The Big Break.

“Fiona, I got you the role of a lifetime.”

Fiona barely glances up from her bowl of cereal. She’s been binge-watching an old K-drama for the past six hours, curled up on the couch like a burrito of self-doubt. “Mhm. That’s nice.”

Her sister, Riley, lets out a dramatic sigh. “Excuse me? ‘That’s nice’?! Fiona, this is huge! You’d be playing the lead in a psychological drama! This could be your breakout role!”

Fiona finally looks at her. “A psychological drama?”

Riley smirks. “Yep. You’d be playing a genius psychiatrist who falls for her patient.”

Fiona immediately shakes her head. “Nope. No way. I can’t do that.”

Riley frowns. “What do you mean you ‘can’t’? You’re an actress.”

Fiona gestures wildly. “Exactly! I don’t know the first thing about being a psychiatrist. I’ll mess it up, and the critics will drag me. ‘Fiona Bennett gives an uninspired, surface-level performance’—I can already see the headlines.”

Riley rolls her eyes. “Wow, love the self-confidence.”

Fiona sighs, sinking into the couch. “I just… I don’t think I’m good enough.”

A beat of silence. And then, in true Riley fashion, she grins and throws an arm around Fiona’s shoulders. “Okay, easy fix—just go undercover.”

Fiona blinks. “…What?”

Riley shrugs. “Go undercover. Pretend to be a psychiatrist. Spend time with actual patients. Live the role. You know, like those method actors who go full psycho?”

Fiona stares. “That’s insane.”

Riley grins. “Exactly. It’s the kind of insane that wins awards.”

Fiona laughs, shaking her head. “Yeah, sure. I’ll just waltz into a psychiatric hospital and pretend I belong there.”

She expects Riley to drop it. To tell her she’s just joking. But her sister just raises an eyebrow. “I dare you.”

And that’s how Fiona finds herself googling how to fake credentials in a psychiatric hospital at 2am.

The glow of her laptop screen was the only source of light in Fiona’s dimly lit bedroom. Her fingers hovered over the keyboard as she typed:

“How to become a psychiatrist overnight (no degree, no problem).”

No useful results. Shocking.

She sighed and deleted the search, then tried again:

“Fake psychiatrist credentials that look real (not illegal).”

Still nothing.

Fiona groaned, rubbing her temples. How hard could it be? All she needed was to convince some hospital that she was a professional—just for a few weeks. Just long enough to get into character for her upcoming movie.

Her sister’s voice echoed in her mind: “If you’re so worried about being unconvincing, why don’t you just go undercover?”

Clearly, Riley had been joking. But here Fiona was, at 2AM, on the verge of committing light fraud.

She opened a new tab and started researching hospital dress codes. Would a white coat make me look smarter, or would it be too obvious?

A notification popped up. A text from Riley.

Riley: Why are you still awake?

Riley: If you’re looking up ways to sneak into a hospital, go to sleep

.Riley: I mean it, Fiona.

Fiona smirked and sent back a single message:

Fiona: Too late.

She shut her laptop and stretched. Tomorrow, she would find a hospital. And then, the real fun would begin.

--- To be continued ---

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