Chapter 2- the decision
Joe and Marilyn had just finished dinner and were walking down the street. As they walked they passed a drug store.
"Joe, you go on a head." Said Marilyn "I want to pick up some vitamins at the drug store."
"I'll wait for you." Said Joe
"No! I mean no. I might be a while. There some other things I need to get too." Said Marilyn
"All right. I'll see you tomorrow and don't worry what that bitch from the restaurant and that nasty director said you are not fat. You are beautiful. Just like the Marilyn Monroe your parents named you after." Said Joe kissing her.
"See you,later, Joe. I love you." Said Marilyn
Marilyn walked into the drug store and grabbed every diet pill she could find. Paid for them with her credit card and walked back home. As she got ready for bed she looked at herself in the mirror. "Maybe Joe is right. Maybe I don't need all the diet pills I bought." Said Marilyn
Suddenly Ivy appears in her mirror.
"O, please, you're going to listen to him? He's a guy and he's not even in the theatre. He doesn't know what it takes. Trust me. You need those pills. As many of them as you can get. " said Ivy
Marilyn goes to the kitchen for a glass a water and takes some of the pills and then goes to bed. Another month goes by and Marilyn notices the weight really coming off. In fact, she becomes so confident she goes off to an audition for a new Whitney Houston musical starring actress Shelia Winters.
Marilyn walked in gives the stage manager her headshot and then starts to sing "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson. As the crew did at the Bombshell audition they all applauded.
"Thank you for coming in ,Ms. Monroe." Said the director
A few days later Marilyn gets a callback. The call back goes just as well as the audition so well in fact the next day Marilyn is hired. She jumps up and down screaming and calls Joe. "I got it! I'm in " I will always love you" I'm just in the ensemble but I'm so excited."said Marilyn
"We'll go out to dinner tonight to celebrate." Said Joe on the other line
"Ok. I love you, Joe." Said Marilyn "I'll talk to you later. Bye."
Marilyn went to get ready for dinner. Since she was going out she decided to bring the diet pills just in case. Marilyn was so happy about getting a job she was actually willing to eat. She had some escargot and domestic rabbit. She skipped on desert and excused herself from the table to use the lady's room. The first thing she did was pop a couple of diet pills. She decided to double the dose to be on the safe side. She knew it wasn't the smartest idea in the world but if she was going to be in an off broadway show and someday be a star on broadway she was going to work much harder at losing weight and keeping her weight down. She left the bathroom and walked back to the table "I'm ready whenever you are, Joe."said Marilyn
On the walk home they passed by billboard after billboard. "One day, you'll be up there." Said Joe
"You really think so?" asked Marilyn
"Of course, I do. You are talented and beautiful. It might take a while but you'll be up there someday." Said Joe
"A while won't get here soon enough." Said Marilyn
"You can't rush these things and you already have your foot in the door with this new musical." Said Joe
"That's true. I just hope it's enough." Said Marilyn. Deep now Marilyn felt it wouldn't be enough and the only thing that would push her through the door would be the pills. They were her only friends now.