Peak (Peak #1)

by Roland Smith

“What am I supposed to be filming?” I asked. “The story,” Will said. “What story?” “That’s the big question,” JR answered. “And part of the fun.” “And the mystery,” Jack added. “Josh hired us to film you,” JR continued. “Now Sun-jo’s been added to the mix, which changes the story. If you and Sun-jo don’t make it to the summit the story will shift again. It might be about how you didn’t make it—what stopped you. It might be about the friendship between you two . . .” (Which was pretty shaky at the moment, but I didn’t tell JR that.) “. . . or Sun-jo and Zopa, or you and your father. The point is that we won’t know what the story is about until we know how the story ends. All we can do now is film details. When we get done we’ll piece the documentary together like a jigsaw puzzle.” Which is exactly how Vincent at GSS taught me to put a story together.