autograph; I
figured she might like it.” He handed her the picture and watched
her put one last book in her bag along with the autograph and slam
her locker closed.
“Thanks, I’m
sure she’ll love it. So, you have a nice weekend?” Izzie felt she
had to show him the same courtesy he had shown her, though she
regretted not being able to conjure up something a bit wittier.
Kale shrugged,
“Same old, same old; read through scripts and hung around the
house. The life of an actor is not that exciting contrary to what
people believe.”
Izzie nodded,
“Hm, so how do you manage to escape the paparazzi every morning?
You must have one hell of an assistant.”
Kale chuckled,
“Yeah, Alicia’s great but I can’t escape them all the time
unfortunately. They agreed to leave me alone the last few days
‘cause I’ve agreed to do a conference later today. They’ll get
their story later on and I get to be left alone for a few more days
but I’m not getting my hopes up.”
Izzie found
herself curious, “How do you mean? Surely when the get the story
they give you a bit of privacy, right?”
Kale laughed
humourlessly, “Yeah right, they’re always hiding behind bushes or
some crap like that. They want to catch you doing something that
will shock the world; they are constantly chasing stories … waiting
for you to slip up so they can write about your tragic fall from
grace and turn you into a national hate figure. As they say
‘everyone loves a hero but they’re always waiting for your
downfall’ … just comes with the territory I’m afraid.”
Izzie couldn’t
help but feel a little sorry for him; it was bound to be miserable
being followed all the time and not having a speck of privacy.
“Wow, I know you guys all bitch about lack of privacy but I had no
idea it was that bad. So how did you get them to leave you totally
alone on Friday and all?”
Kale sighed, “A
heck of a lot of money and threats to call the police … seemed to
work pretty well though. Blackmail and tons of money will get you
places …” He laughed humourlessly.
Izzie merely
raised her eyebrows and remained silent so Kale changed the
subject.
“So, can I walk
to class with you?” He flashed another dazzling smile and Izzie
found herself nodding. They walked along the corridor, Kale did
most of the talking but at least Izzie wasn’t telling him to go
away.
“So, where’s
this bookstore you work in? I could really do with something new to
read.”
Izzie looked up
at him, “You read? I had you pegged as a comic-book guy.”
Kale laughed
loudly, “You really are an unusual girl; you know that? No, I never
touch them … a little childish in my opinion.”
“Hmm,” Izzie
was a little sceptic, “What was the last book you read then?”
Kale smirked,
“I shouldn’t admit this but it was ‘Wuthering Heights’.”
Izzie shook her
head, “Uh-uh, no way you read that.”
Kale was
adamant, “Yeah, I did … Kathy, Heathcliff and those creepy moors.
Come on, have you read it?”
Izzie nodded,
“Just once, it’s not really a guy’s usual reading material.”
Kale looked
sheepish, “Well I was researching some stuff for a role … but I did
enjoy it regardless!”
Izzie laughed,
“Uh-huh, sure. Why would you be researching that? You gonna star in
an adaption of it or something? I don’t think that’s likely! It’s
pretty far off your usual fluffy chick flicks.”
Kale just
shrugged, “Believe what you will, anyway, enough chat about what I
read … you never said where this bookstore is.”
Izzie rolled
her eyes, “Fine, it’s in the town centre … ‘Page-Turner’, you can’t
miss it.”
Kale nodded as
they took their seats and looked to the front; Ms Belson had
arrived.
“Good morning
my dears, now I have some news for you all. It’s very important so
make sure you pay close attention … that includes you too Miss
Herring.” Izzie looked over at Maddie; she hadn’t even noticed her
come into the
figured she might like it.” He handed her the picture and watched
her put one last book in her bag along with the autograph and slam
her locker closed.
“Thanks, I’m
sure she’ll love it. So, you have a nice weekend?” Izzie felt she
had to show him the same courtesy he had shown her, though she
regretted not being able to conjure up something a bit wittier.
Kale shrugged,
“Same old, same old; read through scripts and hung around the
house. The life of an actor is not that exciting contrary to what
people believe.”
Izzie nodded,
“Hm, so how do you manage to escape the paparazzi every morning?
You must have one hell of an assistant.”
Kale chuckled,
“Yeah, Alicia’s great but I can’t escape them all the time
unfortunately. They agreed to leave me alone the last few days
‘cause I’ve agreed to do a conference later today. They’ll get
their story later on and I get to be left alone for a few more days
but I’m not getting my hopes up.”
Izzie found
herself curious, “How do you mean? Surely when the get the story
they give you a bit of privacy, right?”
Kale laughed
humourlessly, “Yeah right, they’re always hiding behind bushes or
some crap like that. They want to catch you doing something that
will shock the world; they are constantly chasing stories … waiting
for you to slip up so they can write about your tragic fall from
grace and turn you into a national hate figure. As they say
‘everyone loves a hero but they’re always waiting for your
downfall’ … just comes with the territory I’m afraid.”
Izzie couldn’t
help but feel a little sorry for him; it was bound to be miserable
being followed all the time and not having a speck of privacy.
“Wow, I know you guys all bitch about lack of privacy but I had no
idea it was that bad. So how did you get them to leave you totally
alone on Friday and all?”
Kale sighed, “A
heck of a lot of money and threats to call the police … seemed to
work pretty well though. Blackmail and tons of money will get you
places …” He laughed humourlessly.
Izzie merely
raised her eyebrows and remained silent so Kale changed the
subject.
“So, can I walk
to class with you?” He flashed another dazzling smile and Izzie
found herself nodding. They walked along the corridor, Kale did
most of the talking but at least Izzie wasn’t telling him to go
away.
“So, where’s
this bookstore you work in? I could really do with something new to
read.”
Izzie looked up
at him, “You read? I had you pegged as a comic-book guy.”
Kale laughed
loudly, “You really are an unusual girl; you know that? No, I never
touch them … a little childish in my opinion.”
“Hmm,” Izzie
was a little sceptic, “What was the last book you read then?”
Kale smirked,
“I shouldn’t admit this but it was ‘Wuthering Heights’.”
Izzie shook her
head, “Uh-uh, no way you read that.”
Kale was
adamant, “Yeah, I did … Kathy, Heathcliff and those creepy moors.
Come on, have you read it?”
Izzie nodded,
“Just once, it’s not really a guy’s usual reading material.”
Kale looked
sheepish, “Well I was researching some stuff for a role … but I did
enjoy it regardless!”
Izzie laughed,
“Uh-huh, sure. Why would you be researching that? You gonna star in
an adaption of it or something? I don’t think that’s likely! It’s
pretty far off your usual fluffy chick flicks.”
Kale just
shrugged, “Believe what you will, anyway, enough chat about what I
read … you never said where this bookstore is.”
Izzie rolled
her eyes, “Fine, it’s in the town centre … ‘Page-Turner’, you can’t
miss it.”
Kale nodded as
they took their seats and looked to the front; Ms Belson had
arrived.
“Good morning
my dears, now I have some news for you all. It’s very important so
make sure you pay close attention … that includes you too Miss
Herring.” Izzie looked over at Maddie; she hadn’t even noticed her
come into the
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