Hang Your Dreams

Eyes

Penny's eyes fluttered open as her phone lit up. Groggy and still mostly asleep she unlocked her phone to check her messages. She noticed an email that caught her attention, almost instantly waking her. "URGENT: Blacklist Cast And Crew Contract and Offers."
She immediately went to check the email address it came from, assuming it was a scam but it came from the correct email address she has gotten before for her payment information.
She read it through, still believing she was in a dream state. The email contained information stating that she had been requested back on the set of the blacklist to film more scenes. It stated that her character has become a reoccurring character in the show and she would need to fill out more tax information as well as a contract regarding her future work on the blacklist.
She glanced at the time, seeing it was 6:30AM. She allowed her head to fall back to her pillow with a sigh. She rolled over and locked her phone, still believing what she read wasn't real. She went back to sleep.
She woke again 3 hours later & checked her phone. She saw the email was still there and she sat up immediately, realizing it may not have been a dream. She touched her hand to her face, ears & chest, feeling around in disbelief.
She reread the email through and chose to sign the contract. Her first day back in set would be in 4 days & they needed to get her full wardrobe sizes, Covid-19 testing done and everything before she returned to set.

"Character: Wanda Jackson.
Scenes: Throughout Season 10.
Pay: SAG-Afra Scale, $575 per day, plus travel, food and other expenses.
Wardrobe: Will be provided.
Hair and makeup: Will be provided.
Housing and Holding: Will be provided."

She couldn't wrap her head around the idea that they had loved her so much and wanted her back to execute a character who was nothing more than 4 minutes of screen time.
Penelope went ahead and immediately texted her friends and mother to advise them of what she had woken up to. She could smell coffee being brewed downstairs already as she rolled out of bed.
"Sarah!" She shouted as she walked towards the bathroom. "PENNY!" Sarah shouted back. "Save me a cup, I got news." Penelope shouted down the stairs as she prepared her toothbrush with toothpaste and water. Sarah groaned downstairs at the idea of making another cup but did so anyways. When Penny came down, she was dressed in a tight white blouse and black jeans. "So what's the news?" Sarah asks, looking back at Penny from the couch. "You're looking at the newest Wanda Jackson!" She exclaims. "There's a female Jackson Five movie and you're casted as Wanda?" Sarah asked, in her dry humor tone. "Ha fucken ha Sarah. Remember when I went on the blacklist?" "Uh huh" "well they want me back as a returning character." "No fucken shot..." Sarah responded, stunned. "Yep! So I'm waiting to hear back from them now to see what's next. I responded to their email they sent and virtually signed any contracts and tax information needed and now I wait." "For?" "When they say they need me to come in." "And that's it?" Sarah tilted her head. "What do u mean?" "That's how acting works? They say hey we want u, and then u wait to go in?" Penny paused. "I mean...yeah?" Sarah turned her head and continued watching TV while she sipped her coffee. "You should get an agent." She followed. "You should get agent money..." Penny responded sarcastically. "Well with all this new Blacklist money you can." Penelope rolled her eyes at Sarah and went back upstairs. Halfway up the stairs with her coffee, she received a response from the Blacklist production with a script of a scene they want done & asked if they could record tomorrow.
Penny read it through and agreed.
"Sarah!" Penny shouted from her bed. "What!?" "Run lines with me!" "Fucks Sake!" Penny shouted back, stomping up the stairs. The two were friends but never hid their annoyance from each other, they believed the key to friendship was to be open and honest.
She forwarded Sarah the script. "I'm Reddington?" She asked, excitedly. Penny smiles, "yeah, I'm Wanda, we're in a kitchen, talking across each other at the table." Sarah cleared her throat as if it would affect her supposed acting skills. "I'm sorry Ms Jackson..." Sarah began solemnly as she read the script. She then looked up and belted "OOOOH! I AM FOR REAL, NEV-" "SARAH." Penny interrupted her, laughing as she loved when Sarah bursted into song. "Sorry couldn't help it." Sarah snickered. "I'm sorry Ms Jackson" she continued. "Wanda...you know we aren't on formal terms..." Penny replies, almost flirty. "I know, I'm just sorry it has to come to this but you know how I feel about my business." Sarah continues reading the script. "Raymond, I will cut off any and everybody if it meant keeping you in my life, you know that." "And that's why you give me the best sugar highs I've ever had." "You know that's not the only sweetness I can produce." "Oh I know" Sarah snickered at the script. "WHAT!" Penny shouted, feeling self conscious but also giggling. "No it's just you get to flirt with Red." "Yeah honestly I don't know what's going on. This is what I got and last time I was on set we had to kiss so. "I'm honestly still in shock." "Girl, period. Me too." Penny said, moving her hands about.