The Act

7 thigh

I need to drown myself in music

My eyes pop out of my head when I see a later scene in the script. This can't be right.

Alex:  "I got with your sister to be with you idiot. I loved you!" Looks around at the dead bodies "but you kill people.. you even tried to kill me.."

Randy: violently grabs Alex and passionately kisses Him. "I love you, I got ride of the problem.. for us," he says desperately

I jump when theres a knock on my front door. Blushing I open it nervously and Oliver's there.

"I-I don't read the ends of my script. Ever! But oh my god. What the fuck?" I say showing him the scene I just read. He looks at it and then me.

He then chuckles. "You didn't know? Yeah this movie is kind a lot on gay stuff. Like that's why the Alex and Randy get bullied. What did you think?" He says.

"I- I dont know I thought it was because I just look girly? I have to kiss you? A guy?" I asked panicked.

He steps into the house and I close the front door. "Yeah, but that will be months from now so don't think about it. If we all know our lines and stuff we only have to kiss twice," he says and I look back and see another kiss scene.

"Okay whatever, I just read it two seconds before you got here. Let's start practicing," I say trying not to think about it.

"Okay so let's skip the first few scenes to the scene on the roof," he says.  I nod and we go into the living room and I sit on the couch.

"Okay, so woosh woosh, I'm sitting on the edge of the building," I say acting like I'm looking down at the cars below but it's just carpet.

"You're not allowed to be up here," Oliver says and I look up at him surprised. Then down at the carpet.

"Neither are you," I say and he grabs a pack of cigarettes and puts one in his mouth and pretends to light it as he walks over. He sits next to me and hands me the cigarette.

I put it to my lips but dont touch it to them. "Smokes intensely," I say because I like to not rush my lines practicing because then I'll try to rush it when performing.

"I thought you'd be upset that I'm dating your sister," I say and pass him his cigarette. I puts it in his mouth and looks at the carpet.

"I- fuck.." he says about to pick up his script. The way he pronounces 'fuck' makes me smile. 'Fook'... its cute- for a guy.

"I don't mind, you're a really cool guy," I say his line and he sighs.

"Sorry, I keep forgetting these stupid lines," he says and I give him a smile.

"I don't mind, you're a really cool guy," he says back in character.

"You think so?" I ask with a smile looking at him.

"Yeah, maybe you and I can go-" he says and I pick up my the remote and put it to my ear.

"Oh, Emily! What's up honey?" I talk on the pretending phone. I nod and look at Oliver apologetically.

I point at it and get up pretending to leave. Then I turn around to see him chuckling. "Nice phone," he says.

"Oh thank you! It's the newest version of the re-Motorola," I giggle and present it like I'm showing it off.

"It only cost a thousand dollars.. it has these high tech um buttons, and it takes-" I open the back of it. "Double A's, no more of that character crap," I say and he smiles.

"Wow, I didn't know you knew how to smile," kailey says making me look up to see her.

My smile turns upside down when I see her, shes wearing revealing clothes and looks like she just walked in ready to go.

"Go put more clothes on," I say and she rolls her eyes at me.

"No seriously,  mom and dad-" I start.

"Aren't here, and you are just my brother. I'm leaving, don't wait up," she says.

"You're 18, you-" shes already out the door. I roll my eyes. I flop onto the couch and look at Oliver.

"She seems hard to live with," he says.

"Nah, I'm the problem child in my family," I mumble.

"Why doesn't she live with your parents?" He asks.

"Family drama, she should be moving out soon," I say. She's here right now because shes 'keeping a eye on men's right now. She lived with her boyfriend for a little while but when I was alone so much I ended up doing something stupid and now she's back.

"Oh, I get that. Well let's get back to this," he says and I nod.

"How did you not pick up these signs? It literally says 'Randy looks up and down Alex'?" He says and I roll my eyes.

"I thought it meant in a creepy way, because he's a killer," I pout.

"But Randy touches Alex's thigh in this scene," he says talking about a part me and vic haven't gotten to yet. I've read it but it doesn't necessarily mean sexual.

"That's not sexual," I say picking up the scrip to read the whole scene.

His hand grabs my upper thigh and I instantly tense up. Shocked I look at him and he chuckles. "Any touching of thighs is sexual," he says and I blush.

This shouldn't turn me on.. I push his hand off of me. "Whatever, let's go over this scene," I say picking a mainly talking one.

-

"Thanks for practicing with me. Do you think I'm going Okay?" Oliver asks.

"Yeah I'm actually surprised, you're remembering the lines better than Vic," I say as I walk him to the door.

"Thanks, I'll see you later kellin," he says leaving.

"Okay, bye Oliver," I say making him turn around and walk backwards.

"Call me Oli," he smirks and leaves.

Oli..