Three months have gone by since Josh left for Spain and they've been the longest three months of my life. It's hard to keep in contact when there is a nine hour time difference between us. We usually find time to Skype when he's getting ready for bed because that would be mid-afternoon for me, but a lot of the time he's too exhausted or I'm busy. Little texts are sent throughout the day and that's the one thing that has stayed solid. He promised to text every day and he's never failed to come through for me. One day he even had Johnny call me, talk about star struck!

There have been some changes in my life, as well, within these three months. By changes, I mean that I have a new guy in my life, Ryan Steele. He is a musician from right here in Los Angeles and I met him through a mutual friend just weeks after Josh left. He asked me out to dinner the next night and I remember how nervous I was, pacing back and forth in my bedroom wondering what I should wear. It was 8:30 p.m. and I was praying that Josh would be awake for an early morning of filming. I quickly grabbed my phone and texted that familiar number.

Are you awake? I sent to Josh.

Barely….what's up?

SOS. Skype me!

A minute didn't even go before 'Josh Hutcherson is calling' appeared on my computer screen followed by the incoming call ringtone. I stood before my laptop, rocking back and forth on my toes when Josh appeared before me. He was slumped in bed with half closed eyes and ruffled hair, I couldn't help but giggle at his sleepy state.

He rubbed his eyes. "What's the emergency? "

"I have a date." I said before coughing out a nervous laugh.

His eyebrows shot half way up his forehead. "Well shut the front door! Look at you, replacing me already," he teased.

"Shut up! I need your help, what should I wear?"

I rummaged through my closet, modeling different outfits in front of my laptop screen. Josh would give his honest opinions, such as "Are you going on a date, or are you going on the red carpet?", "Seriously, Jenn? Those boots make you look like a hooker.", "Purple is so not your color."

Then somewhere after my tenth outfit he said "finally! That's the one. You look great, but not too overdone."

I smiled at my casual look. A pair of dark wash skinny jeans, and a dressy forest green tank top. We agreed to leave my hair in its natural state, which are soft waves that go past my shoulders.

"So who's the lucky guy?" Josh asked as I made the finishing touches to my makeup.

"Ryan Steele. He's a musician that is friends with Emily. You know, the girl with the bright red hair?"

Josh laughed. "I know exactly who you mean, but I need to go now. Good luck on your date! Remember, be yourself. Well, not exactly yourself, because between you and me, you're a little bit crazy." He held up his thumb and index finger and put a little bit of space between them.

If he were here right now I would've clapped him on the shoulder, but instead I just fired a glare into the webcam. "Gee thanks, asshole," I laughed. "I'll text you when I'm done."

"You better! Be good, Jennifer!" He smirked.

"Yes, mom…" I rolled my eyes and hung up the video call.

With the little pep talk from Josh, the date went without a hitch. We went out on a few more dates after that one, until he asked me to be his girlfriend. I've only had one official boyfriend, three years ago, but that didn't last long. This was a big deal for me!

So back to reality now! This morning my mom told me that there were auditions being held in downtown Los Angeles for a major motion picture.

"They're making a movie out of those books you like so much," mom said from behind her morning newspaper.

Oh my God. I thought.

"The Hunger Games, mom?" I held my breath in anticipation.

"That's the one! You should -"

I cut her off with my shrieks. "Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God! I've got to go get ready!"

I dashed up the stairs, almost falling over my own two feet, and skidded into my bedroom.

You've got to be kidding me! The Hunger Games is my favourite trilogy! I would kill for a part in this movie! I chuckled to myself, that would be a little ironic, I thought. I hurried and threw on whatever was in reach in my closet and put on a bit of makeup.

"Bye mom! I'll be home later!"

"Good luck, sweetie!" I heard her say while I tore out the door to make my way to the location of the auditions.

When I walked through the doors, there was a large desk in the center of the room, with a 'Hunger Games Auditions' sign next to it.

"Hello," I smiled at the lady behind the desk.

She put on her glasses. "Hello. What is your name and who are you here to audition for?"

I cleared my throat. "My name is Jennifer Lawrence, and I'd like to audition for the role of Katniss Everdeen," I reply. Katniss is the main female in the book, and my favourite character.

