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CHAPTER 1
I don’t understand why I’m here exactly. There are so many unrecognized talented people out there. But they chose me. It’s not that I didn’t want to be chosen. I love acting more than anything in the world. Hollywood life is just a lot different than I imagined it to be.
It all started two years ago. I was in New York with my family when I saw a sign for a casting call. It was just extra roles in a movie, but I would take what I could get. My older sister, April, and I went to this call and they pulled a few lucky girls out to audition for a small speaking role. I was one of those lucky girls. After reading with one of the actual casting directors they dismissed me and said I wasn’t what they were looking for. I was crushed. My dreams of stardom shot down so quickly. But then something funny happened.
On the way back to the set to find my sister I was stopped by a man in a suit. He explained he was an acting agent and he’d seen my audition. Even though I wasn’t right for that part he thought I had the potential to be perfect for others. He gave me his number and told him to contact me if I had an interest in a career in acting.
That night my mother set up a meeting with this mysterious agent. We started working together and my entire family moved out to California to support my dream. After months of auditions I finally got what I was looking for. I was offered a part on a new Tv show on FOX. It was the greatest day of my life. I couldn’t wait to start my life as a famous actress.
Since then though, things have been…. Not what I thought they would be. Being on Tv requires a lot of meetings with a bunch of stuffy adults in suits, leeches with cameras invading your personal space everywhere you go, and not getting a single second of time to yourself. Another downfall is I don’t have many friends anymore. I have a private tutor, so meeting people at school is out of the question. There’s my costar, Lilly, who’s really nice but having only one person to talk to gets boring after awhile.
I expected that Monday to be just another typical day on the set. What it turned out to be was so much more. I arrived a little late so I had to hurry into my dressing room. In the little room my usual caramel frappachino was waiting for me on the desk. Shooting started at noon so I had an hour to go say good morning to everybody and drink my coffee before my hair and makeup stylists came in at 11. I slipped into my moccasins and headed for Lilly’s dressing room. She was just stepping outside as I reached her.
“Hey!” she cried giving me a hug, “Happy Monday!”
I groaned, “Ugh, how can you be this happy on a Monday.”
“Because today isn’t a normal Monday. Today is the first Monday of June which means the cute college boy interns start today!”
I laughed, “Not like we can talk to them though.”
“No, but we can watch,” she winked back at me.
Lilly and I made our way around the two halls of dressing rooms, saying hello to the cast and our director who was at the breakfast table. We both grabbed a banana and headed to the lounge where we knew the interns would pass on their tour.
After waiting for a while we saw the set manager click her heels down the hall, a group of fresh new interns following her.
“And here we have the lounge. Ah, good morning Lilly and Hallie. These are our two stars of our new sitcom airing next week.” She said waving to us.
We waved back and the interns all looked pretty star struck. I blushed, I was still getting used to the looks people gave me. Thankfully, I didn’t get many unless I was introduced because my show hadn’t aired yet so no one really knew who I was.
Among the wide eyed faces there was one that stood out, a gorgeous boy who didn’t look much older than me. His straight dark brown hair was a little messy and wisps fell into his eyes which were also a perfect shade of brown. I was the one who should be feeling star struck in his presence.
Lilly nudged me, “That cute one with the brown hair is staring at you!”
I giggled half heartedly with her but didn’t take my eyes of the mysterious boy.
The interns were let on break and Lilly and I got up to leave. On our way back I bumped into someone.
“Sorry!” I cried, looking up at who I could see now was the same beautiful boy from before.
“It’s fine,” he said in a positively perfect tone, “I’m Jake.”
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