Wyatt sat at a table in Elizabeth's restaurant and nervously stared at his phone as it lay on the table next to his untouched salad. It might as well have been a bomb to him.
"Okay, I know you're super anxious right now, Guppy, but you need to eat or you're going to pass out," Elizabeth said in a gentle but forceful voice.
Wyatt sighed. "I know. I'm just trying not to freak out."
Behind them, Darren and Allie walked in and hurriedly took seats at the table.
"Anything yet?" Allie asked with an excited grin.
Wyatt shook his head and maintained eye contact with his phone's dark screen. Several tense moments passed by as the others attempted small talk to ease the tension at the table. Allie was in the middle of telling a story when Wyatt's phone lit up. He reached for it like a madman.
"Is it them?" Darren asked.
Wyatt shook his head. It was a text from Chris.
Let me know as soon as you hear something.
Suddenly, he regretted telling anyone about the audition. If he didn't get the role and no one knew about it then at least no one but him would be disappointed. And he could feel like a failed actor in private.
"It's Chris. Just checking in with me," Wyatt mumbled.
"Oh, this man needs a shot of something," Darren said as he leaned over and clapped a hand on Wyatt's shoulder. "You know it's serious when not even the attention of a certain new boyfriend can ease him down."
The phone began to ring and everyone at the table was snapped into silence. They all looked at Wyatt as he stared at the phone.
"Well, answer it!" Allie urged.
Wyatt picked up the phone and attempted to speak in the most nonchalant voice he could muster.
Not me, freaking the fuck out currently.
Allie, Elizabeth and Darren watched with baited breath as Wyatt listened to his agent. They watched his face, noting the total blankness of his expression and their hearts collectively fell. When he hung up the phone he looked down at the screen.
"Guppy," Allie sighed as she reached for his hand.
Wyatt took it and smiled. "Do any of you know who Jamie Lee Curtis is?" He asked.
The three of them stared at him in confusion.
"Uh, yeah?" Elizabeth said. "Why?"
"Because it looks like I'm going to be starring with her in the new Halloween movie!" Wyatt cried out in a burst of excitement.
The others exploded with screams and suddenly all three of them were hugging and happy dancing around him. The patrons looked over at them and watched the spectacle in amusement.
"My friend's going to get killed by Michael Myers!" Darren proudly exclaimed before turning around and picking Wyatt up. "I can't wait to watch it!"
Allie quickly opened her phone and began to play the Halloween theme song. Then she, Darren and Elizabeth all began to twerk around Wyatt. The contrast of the eerie music and their silly, bombastic dancing was hilarious and Wyatt found he couldn't stop laughing.
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A Chance Encounter (Chris Hemsworth X OMC)
FanfictionAfter a good breakup from a bad relationship and finding that his show has been cancelled, aspiring actor Wyatt Hudson is in damage control. Unfortunately, his methods involve a continuous loop of monotony and isolation. Noticing his withdrawn behav...