During the first script-reading, Eugene stood behind the staff in the corner to hide from the cast and the camera. Authors usually sat beside the director or the producer, but he didn't want more people to know who he was, so he had to hide even from the camera that was recording the behind the scenes.
Turned out, it was the right decision.
Halfway through the script reading--which was truly interesting and became a bit emotional--he felt his phone vibrating. Eugene would have rejected any call during a meeting, usually, but when he saw it was one of the teachers from the kindergarten, he couldn't think about the script reading anymore.
After letting one of the staff know that he'd go to the restroom, Eugene slipped outside and took the call immediately in the hallway.
"Miss Jones?" Eugene asked worriedly. The only time the kindergarten called him was when Hannah had a fever. "Does something happen to Hannah?"
[Mr. Kim, I'm so sorry, but can you come right now? Hannah is--]
