True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Page #7

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where they stuck you.

I've never seen

your reaI hair before. It's different.

- You knew about this.

- Sam and Bianca trying to play nice.

They did pass it

through your rehab counselor.

- Hi, Marissa. I'll take your bag.

- Thank you.

Oh. Oh. Oh my God.

Okay, look at this place.

Seriously, it's like

Hello Kitty threw up in here.

Be nice. Be nice.

Trudy's been really good to me.

So?

How are you, girlfriend?

- In need of a best friend.

- Well, I have arrived.

And the costume people

from my new movie totally hooked me up,

so we can go out

and no one will know it's me.

And I wanna try out

my new accent.

- Accent?

- Mm-hmm.

( Marissa with Southern accent )

Sugar, I feeI like we got transported

to the set

of "Ozzie and Harriet. "

Morgan:

Her accent was driving me crazy.

Marissa sounded like "Fargo"

meets Jessica Simpson.

You get used to it.

I like to hear the birds.

Ooh, let's get some ice cream.

Hello, can I have some vanilla

in a cup, please?

And what do you want?

Do you have any

nonfat sugar-free tofu?

Yeah, honey,

this is an ice cream truck, all right?

Thanks.

What?

It's just- wow.

I mean, why didn't you

just order a big side of fat?

I like ice cream.

So do I, but-

okay, I'm sorry.

But do you ever plan

on working again?

Of course I do.

That's why I'm here, remember?

This place is a joke, Morgan.

You'd have been better off

hiring a personaI trainer

and doing off-Broadway.

Marissa, you don't have the vaguest idea

of what I've been through.

You didn't even visit me

in rehab.

I mean, one day I was

your favorite party girI

and the next day

I almost died.

And you couldn't handle that,

and you just cut me loose.

Why?

Look, watching you that night

at the club,

I was almost as high

as you were.

Okay, it could have been me.

I know I should

have visited you in rehab.

I just felt guilty.

So guilty,

but I am really really sorry.

( car horn honks )

Crap.

Remember, I'm Claudia.

Okay.

- Emily:
Hi.

- Hey, guys.

Eli, Emily,

this is my friend from back home...

Morgan's voice:
Insert fake name.

Insert fake name!

Daisy Du- chovny.

- Daisy Duchovny.

- Like the guy from "X-Files"?

No relation. Too bad.

When do you want me

to pick you up on Saturday?

I'll call you.

CooI. All right, well,

good meeting you.

- Nice meeting you.

- Morgan:
Thanks, guys.

Marissa:

See you all later.

Oh my God.

You are going on a date with Billy Joe.

His name is Eli,

and- we're just friends.

Okay okay, yeah, we have to

get you out of this town.

I bought you a really

gorgeous dress for tonight.

- What's tonight?

- We're making magic.

Oh.

Maybe we shouldn't be here.

Someone's gonna see us.

It's Chicago. Who do you

think we're gonna run into?

No using your reaI name.

No VIP treatment here.

I have never paid

a cover in my life.

I've actually cut way back

on my drinking.

Good.

Excuse me.

Hey, ladies. I'm Carlos.

What can I get for you?

Something pretty?

A Manhattan, two cherries.

I think I read your mind.

And for you?

Um...

club soda with a lime.

Are you sure you don't want

something pretty like your friend?

No, thank you.

Good for you. Idea:

Fly home with me,

move in with me

and we forget the whole

nightmare ever happened.

Morgan:
Go back, resume, forget.

It sounded good to Morgan.

Hey, another one.

Morgan:

But Claudia was less sure.

Claudia had Trudy and Emily,

and Claudia had

an undefined date with Eli.

- ( dance music playing )

- Let's go, baby!

Whoo!

Marissa:
Whoo! Yeah!

One shot for you, baby.

Morgan:
For a moment,

it was really like old times.

Marissa and I were invincible.

Nothing could touch us.

Hey, Carlos, one more.

Here you go, sweet thing.

Hey, remember when we used

to dance on the bar at Jade?

We changed our bras

in front of, like, everyone.

Is it just me or are our best times

when we were smashed?

Relax, okay?

Loosen up. Come on!

Watch this.

Excuse me, boys.

Go, baby! Whoo!

( dance music continues )

- Marissa!

- Whoo!

Whoo!

Yeah!

Morgan:

Standing there holding that glass,

I realized how easy it would be

to take a sip.

When you're sober,

staring up at someone teetering

on a bar top isn't all that funny.

Marissa just looked

really really drunk.

Hey, girI, do you wanna get off

the bar before you kill yourself?

Whoo!

Morgan:

I'm not safe in Marissa's world anymore.

And let's face it,

it's her world now, not mine.

Come on, we gotta go.

What?

Morgan's voice:
My world was

Fort Wayne... for now.

Morgan:
Okay, here's the thing.

Sneaking in after dawn

is a lot scarier

when you're sober.

Trudy:

You stayed out all night.

You said you were

going to dinner, and I called,

I called and I called.

- My phone was off.

- That is totally unacceptable, Morgan.

Unacceptable!

You cannot stay here with me

if you're gonna lie, drink

and stay out all night.

I didn't drink.

I didn't.

Where were you?

Out with Marissa

and then she had to catch a flight back

to LA 'cause she had to be on set.

Okay, let me be

very clear about this.

You do not stay out all night.

You call if your plans change,

and you have another drink,

and you're out.

- Okay.

- Okay.

This is your house,

so your rules.

Is that a line

from a movie?

Probably,

but I mean it.

Give Sam a call.

He's looking for you.

Okay, I'm sorry.

The truth is we fell in love

while you were in rehab.

Both of us were blaming ourselves

for your problems,

and I really got to see

a different side to your mom.

Is this a secret side?

A side hidden

from the rest of the world?

Sam:
Look, I know, I know,

and I get that you're still upset.

We handled it badly,

and I'm sorry.

All right.

Let's just talk

about something else.

Sam:

Sure. How's schooI?

Grades are bad,

friends are good

and I even have a date

this weekend, sort of.

Wow. Grades, friends

and boys, that's the first time

I've heard you sound like

a normaI teenager.

It's a lot harder than I thought,

this normaI-teenager thing.

- GirI:
Come on, you guys!

- Man:
Get your popcorn.

Morgan:
Fried cola?

Two fried colas.

Oh my God.

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

I started out here avoiding salads

with sugar in them

and now

I'm trying fried cola.

Okay.

Oh my God.

It's really really good.

Now the ostrich races.

Stop it.

Just take your time

Wherever you go

The rain is falling

on my windowpane

But we are hiding

in a safer place

Under cover

Staying dry and warm

You give me feelings

that I adore

They start in my toes,

make me crinkle my nose

Wherever it goes,

I always know

That you make me smile,

please stay for a while now

Just take your time

Wherever you go

But what am I gonna say

When you make me feeI

this way?

I just...

- Claudia-

- Eli, don't.

Morgan:

And I kissed him.

I didn't know

what else to do.

I couldn't bear to hear him

call me Claudia one more time.

Just take your time

wherever you go...

Morgan:

I was seriously falling for him,

and I wanted

to hear my reaI name.

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