Chapter 3 - # 56

Got into the building early, prepared my stuff, get inside the waiting room assigned to me… Did run some of the scripts…

Everything is going well until the last stage where I need to face the directors, some of the producers and I’d be working with (in case I’ll get the role) and the most nerve wracking part here is that – I’d be running the lines with the Lead Artist for the role.

I was just sitting there trying to relax, got a quick call from Minzy and she told me to stay calm and break a leg.

I went out to grab some frizzy drink and noticed a familiar face in the corridor. I just can’t be sure coz he was running against my direction. I stopped at the vendo and saw a phone close to the bench.

Who could it be?

I grabbed my drink and took the phone. I check my watch and I still have some time to spare. I decided to go to the lobby and surrender the phone that I found sitting unattended on the bench.

“Sir please fill out the required information here for documentation and we will take your picture for being a good Samaritan” said the guard as I returned the phone and surrender it to them.

I went back to the waiting room and check out the scripts again. For an audition we will have quite huge range of scenes to choose from. But, for the final stage we might have the one that I practiced last night.

I grabbed my drink and stared at it for a moment ‘I don’t think this is my kind of drink. But, why do I crave for this?’

I opened the can and the scent of the frizzy drink spread out in the room. For some reasons something flashback in my head, it seems like a memory own by someone else’s because I can’t recall some of the faces flashing—but there’s this one that looks really familiar to me.

“Thank you for getting my favorite drink! You never fail to hype me up with this before going to work!” the guy from my head looks really happy looking at me. The frizzy drink was not my favorite – it was his…

I was lost for a while and caught up in the moment when I heard the knock in my room “Copper! Candidate #56? You there?”

I looked at my watch and notice that I still have time. I open the door as a tried to relax and calm my nerves “Yes!? I am #56” I gave the girl a gentle smile

“The director wants to start early, we need you to be in the audition room by 3” she said while giving me a separate copy of the minor script that we will be doing.

I went inside the audition room, everyone looks welcoming and helpful. We ran some of the lines with random partners while I keep the same role.

“You are something #56! You okay” the director said, while the head director was just looking at the script and not looking at me.

“I think it’s time for us to call Sammy” the head director finally said something and he gave me a smiling face too “Stay calm!” he added.

To capture the right amount of light they want to see, the producers asked the maintenance to roll up the curtain so we can have the natural light from the outside.

“Oww this is a perfect scenery I must say” one of the producers said

I looked outside and spaced out for a moment, something flashed back… I got confused but tried my very best to compose myself ‘I’m in the middle of an audition and I can’t be distracted’ I told myself.

“Hi I am Sammy!”

I looked back as I heard a voice coming from behind me – it was him. It was the guy…

“Stay calm and break a leg” he said while looking at me

I was about to say something when we heard the director starts providing the instructions “Do the Scene #44 -- -- -- --“

I can no longer recall the other things he said, I got lost when I heard a loud thunder followed by the lightning. Right at that moment I feel honestly scared, I feel so weak… I wanted to run.—

The rain, gloomy weather, thunder, lightning or anything that’s loud and uninvited sounds makes my head aches and my chest in pain…

I was able to bounce back into the reality when I heard Sammy started his script

“I have no clue nor interested in finding one – (brushed off your arms and look into your eyes with anger) Stay away! STAY AWAY! (Screech with a trembling voice)

The tone of his voice, his looks and the way he pushed my away – I felt them all, I felt so much pain.

I stood there and look at him, it was not part of the script but my voice started to shake. I delivered my lines feeling it was all I have in my chest, I talked to him as if I am really in pain, sadness and hopelessness. I moved closer and looked at him, tears stream down on my face. I just can’t bare the pain and gave him a shallow smile as I tried to keep all the pain.

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