feet.
‘Cut!’ the director called. ‘That’s a wrap for the day. Okay, kids, you were great. Your limos will pick you up at six tomorrow morning.’
Dino picked up the book and saw the note.
‘Oh, no!’ Selby thought. ‘He’ll think it’s from Camilla to him.’
Dino read the note and then tore it up, throwing the pieces on the floor.
‘He’s torn it up. Good,’ Selby thought. ‘Now to write another one and get it to Gary Gaggs. Hmmm, how will I do it?’
Selby was just searching for more paper and another pencil when he noticed Dino hurrying off down the street towards Bogusville Park.
‘I can’t believe it! He’s going to be nasty to Camilla again!’ Selby thought. ‘But not if I have anything to say about it! I’ll fix that useless little twerp!’
Selby raced after Dino but didn’t catch up to him until the actor had reached the park bench where Camilla sat weeping.
‘Camilla,’ he said.
‘Dino?????’ she said back.
‘I don’t know quite how to put this.’
‘What is it, Dino?’
‘Well I-I …’
‘Yes, Dino?’
‘What a lovely dress you’re wearing.’
‘Thank you.’
‘I’m really here to apologise for being so rude to you,’ Dino said very quickly. ‘It wasunforgivable. I was just so tense because I couldn’t play my part in the movie. Bonnie was right, I really didn’t know how to do anything but play myself.’
‘I shouldn’t have said anything,’ Camilla said. ‘It’s just that I really wanted to meet you.’
‘That book saved my life,’ Dino said. ‘I had a look at it during our break. It’s true that it was aimed at kids but some of the things it said about acting were … how can I say this?’
‘You learned some important things, did you?’
‘Exactly.’
‘Well, you’re forgiven, Dino,’ Camilla said. ‘I think we’ve both learned something important today. I learned that I shouldn’t fall in love with mega-super-movie stars.’
‘Camilla …?’ Dino said.
‘Yes, Dino?’ Camilla said back.
‘I think I love you.’
‘You do? How is that possible?’ Camilla said, taking his hand in hers.
‘I don’t know but that’s how I feel. Would you like to come dancing with me tonight? That lovely dress would be perfect to wear to a fancy nightclub.’
‘But there aren’t any fancy nightclubs in Bogusville, Dino. There aren’t even any un-fancy ones.’
‘I have my private jet. We could fly off to the city and dance till dawn. How about it, Camilla?’
‘Oh, Dino, Dino, Dino, of course I’d love to. This is my dream come true.’
For a moment Camilla and Dino stood, hand in hand looking into each other’s eyes.
‘Well,’ Selby thought, ‘this wasn’t exactly how the note was supposed to work but it certainly worked. Oh, isn’t it lovely (sigh) that Camilla’s wish came true.’
And so it was that Dino diSwarve and Camilla Bonzer danced the night away. When the movie was finished they moved to Hollywood where Dino continued to be a mega-super-star and Camilla started a library for movie stars and filled it with books about movies and acting and actors.
Author’s note: This is the way Selby told me this story. He told me both endings. When I begged him to tell me how it really ended he said, ‘Take yourpick.’ Only when I told him that I wasn’t going to put it in this book did he tell me the real ending. Believe it or not, the real ending was the one about Camilla and Dino getting together. But there was more to it.
After a while Camilla got tired of Dino and tired of living in Hollywood. She started her library but found out that actors never came in to borrow books — they were too busy going to the movies and watching TV. She left Dino and moved back to Bogusville where she and Gary Gaggs fell in love.
Well that’s what Selby told me so
I guess I have to believe it.
Paw note: She’s right. Read about it in the story ‘Books, Bombs and Book Week’ in the book
Selby Spacedog.
S
Paw note: For
‘Cut!’ the director called. ‘That’s a wrap for the day. Okay, kids, you were great. Your limos will pick you up at six tomorrow morning.’
Dino picked up the book and saw the note.
‘Oh, no!’ Selby thought. ‘He’ll think it’s from Camilla to him.’
Dino read the note and then tore it up, throwing the pieces on the floor.
‘He’s torn it up. Good,’ Selby thought. ‘Now to write another one and get it to Gary Gaggs. Hmmm, how will I do it?’
Selby was just searching for more paper and another pencil when he noticed Dino hurrying off down the street towards Bogusville Park.
‘I can’t believe it! He’s going to be nasty to Camilla again!’ Selby thought. ‘But not if I have anything to say about it! I’ll fix that useless little twerp!’
Selby raced after Dino but didn’t catch up to him until the actor had reached the park bench where Camilla sat weeping.
‘Camilla,’ he said.
‘Dino?????’ she said back.
‘I don’t know quite how to put this.’
‘What is it, Dino?’
‘Well I-I …’
‘Yes, Dino?’
‘What a lovely dress you’re wearing.’
‘Thank you.’
‘I’m really here to apologise for being so rude to you,’ Dino said very quickly. ‘It wasunforgivable. I was just so tense because I couldn’t play my part in the movie. Bonnie was right, I really didn’t know how to do anything but play myself.’
‘I shouldn’t have said anything,’ Camilla said. ‘It’s just that I really wanted to meet you.’
‘That book saved my life,’ Dino said. ‘I had a look at it during our break. It’s true that it was aimed at kids but some of the things it said about acting were … how can I say this?’
‘You learned some important things, did you?’
‘Exactly.’
‘Well, you’re forgiven, Dino,’ Camilla said. ‘I think we’ve both learned something important today. I learned that I shouldn’t fall in love with mega-super-movie stars.’
‘Camilla …?’ Dino said.
‘Yes, Dino?’ Camilla said back.
‘I think I love you.’
‘You do? How is that possible?’ Camilla said, taking his hand in hers.
‘I don’t know but that’s how I feel. Would you like to come dancing with me tonight? That lovely dress would be perfect to wear to a fancy nightclub.’
‘But there aren’t any fancy nightclubs in Bogusville, Dino. There aren’t even any un-fancy ones.’
‘I have my private jet. We could fly off to the city and dance till dawn. How about it, Camilla?’
‘Oh, Dino, Dino, Dino, of course I’d love to. This is my dream come true.’
For a moment Camilla and Dino stood, hand in hand looking into each other’s eyes.
‘Well,’ Selby thought, ‘this wasn’t exactly how the note was supposed to work but it certainly worked. Oh, isn’t it lovely (sigh) that Camilla’s wish came true.’
And so it was that Dino diSwarve and Camilla Bonzer danced the night away. When the movie was finished they moved to Hollywood where Dino continued to be a mega-super-star and Camilla started a library for movie stars and filled it with books about movies and acting and actors.
Author’s note: This is the way Selby told me this story. He told me both endings. When I begged him to tell me how it really ended he said, ‘Take yourpick.’ Only when I told him that I wasn’t going to put it in this book did he tell me the real ending. Believe it or not, the real ending was the one about Camilla and Dino getting together. But there was more to it.
After a while Camilla got tired of Dino and tired of living in Hollywood. She started her library but found out that actors never came in to borrow books — they were too busy going to the movies and watching TV. She left Dino and moved back to Bogusville where she and Gary Gaggs fell in love.
Well that’s what Selby told me so
I guess I have to believe it.
Paw note: She’s right. Read about it in the story ‘Books, Bombs and Book Week’ in the book
Selby Spacedog.
S
Paw note: For
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