Waking up with a hangover, everyone's head felt like it had been split open with a hammer.
Worse still, we were running late for the morning rehearsal.
Everyone scrambled to wash up and change, grabbing their bags and sprinting to the rehearsal hall.
Today, Gavin was in charge of overseeing rehearsals. He had strict rules and high standards. Even the veterans who usually dared to skip the director's sessions had dragged themselves in early.
We pulled out our scripts and started reviewing quietly before he walked in.
We hadn't been at it long when the chatter in the room suddenly dropped a few notches.
A colleague leaned in close, her voice tinged with surprise. "Nina, look. Gavin and Rachel came in together. They can't actually be dating, can they?"
Before I could process that, I lo
