David Fincher was not happy. He was on the shooting set. Waiting for Michael Collins. Harvey made the decision of giving him the role of Cole even before he asked for his opinion. This kid was a newbie. We do not know if or how his acting skills were.Suddenly somebody him that Michael was here.

As soon as I saw him i thought Harvey was right. He was perfect for the role. A kid wise who had a different air around him.

Hello! Mr. Fincher. I apologise for the delay, the traffic was bit more than usual.

It's okay and call me David. Why don't you go and get ready. The makeup artist is waiting for you.

Sure.

I went towards the place the actors were getting ready. But then i saw "Al fucking Pacino." I did not know that Harvey had signed Al Pacino for the role of Doctor Crowe. Looks like this one of the butterfly effect.

I went upto him Mr.Pacino can i have your autograph.

Sure kid! You are...

I am Michael Collins. I am in for the role of Cole.

Oh! Good and call me Al.

Then he signed a autograph. We then talked. I don't know what it was but we sort of became friends. May be it was due to my maturity despite my age that made him relax around me.

The shooting began. It was fun. It was not much of a problem i had my role my down. But there was a problem during the scene between mother and child. As i never had experience before of a mother's love it was difficult for me. Al and David help me get into it. Though i could see they were looking at me with pity.

One time they even saw the burnt brand mark on my back. Then i had to tell them the story of my life. There faces were fun to watch as they changed from shock, disgust to jaw dropping. They thought the script writer was someone else and had the same name as me. And when i told them about my books. Damn, it is always priceless to see people reaction to that.