Celebs: Aimee Carrero
Codes: MF, Oral, Voyer
Disclaimer: This story is fictional. The events in this story have not nor ever will happen.
I stared at my phone and waited for the call I have been waiting all week for. I was an inspiring actor, which basically meant that I was an actor who has not had a notable gig in the industry yet. That was hopefully going to change though.
I had recently auditioned for a reoccurring role on the hit Freeform sitcom "Young and Hungry". The role was for a possible love interest of Aimee Carrero's character Sofia Rodriguez. I auditioned for the role last week and they told me they'd call me back in a week if I got the part. I thought I nailed my audition but it was almost a week since that audition.
I kept looking at my phone while I waited for a call that might never come. It was eating me up inside. I had moved out to Los Angeles to live my dream and this phone call could make or break that dream. I was pacing back and forth in my apartment when I heard the phone finally ring. I dashed over to the phone and pressed the talk button. I took a second to slow my breathing before I spoke into the phone.
"Hello?" I asked into the phone.
"Hello there. Is this Derrick Thomas?" A familiar voice replied. I immediately recognized the voice to be that of Ashley Tisdale. She was the executive producer of Young & Hungry and the woman who I auditioned with almost a week ago.
"Yes, this is him," I reply into the phone.
"Okay. Well I'm so glad to inform you that you have the job! Congrats!" She said into the phone. As soon as my mind processed what she had said my heart started to pump out of my chest.
"Oh my gosh! Thank you so much Miss Tisdale you won't regret it," I said into the phone as I thought I sounded like a nervous wreck.
"Please you can just call me Ashley. And I know I won't regret it. That's why we picked such a good up and coming actor for this role," Ashley replied. I really appreciated how she tried to compliment me in order to get me to breathe and calm down. It's seems the rumors about Ashley Tisdale being a complete bitch were nothing but rumors after all.
"So we are going to need you to come back to the set on Tuesday for the table read for the episode and then we are going to film your scenes with Aimee tomorrow. So we all set here?" Ashley explained on the phone.
"That sounds great. Thank you miss I mean Ashley," I said back.
"You are very welcome. There is just one more thing you need to know. Just make sure you have your cell phone on in case we need to contact u again or let you know of any scheduling changes or conflicts. Have a good day Derrick. See you on set," Ashley told me, ending that amazing conversation.
"Holy shit I got the fucking part!" I screamed in my head as I danced around my tiny apartment in celebration, being glad I had the blinds closed so no one could see my embarrassing dance moves. My heart was pumping adrenaline through my veins, the rush feeling amazing.
I could barely sleep that night and the nights leading up to my first day on the set. My mind was racing with the thoughts of my acting career finally taking off. I mean I wasn't expecting to be the next big TV or movie star but I was on a cable network show. It wasn't a network like ABC, but it was a good place to start out.
I kept tossing and turning, worried that I was going to do something that would make one of my new co-stars hate me or get the director mad at me if I started messing up lines.
I knew there was a lot on the line, but I convinced myself that if I got to the studio a bit early and found someone on set to help me get over my nerves that it wouldn't be as bad as I thought it was going to be.
My alarm woke me up at 9 am. I got in the shower to help calm my anxious nerves. It did help a little bit, but not to the effect that I hope it would have. I left the bathroom and put on the clothes that I had set out the night before.
I did not have to be on the set of Young and Hungry until 2 pm, so I spent the next two hours going through my lines and my mannerisms over and over again until I looked at the clock and noticed it was about time to go to set. I figured if I got to set early that I could get a main cast member who would take pity on me and help me go over my scenes for the episode.
I put on some shoes and locked the door to my apartment as I left. I got in my car and hit the road. I loved living in the warm sun and fun filled state of California, but sitting in the California traffic can drive even the most mentally sound people to insanity. After a 45 minute drive through traffic, I was finally at the studio. I pulled up to the security checkpoint.
"Name please," the big towering security guard asked.
"Derrick Thomas, I'm here for the shooting of Young and Hungry," I replied.
"Just asked for your name kid," he said looking on a piece of paper. "Okay you're on the list, so your parking is on the other end of the studio. When you pulling keep going left for about 3 sets and then make a right. Stay on the path until you see where it says Young and Hungry parking."
"Thank you," I said as I waited for him to lift the gate and allow me entrance. Slowly but surely the security gate opened up and I was able to drive on in. As I followed the security guard's directions, I was in awe of all the amazing sets I was driving by.
They looked like completely different worlds packed into a little gated in community. I almost missed my right turn looking at some of the sets but I made the right turn and followed the path until I parked in the Young and Hungry parking spots.
I parked my car in the lot and wondered around the set in order to get more familiar with the set. It was hard to believe that in just a few hours I was going to be playing a character in a show on television.
Taking a minute I just closed my eyes and let it sink in that I was just mere hours away from completing a goal I gave myself when I was a little kid. The feelings of accomplishment and joy filled my heart as I continued to walk throughout the set.
After touring through the other sets that were used on Young and Hungry, I decided to look for another actor that might be able to help me rehearse my scene. I went over to the trailers and I went up to the first trailer that I saw. I looked at the name of the sign on the trailer and saw that it belong to the star of the show, Emily Osment.
I walked up to the trailer door and took a deep breathe before I started knocking on the door. I heard a voice coming from the other side of the door.
"Who is it?" asked a female voice.