On the sets

I felt lonely when- I was in the makeup room, with my team

I sat in the makeup chair, staring at my reflection. The room was packed—makeup artists touching up my hair, directors talking about lights and angles, people everywhere, laughing, chatting, moving around me. But somehow, I felt completely alone.

I tried to join in, to catch someone’s eye, but everyone seemed busy with their own jobs, their own conversations. I felt like I was just another prop, something to be fixed and positioned but not really seen.

My face in the mirror looked perfect, almost like it belonged to someone else. And as the noise around me grew, so did the empty feeling inside. It was strange, being surrounded by so many people, yet feeling like I was the only one who wasn’t really there.