a young star?” she thought. “Actually, we have seen your dances at the ball with your young friend,” a voice spoke behind her. “You can become a movie star any day!” Startled, Anne spun as her long braids hit the two tall men behind her.

“Who are you and why are you talking to me?” she replied harshly.

“We are...” one man started.

“No! Stranger danger! Get away!” she yelled without letting him finish.

“Well, you look a little bit frustrated, or perhaps disturbed,” he started. “Look in the mirror tonight, young lady, and you will understand that you are unique in your own ways.. Here is my card it has my phone number and address on it.” he handed her a card with infinitesimal words on it. She smiled and turned away.

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“Mom! Look what some man gave me!” she yelled after she got home.

“Honey you know better not to take things from ‘some man’,” she replied.

“Mom, you know my dream? How I want to be a movie star? Well I think I finally have a chance.”

“Well, let us take a look,” she said walking over to Anne.

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The next day was her first movie star lesson. She learned many modeling techniques and smiling gestures.

After class finished, her trainer, the man she thought was a stranger, came up to her and said, “Are you determined now that you can be a movie star?”

“Yes, yes I am,” she replied with pride in her voice.

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