The Midnight Veil

The dim lights overlooking the set of popular late night drama "The Midnight Veil" revealed a ghastly scene in front of it. A thick corpse laying prostrate on the ground, a gleaming silver knife protruding from the body sticking out like a shiny canoe upon a sea of blood. The thick metallic scent of blood, like the taste of pennies upon the tongue, crowded the room as the front door opened. Antonio Faluchi, the bronze skinned god of late night television strode into the room with the grace of an inline skater. A mask of pure shock and horror engulfed his face, as his singsong voice sweet as honey gasped as sputtered out. 

"Oh Annabella! Non!"

He ran to her side and cupped the woman's fragile hands in his own, like an eggshell protecting a delicious egg.  

"Non Non mon cheri! 'ou cannot die, we were supposed to.. l-ive- ACHOOO!" 

and so Gabriel Fuentes came through the mask, as his hurricane of a sneeze forced the scene to a halt. 

"CUT!" the director's voiced boomed. 

The Lights came up as the set woke up, PAs scuttling about like ants beneath a log that was just moved. Cameramen yawned and the Foley operator leaned on the thick boom pole. 

Lisa Hatterman, the actress behind the lovely Annabella Faluchi groaned as she rose from death, the thick faux blood pooling beneath her as the pallor of death makeup looked scraggly and unreal within the bright light.She looked over at her co-star. 

"Next time try not to sneeze on my face." 

"S-s-sorry." Gabriel stuttered out. 

He tried to stand up to get a bottle of water but tripped over his shoelaces, dropping to the floor below. No, Gabriel Fuentes is no Antonio Faluchi.