Chapter 3

Lindsey was standing at her sister’s side looking as shocked as Melissa was.

Their father was dead. Gone.

Lindsey was nothing like her sister in appearance or personality. Lindsey had always been the courageous and dedicated one. She was very down to earth, and rather shy.

The news of their father’s death was too much for them to bear. They had to go back to Middletown, but they didn’t want the paparazzi to see Mel in tears and come to the wrong conclusion, that she was crying for that asshole’s betrayal.

Melissa held the phone in her hand thinking about all the things she had sacrificed to achieve her dream. She didn’t regret it, she couldn’t. But she did regret not being there when her father died.

When Melissa left Middletown she was only a naïve eighteen years old girl with a dream. She was lucky, Brandon helped her to get a role in a teen drama series called Teenage Dreams which became one of the Network’s top shows. The show ran for six seasons and Melissa Carpenter, who had changed her name to Mel Dawn, became a starlet.

As soon as her younger sister, Lindsey, was eighteen, Melissa called her and offered her a job as her personal assistant. Lindsey imagined herself meeting celebrities and walking down the red carpet. Life in Hollywood sounded glamorous and exciting.

Lindsey pondered her options before deciding to give up college and take the job. Her parents were supportive, even when they thought she was making a huge mistake.