Chapter 144: Get High With Me

I WOKE UP HAPPY AFTER SEEING A LIGHT AND FEELING AN INFLOW OF ENERGY AND IT ALMOST SEEMED POSSIBLE THAT AN INFLOWING ENERGY COULD WIPE CLEAN THE HARDWARE OF HUMANITY AND REBOOT IT. I was excited for the day and completely willing to do just about anything in restoration of my career. I think I should go to work today. I thought to myself happily but after reality kicked in, Oh my…..what a dreary life we live. Continual, constant, and boring. I pulled my blankets up to my face and turned to the other side.

Suddenly, I heard Lauren scream my name from the kitchen and I knew she was here. I didn't know whether I was supposed to be happy or sad but one thing was factual and it was she was HERE!

I groaned not wanting to wake up when I started feeling my blanket being pulled from off of me. I had to grip the blanket really tight and use all of my strength for it not to be pulled down. After what seemed like forever, it stopped and I closed my eyes to sleep again. Then, my blanket was forcefully pulled open causing me to jump off the bed and step on the ground a few times to adjust to this lithe body.

"What's the matter with you???!" I raised my voice at Lauren and went back in the comfort of my blankets. As an act of retaliation, she opened all the curtains and turned on just about any light in the room. She knew how much I despised that!

"Oh...the light..." I pulled a pillow and covered my face with it, hesitant to wake up.

"Good thing you're a human not a vampire..." She chuckled before leaving.

"Is there anything that we have an interest in that can get us out of our robotic life?" I asked getting out of bed and walking into the bathroom. This is why I like to just go to sleep. After a deep sleep, I am able to wake up healthy and happy.

"At least you have an interest. You're a model and an actress....your presence is always on high demand....." I heard Lauren scream from my bedroom. She was right. I was Eleanor DeLa Rue, star of the entertainment industry. The entire world was my footstool and even the very ground I walk on sings my praise. I had gone to bed happy yesterday knowing that I was the reason someone was smiling. The thought enough was able to make me smile.

I quickly took a shower and threw my body in jeans and a white shirt sleeved bodysuit. This should do for a first impression. One of the scripts I said I would do but didn't read was having the first meeting today before we start shooting. We were doing our auditions today and I was going to go for the supporting role. The lead role had a kiss scene and man I was not going to do that. I wanted to henceforth preserve myself for Adam. I know I've had kiss scenes before but this marks the end of it.

"Today I woke up happy, but yesterday I didn't....", Lauren smiled as she poured some coffee for me.

"What happened yesterday???" I asked taking it and

"A looming dark cloud draped over me as soon as I opened my eyelids. That bottomless sense of doom made me feel so empty my chest ached...you know...." She nodded and I narrowed my eyes at her in confusion.

"Is that why you didn't let me go to the mall to buy more things for the street kids???" I raised an eyebrow at her and she shrew a breadcrumb at me.

"Shame...." I pursed my lower lip and poured my coffee in a mug. I was running late and couldn't drink it now.

"You're leaving already?? And breakfast??" Lauren asked.

"I'll have it on route...." I answered while closing my mug shut. I carried my bag and walked out only to find an entire team of at most ten people waiting for ... me???? Wow....

I turned around to look at Lauren who was locking the door behind.

"Natalia's...idea...." She confirmed my questions. She passed by me and started talking to this team of ten people and in the meantime, I got into Adam's car and decided to drive myself.

"Eleanor???" I heard Lauren scream but I wasn't in the mood for that. Why is Natalia being so extra??

She knows am big on crowd control and I literally put that out during the interview with Vogue.

If I go to my shoot with such a team I'll be contradicting my own words and it won't end well for me.

But why was.....oh No!

She was doing all this on purpose. She wanted me to personally back out so that when we have a bleach in the contract again, she should have evidence that she offered it all to me and I turned it down myself because in due course, I really am going to turn it all down...

Well played Ramos....well played.

I arrived at Royal Blues, the very first seven star hotel around in Buenos. Although it's been a running business for years being passed on from generation to generation, it continues to be so, as this hotel has been exquisitely shaped and modified into a world-class most finest standards.

I loved absolutely everything about them. They were recently building five star hotels too and I must say, money was in their hands.

I walked to the reception and I could tell the woman behind the counter was trying hard to be professional as she couldn't stay with the fact that I was standing right in front of her.

