Chapter 15 - Heather Rosie
She had opened her mind to the words the way an eye used to darkness, veiled with its lashes, opens cautiously to the light, and, finding it even a little blinding, closes itself too late. The light had come, and come invincibly, even after the eye had renounced it. It was too late to unsee.
—Hannah Green, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Suggested browsing song: St. Therese of the Roses by Malcolm Vaughan
This song came on right as I pulled up to Los Angeles. The City of Angels! I wonder what adventures are awaiting me here ...
Time to go to set and film! Costume on and ready! Can you guess what I am? (Hint: I am my favorite meme)
At this point I stopped wearing makeup most of the time, but I had one small thing of eye shadow I brought with me. That morning as I put it on, I realized it said Laura on it. I was so nervous and this helped remind me Mom was watching over me!
I'm on a TV set! Life is wild!!
Made it to set and got my name tag!
My seat in the cast room!
I met so many cool people in so many awesome costumes!!
And made friends with a group of piñatas!
Talking to everyone in the cast room was just as fun as filming the show itself!
And oh look! Who's that ...
Zulema and her purple roller skates!!
We filmed two episodes! Then Zulema and I left to go get food.
Oh don't mind me! Just pulling up to a random church in a cemetery ... ya know, normal 23-year-old girl things.
Here we are! I couldn't believe the sign also said Laurie, which was my mom's childhood nickname.
Something was waiting for me!
My view of God overlooking the garden from the stone kneeler. And the rose matched my little rose tattoo on my finger!
The statue I was drawn to later on in the day in a completely different section of the memorial park ...
Can you read what it says? When I did I lost my mind (and instantly knew this was my next book chapter 🤣). "The rose returns to bloom."