Olivia and the Movie Stars Read Online Free Page A
Author: Lyn Gardner
at all but a dastardly plot to kidnap the twins and hold them for ransom. Not surprisingly, the conversation was somewhat stilted. Questions about whether the twins had any pets, had read all the Harry Potter novels or had been to England before were greeted with a monosyllabic grunt from Cosmo or an unhappy little shake of the head from Cosima. At one point, when Georgia started enthusing about Peter Pan , saying how much she loved the story about the boy who refused to grow up and how she wished she wasn’t a girl so she could play one of the LostBoys, Cosmo yawned very loudly and started to play a game on his phone. Georgia had looked really hurt and flushed very pink, while Olivia felt furious on her behalf.
In their TV series in which they supposedly played a version of themselves, Cosmo and Cosima came across as a pair of cool, quick-witted pranksters who never stopped joking and kidding around. In real life they barely said a word. Olivia wondered if it was because they didn’t have a script to follow. There seemed to be a vast chasm between the real Wood twins and their celebrity image.
After a while Olivia and the others began to talk amongst themselves to fill in the silences. Out of the corner of her eye, Olivia could see Cosima visibly relax. She wondered whether Cosima might be quite nice away from her ghastly brother.
Aeysha started to talk about her holidays. “Mum says we might be able to go to Disney World in Florida next summer!” she said excitedly.
“That’d be awesome,” said Georgia.
“No, it wouldn’t,” grunted Cosmo. “Disney World sucks.”
“How would you know?” asked Tom sharply, seeing Aeysha’s face drop.
“We had our tenth birthday party there,” replied Cosmo. “They closed the place specially.”
“You mean you had the whole of Disney World to yourselves?”
Cosmo puffed out his chest proudly. “Yep,” he said. Cosima looked embarrassed.
“They’ve only ever done it for us,” added Cosmo. “It still sucked, though.” He took out his gum and stuck it under the table. Olivia made a mental note to remove it later before Alicia discovered it.
“But wasn’t it amazing to have Disney World closed specially for you?” said Georgia. “It must have made you feel really special.”
“We are special,” drawled Cosmo flatly, as if Georgia were a bit slow. Cosima looked as if she wanted the floor to open up and the others just looked at each other, embarrassed.
Eel broke the silence. “How many auditions did you have before you got cast as Peter Pan and Wendy?” she asked very sweetly.
“Auditions?” said Cosmo, looking astounded. “We’ve never had to audition for anything in our lives. We’re not like you kids.We were in a movie when we were six weeks old. We played the baby and Angelina Jolie was our mom. We were voted cutest newcomers by the biggest Hollywood fan site. We’ve had loads of awards since. We pick and choose from stuff we’re offered. Auditions! They’re for losers.”
“Oh,” said Eel, surprised. “So how do you know if you’re any good? You could just be getting roles because of who you are, not because you’ve got any talent.”
Olivia kicked Eel’s ankle very hard under the table, while Georgia’s apple juice went down the wrong way and Tom had to thump her hard on the back. Cosmo looked at Eel as if she had just crawled out from beneath a stone and Cosima seemed to be looking frantically for the nearest exit. Her cheeks were flaming. Aeysha quickly thrust a plate under Cosmo’s nose and said a little too brightly, “Chocolate cake?”
“You’re kidding?” drawled Cosmo. “I’m wheat- and dairy-free.”
“Don’t forget charm-free,” muttered Cosima.
Her brother glared at her. “Least I’m not talent-free,” he snarled.
“Oh yeah?” snapped Cosima. Cosmoflushed. Olivia thought they looked like tigers ready to spring at each other.
Aeysha coughed. “Where are you living while you’re in London?” she
In their TV series in which they supposedly played a version of themselves, Cosmo and Cosima came across as a pair of cool, quick-witted pranksters who never stopped joking and kidding around. In real life they barely said a word. Olivia wondered if it was because they didn’t have a script to follow. There seemed to be a vast chasm between the real Wood twins and their celebrity image.
After a while Olivia and the others began to talk amongst themselves to fill in the silences. Out of the corner of her eye, Olivia could see Cosima visibly relax. She wondered whether Cosima might be quite nice away from her ghastly brother.
Aeysha started to talk about her holidays. “Mum says we might be able to go to Disney World in Florida next summer!” she said excitedly.
“That’d be awesome,” said Georgia.
“No, it wouldn’t,” grunted Cosmo. “Disney World sucks.”
“How would you know?” asked Tom sharply, seeing Aeysha’s face drop.
“We had our tenth birthday party there,” replied Cosmo. “They closed the place specially.”
“You mean you had the whole of Disney World to yourselves?”
Cosmo puffed out his chest proudly. “Yep,” he said. Cosima looked embarrassed.
“They’ve only ever done it for us,” added Cosmo. “It still sucked, though.” He took out his gum and stuck it under the table. Olivia made a mental note to remove it later before Alicia discovered it.
“But wasn’t it amazing to have Disney World closed specially for you?” said Georgia. “It must have made you feel really special.”
“We are special,” drawled Cosmo flatly, as if Georgia were a bit slow. Cosima looked as if she wanted the floor to open up and the others just looked at each other, embarrassed.
Eel broke the silence. “How many auditions did you have before you got cast as Peter Pan and Wendy?” she asked very sweetly.
“Auditions?” said Cosmo, looking astounded. “We’ve never had to audition for anything in our lives. We’re not like you kids.We were in a movie when we were six weeks old. We played the baby and Angelina Jolie was our mom. We were voted cutest newcomers by the biggest Hollywood fan site. We’ve had loads of awards since. We pick and choose from stuff we’re offered. Auditions! They’re for losers.”
“Oh,” said Eel, surprised. “So how do you know if you’re any good? You could just be getting roles because of who you are, not because you’ve got any talent.”
Olivia kicked Eel’s ankle very hard under the table, while Georgia’s apple juice went down the wrong way and Tom had to thump her hard on the back. Cosmo looked at Eel as if she had just crawled out from beneath a stone and Cosima seemed to be looking frantically for the nearest exit. Her cheeks were flaming. Aeysha quickly thrust a plate under Cosmo’s nose and said a little too brightly, “Chocolate cake?”
“You’re kidding?” drawled Cosmo. “I’m wheat- and dairy-free.”
“Don’t forget charm-free,” muttered Cosima.
Her brother glared at her. “Least I’m not talent-free,” he snarled.
“Oh yeah?” snapped Cosima. Cosmoflushed. Olivia thought they looked like tigers ready to spring at each other.
Aeysha coughed. “Where are you living while you’re in London?” she