Tragic Tales of Teenagers
Chapter Twenty-three
Commercial
"Whitley, can you please finish this lady up? I need a break!" the owner of the salon, Flair, said. The salon was all booked and everyone was working extra hard this morning. Whitley walked over to the red head and began putting some large curlers in her hair.
"My hands are so gross from doing all of these manicures," Hermione whined as a tall blonde came and sat down in front of her.
"Hi, I'm Lucy West," said the blonde.
"Hello, I'm Hermione," Hermione replied.
"Um.are you related to Shane West?" Allie asked from the counter.
"Yes, Shane West is my brother. You must know him from his commercials a long time ago," Lucy said.
"He did commercials?" Allie said walking over.
"When he was little. He's directing things now. He is considering going back to acting though. Hey, I bet you could get a part in the commercial he's going to be directing soon. It's later today actually. The person he was looking for sounds a lot like you," Lucy told her.
"You really think I could be in it?" Allie asked excitedly.
"Of course, if I ask him, he'll definitely say yes," said Lucy.
On her break, Allie called Shane and chatted with him. He said she could absolutely be in the commercial. He told her to just get her hair done all pretty and be on the set in two hours. So after Allie showered and all, she had Whitley to do her hair. She crimped it. Then Ginny did her nails and gave her a French Manicure.
"I'm ready for my close-up!" Allie said as she walked on set. She had just been to wardrobe and came out in a pretty white dress that was loose and had diamonds on it. She looked like a TV star already. It was only a commercial for cat food though.
Shane handed Allie and fluffy white object, which was a cat, and said, "Meet Snowball!"
Allie smiled and hugged the cat. It hissed at her though.
"Demon kitty!" Allie screamed as she dropped it. It fell on its feet and darted away.
"Oh well, we have extra cats somewhere around here," Shane said. "Now, you are going to walk from this point to that point. Act casual. You'll smile, reach down and pet your cat. Then you'll to there, grab that fancy glass cup, and put it there, then move out of the way but act casual! Don't act rushed or abnormal."
Allie went to where she was supposed to go and Shane went over by his crew.
When someone yelled action, she walked over to her cat, bent down, and petted it. It hissed and tried to scratch her. She looked up at Shane. He mouthed 'go on' and she continued. She walked over to a marble table and picked up the fancy cup. She dropped it and some of the food spilled out. She picked it up though and set it in front of the cat. Then she tried to make a smooth exit but stumbled in her high heels.
"Cut!" another person hollered.
Shane smirked at her.
"I was awful," she whined.
Shane nodded, "I won't lie to you, it was terrible. But the first time I was acting, I took down the whole set."
"Really?" Allie asked.
"Yeah, it's a long story," Shane replied. He told her to go back and they'd shoot it again.
This time, the whole scene was very perfect and graceful. But as Allie stood up from putting the cup down in front of the cat, a gust of wind blew in. Her dress flew up and slapped her in the face. Allie screamed as she tried to make her dress go back down.
The whole crew laughed really hard.
"We can definitely use this!" Shane said.
Allie left later that night and announced to all of her friends that the commercial would air at eleven on channel twelve. So at that time, everyone sat down in front of their televisions to see it. They got to catch the last part of Cartoon Mania.
The commercial began. Violins played as a pair of legs showed on the screen. That's all it showed. It showed nothing above Allie's stomach.
"They cut my head off!" Allie shrieked.
"Shh!" everyone hissed.
Someone said in the commercial, "I only like the best cat food for my darling. That's why I give him Lequis. It's the only thing he'll eat now. But I wouldn't dare consider giving him anything less than the best of course."
After the scene with the cat eating its food, it cut to a white screen with words on it. It said Lequis and where you can call to order it. Then the words faded and Allie appeared, with her dress flying up.
"Oh my gosh! I didn't know they would really show that!" Allie said. Everyone laughed at the TV.
"Nice panties!" Harry said.
"In the one shot that they show my head, they have my dress flying up!" Allie whined.
Fred smirked and said sarcastically, "First you pay a man to go out with you, then you model underwear on TV. I didn't know you were that classy."
Allie glared at him as the doorbell rang. Harry answered the door. It was a man.
"I have some deliveries," said the man. "Mr. Potter?"
"That's me," Harry said.
"I have some roses and a box of sugar cookies for you," the man said.
"Oh, must be from my fans," Harry said with a grin.
Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Allie J.?" the man asked.
"Right here," Allie said. The man handed her a big sunflower.
"Whitley?" the man called.
"Huh?" Whitley replied as the man shoved a dozen of Tiger Lilies in her arms.
"It's from Shane.a sunflower.how romantic," Allie said. She read the card. It said: I hope you liked the commercial. Love you, Shane.
"Whose are yours from Harry?" Whitley asked.
"It's says it's from my secret admirer," Harry replied.
"Whitley, who sent you flowers?" Allie asked. She snatched the card out of Whitley's hands and her jaw dropped when she read it.
"You're dating my ex-boyfriend?" Allie shrieked.
"Let's make that whole 'ex' thing clear," Whitley said as she took the card back.
