Up in the World.
Tara is a wholesome girl from a small town called Sunnydale and when she decides to move to the big city, she had to start at the bottom of the food chain; waitressing. There she meets the son of a Hollywood producer that can make her a star.
Tara had only one goal in life, which was to be an actress. The only way she was going to be able to succeed this is to head to LA and find an agent. She will miss her friends, but the trip to LA will be worth it. Once she becomes a movie star, her life is complete.
"Sweetheart, I'm going to miss you," says Joyce, her mother, as she hugs her tight. "Do you have everything?"
"Yes, I have all I need," replies Tara. "Dawn, take care of mom, okay?"
"I will," replies Dawn, Tara's cute little sister.
"Okay, I'm set."
"Promise me you'll call the minute you get there and…" says Joyce.
"Mom, I've got it. Don't worry. Everything is going to be fine."
Tara gets into her car and drives off. Her mother and sister wave as she drives down the street. Dawn then looks at her mom.
"So, can I have her room?" asks Dawn. Joyce looks at her youngest and shakes her head.
Tara heads down the highway to meet up with a friend of hers, who has found her a nice apartment for a good amount. She grabs her phone and tries to call her friend, Buffy.
"Hello," says Buffy on the other line.
"Hey, Buffy, it's me Tara," says Tara. "I'm on the highway right now. I'll probably be there in about half an hour."
"That's great. I'm so glad you're coming. I wish that we could be roomies, but I'm all booked up at my place."
"It's okay. At least we're close by and can see each other."
"Yes, I'll meet you at your apartment and help you unpack.
"That will be great. I'll see you then."
Buffy has been Tara's best friend since kindergarten and she has always been the strong one. Always watching over her like a big sister. When she moved to the city, Tara was totally crushed. Buffy sent tons of letters telling Tara about her experiences and Tara loves every detail of them. She wanted to so much be part of that world and she continued her career by auditioning in all the plays she could get into at her school.
In less that she had expected, Tara was in the city and getting some pretty neat sites on her way to her apartment. She finally found the building and sees a BMW parked nearby it. When Tara gets out of the car and walks by the BMW, someone from inside the car rolls their window down.
"Tara?" says a girl with dark sunglasses inside the car.
"Buffy?" says Tara recognizing her green eyes as she lifts her sunglasses up. Buffy opens the door and steps out. She hugs her long time best friend. "Oh my gosh you look so different."
"You haven't changed."
"Well, you kind of can't living in a town like Sunnydale."
"I'm so happy you're here. Come on, let's go and see your apartment."
"Okay." The two enter the building and enter the elevator.
"Fourth floor."
"And you have a small balcony. It has a nice view."
"That's great." Buffy walks over to the door and opens it. The apartment has some strange color on the walls. Its best feature is that it's spacious, but other than that it's crap.
"It's a fixer upper and you might need to re-plaster the wall. Don't worry; I have someone who can do that."
"Thanks, I think."
"Well, let's go get your stuff." Buffy heads out of the apartment, while Tara just slumps and looks at her apartment. She sighs and follows Buffy out.
Once they got Tara's things inside, Buffy asks her to dinner. Tara accepted. She did not want to be alone in that apartment and eat food in it.
"This place is where the stars go to unwind from a hard day's work," says Buffy. "You'll get to meet my boyfriend."
"Oh, you have a boyfriend?" says Tara.
"We've been off and on." Tara looks at the menus and is shocked at the prices of the food.
"Are you kidding me?" Tara points at something on the menu and shows it to Buffy. "That's the price?"
"Yeah, but they serve a lot of food on that plate. Wanna get one together. I'm on a diet."
"Okay."
They are finished, and Buffy is concerned that her boyfriend has not shown yet. She looks around every two minutes, but nothing.
"This is so unlike him. He always comes to dinner."
"Well, maybe he forgot."
"He's never forgotten."
"What does he do?"
"He's in business with his dad. Going to run it when his dad retires and that will be soon."
"Why would you say that?"
"Cause he's getting married for the third time and he's going to take a long honeymoon."
"Oh."
"Well, I guess we should take you home."
"We can wait."
"I got an earlier job tomorrow. We'll talk after."
"Sure." Tara nods. Buffy calls for the waiter and asks for the check.
The BMW drives up to the building again and Tara slowly gets out. She turns to Buffy and smiles.
"I really tried to get you the best that I could, Tara. You gave me a price and stuck by it."
"I understand."
"If one of my roomies move out, you'll be the first to know, okay?"
"Okay. Goodnight."
"Goodnight." Tara heads into the building. As she opens the door again to her apartment, she drops down to the ground against the door. She grabs her cell phone from her purse and calls her mom.
"Hi, mom," says Tara trying to act cheerful.
"Sweetheart, I've been waiting all day for your call," says Joyce.
"I know. I'm sorry. I just went out with Buffy and didn't realize the time."
"Did you two have fun?"
"Oh yeah, tons."
"I'm glad. Well, good luck tomorrow and don't forget to tell me all about it."
"I sure will. Tell Dawn I love her."
"I will."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight, sweetheart." Tara hangs up and heads over to the supposed bedroom. That is where she notices a balcony window. She looks outside. Buffy was right, it is a nice view. The sun is setting and the skies are changing into different colors. It's a master piece design.
Tara hopes that tomorrow will bring some bright sides to this horrible apartment. She inflated her bed and went to sleep.