100 Word Stories

Nobody notices as she slips in through the back door, silent as a whisper.

Everybody's busy getting ready for the last scene, shoving props around. Costume changes.

She recognizes a few of the actors and gets out her autograph book.

�??Excuse me,�?� says a voice. She nearly jumps out of her skin as a man with a clipboard taps her on the shoulder. �??Are you with the press?�?�

She's frozen. She doesn't know what to say. She-

�??Yes,�?� says an actor. �??She's here to interview me.�?�

The clipboard-holder vanishes.

The actor opens the book, signs his name, and smiles.