"I'm fine." Yara Quillan looked at Zoe Zigner and smiled. The smile made Zoe pause, a chill running down her spine.
But thinking of what happened six years ago, she clenched her fists. This time, she recited her lines but deliberately missed one. SLAP! Another palm struck her face. Yara Quillan's face was completely swollen now, and even another makeup touch-up couldn't hide the marks.
They should have paused the shoot, or at least let Yara Quillan go tend to her face. But this drama was aiming for precisely this kind of effect; the more severe the off-screen conflict, the more realistic the on-screen performance.
So, the director announced a ten-minute break, after which filming would resume.
The rest of the cast and crew went to rest and touch up their makeup as well.
