It wasn't until she had slapped me a few times during filming that I realized what she meant.
She was taking revenge.
She said, "Sorry, director, I felt my performance just now was lacking in emotion. Could we do another take?"
I gritted my teeth, my face tingling from her slaps.
She was talking nonsense.
She was this close to ripping my head off.
The director glanced at me and asked, "Aileen, are you okay?"
I swallowed a mouthful of bloody saliva and nodded.
After touching up my makeup, I closed my eyes to get back into character.
"Okay, Scene 10, take 4," the assistant director announced.
Just then, a deep voice interrupted.
I turned my head and met Emilio's eyes, dark as the night sky.
