Just sort of an idea. I hope this works out the way I plan it. This chapter is just to explain everything. R&R :)
One call. One phone call he never in a million years expected to get changed his life.
"You're in, Dez. Congratulations," the man had said. "Have a final product ready by the end of the summer."
Frantically throwing on his shoes and running down the block to Austin's, Dez texted Trish and Ally to meet him there.
It was a nice day, not that Dez noticed, really. It was a Friday, so school was out for the weekend. Only one more week before exams and the end of grade eleven. He twists and turns until he reaches Austin's street.
He runs up and knocks on the door, suddenly out of breath. Austin opens the door, taken aback by his goofy friend. "What's up, Dez?" he asks, leading him in the door. He shows him to the living room. He walks up to his little sister, Jade. "Jade, can you go play upstairs for a little bit? I need to talk to Dez. I mean look at him, he's out of breath!" He nods to Dez and pretend giggles with her. She laughs and does as he asks.
He grabs a can of Coke from the kitchen and by the time he's back in the living room, Dez has steadied his breathing. Austin gives him the drink and sits adjacent. "So what's going on?" he asks.
Dez gulps some of the drink. "So you know that film festival I've been dreaming about getting in to for years?" he asks, clearly excited.
"Which one?" Austin jokes. Well, sort of. There are handfuls of festivals Dez wants to get in to, so he really didn't know which he was referring to. He leans back in his chair, relaxing.
"The Boston one. The Boston Film Festival," he explains.
"What about it?"
"I was just offered a spot in it in November," he exclaims. "I'm going to make a documentary!"
"Dez, that's great," Austin enthuses, proud of his friend. They do their handshake, yelling 'what up?' at the end. "What are going to do?"
"I don't know yet," Dez admits. "That's why I texted Ally and Trish to come over. See if they can help. Hope that's okay."
"Yeah, sure."
As if on queue, the doorbell rings, and the two answer the door, where the girls stand, laughing at a joke one of them told before. "Hey, guys, what's up? We got Dez's text and were worried," Ally explained.
"Correction," Trish piped in. "She was worried. I was kind of hoping that you were being chased by a bear or something." Dez scowls but she only grins.
"So I just found out that I've been offered the chance to have my work screen at the Boston Film Festival in November," Dez informs them excitedly. Austin leaves to the kitchen and the girls get themselves settled in the living room while Dez explains. "But I don't know what to do my documentary on."
"Dez, this is so exciting," Ally grins, hugging him before taking a seat on the loveseat across from him.
"Totally," Trish says before sitting in the seat Austin was before. When he returns with drinks and notices the situation, he takes a seat next to Ally and hands her a bottle of water.
"Yeah," Dez muses. "Hey Austin, how come you gave Ally a water and not a soda like the rest of us?" he wonders.
Austin just shrugged. "I don't know," he says. "I just sort of assumed. I mean she hardly drinks it." He and Ally laughed, both somewhat confused by the question.
"So what kind of documentary do you want it to be?" Trish says, changing the subject back to Dez.
"I don't know. Like seriously. And now there's added pressure knowing I got in. It has to be informative, but I want it to be a subject someone might actually want to watch a show about."
The four friends sit there for a while, thinking. Ideas are offered and thrown around but nothing seems to work.
Suddenly, Jade flies down the stairs in to the living room. "Ally," she exclaims happily. "Trish!" She runs to each of them and gives them a hug.
"Hey," Trish smiles at the little girl. Trish didn't really like kids but Jade was the ultimate exception.
"Hi, Jade," Ally says, lifting her in to her lap. "You're so big now! I just saw you like two weeks ago. Stop growing," she jokes.
"I'm 3," Jade informs her, holding out four fingers.
Austin laughs and puts one of them down. "There you go." He takes her from her lap and puts her on his, while they both continue talking to Jade, their voices dripping in adoration at Austin's little sister.
"Heh," Trish chuckles quietly. "Would you look at that."
"What?" Dez asks, coming to her side.
"Them," she answers. "They're friends. Then they're together. Then they break up. Then they're friends. Now... this. They act like parents." She smiles at the two oblivious to her and Dez.
Then Dez gets an idea. "I got it," he announces triumphantly.
"Got what?" Ally asks.
"My idea for a documentary! You two!"
"What?!" Austin and Ally shout in unison, more startled at the idea than anything.
"I'll make it about the partnership, relationship, friendship and overall idea of you guys! I'll call it The Dynamic Duo. It will be great."
"Dez, that's a great idea," Trish exclaims. "I'll even help."
"Great, let's go. I need to storyboard," he says, dragging her out of Austin's.
The three of them – Austin, Ally and Jade – all stare at the door.
"Uh oh."