"Alright, Jennifer. Please wait through those doors to your right and you'll be called to audition shortly. Good luck." She said politely.

"Thank you," I replied, spinning on my heels towards the door.

Through the large doors were a variety of different female actors, all here in hopes to get the role of Katniss. I scanned the crowd, looking at their distinctive features and tried to picture who I thought looked to be the best Katniss. I ruled out a few of the girls just because they didn't fit my mental image on how I thought Katniss should look, but what do I know.

I chewed on my bottom lip. I sure hope I have a good shot at this.

About an hour passed by, and little by little the room was emptying.

"Jennifer Lawrence," I looked up from my seat to see a man with a headset and a clipboard standing at the door. "You're up."

I trailed after him into another room. There was a small stage with a white screen behind it. Seated at a table in front of the stage was Suzanne Collins, author of the books, a man with grey hair and a salt and pepper beard, and also the guy with the clipboard.

"Well, well, if it isn't the beautiful, Jennifer Lawrence. I loved your performance in Winter's Bone." The man with the grey hair said.

"Thank you, Mr. Umm…" I hesitated not knowing his name.

He pushed back from the desk and held out his hand. "Ross, Gary Ross. You can just call me Gary."

I shook it firmly, along with shaking Suzann's hand. "Your books are incredible," I praised.

She thanked me and thumbed through a pile of papers, then handed me a part of the script. There were pieces from different scenes in the book, which they got me to act out and role play. I felt confident with my audition and they seemed to look pleased when I was finished.

Gary leaned back comfortably in his seat. "That was very well done. Thank you, Jennifer. I'm sure we'll be in touch."

He's sure? I bit my lip to try and hide the wide grin that was trying to escape.

I nodded. "I look forward to it, Gary."

I exited the audition room, and headed back out to the main entrance. Once in the lobby I opened my bag to grab my phone. '1 unread message from Ryan Steele,' was shown on the screen.

Hey, babe. Want to do lunch this afternoon? It was sent at 10 a.m. and it was already 12 p.m.

I hit reply. Sorry, I was in an audition. Still up for lunch?

My phone buzzed right away. Sure am! Meet me at the little café on Main Street?

On my way :)

Before I put my phone away I quickly sent a text to Josh. He loved The Hunger Games just as much as I did, so I knew he would find this news exciting.

Guess what? I just auditioned for Katniss Everdeen, AND shook hands with Suzanne Collins. Ahhh!

When I reached the café I was still bouncing with excitement. I couldn't wait to tell Ryan!

"Hey there, beautiful." He said placing a kiss on my lips.

"Hey. Guess what? I just auditioned for Katniss Everdeen!" I said, mimicking the text I sent Josh.

He gave me a blank expression. "Who?"

"Katniss! From The Hunger Games books?" I said while sitting down at our table.

He frowned. "Never heard of them, but you'll never guess what happened to me today."

I let out a heavy sigh. "What?"

"I got a gig to be the opening act on Maroon 5's tour."

"Oh my God! Ryan, that's awesome!" I said, giving a weak smile.

"I know, I'm stoked!"

We talked more about how this was going to set his music career soaring. Then my phone buzzed in my purse.

A grin plastered across my face when I read the text. You've cat to be kitten me right meow!

"Who are you texting?" Ryan asked, clearly noticing my smile.

"Josh," I said.

Ryan wrinkled his nose. "Why do you talk to him so much?"

I looked up from my phone and frowned. "Because he's my best friend? "

"Yeah, but sometimes it's like you rather talk to him than me." He sneered.

"Well I haven't seen him in three months, I see you all the time."

"Whatever." Ryan said talking a sip of his water.

I ignored his comment and texted Josh back.

Haha you're funny, but YES! I'm beyond excited!

A quick response came. I'm so happy for you, Jenn! You've got that role in the bag!

I smiled again and Ryan cleared his throat.

"You ready to go?" He said, sounding annoyed.

"Yeah." I dropped my phone back into my bag and followed behind him to the parking lot.

"Listen, I need to get home to help my dad with something," he said while jumping into his car. "I'll see ya later," he waved before driving away.

I watched him pull out of the parking lot. Nice to see you too, I thought.