Today was the day. It was currently 5 am and still dark out. I just wanted to lie in my bed for a couple more hours and stay in the warmth, but I had to go to this audition. This audition was extremely important and I couldn't pass up an opportunity like this. If I got the part to this music video I would probably get recognized by other famous singers and be setting the path to my future.

My name is Karma Ashcroft. I moved to California when I was 20 in hopes of becoming a singer. I had several fail attempts at being discovered as a singer, so I decided to try acting, temporarily, while trying to become a singer and to pay my bills. Since then I've been in a couple of small TV shows but nothing too major, I usually got small parts but I didn't mind at all, because the pay wasn't so bad.

This audition was for a super famous pop star that every artist either hated or wanted to be. Every human knew who this person was and the fans of this artist were very… dedicated. The artist's management company sent me an email telling me that they were looking for a female who was under 5 feet 5 inches tall, and I don't know if it was faith or not but I was grateful for once that I wasn't tall.

I didn't really want to be in this music video not because I didn't like acting, but because I didn't like the artist it was for. The things I heard about the singer made me dislike them. I heard they didn't care about anything or anyone besides themselves and also they slept with anyone they could get their hands on. I wasn't very fond of the idea of someone using someone else like that.

I got out of bed and took a quick shower. I honestly had no clue what to wear so I settled on a little black dress and started putting on some make up. I didn't have a lot of time before I had to leave so I ate some breakfast and started walked to the building. It wasn't that far from my apartment. The walk was about 20 minutes away and I could really use it to clear my head.

It was now 7 am and I was standing in front of the management building debating on whether I should go in or not. To be honest, I was very nervous and I didn't want to make a fool out of myself, but I HAD to do this, for my future and myself.

I started making my way to the front door and took the elevator to the top floor as it was told me to do in the email. I told the lady behind the front desk that I was here for the music video and she told me to have a seat. After about 10 minutes the lady told me to make my way down the hall to the last conference room and I just nodded. I started playing with my hands, a nervous tick of mine, and turned the knob of the last door.

When I went inside I saw a huge table in the middle of the room and one side of the wall was an open view of downtown LA. It was truly beautiful and I've always adored California. I sat at the end of the table and waited for someone to walk in. After about 5 minutes a gorgeous lady who was wearing a tight red dress walked in and I, being respectful and civilized, stood up to shake her hand but she just ignored me. She sat down next to me. She was intensely reading something on her iPad and didn't care to acknowledge me.

I then said, "Hi, I'm Karma and I'm here to try out for the music video," and for the first time since she walked in she looked at me and stared at me from head to toe.

She smiled and said, "Hello, my name is Lauren."

She then started telling me what this video was all about. She told me that she wanted the video to be different and unique from what the artist previously had done and wants it to be the best one yet. I sat there listening to everything she was saying until the door opened.

I turned my head towards the door and Lauren, who seemed annoyed, said, "About time you showed up."

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