Hey guys thanks for reading! I'm not sure if this one's any good I didn't really want to go into any detail on the audition, and I'm not really sure how these things actually work, but I did my best.
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Chapter Two
The audition process involved a lot of waiting, a lot of arguing, and a lot of tears. Waiting for my turn to try and impress the judges, arguing between some of the other girls, mostly about petty things like who had the best hair, or nose, etcetera, and tears when the judges sent four of the eight of us home. I was in the final four, and I don't think I had ever been so nervous. To start with, we had each performed individually, but when there was four left, we were given a scene with a couple of lines each which we had to very quickly organise and perform together. They sent another girl home even before we had finished putting it together, because she had gotten all confused and then started blaming everyone else. The producers said that to be on a TV-Show you needed good team-work skills, which she obviously didn't. So we quickly adapted the script for just the three of us, and it was a success, in my opinion, and from the smiles, I think the producers thought so too.
That was when they said we were doing an improvising session, to finish off, then they would take everything into account, and make their decision. The final three was me, a really nice girl named Kaitlin, and a stuck-up cow named Mallory. She was obviously naturally blonde, but she had gorgeous brown eyes and she was really, really pretty.
They gave us a theme for the improvising, and we started off great. Then they signalled for us to speed it up a bit, and after a minute or two Kaitlin started to take longer to come up with her replies, until finally she got totally stuck and the director told us to stop. He patted her on the back and kindly told Stan to escort her out. She was upset, but she took it rather well.
"Looks like it's just me and you, then, Sully." said Mallory.
"It's Sonny," I corrected automatically, "and I guess it is. It's too bad, she was nice."
"Like I give a damn what your name is. And if you think like that, you'll never get anywhere in this business. Don't get me wrong, it's good to be a nice person. Not everyone can afford to be selfish, we need nice people too. But nice won't get you anywhere in Hollywood. In my opinion, you could do well. You're good, and maybe, if I wasn't in for this part too, you'd get it. But I'm great, and this part is mine. So just don't be too upset when they choose me, 'kay?"
"Err, sure, I guess." I said, not really sure what to say to that. The sad thing is, I don't think she actually wanted to upset me. I think she genuinely thought what she said was true.
She was about to say something else, but then we were called to finish the improvising scene.
Afterwards, we sat in the waiting room, my heart pounding. She looked really calm, but she was tapping her foot impatiently. I smiled slightly. Maybe she was a little bit normal.
Stan came in after about fifteen minutes, and beckoned us inside.
"Sonny, Mallory," started the director, a short but scary man in jeans and a grey T-shirt, "You should know that you are both very talented girls, and very pretty too. But we can, unfortunately, only have one of you on Mackenzie Falls. We have come to a decision, and we hope you can understand that no matter what, if you both keep trying, you can make your dreams come true and probably on much bigger and better shows than the Falls. So with that in mind, we have come to a decision. Sonny, I'm sorry."
When he said this my heart plummeted. I really thought I would have won.
"I'm very sorry. But for the moment, you're going to have to settle for the Falls."
It took me a moment to understand what he meant, but I understood when I saw the scowl on Mallory's face.
"I've got the part? Seriously? Thank you so much, thank you thank you thank you!" I was jumping up and down on the spot and smiling widely.
"You're very welcome, Miss Munroe. You're a very talented girl. As are you, Miss Baker, but unfortunately, we did specify that we only wanted natural brunettes, which sadly, you are not. But come back if we ever have another spot open, which will most likely be in a few months, at the most. You'd be perfect for almost any other role."
"With all due respect, sir, I'd be perfect for this role too. But I understand, I guess I'll leave. Oh, and you were right, about the whole 'bigger, better shows'. I realise now that I am more 'superstar' material, not so much 'small time soap-opera star' material. Thank you for your time." And with one last condescending sneer, she left. I stared after her in shock, finally understanding that I was on Mackenzie Falls!
"Thank God we chose you! One more drama-snob would have driven me completely up the wall!" cried the director dramatically, jolting me out of my reverie.
"What makes you so sure that I'm not a drama snob too?" I asked him, smiling widely.
"You smile too much. At first I was worried, you were one of the few who fit the criteria, but I didn't think you could stop smiling long enough to act seriously, but you're like a completely different person when you start acting. It's actually kind of refreshing, seeing a good actor who isn't a diva, like most of the people I work with."
"Well, I'm glad you believe in me sir."
"Oh, trust me, it's not just me. Every person in there voted for you, they all feel the same. And enough with this whole 'sir' business. It makes me feel old. Call me Paul."
"Thank you, Paul. Really, this is a dream come true!"
"My pleasure Sonny. Now, would you like a tour of the studios now, or would you rather go home and tell your family the good news first? Then you can come in tomorrow, get a quick tour, and start work straight away."
"I think I'd rather go home first, if you don't mind. I'd like to tell my mom the good news. Could I come back in, say, two hours?"
"Of course, that's fine. I'll see you later. Can you see yourself out?" he asked, but he was talking to thin air, as Sonny had already disappeared at a run down the hall. Chuckling lightly to himself, Paul wondered what would happen when the cast met this girl. He couldn't shake the feeling that putting this girl on the show was like putting a goldfish into a tank full of hungry sharks. Hoping for the best, he retreated to his office to read through the next episode's screenplay.
CPOV
As I was leaving for my lunch break, I heard humming and saw a brown haired girl skipping happily across the lot. Must be the new cast member for the Falls. She looks happy. She seemed vaguely familiar, but I had probably seen her earlier when I passed on my way inside for work. Shaking it off, I jogged towards my car, the opposite way she was going.
On the way out of the lot in my car, I caught a glimpse of her face. Only very quickly, but it was enough. Realisation dawned, and a feeling of dread, (or excitement), began building in my stomach. This is going to be interesting.