The next thing Michael knew, he was sitting in a chair, a young woman
standing in front of him.
"Alright, that was wonderful sweetheart. I'll let you know after the auditions are over," he told her.
The blonde giggled, said thank you and left.
"Zachary, that's the last one for today," came a male voice.
"Yeah, I hear you," he sid , turning around.
He looked to see Smith moving lights around. Michael walked over to him.
"Smith, what happened?" he quietly asked.
"Check your name tag," replied Smith.
Michael looked at it.
"'Zachary Wells, Casting Director'. Great. This is just great," Michael said, upset. "Why am I here again?"
Before Smith could answer, the younger Michael and Ben walked by them.
"That's right. Ben, Marian and I were working on the movie here. It was the same movie she auditioned for," Zachary gasped.
The two walked over to Michael and Benjamin.
"Hey Michael, come here," Smith called to him.
Michael and Ben turned and smiled.
"Smith, it's good to see you again. Who's this guy?" Benjamin asked right off the bat.
"A friend of mine. This is Zachary Wells," Smith told them.
They shook hands.
Marian walked past them and Michael hurried up to her.
"Sweetheart, I heard you were auditioning for the lead role in the movie. I'm a more experienced actor, want any pointers?" he told her.
"No thanks Michael but thanks for offering. I've already gotten enough of your pointers," Marian replied before leaving.
Smith was a bit surprised.
"That's Marian? She looks so young. Her hair..." Smith whispered to Zachary.
"She's eighteen. Her hair was brown with red streaks in it. She dyed it black soon after she got shot," Zachary said.
He ran up to his younger self and Ben.
"So what are you guys going to do in the next few days?" asked Zachary.
"Well, in a couple of days, Marian, Ben and myself intend on holding a small concert for the current cast and crew. It's to cheer everybody up," Michael replied.
"Hey Michael, I've got the perfect prank set up. It'll shock everybody," Ben told his friend.
"Ben, don't do it! Whatever it is, don't plan to do it," Zachary warned him.
"What?! Why not?" protested Ben.
"You don't know how far it will go. The effects this prank will cause," Zachary angrily explained.
"Well guess what? You can't tell me what to do! Michael, I'm planning to do it," Ben yelled at Zachary.
He stomped away from the small group.
"That went really well," Smith whispered to Zachary.
"So well," he quietly agreed.
Michael turned to them.
"What's wrong? It's as if you know something's going to go wrong," Michael wondered.
"Maybe later," Zachary replied.
He sighed.
"He didn't tell you what he was doing for it. Be careful not to mistake the real thing for something else," Zachary warned.
"What? You think I'm that stupid?" Michael laughed before leaving.
Zachary and Smith stood there before heading out into the main lobby of the hotel.
"It's useless. They won't listen to me. Heck, myself won't listen to me," Zachary groaned.
"Don't give up yet. You've still got a couple more days," Smith reassured him.
Marian walked past them. She noticed them and walked up to them. She sat down beside Zachary, who had sat down on a bench.
"What's wrong?" Marian asked.
Zachary's eyes found Marian's concerned ones.
"Marian, watch your back at this concert in a couple of days. I fear something is going to happen," Zachary told her, the urgency in his voice painfully obvious.
Also with that, he had a worried look on his face.
"Alright, I'll be careful," she replied, making Zachary smile with relief.
TBC...
"Alright, that was wonderful sweetheart. I'll let you know after the auditions are over," he told her.
The blonde giggled, said thank you and left.
"Zachary, that's the last one for today," came a male voice.
"Yeah, I hear you," he sid , turning around.
He looked to see Smith moving lights around. Michael walked over to him.
"Smith, what happened?" he quietly asked.
"Check your name tag," replied Smith.
Michael looked at it.
"'Zachary Wells, Casting Director'. Great. This is just great," Michael said, upset. "Why am I here again?"
Before Smith could answer, the younger Michael and Ben walked by them.
"That's right. Ben, Marian and I were working on the movie here. It was the same movie she auditioned for," Zachary gasped.
The two walked over to Michael and Benjamin.
"Hey Michael, come here," Smith called to him.
Michael and Ben turned and smiled.
"Smith, it's good to see you again. Who's this guy?" Benjamin asked right off the bat.
"A friend of mine. This is Zachary Wells," Smith told them.
They shook hands.
Marian walked past them and Michael hurried up to her.
"Sweetheart, I heard you were auditioning for the lead role in the movie. I'm a more experienced actor, want any pointers?" he told her.
"No thanks Michael but thanks for offering. I've already gotten enough of your pointers," Marian replied before leaving.
Smith was a bit surprised.
"That's Marian? She looks so young. Her hair..." Smith whispered to Zachary.
"She's eighteen. Her hair was brown with red streaks in it. She dyed it black soon after she got shot," Zachary said.
He ran up to his younger self and Ben.
"So what are you guys going to do in the next few days?" asked Zachary.
"Well, in a couple of days, Marian, Ben and myself intend on holding a small concert for the current cast and crew. It's to cheer everybody up," Michael replied.
"Hey Michael, I've got the perfect prank set up. It'll shock everybody," Ben told his friend.
"Ben, don't do it! Whatever it is, don't plan to do it," Zachary warned him.
"What?! Why not?" protested Ben.
"You don't know how far it will go. The effects this prank will cause," Zachary angrily explained.
"Well guess what? You can't tell me what to do! Michael, I'm planning to do it," Ben yelled at Zachary.
He stomped away from the small group.
"That went really well," Smith whispered to Zachary.
"So well," he quietly agreed.
Michael turned to them.
"What's wrong? It's as if you know something's going to go wrong," Michael wondered.
"Maybe later," Zachary replied.
He sighed.
"He didn't tell you what he was doing for it. Be careful not to mistake the real thing for something else," Zachary warned.
"What? You think I'm that stupid?" Michael laughed before leaving.
Zachary and Smith stood there before heading out into the main lobby of the hotel.
"It's useless. They won't listen to me. Heck, myself won't listen to me," Zachary groaned.
"Don't give up yet. You've still got a couple more days," Smith reassured him.
Marian walked past them. She noticed them and walked up to them. She sat down beside Zachary, who had sat down on a bench.
"What's wrong?" Marian asked.
Zachary's eyes found Marian's concerned ones.
"Marian, watch your back at this concert in a couple of days. I fear something is going to happen," Zachary told her, the urgency in his voice painfully obvious.
Also with that, he had a worried look on his face.
"Alright, I'll be careful," she replied, making Zachary smile with relief.
TBC...