Outside, a real Hollywood night hummed with traffic and sirens. Somewhere, another young woman was being convinced that her pain was content. Somewhere, another "producer" was charging his camera.
She hadn’t known they were filming.
She looked back at the screen. The paused image glitched for a second, the pixelated version of her younger self smiling through the pain. Trisha.on.the.Rocks.2024.1080p.HD.DesireMovies....