Peyton Caroline Landing was thrilled. She was sitting in the office of one of the best movie directors in the business, Mr. William Richardson. He had just asked Peyton to star in his upcoming movie, A Life in the Stars. She immediately accepted, knowing very well that this would launch her career up and through the roof, leading to the thing she most wanted in the world. Fame. To have her name be known by millions of people around the world. As soon as she left Mr. Richardson's office, she called someone to ask for a favor...

Chloe Allysa Nightingale was furious. She slammed the phone down on the receiver. After all that she had been through, all the troubles that had been presented to her, all the obstacles that had been thrown her way, she finally had the chance to do something great. But of course it had to be ruined. Of course her once-in-a-lifetime chance was ruined.

Jessica's POV

Ding! I am just finishing curling my strawberry blonde hair when a text from my best friend, Krysten, comes in. I smile as I read it over.

Krysten: hey. U almost ready?
Jessica: yep☺️
Krysten: great. I'm outside of your house, btw
Jessica: kok, I'll be right down
Krysten: (eye roll) stop it, no more puns😒
Jessica: kok!
Krysten: o stop it
Jessica: kok
Krysten: go away
Jessica: 😂
Krysten:..................

I grin as I set down my phone. Krysten's full name is Krysten Olivia Karter, so her initials are KOK. I love saying that to her, she hates it, it drives her nuts.

Krysten and two of our other friends, Sam and Lindsay, are meeting up at the mall and having dinner together. I met Krysten about three and a half years ago at some get together or something. She introduced me to Sam and Lindsay, and the four of us became best friends. We do almost everything together. I grab my purse, then run out of my room.

I am halfway down the stairs when mom yells up to me, "Don't forget to unplug the curling iron!" I roll my eyes and dash back upstairs. Sure enough, I hadn't unplugged it. Oops. This time, I double check that I unplugged it. Then I dash down the stairs. At the bottom, I see my older sister, Livi, staring at me with her hands on her hips. I sigh, knowing this might take a while.

"Yes?" I ask.

She breaks out into a smile. "Nothing. Go have fun with your friends."

I grin back at her. "Thanks, Livi." I run around her, grab my house key off of the dining room table, then run out the door. Krysten is standing there waiting for me.

She eyes me and says, "That took you four minutes and fifty-six seconds."

I roll my eyes. "Thanks for keeping track." I say sarcastically.

She grins and puts her arm around my shoulders as we start walking to the mall. "It's great to see you." She comments.

"Yeah, you too." I reply. I put my arm around her shoulder, and we happily walk off to meet our friends together.

Kayla's POV

I had just started reading Clive Cussler's The Mediterranean Caper, when I hear a knock on my door. I sigh and set my book down.

"Come in!" I tell to the person at the door. It turns out to be Livi.

"Oh, hey Livi." I greet her.

"Hey Kay." She replies.

"What's up?" I ask her.

"Nothing much, although mom has big news for you."

I perk up. "What is it?" I eagerly ask. But she shakes her head.

"Sorry Kay, I can't tell you. Mom wants to wait until Jessica comes home." She says.

"Oh. Well, ok." I say as I pick up my book again.

"Kayla..." She says.

"What?!?" I snap at her. She sighs and leaves the room.

I suddenly realize how rude that was, and I yell out to her, "Livi! Livi!" But she doesn't come back. I sigh, and dive back into the adventures of Dirk Pitt, NUMA, and the famous lost German WWI yellow Albatros fighter plane that makes a startling reappearance.

Three hours later...

Jessica's POV

"And we are planning to go to movies on the tenth." Krysten reminds me, for the tenth time.

I smile at her. "Ok, thanks Krysten."

She nods and says, "Goodnight Jessica."

"Goodnight." I tell her, then walk into my house. Mom is sitting at the dining room table working on a new dress design.

Without looking up from her work, she says, "Hi Jessica. Did you have fun with Krysten and Samantha and Lindsay?"

"Yes mom, but she likes to be called Sam, not Samantha."

She finally looks up from her work and says, "Go get you sister and bring her downstairs. I have something to tell both of you."

"Umm, ok," I say. "But...which sister? I have two." I comment.

"Kayla." Mom replies evenly.

"Ok, I'll be right back." I tell her, then run upstairs to find Kayla. She is laying on her bed reading a new book. The Mediterranean Caper, I think.

"Hey Kayla, Mom says she wants to tell us something, so she told me to come get you."

She looks up from her book. "Ok, let's go and read my fan mail." She says back to me.

Kayla's POV

I am laughing inside as Jessica tries to understand what I just said to her. "Ummm, ok?" She asks, very confused. I finally let out the laugh I am holding in.

"That was the sentence in The Mediterranean Caper that I was on when you walked into my room." I explain to her.

"Oh." She says. "Well, come on downstairs so we can hear what mom has to say to us."

I sigh, sad to be torn away from my book. "Alright, alright, fine." I reluctantly agree.

We walk downstairs and sit in chairs across from mom.

She looks us both straight in our eyes, and says, very seriously, "How would you feel...about taking a trip?"

Jessica's POV

A trip??? Well that was a compete surprise.

"So, where are we going?" I ask.

Mom shakes her head. "Not we. YOU. Just you two." She replies.

"By ourselves?" Kayla yelps.

"You will be fine." Mom assures her. "Plus, you will be staying with Grandma and Pops, so you won't be alone."

"Wait." I say, a sudden realization hitting me. "If we are visiting Grandma and Pops, then we are going... TO LOS ANGELES!!!" Kayla and I both yell at the same time.

Mom grins. "Yes, you will be going to Los Angeles. And even better, you will be going to Hollywood!"

"HOLLYWOOD?!?!" We both shriek.

"Yup. Your plane leaves tomorrow at midnight." Mom says, handing us two tickets.

"You better go up and pack." She advises.

We both rush up the stairs and I immediately text Krysten, Sam, and Lindsay.

Jessica: guess what?!?!
Sam: what?
Jessica: I'm going to Los Angeles!!!!
Sam: wow no way!!!
Krysten: neato!!!
Lindsay: that's the best!
Jessica: IKR! I can't wait!!!
Krysten: hey are you going to go to Hollywood?
Sam: oh ya, are you?
Jessica: Yep! I think we might get to go to a concert or two!
Krysten: omg that's amazing
Sam: you gotta tell us everything!!!
Lindsay: oh so cool! You know that they are filming that new movie, A Life in the Stars there. You can maybe see them film it and meet some of the cast and crew!
Sam: hey I heard 5sos is on tour there. Maybe you can meet them!
Krysten: o that would be so awesome! Get some autographs for me!
Jessica: lol if I see them I will
Sam: dude that would be the best....
Krysten: omg sam you are obsessed with 5sos
Lindsay: lol so true
Jessica: I have to agree with Krysten and Lindsay...
Sam: ok, fine, I see how it is...btw none of you came get into Shrek University so haha on you
Krysten: o ya? Well none of you can win the lottery!!
Jessica: the witches are coming after you!!!!
Lindsay: you are all inconceivable!!!
Krysten: haha lol nice
Sam: ya, nice one
Lindsay: I don't mean to pry, but do you have six fingers on your right hand?
Jessica: do you always start conversations this way?
Sam: lololololol
Krysten: lol
Lindsay: touché
Jessica: haha lol, anyways gtg, ttyl night guys
Lindsay: the zombiez r comin 4 u!
Jessica: lol good night
Krysten: night
Sam: ttyl!
Lindsay: 😴

I smile as I turn off my phone. This vacation was going to be great! Los Angeles, here I come!!!