Chapter 42: Vee

My career was thriving. My latest film had led to new contracts, some more promising than others, but I was fortunate enough to select those I believed would be the most rewarding. Months of nonstop work, travel, events, and learning what lay ahead. And although I, occasionally, felt consumed by loneliness, I found fulfillment in my professional achievements. I had finally arrived.

Personally, however, stability eluded me. When asked in interviews if I had friends, I could rattle off a seemingly endless list of names, many of them celebrities. Yet, deep down, upon returning home, I felt no desire to socialize with any of them. All of my relationships were shallow, and superficial, masked by a false veneer that once scratched away, revealed nothing of value beneath.