It was my first audition for a big movie and I was very nervous. I mean, I'm sitting there but there are professional actors there and my hopes go down a notch, I don't think I stand a chance against all of them. Well I just pray and go inside, it was pretty easy what we had to do I mean, they gave me a one page script and I had to act it out with one guy, so I just read my lines and then all goes smoothly.
2 ½ weeks later
I'm at the Gym exercising and I get a call, when I pick up it's the casting director for the movie to tell me I got the lead female role in the movie! I get so excited, I mean I just got the chance of a lifetime, at only 14 years of age and I was going to go big time. But there's a catch to all of this, I don't know anything about the movie! I don't know who the other actors are, I don't know when it is taking place nor where I mean I was totally lost. The next day I get another call to tell me all the info about the reunion for contract signing and filming dates and all that stuff. The reunion was that same day at 9PM at the Marriott hotel.
I arrive at 8:45PM and I go to the suite where all this is taking place, I sit with my mum at the table and we wait for the rest of the people to arrive. The door opens again and the casting director arrives.
"You must be Ashley and u must be Mrs. Portly," she said shaking hands with us.
"Yes" we responded
"Well, I am Miss Doblishe and I am the casting director for "Looking and Searching" which is a production by Mr. Michael Chorus. Ms. Portly you will need to fly with us to Chicago, which is where some of the filming is taking place, and we need to find you a tutor. Your contract is of $350,000 without the income of the film. The filming of the movie starts in November 17,2006 and well you need to be in Chicago at least 3 days before. Should we move up to signing?"
"Ok" my mum said and I grinned. And Ms. Doblishe handed me the papers and pen and I signed. Everything was set!
November was here
It was November 15, 2006 9:00AM as I arrived at the airport. We spent like half an hour checking in, registering, and checking our luggage. At 10:25 AM we were boarding, I was about to enter to a whole different world, after today everything would change. Three and a half hours in the plane and we finally arrive to Chicago. We pick up our luggage and we look for the people who are supposed to pick us up, it was a guy named Cole he took us outside and guess… a limo was waiting for us I couldn't believe my eyes I got all exited and got in, there was a TV, food and drinks and a bunch of other stuff. Instead of going to the hotel we went straight to a weird place.
"Where are we?" I asked
"At the studios you're meeting with all the rest of your cast members and the directors will speak with you, you will also be given your script" a voice responded
"Who are you?" I asked
" I'm your driver, but I'm also one of your agents" the voice responded
"Ohh ok. Don't I need to change or something?" I asked shyly
"No. Most of the actors have even come to these reunions and the set in their robes!" Cole said laughing
"Really? Well its ok then, I guess"
When we get to the studios its was such a big place I mean huge! I followed Cole all the time and we got to a huge conference room and all the chairs were labeled and I sat in my assigned chair. I looked over to the chair next to me and it said "Liam" and the chair at the other side said "Max" I have never been so nervous in my life I was going to be in a Hollywood blockbuster with huge stars, I was worried id embarrass myself! Like 15 minutes later all the chairs were filled and the two guys sitting at my sides were so hot!
After a few hours we all got our scripts and all the dates of filming and rehearsals. I rushed out of the room to find mum and go to the hotel when all of a sudden someone grabs my arm…
"Why are you running of like that?" a sweet, soft male voice asked me.
"Um… well I… I-I was just going to find my mum and go" I said so nervous I was shaking
"Yea but why run off, no one here is mean, come I'll show you around" he said pulling my arm so softly I felt like angels were pulling me.
"Ok I guess, but let me just go find my mum" I said really fast pulling back
"Fine but I'll go with you," he said " by the way I'm Liam"
"Do I look like I need a help?" I asked him a bit sharply
"No I just want to meet your mom and make sure you don't run off, there is a lot of people who want to meet you"
"Ok I last saw her talking to someone right there"
"There is no one there, lets just go and we'll look for her later, k?"
"K, but if I get in trouble you will take the blame, deal?"
"Deal, but we wont I promise"
we started walking and loads of people were talking and he just kept pulling me somewhere.
"Where are we going?"
"Somewhere, I want you to meet some people"
"Where is somewhere?"
"Right through here, just close your eyes, I'll get you there"
"Ok but just don't trick me"
"Trust me"
"I don't even know you!"
He leaned in and kissed me
"Just trust me, ok?"
"Ok" I said shocked and amused. His lips were so soft and moist, the way he grabbed her and pulled her, the way he said, "trust me" was just so dreamy. I started getting this feeling, really weird, it was something I hadn't felt in a really long time, could it be I was staring to like my co-star? I couldn't I didn't want to I mean my ex broke up with me one and a half week ago and I was really hurt, but could Liam's kiss make me forget Chris? What was happening to me? I had just met him!