The Audience Asks
When Samantha Puckett, Celebrity, appears on the show The Audience Asks, will questions from her past bring back bad memories.
I stood backstage awaiting my cue, I frantically smoothed at my black fitted dress that clung tightly to my body and twisted my bracelet nervously, fidgeting on the balls of my heels that where all too high. I hadn't changed since I was in high school, I still had my wild curly blonde hair that hung below my shoulders, I still ate like it was going out of fashion and honestly I was still feared by all that knew me, but I had learned to maintain a more friendly appearance, I was famous now and as a result I was here to night standing backstage anxiously awaiting my cue I was breathing slowly and deeply trying to slow my rapidly increasing heartbeat;I had done this too many times to count; go on talk shows, the whole cliché of publicising yourself and answering the same boring questioned over and over again, I had always insured I was aware of the questions pre-warned by my manager and I could always request to avoid topics I didn't want to talk about, side-step the awkward areas of my existence.
Like my old life.
The days of iCarly and Seattle were long gone. The days of lounging around the Shay's apartment without a care in the world would forever be tainted, looking back on the memories still hurt to this very day. It's hard to believe that within 2 month everything had changed all stability was gone and everything I once drew meaning from...became meaningless. I had left Seattle at 19, some would say I ran from my problems, I say I left what couldn't be fixed, but either way I set up camp in LA in an attempt to use my talents to become famous, in the end that was all I had left, my dream and the shards of a broken heart. It wasn't easy, I didn't make my break through until I was 22, my song; 'lost without you', a song with a greater meaning than anyone but a few is fully aware, just happened to catch the world's heart and I became what I am today.
Today; specifically however, I had found myself on 'The Audience Asks' the only talk show in America where the network, pays a presenter but instead get the audience to ask the questions. I was completely uninformed and didn't know what they would ask meaning there was no way of me avoiding the questions should they ask one I didn't like, or that was too difficult to answer. I had avoided this show for so long, but my publicist had demanded I make an appearance to help promote myself so I had no choice but to take it in my stride and see where this night will take me.
At that the theme music played and the audience began to cheer as the music drowned through the set, The presenter, Tommy Parks, a middle aged man dressed in a grey fitted suit, teamed with a 5 o'clock shadow walked on smiling and waving to the audience he spoke cheerfully "Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to The Audience Asks, to night we have for you a young lady who's new album has just gone double platinum. She's a 3 time Grammy award winner Singer and Dancer, and she's to top it off she's just finished an 8 month sell out world tour. Please put your hands together and welcome to the stage Samantha Puckett!"
I inhaled deeply and with a broad smile walked confidently on stage I stopped to smile and wave at the audience who cheered in a almost mechanical standing ovation, I laughed loudly and brought my arms around the man I barely knew as he kissed my cheek his hand lingered slightly too long on the small of my back, but without falter I parted and took my seat in the leather cushioned seat next to the desk he had sat behind, as the cheers and applaud ceased he smiled and began
"Well welcome Samantha it's great you could be here"
I laughed appreciatively "Well it's great to be here" I grimaced internally at the cliché.
"So you've just got back from an 8 month around the world tour, how was it?" He asked leaning forward resting his elbow on the desk and his chin in his hand.
I nodded thoughtfully "Exhausting...but it was worth it to see all my amazing fans" I looked to the audience and with my two hands to my mouth blew the camera a kiss "I love you all" The audience once again cheered and clapped.
"Well aren't you just a sweetheart, now, there is a rumour going around in Hollywood about you, have you heard?" He winked
I laughed and smiled "Oh, do you mean the one about me dating Johnny Depp?" I looked dead pan in to the camera "It's true, He's mine" A large smile crept across my face before I burst in to laughter "No, I joke, I joke, We're not together although Johnny If you're watching this and you're interested" I made a phone me symbol with my hand and raised it to my ear, silently mouthing call me. I winked to the audience as they joined in with the canned laughter
Wiping a fake tear away he composed himself from his laughter and smiled "No, There's a rumour that when you go on talk shows you don't allow certain questions to be asked, now your not aware of the questions going to be asked tonight are you ready for that?" He asked seriously
I smiled nervously and raising my fist I playfully punched the air "I'm ready for whatever you've got" And once again the hideous metallic laughter rang around me.
Smiling he spun his chair out slightly towards the audience "Ok, well lets get right down to business then, Any questions?"
The Story will be about 6/7 Chapters Long this is Just the epilogue, the actual chapters will be much longer, and I'll be uploading every Tuesday.