The Power Of Love
Written by: Mike Cobb
Dawson was sitting at his desk waiting on the next audition to come in. He couldn't believe it, out of 100 girls none had what he was looking for. Maybe he was being to picky, maybe he just wanted a girl to be like Joey.
Joey Potter, His soul-mate who had left town when she was seventeen, leaving only a note saying that she loved him and she had to get away. How she was finding it impossible to stay in Capeside.
She had just packed up and left, taking along everything she owned, including Dawson's heart. Not telling anyone where she had gone too, not even Bessie. Now, thirteen years later, after it seemed as if he had turned the world upside-down looking, Dawson still hadn't found her. He had become a successful director. With two Acadamy Awards for best picuter and one Golden Globe Award. All was well in his life with the exception of Joey Potter.
As the new girl, Sara Anderson, walked in Dawson set up this girl could be the one. She walked like her, carried herself like her. If he didn't know any better Dawson would swear this was Joey.
"Hello Sara i am Dawson Leery, and this is my movie You are adutioning for."
"Hello Mr. Leery, I know and I am excited to get this oppertunity. I think it would be awsome to get to work with you."
Oh yes, this is the girl, this is the one i have been waiting for as long as she can act.
"Please call me Dawson. So tell me a little about yourself, Sara. What do you like and dislike about the movies?"
"Ok Mr, lee-- ah Dawson. Well i am 13 years old, I live with my mom and twin brother Mitch in Minnesota. I have been in several commercials and a couple of movies, but i have never had a speaking role in a movie. I want so badly to be a good actress, for my mom's sake."
"Oh why is that? Is there something wrong with your mom?" Dawson asked.
"Oh no, not really, she has just given up so much for me and my brother is all."
"Oh i see. Tell me about it, if you want to."
"Well she had us when she was just seventeen. She left her home town and the boy she loved because if she had stayed it would have ruined his life." Sara tells him
"So she has raised the two of you on her own?" Dawson asks
"Oh yes, and I so love her for it, but I know it has been kinda hard on her. She started taking night school when we turned three, and now has a degree in english. She is the supervising editor at our local newpaper now. Times are good now, but things were tight when we were young. We didn't always have everything the other kids did, but it was ok because we had eachother. Mom always said if our dad could have seen us and the way we bonded together, when we didn't have alot, he would have been so proud of us." Sara says.
"I'm sure he would have, as well as you three should be proud of yourselves. So you don't know who your dad is, or where he is?" Dawson asks
"No, mom only tells us that maybe one day we will get to meet him. She still talks about him from time to time. She tells us how much they loved each other, and how much he would enjoy knowing us. We found an old photo of a man we think might be him, but we never asked mom cause we just kinda like to day-dream that he is our father. When she talks about him, we feel sorry for her because you can see it in her eyes that she still loves him. She called him her soul-mate." Sara says
"You know i lost my soul-mate at the same age. She decided she had to leave our small town. I have searched for her for thirteen years, but have never found her. I am sure that one day you will get to know your dad and it will be great. Lets say you read a couple of lines for me ok."
"Ok Dawson, what would you like for me to read." Sara asks
Oh yeah this is her she even has that quirky little crooked smile of Joey's. "What do you say me and you do a scene together?" He asks
"Oh sure Dawson i would love to." She responds
Dawson has her work through a scene with him. Giving her directions on how to play it out and how to react. She picks them up quickly and he knows he has his girl.
"So Sara, how would you like to play the lead in my next movie?" Dawson asks her
"Oh Mr. Leery. I mean Dawson i would love to!" Sara almost screams in excitment.
"Tell me is your brother as good as you are?"
"He is better. It makes me mad how he can do things better than me. Mom says he takes after our father in that. She let slip once that he was talented in the movie industry. That is why me and my brother wanted to get into movies." Sara informs him.
"Well then I think i have found two of my cast members, is your mother here with you today?" Dawson asks.
"Yes she is waiting in the lobby, with my brother."
"Ok hang on would you. Tina would you please send in Mitch and his mom."
"Right away Mr. Leery." Tina says.
Joey is sitting in the lobby with her and Dawson's son Mitch, Sara his twin sister is in the office with Dawson thier dad. She is nervous, if Dawson gives Sara or Matt a part she will have to see him. How is she going to explain this, Once he sees her he will know who she is. 'I should have told them no on this movie.' She thinks to herself. Once he knows it is me i am sure he will figure out the rest and who these kids are. Will he be mad, hurt, or will he be happy? Will he reject them because she left all those years ago, or will he imbrase them as his own?
She is inturupted by Hearing Dawson's voice over the intercom asking for her and Mitch.