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anyway?) Is it any surprise then that I just fell asleep eating Froot Loops? My face landed in the plastic bowl with a splash!
    "It's no wonder you're a zombie," Nadine laughs lightly. She hands me a napkin to wipe my face. "I can't believe they had a sixteen-year-old shooting at midnight!" She shakes her head. "It's terrible. They couldn't have shot the car crash scene when the sun went down?"
    "They had to shut down the roads." I pull a stray Froot Loop out of my hair.
    "I told your mom we should check the child labor laws to make sure you can work that late, but she didn't want me to cause any trouble," Nadine comments dryly. "You know your mom, always looking out for your best interests."
    I'm just glad Mom wasn't there to see the Froot Loops incident. She would die if she knew I was eating a high-sugar cereal.
    "Speaking of my best interests, I've got something to run by you guys," I begin gingerly. I tell them both my plan and then nervously wait for their reaction.
    "So?" I finish up. "Will you help me?" I think this is the first time I've actually seen Nadine at a loss for words.
    "Why would you want to take on another persona?" she questions me, tapping her pen across her mammoth Kaitlin folder, aka her bible, with this seemingly very concerned expression on her face. "I just don't get you. Don't you think your brain is clogged enough with both Kaitlin and Sam in there?"
    "I'm an actress," I remind her. "That's what we're good at -- pretending to be someone else."
    "Yeah, well, you better be prepared to play the role of your life then, because if the press gets wind of this one, you're going to have to exit stage left immediately." Nadine's ears redden with worry. "I'm sure Laney already told you that dropping everything and going to school isn't the smartest move. Your fans will think you're tired of Hollywood and not interested in working. Not that you're just taking a vacation!"
    "I thought you, of all people, would be happy I was doing this," I reply innocently. "You're always saying I need a break."
    "Yeah, but I never thought you would take me seriously. Your mother is going to kill me when she hears about this." Nadine begins biting her already chewed-up nails. "Rodney, help me out here."
    Rodney hasn't said anything, come to think of it, but he is a man of few words. "I think it could be good for Kates to have a normal life," he finally responds.
    "Rodney, I love you!" I throw my arms over the front seat and around his large neck.
    "Careful, I'm driving!" He's holding on to the steering wheel with one hand and has an Egg McMuffin sandwich in the other. "I didn't say you could pull it off."
    "I will if you guys help me." I gaze at Nadine imploringly. She starts biting her nails again.
    "If I'm going to be in on this plan, it's going to require some serious prep work," Rodney muses thoughtfully. "I need to check out the school grounds, flag all the exits, survey the paparazzi situation."
    "There won't be any paparazzi. It's a regular school with no Hollywood drama. Doesn't it sound amazing?" I imagine my locker decorated with pictures of Chad Michael Murray.
    "You've lost your mind," Nadine states solemnly, "but at least you're finally standing up to your parents and making your own decisions."
    "I haven't told them yet," I mumble. "Or Laney." Nadine looks at me blankly.
    "Ohhhhh boy." Rodney whistles. "I want to be there when she tells her mom!" He turns around and looks at Nadine, and they both suddenly burst out laughing.
    "Come on, you guys. It won't be that bad." Their laughter only gets louder. Nadine actually leans back in her seat and grasps her chest.
    "I... can't... breathe ..." she spurts out. Rodney howls more.
    "Look, I was hoping you guys would help me. That's why I told you first. I was hoping we could role play the conversation."
    Nadine stops laughing and looks at me, baffled. "You mean you want me and Rodney to play your parents?" She and Rodney burst out laughing again. Nadine is heaving so