"Uh....Arc Anderson boardroom???" I asked unsure if I saw the venue right.

"Second floor to your left...." She replied with a smile and I smiled back heading for the elevator.

I was able to see Lauren and her whole team coming in after me and I quickly pressed the button so it leaves as soon as possible.

I wasn't ready to have too many shadows. One was enough.

I step out the moment it stopped and opened. Having walked into the boardroom, I found a few other people seated and I was guided to a seat in front, near centre. I gracefully took the seat and looking at the person sitting opposite me, I wish I couldn't take it in the very first place. I was sitting face to face with Shanice Dhabi and to the look of things, neither was she pleased with the seating arrangement.

"So...I think we can start....." The secretary called it and the manager in next to me nodded.

He introduced himself as Brenaan Are and listed all his qualifications and years of experience. He has worked with people like Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans and Zendaya in famous projects which were financial successes in box office. As he was explaining, he kept secretly making eyes with Shanice, exchanging glances amongst themselves making me wonder exactly what was going on.

He had been employed by Star Records who collaborated with Moonlight entertainment in their upcoming work 'Get high with me' the movie I was proposed to 'star' in.

I wasn't really impressed with the script and the storyline but well....I think following my sickness I'd become a money-sucking vampire.

The lead actress, also my character, was a middle aged single mother to a five year old girl, who was secretly struggling with drug addiction. She later finds love in a coffee shop and is hooked with the owner for at least two months before they break up after he discovers her secret. Due to frustration and disappointment, she drugs herself to death leaving her daughter in the hands of her neighbour.

"So... I'll be auditioning for Marvel's role...." I shocked everyone when I opted for the supporting role, Marvel Amit.

"What???" they all asked simultaneously with the director being the most surprised of all. In contrast, I saw a grin on Shanice's face.

"Am serious.....I....I want to take the supporting role....." I repeated myself.

"But miss Eleanor ...we were hoping you'd get the main role...and you didn't even need to audition for it....it was reserved just for you ..." he seemed sad as he tried to convince me.

"Am really sorry director but the main role has a kiss scene. I stopped shooting kiss scenes so am going to go for the supporting role...." I tried to reason with him and hoped I managed to. "I honestly appreciate that you reserved it perfectly for me but am sorry I'll disappoint you ..."

The smile on Shanice's face broadened and she leaned back in her chair and span around. So unprofessional!

I looked back at the scene and flipped the pages to see the cast when I noticed she was the one in supporting role which meant we would have to switch as the movie was scheduled to start next week and there wasn't enough time for auditions.

"That's alright. Why force her???" Shanice jumped in and some members nodded in agreement to what she said.

"I guess Shanice....you'll have to take the main role...." the director turned to her and she nodded.

"And....one more thing.... we'll have to hold auditions for the other supporting role, who's going to be Marvel Amit's younger sister.

"And for that....we have a very good plan starting tomorrow...." a rather good-looking man in thin rimmed glasses added. "The main leads, that is the main and supporting roles along with the head director will be the judges on these auditions and the will be held in the next two days. We already have a line of young actors registered for this and are ready to get set...."

"Ohh...so quick....???" Shanice asked pushing in some interest. I rolled my eyes at her stupidity. Was she willing to buy our trust by acting all serious? We already knew she wasn't for the role and was only doing it because I had rejected it.

"Yes.....we need to do this as soon as possible and if it won't be done.... we'll have to postpone the program and we can't afford that....." the man replied and Shanice nodded. She looked at me afterwards and I heaved a sigh feeling sorry for her. Get ready for me because am gonna get you....

THE NEXT DAY

We were seated perfectly on the Panel and the first contestant walked it the very minute Shanice was. How Dare she come late??? Just because she's lead then suddenly she's making her own rules. So Cheap!

"Amy Watson???" the director asked and the girl nodded. "You may begin...."

The task was pretty simple. 'Act like you're depressed in a monologue'

After we were all set, this girl started. She was talking to herself and her words plus expressions made the entire character we wanted. Then, everything span our of control when she cried loudly and everyone on the panel was taken aback with such acting.

Maybe....a little too much???

The director mentioned next for like fifteen times to different contestants and I thought it wouldn't end.

Fortunately, we had to see one more before left for lunch and God, she was a bomb that exploded all over the place!