Prologue

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3rd person p.o.v

Chris felt the anxiety rising in his chest. It had been so long since he'd had an attack he'd almost forgot what it felt like. His breathing sped up and his heart beat loudly in his chest. Everybody around him ignored him and carried on. He was gasping for breath, and he didn't even know why this was happening right now. He could feel his legs trembling beneath him, and desperately began looking around to find something to grasp onto.

He stumbled to the nearest building and leaned heavily against it. Reality was escaping him. He was getting lost in the severity of the attack.

"Hey, shh. It's okay. You're alright." Chris' eyes lifted to meet grey ones. Her sweet voice still urging him to calm down. "It's okay, I'm here. You're okay."

Her hand reached out to gently stroke his cheek, her eyes never leaving his. Chris could feel his breathing come back to normal, and his heart rate slow. The woman smiled at him gently and ran her fingers through his hair one last time ensuring he was okay. When she knew he was fine she stood up straight and fixed her outfit.

"I'm sorry for invading your space. Now that I think about it it was probably weird having some random stranger come over and start stroking your cheek." She gave a nervous laugh before shaking her head. "Oh well, too late now. I need to get going, are you going to be okay?"

Chris nodded his head, but he couldn't form a sentence for the life of him. He was too enamored with the sweet girl in front of him.

"Ok good." With another kind smile she began to walk away. By the time Chris came to his senses enough to call out to her she was too far into the crowd. He was kicking himself the rest of the way to the studio for not getting her number, or at the very least her name.

Chris walked onto set a little late, but his mind was not on his acting.

"Hey Chris! Everything alright man? You look a little out of it." Mackie said coming to clasp him on the shoulder.

"I'm fine. I had a random anxiety attack on the way here today, and there was this girl... everybody just kept walking and ignored me, but she didn't. She came to my side and stroked my cheek whispering things like 'it's okay' and 'you're fine' to calm me down. She was gorgeous, with grey eyes and long brown hair. She had an hourglass figure and a beautiful smile. By the time I was able to think properly again, though, she was gone. I never got a chance to ask for her number or name or anything." Chris shook his head in disappointment.

"Well, I'm sorry to tell you man, but it's not gonna be easy trying to find one girl in L.A. Especially when all you have to go on is what she looks like." Mackie gave him one last pat on the shoulder before walking back to set. Chris lingered a little longer before going to hair and makeup to get ready. His mind didn't stray from the woman all day, and he swore to himself that he would discover who she was. He would find her.

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