To David, Love Marilyn (DT & the kids series)

Chapter 5

The next day, Marilyn asks David for a favor. "Could u help me go through some scripts?" she asks, handing over a bundle of scripts to him. "U've been typecast for way too long & u've never done a horror movie before." David suggests, flipping through the pages of a script. He hands it over to her & she reads it too. "Let's give it a try!" she exclaims, nervously, lighting a cigarette to calm herself. "One last thing..." David interrupts, snatching it away from her! "No more drugs or alcohol! U've gotta sober up if u wanna be taken seriously!" David advises, before they flush all her pills down the toilet & leave for the audition. At the studio, she's a nervous wreck! "U're gonna rock this audition,'kay?" David assures, placing his palms on her cheeks. "I don't know...I need my pills to calm down!" she sobs. "U can calm down without 'em! Let's talk ur anxiety away!" he suggests, trying to take her mind off the nervousness. "Talk...about what?" she sniffles. "Alright, ummm...what's ur birth-name?" he asks. "Norma Jeane Mortenson. What's urs?" an intrigued Marilyn asks. David decides to turn their conversation into a game! "Guess." he replies, with an evil smirk! "Well, I bet ur first name's David.." she guesses. "Right! Go on." he replies. "Middle name, ummm...Jeff?" she asks, thinking hard. "Nope...but close!" he replies with a nod. "Jake, George, Jack..." she continues,with no luck yet. "...Jane?" she asks, before bursting out laughing at her own response! "Jane?!" David glares at her. "Sorry, u look like a Jane!" she jokes, still laughing! "Well,u look like a Norman!" he shoots back,bursting out laughing too! "It's David John McDonald, btw." he reveals his birth-name. "Sounds Scottish!" she remarks. "It's true what they say...Laughter is the best medicine!" she exclaims, before she's called in. "U know what I'd like the most right now? A good luck kiss from my one true love!" she suggests. "DiMaggio?" a confused David asks. "No. U, silly!" she replies, before pressing her lips against his! "I feel much better now!" she exclaims, blushing.
After the audition:
"This is all ur fault!" a fuming Marilyn accuses David & pushes him aside! "What happened?" a surprised David asks. "Gr8 role that turned out to be! All I was supposed to do was run about as a monster chased me! I don't even have a single dialogue in it!" she cries out. "& that's my fault?!" he asks. "Horror isn't my forte, but u dragged me here!" she accuses. "Excuse me?! U asked for my help, for acting tips....Maybe I shouldn't have helped u!" David angrily reminds her, before turning his back on her! She follows him outside. "I'm leaving!" he informs her furiously. "Go! I've a nude photo-shoot to get to anyway!" she reveals. "Lemme just tell u one last thing, Norma...u're typecasting urself!" David warns, grabbing her arm. She pulls away & they go their separate ways.