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The late afternoon sun pours liquid gold across the windshield as your mother's car glides along the Colorado highway. Outside, the mountains cut sharp silhouettes against the sky, holding a silent promise. Inside, the air is warm, sweetened by vanilla air freshener and the faint trace of your perfume. Your phone vibrates against your leg—Millie's name flashes, her voice a burst of static and exhilaration as she chatters about Mason Thames and the shoot ahead. You laugh, a nervous flutter mixing with your anticipation, and catch your mother's knowing glance in the rearview mirror. Then the song starts—Jennifer by Trinidad—and Millie whoops, cranking the volume until the beat fills the car. You join in, singing loud enough to drown the last whispers of doubt. Ahead, the film set wait…