Minor Setbacks

2

"Been lookin' forward to the future when my eyesight is going bad, and this crystal ball is always cloudy except for when you look into the past."

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The media is Hasley, pictured as Aryl. I won't post photos of characters like Anya and Side characters because they are less main characters than others like Tyler and Aryl. (Got to lazy to crop "Hasley" out of the picture.)

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Carol watched the video, and Nathan was watching, but barely paying attention. I watched myself trip in the video, then be lit on fire. "That's some interesting acting there, kid." Nathan said sarcastically to me. Carol rolled her eyes. "They did good!" Carol growled. "What are your names?" Carol asked. "I'm--" I began before Tyler cut me off. "She's Aryl. I'm Tyler!" Tyler yelled, hyper. "Cool!" Carol said, as someone knocked on the door to the room. "We have more fan videos to watch, but we might see you later at the Q & A!" As fans rushed into the room, Carol explained. Security led me and Tyler out.

Tyler was deep in thought, before he smiled at me and grabbed my arm dragging me to a booth. "Extra Auditions" is what the sign at the booth said. Behind the booth was a small door and a short line of people, being let in and out.

"Tyler are you going to make me audition to be an extra on Bloodlight?" I sighed. Tyler nodded. "You're a great actor, y' know." I rolled my eyes. "No, I'm not." Tyler chuckled. "Okay, don't take the compliment then. You're a horrible actor." I smiled. "That's more like it."

He pushed me through the door after the wait in line, as another two actors from the show sat in two chairs in front of a stage. Their names were Emily and Chandler. Emily was cut off early in the show, making Carol, Chandler, and Nathan the main characters. Chandler was Nathan's son in the show.

"Alright. You auditioning for a zombie or a person?" I shrugged as Emily asked me the question.

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I stepped out the door and Tyler screamed. "How'd it go?! Are you flying to Atlanta for filming?!" Tyler had watched my performance on a screen outside. "I don't know. They'll call me. It's been a long day. You wanna go home and wash off this makeup?" Tyler laughed and nodded. "Can I spend the night at your place? You have a trundle, so I'll sleep there." I nodded.

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We went to my house and Tyler took a shower and went onto my second mattress on the floor. I took a shower and walked into my room. Tyler was asleep. I turned off the light and got into my bed. I slowly drifted off to sleep.

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I woke up and Tyler was gone. Where he slept was a note. "Had to go to work. Call me later. -Tyler." I put the trundle away and lunged for my phone to call him.

I opened my phone screen and saw I had a missed call before nearly screaming at the top of my lungs.

I received a voicemail at 3 AM. I can still even remember exactly what it said.

"We've selected you and a few others over 4,000 that had auditioned because we saw your accuracy and talent. You will be cast in Bloodlight as a girl named Julie, who gets killed the same episode that she was introduced in. We've attached a plane ticket in an email we sent you, and expect you to be in Atlanta by 5 PM tomorrow if you want to be in the show."

I screamed.

I called Tyler. "I need you to drive me to the airport." I said, smiling. "Why?" She passed simply, not catching on. "I got the job!" I smiled. Tyler screamed. "You're going to be on Bloodlight?!" I yelled back to him. "Yes!" I could hear his footsteps running and the car door slamming. "I'll be there in ten!" He left work just to drop me off to the port..."

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We got to the airport and went through metal detectors and airport stuff. The plane had been ready to take off, and would be taking off in 20 minutes. Tyler hugged me. "You'll be gone a while." He said during the hug. I nodded. "I don't know when I'll be back..." I said.

"Exactly. You don't know when you'll be back. Please don't kill me for this, Ayrl." Tyler said before kissing me, pulling me closer. It was passionate and lasted about twelve seconds. We were just friends, I don't know why he kissed me.

The PA said I had to go, or they'd give away my seat.

I boarded the plane, my mind on Tyler and meeting Carol, Nathan, And Chandler.