A Star is Torn
The huge aircraft’s acceleration pressed Candice Whiteford back into the gray imitation leather first-class seat of the Boeing 747. Looking through the dust-scratched surface of the double Plexiglas window as the Manhattan skyline dropped away, she pulled the blanket up against the dry chill recycled air and reflected on her good fortune. All of her hard work and perseverance had finally paid off. To free her days for auditions, acting classes and a brutal exercise regimen, she...