TOWARDS THE STARS

🍅 Episode 6 🍅

Austin

I have been just loitering around. Those last three days na nasa University ako, I tried to look for her and even came to the library again pero hindi ko na siya nakita ulit.

Which makes me think kung destiny ba namin ang isat'-isa base sa nakita ko or talagang pinipilit ko lang.

" Bro, you look like you're lifting the whole world's burden... Loosen up!" And this person right here. Doesn't he have a house? Bakit nandito nanaman siya?
"What? Don't look at me like that. Yung bahay ko is under construction as of the moment okay?"

I sighed as I stood up wanting to take a shower to make my body and mind light, kasi kanina niya pa ako binibigyan nang stress at kunting-kunti na lang ay baka masapak ko na siya. But, I got a text from my manager calling me na pumunta daw sa kompanya. I don't know what it is for, but I hope it's good news.

" This house better be clean when I come back." I warned him na naka tambay lang sa living room ko.

" Oo! " sigaw niya pabalik 

I really don't trust him, he's been eating those cookies and the crumbs are just everywhere on the floor. Wala ba siyang pera? pati groceries ko kinakain niya?

I drove to the company and as soon as I arrived my Manager hurriedly pulled me to the meeting room.

" What's with all the fuss?" I asked while casually sitting down.

" We got an offer for you to audition! " excited niyang sabi at pumalakpak pa.

I raised an eyebrow and looked at her.

" For? "

" A movie! Lead by Director De Jesus!" nanlaki ang mga mata ko ang I looked at her really surprised, I mean his Director De Jesus. The  Alberto De Jesus!

" What is it called?" I asked excitedly

" The whole thing is still a secret but they give us this piece. This is going to be a very big project and as I've heard... The Director is going to do it differently this time..."

I read the first page and it had nothing in it except for the director's name printed in full Capital and Bold letters. Switching to the next page, I got confused... The dialogue was a bit different from what I did then...

It has no hint of life in it. It was... Like the one who wrote this is ready to die.

" Hmm... Interesting.." I mumbled habang binabasa ang script

" Diba? I was actually quite surprised when I heard na si Director De Jesus ang pumili nang ganitong type of story plot"

I really respect Director De Jesus, he was the one who mentored me the first time I tried acting and he helped me to be a better actor. It's been almost eight years since I got to meet him, his been busy taping and attending International Film Awards. He really is a genius, especially in portraying a written story and giving it life.

" When's the Audition?" I asked

" Next week, Tuesday... marami din ang mag a-audition na other actors so I need you to practice."

I nodded, continuing to read the manuscript. And can't help but be more interested. As I got home I kept reading the short snippet of the story. The script only had dialogues and some cut scenes pero pag babasahin mo siya at iintindihin, you can see a whole picture of what was going on. I felt sleepy at nang tignan ko ang oras, It was past 2 o'clock so I decided to lay on the couch, breezing through the script.

I felt a cold breeze on my face and it woke me up, but as soon as I looked around I got confused. Everything around me was bright. I mean, I just closed my eyes for a bit, hindi ko nga na feel na tulog na ako. I stood up and looked outside the veranda from the window at nakitang naka bukas ang sliding door ko.