When You Fish Upon A Star

Callback

Bryce's POV

My agent goes, "You know that is the cute guy from Hamilton you liked right?" Hold up! That's him! Oh, my sweet baby Jesus! I turn to my agent and say, "What?!?! I messed up bad!" She looks at me confused. She then laughs after remembering what I told her and says, "Well this makes what I am about to tell you even funnier for me. You have a final callback where you have to sing and act a scene out with him."

Great! Just my luck! Why! Then, it hits me! "I have a callback! I know just the song I want to sing." As I am sitting there, I get text from a random number. Instead of deleting it right away, I decide to read it and it says, "Looks like I found you, Cinderella. Hope to see you soon!" It can't be Jordan, right? I think about how he got my number. I will ask when I see him next.

It is callback day and I just want the audition to start. I am currently waiting on Jordan to get here. He is five minutes late. Come on man! Then, it is like a movie scene. I swear the room turns black and a light appears out of nowhere behind Jordan with a choir of angels singing. Seriously?!?! This isn't helping my crush on him. I forget my anger towards him as he walks up to me and hugs me. HUGS ME! What is this feeling inside? It can't be. He's straight remember? I have never been in love before but this feels close to it. I wonder if Jordan feels the same way.

The director goes, "Bryce, this is Jordan. He is playing Maverick. Jordan, this is Bryce. He is one of the two candidates left to play Malachi." Jordan goes, "Oh, we have met. Isn't that right Bryce?" Oh, dear god this is it. I have died by the hotness of Jordan. When he said my name, I lost almost all of my confidence. ALMOST ALL. I still have to sing.

After the introductions are done, the director turns to me and says, "Ok. Bryce, I am going to have you sing your song in front of us and Jordan. We haven't heard you sing but we are hoping you are good. You ready?" I nod. He continues, "Great! What song will you be singing?" I reply, "This is a song that I feel fits Malachi as well as describes me. You will know it once I start." The director laughs and says, "A surprise? I like it! Ready when you are." This is it. My time to shine.

Note: Play the song now.

As I am singing, I am tapping into everything my parents put me through, my insecurities, and my love for my brother, friends, and life now. I finish my song and hear nothing. I look at Jordan and he cannot look at me. OMG I screwed up! He hates it. The director then breaks the silence and says, "Ok. I was going to have you act out the scene but I think I have seen enough today. Thank you for your time. I will let you know if you got the part soon."

I thank everyone, say goodbye, and leave the room. I go to the nearest bathroom, lock the room, and cry. I screwed up. I blew my chance all because I took a chance. Maybe my parents were right about me. I keep crying for what seems like forever until I hear a knock at the door. I compose myself and leave the bathroom and head to the car. My agent looks at me and says, "Oh baby. It's ok. You will get your chance soon enough. Everything happens for a reason." I hope she is right. I wonder if Jordan felt what I felt and if he liked my song. I won't know because he won't ever talk to me again after what happened today. A boy can wish, right?