Imagine Me Without You (Sequel to ATF, One Direction Fan Fic)(Completed)

Chapter Five - See You On The Screen

Shayla’s POV

The days between my first audition and the call back past by quickly. We didn’t do much just the usual we did some cooking and we played the piano some more. One of those days we had brunch with the boys but other than that nothing really happened.

I was pacing in the living room when Louis said, “Stop pacing, you’re going to make yourself dizzy.”

“No, that from going in circles.” As I said that I began to feel dizzy and laid down on the couch with my head on his lap.

“Are you nervous?” He asked moving the hair from my face.

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“What do you mean why? I have to be at a call back at nine o’clock tonight. Ugh. I don’t know what I’m doing.” I hid my face in my hands.

“Don’t worry about it. I’m they obviously liked you if you got a call back.” He said trying to make me feel better.

I rolled off the couch and on to the floor. I buried my face in the carpet. “I’m hungry.” I yelled into the carpet.

“Well than eat something.” I could hear the ‘duh’ at the end of his sentence.

“Harry.” I said getting up from the floor and walking into the kitchen. I wrapped my arms around him. “Will you make me some mac n’ cheese?” I said in a baby voice.

“Sure.” He said patting my skinny arm.

“Thank you.” I said skipping back into the living room. I sat down at the piano and started playing just a random tune which turned into Hey Jude. As I played I was talking to Lou about which movie we should see tonight. Harry walked back into the living room and passed me a bowl of mac n’ cheese.

“Thanks.” I said taking the bowl and sat down on the couch. A few moments later Lou took a seat beside me holding a fork. “Can I help you?”

“No. I’ll help you.” He said getting a spoonful.

“This is my food.” I said leaning away from him.

“You’re like a twig, you can’t eat the whole thing.”

“Fine.” I said sharing with him.

We watched a Criminal Minds marathon that night, well actually I watched a criminal minds marathon, Lou and Harry were playing cards or something. I looked at the time on my phone which sat on the coffee. Eight-forty five.

“Oh my gosh!” I shot up from the couch and ran into my room. I tore open the closet doors. I started frantically searching for something to wear. I quickly pulled on a simple blue strapless dress. “Lou!” I called.

“Yes?” He said walking into my room.

“Can you drive me to Badger Studios?” I asked pulling on a black blazer.

“The movie studio?”

“Yes.”

“Sure.” He laughed.

I ran out the door holding my shoes and phone. Louis sat down in the car shaking his head. We started driving to the studio. I pulled on my shoes and started doing my makeup on the small, dusty mirror in the car.

“Stop worrying. You’ll do great.” He said turning into the studio parking lot.

“Oh my gosh.” I said starting to get out of the car.

“Shayla.” He grabbed my shoulders and turned me to face him. He pressed his lips against mine. “You go in there and get the part.” He smiled.

“Thanks.” I said getting out of the car. “I’ll text you when I need a pick up.”

“Go get ‘em tiger.” He joked.

I walked into the studio, there was a young receptionist sitting at the desk. She looked up at me from under her neatly trimmed bangs. “Can I help you?”

“Yes. I got a call back for the part of Diane in You Be Me and I’ll Be You.” I said handing her the card I got from the audition.

“Ah, yes.” She turned to the phone and pressed a button. “Mr. Badger, your Diane is here.” She smiled at me. “He will be here in just a moment.”

“Thank you.” I took a step back from the desk and began admiring the works of art they had along the wall. Almost exactly five minutes later a man wearing suit walked down the hallway and into the lobby. He had shaggy black hair and hazel eyes, he looked to be in his late thirties or early forties.

“You must be Miss Benna.” He said shaking my hand.

“I am but you can call me Shayla.” I smiled.

“Great. Come with me.”

I followed him down a white hallway filled with actor headshots and into an office. “So.” I said breaking the silence. “I’m I the last call back of the day.”

“No. You’re the first.”

“Ah. So you are going to be here all night taking care of the rest of the call backs?” I asked.

“No actually, Shayla, you are the only one.”

“Umm, Mr. Badger, I don’t understand.”

“You’ve already gotten the part.”

“Excuse me?” I asked shocked.

“You’ve already gotten the part. We just need another month to cast everyone else. Here is you’re script.” He passed he a copy of the script.

“Thank you.” I said shaking his hand.

“Good luck. We’ll be in touch.” He said as I left his office.

As soon as I left the building I started smiling like an idiot. I texted Lou to come pick me up. I was still smiling like a dork flipping through the script. When Lou got there he got out of his car. Ran over to him and wrapped him in a hug. “I got the part!”

“Shay, that great!” He said picking me up and twirling me around. He put me back on the ground. “Wait.”

“What?”

“Did you tell Niall yet?” He asked raising his eyebrows.

“No…” I said confused by his question.

He kissed me. “I’m so glad you told me first.”

I laughed. We got in the car.

“So shall we go see a movie?” He suggested.

“I’m kinda too dressed up to go to a movie, don’t you think?”

“You look great.” He said taking a turn.

“I’d rather be overdressed than underdressed.” I sighed with a smile.

I got a load of odd looks, I didn’t care, Lou and I got tickets to that Ted movie. I picked it, obviously. We took a seat in the theater. Lou turned to me right before the movie started and said, “I can’t wait to see you on the screen someday.”

After the movie we returned to the flat. Harry was sitting on the couch watching TV.

“You two are late.” He said getting up from the couch.

“Harry.” I said smiling like a dork once again. “I got the part!”

He attacked me with a hug. “I’m so happy for you.”

“Oh my gosh. I..I don’t even know what to say.”

“Say, Louis is the best.” Louis said from behind me.

I turned to him. “Louis is the best.” I smirked. Then before I walked down the hall I added, “And Shayla is tired.”

“Shayla is lazy.” Harry called.

“Shayla was out all night.” I said closing the door.