"But I was in love with Oliver Wood!" Allie said.
"Whitley, can you please finish this lady up? I need a break!" the owner of the salon, Flair, said. The salon was all booked and everyone was working extra hard this morning. Whitley walked over to the red head and began putting some large curlers in her hair.
"My hands are so gross from doing all of these manicures," Hermione whined as a tall blonde came and sat down in front of her.
"Hi, I'm Lucy West," said the blonde.
"Hello, I'm Hermione," Hermione replied.
"Um.are you related to Shane West?" Allie asked from the counter.
"Yes, Shane West is my brother. You must know him from his commercials a long time ago," Lucy said.
"He did commercials?" Allie said walking over.
"When he was little. He's directing things now. He is considering going back to acting though. Hey, I bet you could get a part in the commercial he's going to be directing soon. It's later today actually. The person he was looking for sounds a lot like you," Lucy told her.
"You really think I could be in it?" Allie asked excitedly.
"Of course, if I ask him, he'll definitely say yes," said Lucy.
On her break, Allie called Shane and chatted with him. He said she could absolutely be in the commercial. He told her to just get her hair done all pretty and be on the set in two hours. So after Allie showered and all, she had Whitley to do her hair. She crimped it. Then Ginny did her nails and gave her a French Manicure.
"I'm ready for my close-up!" Allie said as she walked on set. She had just been to wardrobe and came out in a pretty white dress that was loose and had diamonds on it. She looked like a TV star already. It was only a commercial for cat food though.
Shane handed Allie and fluffy white object, which was a cat, and said, "Meet Snowball!"
Allie smiled and hugged the cat. It hissed at her though.
"Demon kitty!" Allie screamed as she dropped it. It fell on its feet and darted away.
"Oh well, we have extra cats somewhere around here," Shane said. "Now, you are going to walk from this point to that point. Act casual. You'll smile, reach down and pet your cat. Then you'll to there, grab that fancy glass cup, and put it there, then move out of the way but act casual! Don't act rushed or abnormal."
Allie went to where she was supposed to go and Shane went over by his crew.
When someone yelled action, she walked over to her cat, bent down, and petted it. It hissed and tried to scratch her. She looked up at Shane. He mouthed 'go on' and she continued. She walked over to a marble table and picked up the fancy cup. She dropped it and some of the food spilled out. She picked it up though and set it in front of the cat. Then she tried to make a smooth exit but stumbled in her high heels.
"Cut!" another person hollered.
Shane smirked at her.
"I was awful," she whined.
Shane nodded, "I won't lie to you, it was terrible. But the first time I was acting, I took down the whole set."
"Really?" Allie asked.
"Yeah, it's a long story," Shane replied. He told her to go back and they'd shoot it again.
This time, the whole scene was very perfect and graceful. But as Allie stood up from putting the cup down in front of the cat, a gust of wind blew in. Her dress flew up and slapped her in the face. Allie screamed as she tried to make her dress go back down.
The whole crew laughed really hard.
"We can definitely use this!" Shane said.
Allie left later that night and announced to all of her friends that the commercial would air at eleven on channel twelve. So at that time, everyone sat down in front of their televisions to see it. They got to catch the last part of Cartoon Mania.
The commercial began. Violins played as a pair of legs showed on the screen. That's all it showed. It showed nothing above Allie's stomach.
"They cut my head off!" Allie shrieked.
"Shh!" everyone hissed.
Someone said in the commercial, "I only like the best cat food for my darling. That's why I give him Lequis. It's the only thing he'll eat now. But I wouldn't dare consider giving him anything less than the best of course."
After the scene with the cat eating its food, it cut to a white screen with words on it. It said Lequis and where you can call to order it. Then the words faded and Allie appeared, with her dress flying up.
"Oh my gosh! I didn't know they would really show that!" Allie said. Everyone laughed at the TV.
"Nice panties!" Harry said.
"In the one shot that they show my head, they have my dress flying up!" Allie whined.
Fred smirked and said sarcastically, "First you pay a man to go out with you, then you model underwear on TV. I didn't know you were that classy."
Allie glared at him as the doorbell rang. Harry answered the door. It was a man.
"I have some deliveries," said the man. "Mr. Potter?"
"That's me," Harry said.
"I have some roses and a box of sugar cookies for you," the man said.
"Oh, must be from my fans," Harry said with a grin.
Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Allie J.?" the man asked.
"Right here," Allie said. The man handed her a big sunflower.
"Whitley?" the man called.
"Huh?" Whitley replied as the man shoved a dozen of Tiger Lilies in her arms.
"It's from Shane.a sunflower.how romantic," Allie said. She read the card. It said: I hope you liked the commercial. Love you, Shane.
"Whose are yours from Harry?" Whitley asked.
"It's says it's from my secret admirer," Harry replied.
"Whitley, who sent you flowers?" Allie asked. She snatched the card out of Whitley's hands and her jaw dropped when she read it.
"You're dating my ex-boyfriend?" Allie shrieked.
"Let's make that whole 'ex' thing clear," Whitley said as she took the card back.
"But I was in love with Oliver Wood!" Allie said.