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2022-01-26 16:41:15For years, Timothee thought that everyone was the main character of their own lives. That even when things seemed boring from time to time, every single person in the world would always have stories to tell about their lives.
After all, writers tend to only write the parts in a story that were interesting. No one wanted to read about the mundane parts of the character’s life in detail.
And that was when she realized that it was just like her case as well. A lot of things had happened. Good and bad things. Maybe she was in a story as well? That was a thought that would always make her smile.
“Okay, eyes on the camera, three, two, one…and action!”
Her life flashed between her eyes as the camera rolled and as the lights that were set up pointed right at her—the star of the day.
She was the main character for sure.
Everyone was all claps and cheers the moment the scene was cut, and she was finally done for the day.
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