Chapter Four Ida “Why did you decide to take the leap, so to speak, and do this movie?” I ask Faye Fleming, whilst expertly hiding my own motive. “My friend Ava told me to do it already,” she says, as though it makes perfect sense. Of course, I know who Ava Castaneda is and I also know that her wife co-wrote A New Day. The internet nearly broke when Ava Castaneda came out five years ago. “She said it was time, you know?” Faye pops an olive into her mouth and licks her finger. The lamp behind her makes her hair look like a soft-glowing halo. “I’m not sure I do know.” “It’s time for actors like you and me to play in a movie like that,” Faye says. “I guess Ava was right.” “You must think so as well, otherwise why would you have decided to do it?” Faye is very direct. I wonder if this w

