Boy *space* friend (Cameron Boyce)

chapter 12

Invisible Kids,
haha. i couldn't take it anymore.
i posted theis chapter anyways.
i still want all your lovely ship names though.
stay amazing, all of you.

Excitedly,
Nix

(also,i'm going to stop indicating P.O.V.'s at this point since it's mostly all Max)

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we arrive at the venue where the auditions are being held. there were a lot more people auditioning for this role than i realized.

a lady with a clipboard was calling out names. "Jensen, Allison?" she called. a tall, pretty blonde stood up at followed her into the testing room. suddenly, i startes to feel extremely nervous. questions were flooding my thoughts.

what if i didn't fit the role? what if they wanted someone with more experience? what if i didn't look the part? oh dear god. meanwhile, Casey was just tapping away on her Blackberry. "hey," she said, turning to me. "you're gonna be awesome, so just relax." i nodded and took a sip of the soda that i bought earlier from the vending machine in the hall.

it was getting closer and closer to my turn. everyone from Kass, Martina to King, Nicole were called and finally -

"Knight, Margo?" called Clipboard Lady. ugh of course they had to use my first name. i stood up and follwed her into the testing room. Casey gave me a thumbs up.

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there was a group of 5 grown-ups sitting at a long table in the front of the room. "good morning, Margo." said the lady in the middle. i nodded. "morning." i said, cheerfully. "oh! by the way, you guys can call me Max. everybody calls me Max." they nodded  and smiled. a couple of them chuckled.

"okay," said the man at the left end of the table. "let's begin."

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overall, i think my audition went pretty good. i seemed to have charmed the producers in the interview after the performance and everything seemed to be going as it should. "so, we'll get in touch with your agent when we have news about your casting, hopefully." i smiled. "thanks."

Clipboard Lady ushered me out and i met Casey in the hall. we went out to get some ice cream before going home.

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"good job!" she told me, giving me a high five, after i finished telling her how it went. after that, we sat in silence a little bit as i sipped my vanilla milkshake. she looked at me with concern. "what's up?" she asked.

i shrugged. "i just really want to get this role, you know?" she nodded. "i know. don't worry about it, i'm sure they loved you. besides, if you don't get cast, we can always fi d you other projects and stuff, no biggie." she said.

"i know, i know." i replied. "it's just really important for me to book this role for this show."

she looked at me for a second. then she smiled, slyly, "oh i get it." she said. i looked up. "what?" i asked. "why are you smiling like that? what do you get?" she giggled a bit.

"this is about your friend,isn't it?" i felt my face grow warm. "freckles kid, what's his name?" i looked down into my shake. "Cameron." i mumbled. she poked my shoulder. "you want to get this role so you can work with him because you guys have a little something, don't you?" she teased, waggling her eyebrows.

i rolled my eyes but i was smiling. "it's nothiiiiiing." i say. she laughs and holds her hamds up in surrender. "okay, then." she says. but i could tell she still doesn't believe me.

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Casey dropped me off at home. as soon as i got it, i kicked off my shoes, and flopped onto my bed. then, my phone rang.

SHE'S MY CHERRY PIE/A COOL DRINK OF WATER SUCH A SWEET SURPRISE/ TASTE SO GOOD MAKE A -

"hel-lo?" i answer my phone. "hey, squirt." says the voice on the other end. "oh hey, Aunt Leila." i say. "what's up?" she laughs. " i've got awesome news - i got promoted!!" i sat up. "wow! really? that's awesome!" i say. "sooo..." she continues. "i'm hosting a barbecue tomorrow night and i need you to remi d your brother of that, okay?"

"sure." i say. "i'm inviting all the neighbors." she said. "the Ellises, the Sinclairs, the Carmichaels-" she pauses. "the Boyces." she adds, teasing. i roll my eyes.

"oh sweetie, i can almost see you rolling your eyes at me right now." she says. i laugh. "so tell me," her voice suddenly softer. "what's up with you and Cam, hmmm?" i groan. "Nooothhiiingg, I -" but she cuts me off. "Nope, none of that from you." she says. "Now spill, missy."

i have no choice but to tell her everything. she gushes and laughs and gasps at all the right moments. she sound genuinely excited for me.

"oh this is so cool!" she says. "better wear something  cute for tomorrow night -wink, wink" i laugh. "okay, i'll try." i say. "oh and just to be clear," she says. "is he like your boyfriend now or is he still like a boy-space-friend?" i pause. "i-i actually don't know..." i sigh.

"well, you'll find out tomorrow night." i nod. "yup." i say.

"see you soon, squirt. love you!" she says.

"love you too." i reply. and with that  she hangs up.

oh god. what am i going to wear?