"Cut! Danny what is wrong with you today?" I hear Butch shout from behind the camera. Groaning I lift up my arm to apologize to her. "No Danny that is the third scene today. Honestly, just go home. There is no use continuing." Groaning I walk off the set, rubbing the back of my neck as I walk towards my trailer. Opening the door I step inside and collapse on to the couch. I close my eyes hoping to forget this annoying day. I hear the door opening.
"Dude what is wrong with you?" I hear Tucker ask. Still lying down I simply shake my head. "Dude?"
"I don't know man, I just don't know," I reply still lying down.
"Come on, I know what will make you feel better, some liquor, some girls and a little of the good stuff, you in?" Tucker asks. I shake my head. "What, dude come on." Again I just shake my head. "Yo whatever is getting you down? Must be real, look dude when you want to talk about it, come find me." I hear him get up and walk out the trailer. I wanted to tell him but I couldn't, not yet. Groaning I get up off the desk and get changed. I put on a pair of black baggy jeans. An old grey hoodie and a pair of black sunglass. Where I was heading I didn't need people recognizing me. I slip out of my trailer and head towards my car. I get in and drive off.
I pull up in front of the street. I turn off the car and step out and look at the school in front of me. Casper elementary school. Wow this place hasn't changed much since the last time I saw it. Considering the last time was over ten years ago. I hear the bell go off and I see a whole bunch of kids come out of the school. The run off to wait for the school bus. I chuckle a bit, damn it's been so long since elementary school. To think I was so carefree then.
"Isn't it a bit peodo to be standing outside an elementary school, watching kids," I hear a voice say behind me. I turn around and stare into her purple eyes.
"No not really, just came back to reminiscence, that's all," I reply back. She walks next to me and learns against the car. "What are you doing here?" I ask.
"I teach an after school class on acting here, you know giving back to the community and all," she replies not taking her eyes off the school once. "What is with the disguise?"
"You know didn't want people to recognize me that's all."
"Were time to see how good your disguise is," she says, as a small group of about 10 kids come running towards us.
"Sam! We missed you!" the scream all trying to jump and hug her at the same time. After about a minute the finally let go of her and she regained her composer. The kids then shifted their attention from Sam to me. I fiddle a little and rub the back of my neck. Sam sense my discomfit and comes to my rescue.
"Guys, this here is my friend Dan and he is going to help us with class today," she says holding one of the kids hands and leading them back towards the school. "Dan are you coming or not," she asks. I shake my head and follow her into the school. We make our way into a small theater. "Okay kids. Today we are going to be doing simple trust exercises. To be a good actor, you need to be able to trust your follow actors to do their job, so we will start with something a little simple. Danny... I mean Dan do you mind standing a little behind me. Know I will just learn back and trust that Dan is going to catch me." She learns back and falls into my outstretched arms, she wasn't that heavy actually surprising light and her hair smelt like apples. She gets up brushing a little bit before returning her attention back to the kids. "Okay, now kids into pairs, Jamie and Lindsey, Greg and Michelle, Rose and Henry, Paul and Mel, Nicky and Chalice. Now do that three times and switch and then we going to practice a play for opening evening in a couple of weeks' time." The kids run off in different directions to do the trust exercise. "So Dan, why are you really here?" she asks.
"I missed this place, just had a lot on my mind, so I thought if I head back to the place where things use to be simple it would help clear my mind. I know silly right?" I answer.
"No not really I think it makes…"
'Aren't you something' to admire, cause your shine is something' like mirror.' I pull out my phone and look at the caller ID 'Butch'
"Hello?"
"Look Danny something important just came up, we need you to come down to the studio, like now."
"Okay, I'm on my way."
Yes I finally got this chapter done. My excuse for taking long, uhmm, let's see, writers block, and school and university applications. On top of that I have been concentrating on my other story a bit more. So yeah I suck, I know. But on top of that I got some bad news. I now remember why I wanted this story to be a one-short because I didn't know what to write, so with that I got some bad news. This story is coming to an end soon. So only three or four chapters left. I'm truly sorry.