Here's chapter three! Hope you like it! I'm working hard every day, thinking about what will happen next. Enjoy! –Taylor Pena

With these feelings at heart, I walked into the audition room. There was a large table hosting several people in front of a clear, wide open space; my destination. I reached the center of the clearing and introduced myself to the people sitting before me. They didn't really seem to care when they asked me questions, just looking down at the papers in front of them and writing notes. That made em nervous.

"You'll be preforming scene two, section four?" One woman asked, with a bored and tired expression on her face. I nodded my head, remembering that particular part in the audition paper I had to memorize. "I'll read the other people's lines while you say yours, okay? She told me. I replied with "Okay. Should I start now?" She nodded, and as she did, I saw out of the corner of my eye someone enter quietly from a door in the back of the room. It was Carlos. He came to see my audition.

I tried not to pay any attention to him, and started my audition. I said my lines and moved about the space with precision and enthusiasm. I could see the people stop writing notes and look up to watch my performance, obviously interested in me. That gave me hope that I could really be in this TV show, and it gave me hope that I could use the opportunity to get to know Carlos more. As I finished my audition, the people in front of me huddled together in a deep discussion.

They split up and called to one of the security guards. One man whispered in his ear. The security guard left and I heard an uproar in the waiting room. My stomach turned upside-down. There could be only one reason for a noise like that. A woman stood up and said "Congratulations, Taylor. You got the part!"

If I wasn't in a room full of official-looking people, I probably would have screamed. Instead, I looked toward the back of the room where Carlos was smirking, and smiled at him. "That's great! When do I start?" I asked. At that moment, everyone got up and started bombarding me with scripts and papers and schedule. It was sort of overwhelming. They were telling me codes and rules, but I wasn't paying attention; I'd read all that later anyway. My attention was on Carlos in the back and why he seemed so happy. I barely knew him and he barely knew me! Could he like me already? Again, I tried to push back the images of walking and holding hands with the handsome Latino. I focused back to the people around me.

They told me to go home and learn my lines, but I walked toward Carlos first. He smiled and said "Hey, so I guess we're dating now?" and he raised his eyebrows as if the thought was very appealing to him. I felt my stomach churn with butterflies as I looked into his humorous face. I don't know how, but I kept my cool and laughed. "Ha-ha I guess we are! So do ya want to show me around the sets?" He smiled again and said, "Of course!" Carlos took my hand and we left the audition room. We walked through the studio, occasionally stopping to say hello to a person of the cast or crew. After our tour, he brought me to the "hang out room".

I would say that "The hang out room" is a proper title for it; there was a large U shaped couch in the middle of the room, in front of which was a 72' flat screen. In one corner was a small kitchen. It consisted of a small refrigerator, a stove, a microwave, sink, and some cabinets. There was also a grand fireplace built into one wall, with a bookcase to the left of it in the corner. There also was an armchair in front of it and beanbag chairs were sprawled everywhere. In front of the flat screen on the floor were an assortment of snacks, chips and dip ect. They were for the three guys sitting nearby. These guys were my new co-stars: Kendall, James, and Logan.

They looked up at the sound of the door closing, and they greeted us; I found myself in four different bear hugs to welcome me to the cast. We all hung out for a few hours, and then I had to go because I still had to go grocery shopping for the apartment. Since Carlos drove me to the audition, he offered to take me shopping too. I took him up on his offer and we said goodbye to the guys. We got in the car and he turned on the radio. I realized one of his songs were playing and I turned it up. He smiled and continued driving. It was funny when he started singing and dancing to his own song while he was driving.

I told him, "You know, I'd like to get to the store and home in one piece."

He laughed and replied, "Aww man!" The next five minutes were full of small talk and random subjects. Finally, we got to a Shop Rite. The shopping didn't take long, and it seemed like minutes later when we were packing things up in his car. Carlos helped me unpack and organize everything in my apartment. He was surprisingly very neat and tidy. It must have driven him crazy watching the guys making a mess with the snacks. When we were done, my stomach growled. He looked up at me. "Hungry?" he asked.

"Yeah I am now that you mention it. I only had a bowl of Fruity Pebbles this morning before the audition." I answered.

"Oh we better fix that! Do you want to go get some lunch?" he replied.

I put my 'thinking face' on, and joked, "Hmm... Only if you pay." and smiled.

He laughed and said okay, and that he was going to take me to his favorite Spanish restaurant. I was stunned. He talked as if he knew me for years, and we only met yesterday! He seemed to really like me. Does he?

So what's gonna happen next? I Hope you're liking my story! I'll post some more tomorrow! –Taylor Pena