close. This man could make or break my dream and career within a matter of minutes.
“You’re in a bit of a hurry aren’t you?” Stanley said, leaning forward.
“Well, she runs to the station. I figured that would make her rather flustered, so I thought I’d see if it’d help to run from the eighth row.” I replied, out of breath.
Stanley sulked and then raised his eyebrows, realising my actions kind of made sense. “Did it help?” He asked with a blank face.
“Not really, I just feel a little sweaty now.” I answered with honesty.
He smirked, and rotated to Ms. Andrews and then back to me.
“So you came with Jasmine, did you?”
I didn’t know who Jasmine was, but then it clicked that must have been Ms. Andrews first name. “Oh yes, we got the train together.”
“Interesting, whenever you’re ready.” Stanley said, offering his hand out, as if he dismissed my knowing of Ms. Andrews. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. My heart was pounding double time, and the butterflies in my stomach felt as though they were about to erupt. But as soon as I opened my eyes, all those nerves had vanished. It was like I was on autopilot. I was being controlled by a remote. When I regained control of myself I had tears rolling down my cheeks, and I was scowling deep into Stanley’s eyes. He scowled right back at me. I wiped my eyes and sat upright, unsure to whether or not I had just produced the worst audition ever. Stanley leant back on his chair. His dark eyes faded innocently.
“Where on Earth did you find this girl?” He asked.
“I taught her PA at the job you stole me from, Stan.”
Stanley smirked, and returned his focus to me.
“Incredible.” He said. “Incredible…thank you, August.” He stood and shook my hand before standing and making his way towards the exit.
I opened my mouth, there was so many things flowing through my mind, that I just didn’t say anything. My jaw just moved up and down, as I couldn’t select a sentence.
“Steve is waiting for me outside. We’re having dinner. I’ll call you tomorrow, Jazz.” Stanley said over his shoulder.
And just like that, he was gone. I didn’t know whether to consider him cool or rude. I remained poised at my chair. Baffled by what had taken place. I took a deep breath out and dropped my shoulders.
“How did I do?” I asked nervously.
“Like he said, you were incredible.”
May 27 th
B y the time I climbed into bed last night, and rolled over to check Ethan’s clock, it was 12:36am. What a long, bewildering, and exhausting day yesterday was. I finished college early today. Which meant I could visit Ethan earlier since I broke my promise of visiting him every day. I felt awful for breaking my promise. I wanted to see him so badly. To tell him about Stanley and the audition, and to reassure myself that he’s ok. We need to talk. I’ll force it out of him somehow. This isn’t a show anymore. He will tell me how he switched seats or I’ll be very mad. Even though I can’t really be mad at him.
I spent several minutes wandering down the maze like hospital corridors in a fluster. Luckily, I stumbled upon Angela, who pointed me in the right direction. As I opened the door and stepped inside Ethan’s room, I found Verity and her friends gathered around Ethan. I stared at them in silence. Verity walked over and hugged me. Squeezing me for a few seconds before I put my arms around her, giving her a comforting pat on the back. I flicked my eyes over at Ethan. His face has regained so much colour in these past few days. He smiled at me and gave me the thumbs up, settling my nerves.
“Hi guys,” I said.
Scattered replies of, “Hey August,” came from Verity’s friends. Five of them including her.
“We didn’t see you at college yesterday, August. We wanted to check how you were doing.” Verity said as she released her grasp from around me.
“Oh yeah, Ms. Andrews planned this last minute audition for me.”
“The girls
“You’re in a bit of a hurry aren’t you?” Stanley said, leaning forward.
“Well, she runs to the station. I figured that would make her rather flustered, so I thought I’d see if it’d help to run from the eighth row.” I replied, out of breath.
Stanley sulked and then raised his eyebrows, realising my actions kind of made sense. “Did it help?” He asked with a blank face.
“Not really, I just feel a little sweaty now.” I answered with honesty.
He smirked, and rotated to Ms. Andrews and then back to me.
“So you came with Jasmine, did you?”
I didn’t know who Jasmine was, but then it clicked that must have been Ms. Andrews first name. “Oh yes, we got the train together.”
“Interesting, whenever you’re ready.” Stanley said, offering his hand out, as if he dismissed my knowing of Ms. Andrews. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. My heart was pounding double time, and the butterflies in my stomach felt as though they were about to erupt. But as soon as I opened my eyes, all those nerves had vanished. It was like I was on autopilot. I was being controlled by a remote. When I regained control of myself I had tears rolling down my cheeks, and I was scowling deep into Stanley’s eyes. He scowled right back at me. I wiped my eyes and sat upright, unsure to whether or not I had just produced the worst audition ever. Stanley leant back on his chair. His dark eyes faded innocently.
“Where on Earth did you find this girl?” He asked.
“I taught her PA at the job you stole me from, Stan.”
Stanley smirked, and returned his focus to me.
“Incredible.” He said. “Incredible…thank you, August.” He stood and shook my hand before standing and making his way towards the exit.
I opened my mouth, there was so many things flowing through my mind, that I just didn’t say anything. My jaw just moved up and down, as I couldn’t select a sentence.
“Steve is waiting for me outside. We’re having dinner. I’ll call you tomorrow, Jazz.” Stanley said over his shoulder.
And just like that, he was gone. I didn’t know whether to consider him cool or rude. I remained poised at my chair. Baffled by what had taken place. I took a deep breath out and dropped my shoulders.
“How did I do?” I asked nervously.
“Like he said, you were incredible.”
May 27 th
B y the time I climbed into bed last night, and rolled over to check Ethan’s clock, it was 12:36am. What a long, bewildering, and exhausting day yesterday was. I finished college early today. Which meant I could visit Ethan earlier since I broke my promise of visiting him every day. I felt awful for breaking my promise. I wanted to see him so badly. To tell him about Stanley and the audition, and to reassure myself that he’s ok. We need to talk. I’ll force it out of him somehow. This isn’t a show anymore. He will tell me how he switched seats or I’ll be very mad. Even though I can’t really be mad at him.
I spent several minutes wandering down the maze like hospital corridors in a fluster. Luckily, I stumbled upon Angela, who pointed me in the right direction. As I opened the door and stepped inside Ethan’s room, I found Verity and her friends gathered around Ethan. I stared at them in silence. Verity walked over and hugged me. Squeezing me for a few seconds before I put my arms around her, giving her a comforting pat on the back. I flicked my eyes over at Ethan. His face has regained so much colour in these past few days. He smiled at me and gave me the thumbs up, settling my nerves.
“Hi guys,” I said.
Scattered replies of, “Hey August,” came from Verity’s friends. Five of them including her.
“We didn’t see you at college yesterday, August. We wanted to check how you were doing.” Verity said as she released her grasp from around me.
“Oh yeah, Ms. Andrews planned this last minute audition for me.”
“The girls
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