Juliette:
Rehearsals were starting to feel less like theater and more like war at this point.
Lines were sharper. Directions were more intense. The tension in the room buzzed like a live wire stretched thin, especially whenever Cole and Maddox were here in the same room with each other. Maddox watched him like a hawk, and Cole tried pushing every last button Maddox had. He made every line seem like a confession of love, stared at me with complete compassion, and grazed my arm, even when it wasn't in the script. Langley was loving it, but Maddox looked like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode in him at any second.
Thankfully, our scene was over. We switched places with the other actors. Cole and I were in the wings, out of the spotlight, waiting for our cue while another pair rehearsed
