LIFE CAN CHANGE- Aaron Tveit

CHAPTER 18

Now I had no choice but go back to work. I knew I had to stop thinking about the exam. I'll make that decision tomorrow. The day went really slow but eventually I got to go home. I was so exhausted that I went to shower and then straight to bed. I didn’t even eat.

 But the thoughts made it hard to fall asleep. The bar, Aaron, Chris, work. I must’ve fallen asleep at some point but it all appeared in my dreams. And suddenly I woke up. It was already time to wake up but I felt as if I didn’t get any sleep. I got ready and left the apartment and saw Aaron there. But I was so tired I didn’t even care too much.

"Good morning" he said with a funny smile on his face. As if he was excited about something that he kept from me. "Morning. Why the good mood?" I asked and started running "why so grumpy?" he replied with a question of his own.

"Didn’t sleep well" I said in a tired voice "so you didn’t get to a decision?" he asked knowing the answer "just flip a coin" I said. And we stopped running. "Ok" he said taking out a coin "heads you do in 3 month. Tails you do in 8" he said and flipped the coin and covered it after catching it.

"Now. What do you want it to be? While the coin was in the air you were hoping it would land on a certain side. Which was it?" he asked. Wow that’s really smart. I was hoping for something. I knew what I had to do.

"Thank you!" I said and started running. "Hey! You’re not going to tell me what it is?" he yelled and caught up with me. "Nahh.." I said jokingly. "I think I have the right to know after helping you" he said and laughed. 

"Well, we won’t be seeing each other much for the next few month" is what I said. "Well I’m glad you got to a decision. Good luck! And anyway I’ll be really busy for the next 2 and a half month with the new production. Starting today I have hours and hours of rehearsals every day." he said though sounding happy.

"Oh, I just remember. Are you doing anything Friday night?" was he going to ask me out on a date? Jen relax! "Well I was going to study but I guess a break won’t hurt. What do you have to offer?" I asked joking and excited.

"Well, you know I’m working on the new production now.. You know who else is in this new show?" "No idea.." I said waiting for him to get to the point "so one of the actresses is Brynn O'Malley" "the one who plays in Honeymoon in Vegas?" I think I’ve heard of her

"The one and only. That show closes Saturday but she managed to get me 2 tickets for the show on Friday. Since we didn’t go together the other day I was thinking we can go this weekend? And you’ll get to see Broadway from my point of view"

Wow. This sounded great! "Of course! Wow Aaron thanks!! It sounds amazing!! Thank Brynn for me!" "You can thank her yourself on Friday" he said and again had that amazing smile on his face "that’s so great!!" I was starting to get really excited.

"Glad to see you so happy" he said and we ran in silence for a few minutes. But it wasn’t an awkward silence, it was a nice one, just being there next to him was enough even without talking, but at some point he broke the silence "are you going to continue working now or will you be studying all day and night?"

“I actually don’t know. First I need to sign up when I get to work because the last day is tomorrow. And then I’ll go speak with Sarah or Logan. They'll be able to help me decide" well I hope. I won’t be able to continue working there without support.

 "Let me know what you decide! But think about it like this- if you stop working you’ll be able to visit me in rehearsals" he said and winked at me. I couldn’t help but laugh. "As much as I’d like that, I think it’s more important that I’ll study".

"Well.. Studying isn’t the most important thing in life.." "Oh really? Than what is?" I asked enjoying this. "Having fun of course!" he said with such a happy voice. "Well I guess its important too.. I'll come visit sometime, but it won’t be a usual thing! I still need to study! Practicing law will be fun for me once imp a real lawyer" and I knew it’s true. It sounds stupid but I just really like the law.

"As long as you come at some point" he said still smiling. "Deal" I said and we ran silently again. After a while we talked a bit more about his new show and we got back to my apartment "don’t forget to let me know how it was with your bosses" he said as I climbed the stairs to the entrance of the building “I will. Thanks again for helping me realize what I want!" "You’re welcome! Have a nice day. Bye" he said and ran away.

I got to work and started filling out all the registration forms for the exam. I had until tomorrow to finish it and then I’ll have to start studying. At some point I realized I can’t postpone talking to my bosses anymore and I went to look for them. Logan was in court so I went to Sarah which made me really happy.

In the week I’ve been here she's been really kind and helpful. She was in her office and when she saw me she told me to come in and sit down. "Hey Jennifer, how is everything?" she asked in a really sweet tone. "Everything is great. There is something I want to bring up" I was nervous but I had no choice.

“I have decided to take the bar exam in 3 month, and I’m going to have to learn a lot. I’m not sure if it would fit in my work schedule, so I might need to leave. I know I just got here, and everyone has been so kind to me and I love it her, but it also made me realize I have to fulfil my dream of becoming a lawyer" ok. I said it. Let’s hope she'll react well.

"Well, that’s great. Good luck! Studying for the bar takes a lot of time. You’ve done great work here and we'll be happy if you stayed, but if you see you can’t do both then we understand if you want a break. Once you’ve finished the exam you’re welcome back as a paralegal, and when the results of the bar come in we can see if we could hire you as a lawyer, well first you'll be an intern, but then you can become a lawyer" she said smiling at me. Is she serious???

"Wow. Thank you! That is very nice. I'll try my best doing both and if I’ll see I’ll need a break I’ll let you know" I couldn’t have asked for anything better!! That was so great!! "Very well" she said and I went back to my desk.

I finished filling out all the forms and sent them in and then went to tell Jess. She was really excited for me but I was too nervous to care. I worked for a few hours in a daze and left early so that I could start studying.

I got home, ate and turned of my phone so that I’ll have no distractions and started studying. It was intense but I knew I had to take it seriously if I wanted to succeed in 3 month. After 5 hours of learning I took a break and turned on my phone. I didn’t think there would be anything interesting but I saw that I had 4 missed calls. All from Aaron.

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