Lovely Stars

Moving Day

I woke up early in the morning. It was the day I would be moving to Los Angelos. I have been dreaming of this day for the longest time. I had stayed up all night the night before packing the moving truck with my mother. Spent months looking for the perfect appartment a small 2 bedroom perfect for me until I become a hit. I also had landed a job as a waitress in a bar. Mom and I where sitting in the living room eating ice cream watching movies under plush blankets.

"Are you excited about the move?" Mom asked

"A little, also a tad nervous." I say taking a bite of my ice cream moose tracks my favorite.

"It is a big step," she says sitting her now empty bowl on the table.

Mom and I have been extremely close since dad passed away. She had been a mess since, however I couldn't hold back on my dream though. Dad wouldn't have wanted that. Dad passed away from a car accident about a year after I had graduated from high school.

"Im gonna miss you too, it's a good thing though, I need to spred my wings" i say "it's time for me to stop being so afraid"

She was getting teary eyed. She reached over and gave me a big big hug. The drive is gonna take probably 2 days to get there so I had to leave early in the morning. My mom was coming to help as well as my sister Katherine and her husband Stephen.

I lay down in my bed excited for the new day.

6am

Time to get a start. I know what you're thinking. Why didn't we fly and just meet the moving truck there? Very simple....money issue I didn't have much to go on so...I didnt mind driving. Road trips are always fun.. besides in my mind taking the road is better than the plane...I'm terrified of planes.

The 2 days had passed we had arrived at my new appartment complex it wasn't fancy but...it was what I could afford. It was mine, and I was especially thankful I would be far away from my ass whole of an Ex-Boyfriend Leander.

That man had beaten, tortured me for fun and yet above all of that I loved him. It had been 2 years since we split. He had turned into a stawlker to a point I had to get a restraining order on him. Moving away would give me peace of mind.

I stepped out of the car inhaling the air, smiling at the building. It was run down but...it's better than the streets right?

Katherine, my mom and Stephen get out of the car as well. They look at the building.

"This is where you're gonna live?" Stephen said

"Yeah, it's not fancy but...it's mine. That's all that matters to me." I say

I grab my keys and the paper that told me the apartment number 125-B. We go up the stairs with one box. I hunt down the appartment finaly finding it and unlocking the door. We step inside...it definently needed a little work but...I'll manage.

"This place needs my touch desperately" Katherine says she's an interior designer she loves decorating.

"Oh please, mine would be better." I say

We get all the boxes inside. Slowly we unpack little by little until finally we where on the last box. I didn't have a bed yet but I had a sleeping bag...at least I had a place to sleep.

"Oh I'm gonna miss you so much" Katherine says giving me a hug.

"Me too, group hug" Stephen says hugging me and katherine bringing my mom in as well.

"I cant believe I'm here." I say smiling.

"Well you are here, hopefully you'll have a bed soon." Mom says "I'm proud of you, you finally made it, you are gonna be great one day you know."

"Thanks mom" i say

We make our way down the steps, ready to say our goodbyes. Katherine and Stephen had already gotten in the car.

"I'll visit you soon don't worry, I'll call you every day" mom says

"Mom I'll be fine" i say "i promise."

She gives me one final hug gets in their car, off they go. I smiled waving goodbye to them. I walk upstairs trying to figure out where I could hide what little money I had. I chose to hide it in my freezer in a ziplock bag.

I ordered take out chinese since I didnt have much food in the moment. I work in the morning so I got myself ready for bed setting out my uniform. I lay down in my sleeping bag on the floor. It took a while to go to sleep. Sleeping on the floor isn't very comfortable. What can I do right now right?

The next morning I get myself in my uniform heading to the restaurant. I walk in looking for the boss. I find him a blonde man with blue eyes he introduces himself as, Matt Donovan.

"Hello there, you must be Miss Sanchez," he says shaking my hand.

He explains my duties and introduces me to a blonde girl, Caroline. She walks me through everything from the way you clock in. How to handle the bar. How to handle the crazy men that come through. She seems nice but also a tad stuck up.

6 months had passed I was able to earn enough money to get a bed. I had a bed in my room now, I had one in the guest room for my mother whenever she decided to visit or if my sister did. I also had a small futon in the living area.

Everything was getting better. It would also be better without the dang neighbors. They where loud sometimes, but that should be expected in a neighborhood like this. Some people would party for hours at a time others would be just loud as fuck.

I had gotten a few roles in some Broadway shows and earned money to survive on but not anything major. My name was spreading in the town locally for my acting and singer in the shows. However I had yet to land a movie role nothing really peaked my intrest.

I was working late in the bar one night when I seen a man come in. He was an older man looked around mid 30s early 40s maybe. He stared at me it was kinda making me uncomfortable so I told my boss. He arranged for a gaurd to walk me home.

In this town they don't take things like this lightly. Men in this town are sex addicts, perverts to say the least. I also seen another man putting posters up. When the bar was beginning to close I got a look at it.

"LOVELY STARS movie auditions monday morning at 6am. Rated R for nudity sexual content and adult language looking for a female lead to play must have blonde hair blue eyes."

I continued reading..i take the flyer home after telling my boss about it. I was lucky that my boss understood I wanted to be an actress he didn't mind me doing things like this as long as it didn't interfere with my job at least until I got more popular. The pay was $40 an hour...who could refuse that? The role was that is.

I get my clothes out ready for the audition for tomorrow since tomorrow was Monday.