Chapter 15

Summary

• The narrator is candid about feelings of rivalry with her co-star Celia, despite acknowledging her talent and admitting to liking her.
• Her husband, Don, offers to have Celia removed from their current project, but the narrator refuses, saying she doesn't feel threatened.
• Celia suggests they go out for milkshakes and, despite recognizing that Celia wants to be seen at a famous hangout for celebrities, the narrator agrees.
• However, the narrator changes their location to avoid being photographed and to assert her dominance over Celia.
• During the outing, they discuss how they are both aiming for an Academy Award, with Celia claiming she's the better actress.
• Celia proposes they help each other out - she will help the narrator with acting, and in return, the narrator will accompany Celia to paparazzi-heavy locations to help her become a known face.
• They form an understanding and agree to be real friends who support each other's ambitions and careers.
• When leaving the restaurant, the waiter doesn't charge them for the milkshakes and asks the narrator to tell her husband how much he loved his movie. The narrator coyly replies, "What husband?".
• The chapter concludes with the narrator contemplating how she can't tell her husband what the waiter said about his movie, as he might misinterpret it as mockery and get violent.