When the Director called for a fifteen-minute break, Leila decided to go outside of the room to find a vending machine. She only had one small toast and a cup of coffee for breakfast, and now she's feeling a bit hungry. She was planning to get a granola bar as a light snack. She heaved a sigh of relief when she saw a vending machine. She quickly got some coins and dropped it at the vending machine. As she was about to open the granola bar,she suddenly heard a familiar voice voice from her back. She turned her head, and there was Shannon, giving her a smile. It was a kind of polite, civil kind of smile that didn't reach her eyes. "Hi there." she greeted her. Leila stood up straight and smiled at her. "Hello...Would you care for some granola?" Shannon raised her right hand in the air as if she was trying to dismiss her. "Oh, thanks but no thanks.I only eat organic veggies." Leila secretly counted from one to ten to calm herself. She needs to have a full control for herself
Today is the first day of their rehearsals. Leila never felt this good because she had long and deep sleep last night. She was able to wake up early in the morning, feeling refreshed. With a light heart and positive mind, she went to commute to the Centrum Theater. It's where they are going to have their rehearsals for 2 months, and that's where the shows are going to be held. Once she reached her destination, she found out that the doors are still closed. She talked to the guard nearby and he said that the doors will be open at exactly 8 in the morning. Leila looked at her wristwatch and it was only 7. She still has to wait for an hour. She thanked the guard and she decided that she will sit in the corner to practice her lines again. Few minutes have passed and she was already concentrating on her lines when she suddenly heard that "too familiar" baritone voice again... "Morning." She looked up and just like what she thought, it was Nate. And there he goes with his cute smile an
Few months have passed. The First Night of "Her Extraordinary Memoir" the Musical Play has finally arrived. Everyone is busy as a bee backstage as they are all getting ready. Meanwhile, Leila was in her own dressing room, while looking at her reflection in the mirror. Her make up, her hair and her costume are all perfect. She's going to open the first show, and now trying to calm herself, mentally, emotionally and physically. She waited for this moment for more than 7 years and now, she's going to face the theater world as a musical actress. "This is it, Leila." she whispered to herself, as she closed her eyes. Her eyes suddenly flew open when she heard someone knocking at the door. Maybe it was their Director and Producer outside, and they're just dropping by to say hello and to wish her goodluck. "Come in." she called out. When the door opened, she was surprised to see Nate entering the room. She automatically smiled and all of her worries magically vanished. "Hey... Are you r
After a few minutes, Leila has finally arrived at the Grande Maison Hotel, where the after party is going to take place. She steps out from the car, and one familiar staff from the stage play greeted her, and escorted her inside the party venue. Leila felt like a princess who just made a grand royal entrance when she saw the people at the party, staring back at her with admiration and a smile on their faces. Everyone was fashionably dressed, they all looked amazing, and very welcoming. "Leila, darling! You were fantastic! The audience can't stop clapping after your performance!" their producer walked towards her with a big smile on her face. "Thank you." Leila smilingly responded. "Helena, I know that you're the main producer of the show but let's give the poor darling a little room. By the way, Leila, it's time for you to relax and enjoy the party." another woman walked towards her,while holding a glass of champagne. Leila definitely needs something to drink to calm her nerves.
After twenty years... Natalie Anderson snaps her head up when she saw one of the staff coming out from the Audition Room. She is holding a folder, and Natalie is 100% sure that it contains the list of people who passed the audition. She just had an audition two hours ago for the role of a female second lead character in a big-budgeted television drama series. The director of the said television project wanted to cast new, fresh and talented faces, so that's why she mustered all of her courage to audition and give them everything she got... The almost one hundred auditionees all put their attention to the lady staff and waited for her to speak. At the same time, the lady puts out her portable handheld megaphone and she started making announcements. "Okay, listen up, everyone. The following names that I'm going to call are the people who passed the first screening. Once your name is called, please stand up and proceed to the next room on the right side. Is that clear?" the lady fin
"Alright then... You see, I was a poor, struggling actress a few decades ago, back in my middle twenties. I've been to one hundred auditions, because I was always rejected, and I really don't know why. But I am always sure that I always do my best at auditions, so that I won't have any regrets in the end." Leila started remembering the past. "Wow, that's surprising, Mom! Actually, my audition today was the 100th and just like you, I got rejected." Natalie said in utter amazement. "Like mother, like daughter." Nate suddenly made a side comment. His wife and his daughter suddenly glanced back at him, giving him a sardonic look. "Okay, my bad. It was meant to be a joke but it backfired. Sorry, girls." Nate apologized right away. "Just keep the jokes to yourself, my dear husband... Anyway, even though I didn't pass that audition, I went to my 101st audition, and finally I did it. I think heaven had a plan for me because I passed that audition, and it led me to your father and well, n
"Wow, that was a nice talk, wasn't it? Now that everything's out in the open, let's drink and eat much to our heart's content!" Nate happily announced. "But seriously, thank you for being here, Mom and Dad. I feel so much better now." Natalie thanked her parents. "We'll do anything for you, sweetheart." Leila reassures her daughter. The three of them spent the whole night drinking, eating, talking and laughing... ============================== One month have passed. Natalie took a deep calming breath once she saw the male staff coming out from the Audition Room. And as usual, he was carrying a white folder with him, and everyone knew that it had the names of the people who passed the audition. It feels like a déjà vu. But she's secretly hoping that the result will be different next time. She decided to audition for the extra role in an upcoming biopic movie about a famous Broadway actress back in the 50's. She didn't audition for the lead part or the second part because she fe
Natalie is doing her first scene as Venice, for her first leading role in a movie. She plays as Venice, the female lead in the movie. "Alright, Light, Camera, Action!" the director announced, and afterwards, the camera starts rolling... ================================ “Last Christmas, I gave you my heart. But the very next day, you gave it away ... ” Venice bitterly smiled when she heard Wham's famous song "Last Christmas" in a nearby Department Store.. “I gave you my heart last Christmas, but you decided not to accept it..." she whispered to herself, as she remembers that painful scene Christmas of last year. Afterwards, she shook her head in return, as if she was shaking all those sad memories off her mind. This is not the right time to travel back to the past, because she needs to do something important today... Once she saw the traffic lights changes from red to green, she immediately crossed the pedestrian and made her way to her destination... ==================== S