Chapter 9

I walked out of the meeting with the casting director and the movie producers and I got a good feeling about it. Now I had to come back in two days for a reading with the male protagonist of the movie. As I stayed home I read it over and over again until I got the part of the script they gave decorated.


"Good luck." Jennifer tells me over the phone as I turn it off and walk into the room.

"Good morning Rachel."

"Mrs. Levine." I tell the director shaking his hand as I see a tall boy walking in our direction and I am sure my eyes pop out my face.

"Rachel this is our R." We tells me and he smiles at me as he shake our hands.

"Nicholas."

"Rachel." I say but we both knew that we knew each other. Damn, so that is why Jen was been so happy and with those 'I am hiding something' smiles.

"Ok guys we would like you to read for us." The director speaks as we both read and I had to admit it, he was very talent and I could see we could show chemistry to the screen.


"Next time I'm audition to a movie who the director has casted your boyfriend to the main character please give me a warning."

"Why was it bad?" She asks me over Skype.

"No I think it went well, but it was strange you know, he's your boyfriend."

"Well if he's kissing anyone on a movie might as well be you." She tells me and I roll my eyes. She wasn't jealous, she was just being playful Jennifer.

"You're crazy but ok."

"When can you come and visit me?" She asks me and I roll my eyes.

"I will pass by there in the weekend is that ok?"

"Perfect." She tells me and I roll my eyes.


Next day I was hiking when I noticed some paparazzi taking pictures at distance. I try to smile at them but I was hiking without any makeup not my best look.

I walked into Edith office as I give her a tight hug sitting on a chair.

"So how was New York?" She asks me and I start telling her about my adventures in New York.

"And the meeting yesterday went good, I think I have a big shot at getting the role."

"That is very good Rachel. I am happy about it. So what would you like to do next?" I blink at her. It couldn't be that easy could it? "Well, you're a promising start, and a triple treat, I am sure you will get a lot of projects I just want to focus and the ones you actually like."

"Really, I can do that." I say surprised and she smiles at me. "But it was been so hard to be casted, you know most people think my nose is too big or I don't like those Hollywood girls."

"Stop. You're beautiful the way you are, besides you got an Oscar nominee as such a young age. So what would you like?"

"I don't know. I mean I would like to get to Broadway and do musicals some day. But I have been having a good experience in movies. I just don't want to be cast as a stereotype of characters."

"I understand it. I also know you have big expectations and you're driven witch directors like, they want actress who know what they are doing and committed. Now, we have December the premiere of New Years Eve and the producer told me that Warm Bodies shooting beings in September. We have 6 months."

"Well I want to take my exams and finish high school. So it would be a good time for that."

"Actually I have a project for you but if you accept it you need to jump right into it."

"What is it?"

"A movie, it's about a group of friends going into tour, you got the performances but also the behind the stages conflicts. I think you would love it a lot." She tells me giving me the script. "One of the characters is called Lea, she's a formal Broadway child she's 19 years old and is the start of the tour. Try and read it."

"It's from Ryan Murphy?"

"Yes. Read it and tell me something on Monday." He tells me and I nod.


"You came." Jen says hugging me as I get into her trailer.

"Of course I did. I told you I was coming." I tell her as she lets me go.

"You got the part?" She asks excited.

"You're more excited them me, aren't you?" I ask her with a smile as I look at her brown hair. "Brunette is a good look on you. It makes you look so different." I tell her as we sit on the couch.

"I so have to thank you for getting me into this. I loved everyone." She tells me and I smile. Jen and I have this bubble around us when we are always behaving like kids when we are together, always happy and laughing.

"Yes you do. Don't forget once you're a bit action start who convinced you to accept playing Katniss."

"The amazing sister I never had." She says. "Now little sissy, how is everything?"


"Rachel, Josh, Josh, Rachel." She says as I shake hands with her co-star smiling at him.

"Pleasure. I came to reduce the sugar effect that is Jennifer." I tell him as he laughs.

"Oh, I can see you two will be trouble around here." He tells me as we all start to chat about crazy things. I think at one point we had no ideas of what we were talking about but kept talking.


"So you made a decision?" Jen says as she enters the trailer and I was reading the script.

"I love it, she is a lot like me you know. I think it could work and be an amazing project."

"Then do it. What is the problem?"

"There is no problem. I think."

"You over think everything you need to relax Rach. Come on talk to me about Warm Bodies." She really wants to talk about that? "I got Nic vision, now I want yours."


I walked into the Fox studios as I found Ryan very fast with the help of the security.

"Rachel is a pleasure to meet you." He says shaking my hand as he looked at me. "You look tired?"

"Oh it's nothing, I just arrived in a couple of hours and my driver was crazy and almost got us killed but that is fine. When can I audition?" I ask determinate to get this role.

"You know if you would like you can come back tomorrow?"

"No, I am fine. When can I start?" I ask him.

"Why don't you sing for us. We have a piano." He says and looks around searching for someone. "Blaine, where are you?" He asks and I see a guy coming at us and I think I blink a few times. Blaine Anderson was in front of me looking like the handsome charming Broadway actor he was.

"Hi Rachel, I'm Blaine." He asks me and I try really not to blush as I shake his hand for too long. Gosh Blaine Anderson is in front of me. Breathe. Rachel, breathe. God he's much hotter in person. FOCUS Rachel, you are you joking you have a crush on him for years. "Rachel?" He asks softly.

"Sorry, hi Blaine nice to meet you."