Real Life Soap Opera
"This is way juicier than any of my soap scenes." Aubrey interjected.
"It gets even better," Emily continued, "I went over to say hi to James because I work with him after all, it would have been rude to ignore him. He introduced me to Isabella and said they were on a business dinner. I wonder why a business dinner would involve top of the line champagne."
"Didn't Isabella recognize you?" I questioned.
"That's the best part!" said Emily. "She gave me a knowing look with her eyes, but then gracefully said, ?Nice to meet you Emily.' She completely ignored the fact that we were grade school classmates."
"Maybe I should bring some of this good stuff to the writers" Aubrey said aloud.
Aubrey works as an actress on the New York based soap, Only One Day of Life. Unlike other people who fall into the soap opera business, Aubrey's life desire was to be on a soap. She loved the thrill of learning hundreds of pages of dialogue a day, the camaraderie of a constant cast, and of course steady work and paychecks. Her alter-ego Kirsten was first introduced on screen after she slept with her half sister's grandfather. Aubrey actually prefers older men; she barely even needed to fake it. She was nominated for an Daytime Emmy her first year on the show.
"Why would she ignore you like that?" I asked.
Emily went on, "That's the part that puzzles me most. Why would she pretend not to know me? James was definitely embarrassed because he knows I know his pregnant wife is at home waiting for him while he's out wining and dining Isabella. Or maybe, it was actually a business meeting."
"Yes," said Megan, "Give them both the benefit of the doubt. Maybe she didn't recognize you."
"Nah, you never forget a face you torment," Emily replied. "We'll all have to do some investigative work on Isabella. Where has she been? Why is she resurfacing now? And why did she pretend to not know me?"
