Episode 428: Relax

"Yeah, I know, it’s just that I’m super nervous," Adria explained, madly pacing up and down between props and scenery, stepping across Rebecca’s outstretched legs.

Rebecca merely wanted a small role in the school’s holiday play, so the writer/director in her would have plenty of time to study the behind the scenes goings-on. Adria on the other hand was going for a huge rule, the lead, the male lead, when she was very much a female. Insane. Practically impossible.

She opened the ornate locket at her neck, smiling at Ryley. He’d given it to her that morning, his way of being with her even though he had to work. "I’m only just rebuilding my confidence in my acting," Adria told Rebecca. "I’m so freaked that I’m aiming too high here, but my boyfriend’s a huge believer."

"He sounds like a great guy."

"The best." Addie gave the locket photo a grin and a kiss before snapping it shut.

"Consider me a believer too, I’ve seen you in the workshops, you’re amazing," Rebecca said. "You’re going to get that part as long as you take a seat, relax, think about something else. Here. I could use someone to proofread this for my playwriting class."

"I’ll try," Adria agreed. She sat beside her new friend. A half hour into reading the script, she gushed, "I have to play this part, Rebecca. You have to cast me in your play."

"This play was just my class project, Adria. It’s not an actual production. I mean, I’d love it to be someday and I could totally see you in the lead, but that’s just a pipe dream. I’m only a student. I don’t have the kind of clout it takes to get my work on stage yet. And I definitely don’t have the money."

Episode 429: Looking Like Danger