Starlet

20. Thinking Face

The next day, I go back to the theater for the rest of the auditions.

I see Lyn when I walk in. I smile and go over to her. "You did so good in your audition. You were the easy best from yesterday."

She rolls her eyes and walks away.

Well ok, then. I go over to my spot and sit down. That was rude. There's probably about another 40 new people here. I scratch my head.

Leo sits beside me. "What are you thinking?"

"Why are so many people trying out? I'll never get a part this way."

"Why would you think that?"

"A lot of these people are really good. I've only ever done theater once. I was hoping for a little part at the end."

"What would you do if you didn't get a part?"

"Hair probably. Maybe makeup or concessions."

He laughs.

I shrug my shoulders. "I could still be a part of it that way."

Bayden comes over. "Do you have the permission forms filled out?"

"Yep. Here you go." I hand him his papers, signed by Dipak.

"Thank you." He goes back up to the stage area.

"What was that for?"

"I'm to young. I have to get permission from the castle to do this."

"I would not have guessed that. I thought for sure you were over 400. You act older."

I nod fast. "I'm close. I don't have much longer."

"So what do you like to do other than theater?"

"I don't really know. I like fishing and dancing. What do you like?"

"Fishing is fun. I like hunting and sports though."

I nod. "Boy stuff."

He smiles. "I guess so."

"WHISP, RUN THE LINES TODAY TOO."

"ugh."

Leo bounces my hair. "You'll be alright."

"Will you please find a way to sneak alcohol into the coconut?"

He smiles. "I'll see what I can do."

I run the lines with about 18 more people. Including Leo and Andy again. I don't think Bayden can decide between the 2 of them. Afterward, I sit back down by Leo.

"I think I have this scene memorized for life now."

"Yea I bet. Sorry I couldn't get your alcohol. You do appear to need it though."

"Some of them make me want to pull my hair out."

"The 1 was scared to death of you. I thought he was going to cry when you sat beside him."

"I don't know what was going on there. He did not want to audition with me. Bayden could have got him someone else. Lots of the girls here know the lines."

"Yea, but we don't get to pick who we act with. It wouldn't have been fair to let him pick."

"I guess that's true. You had to deal with the girl poking herself in the eye. Andy got sat on."

We laugh.

Bayden gives us a weird look, then says something to Andy. Andy looks at us and nods.

He smiles. "We have to act through the problems and do our best."

"Well, you did good with the eye stabbing girl." We laugh again.

"LEO, RUN THE LINES."

"You want to try to sneak the alcohol into the coconut this time?"

I giggle. "You made me suffer through it, sir. This is what you get."

The next days are more of the same. So many people audition. It's crazy.

Bayden gets up on the stage. "This concludes the first round of auditions. The 2nd round of auditions begin tomorrow. We will be running the 2nd set of stage lines. You will receive a letter either tonight or tomorrow if you made it to the 2nd round."

I clap, then panic. "Did I audition?"

Leo puts an eyebrow up. "What?"

"I feel like I helped everyone else audition, but I don't think I ever did it."

"He saw you enough. I'm sure you'll get a letter."

"Ok." I sure hope he's right. So many people have talent and they are older. I was the only young 1 here. I don't think Bayden likes that I'm young.

I go home. I look all over but no letter. I sit down on the porch and pick up a paper. It's actually the letter. I made it to the 2nd round. I jump up and down and go back to the castle super fast. I run to Dipak's office. I want to tell them. They let me in and I run to Dipak. I am going to sit in the seat beside him. Instead, I trip, and he catches me, so I don't face plant the table. Then I sit on it. Right in his face. I wave the paper at him. "I MADE IT TO THE SECOND ROUND. SEE."

"Congradulations. I knew you would do good."

I smile and wiggle.

There are a bunch of guys around the table. Tye pulls me off the table and puts me in a seat. "Tell us about this Leo."

"Are you all Nadine's mates?"

Omar laughs. "No." He points at people. "Tye, Johen, Elek, Nik, Tre, Mason, Marcus, and Dipak are her mates. Kane is mates with Mary. My mate is Emma. Gunner has Alexa. Miculai is Nadine's dad. Dracul is Tre's dad. Bud is Dipak's dad."

I nod fast. "And Frode is Thora's. That was a lot though."

"Yea, it was. So tell us about Leo."

"He's trying out too. I think he'll get a part. He's pretty good."

"Is he flirting with you?"

"No. We make fun of people for the most part. Or each other. The first time I ran the lines with him, I stabbed myself in the eye with the straw."

They start laughing.

"I also fell in Andy's lap once. Other than that, I think I've done ok. I got to the 2nd round." I wiggle around more.

Tre winks. "What is the 2nd round? They said it's different lines?"

"It's when they've been on the island a long time. It's still Nicole and Zeke though. But now they're boyfriend and girlfriend. I learned those lines when I did the other ones."

"You might want to go look over them and practice. You've been concentrating on that first part a long time."

Mason nods. "Also, think about what to wear. Now you've been there awhile, and I don't think you'll be in the same thing."

"Oh yea. Maybe she could make her own clothes."

Marcus nods. "Or the ones she has are beat up. Think about it. I'm sure you'll come up with something."

I nod fast and think. What the hell would her clothes be like? She's been there for months.

Dipak smirks. "Oh, your thinking face." The rest of them chuckle. "Use the brain. Maybe it can help you come up with an audition outfit."

I jump up and run for the elevator. "THANK YOU." I run to my apartment and sit with a brain.

"What kind of clothes could be made on a deserted island? What would someone wear there if they were stuck for a long time?"

"They would be either naked," I shake my head so fast. "Or they could make clothes from leaves and grass. Anything that grows on the island could be used."

"All I know is coconuts, grass. I would imagine some palm trees."

"This is an example." A model of me stands in the middle of the floor. She's standing there with a coconut bikini top on. The coconut is cut in half with half covering each breast. Then it's tied on by grass. The bottom is a grass skirt.

"I could do that. Can you make it for me please?"

"Of course."

"Would it be done in time?"

"Yes."

"My hair would be down and combed. A little natural wave in it. Maybe an island flower." The model in the room changes a bit. "And I'll be barefoot. With underwear. Good. Can you think of anything else?"

"No. This would be what a woman would wear on a deserted island as clothes after approximately 4 to 6 months."

"Thank you. Can you make me 3 of them in case I need to leave some there."

"Of course."

"Thank you."