Natale, Richard - The Rushes [Avidbook, MM, Contemporary, Romantic Comedy/Drama, New/Young Adult] Chapter Four
The celebration David Mendoza planned to honor his former students proved to have unforeseen consequences for the several guests, and the host as well. Only a few years out of film school, Carson and Jamie had just returned from the Toronto Film Festival where the films they had worked on had been warmly received.
Jamie, of course, downplayed his contribution with his typical modesty, David observed. His lack of ego strutting was a rarity in an industry where relentless self-aggrandizement was the norm. “I’d probably be better served by a little more schmoozing and bragging,” he once told David, during one of their regular margarita-infused self-therapy sessions, “but I pre
