Chapter 142 - Try To Relate It With Your Real Life

Somewhere she felt the role of Holly that Amanda wrote is somewhere inspiring her to revolt and voice her problems instead of suffering in silence.

Holly the second female lead in this play was the character who plays Jimmy's character, Rick's wife.

Ronald was worried when she taunted him, he assumed she was a small town woman so she would be shy and might not ask for her money back but when she suddenly revolted back he got scared and wondered what he would do if she kept pestering and nagging him.

"Darling why are you angry, I am soon going to land a role and I will definitely pay you back."

"That's what you said the first time too" She was irritated with his lies.

"Love, don't worry today I'll come to pick you up from your play, okay?"

"Let it be, you will definitely come late and would make me wait for you for hours."

"No I promise I'll come on time, I'll anyway be in the same area, just give me a call ten minutes before you are done and I'll reach there."

"Fine" Why should he reject if he insisted so she agreed although she didn't believe he would be there on time.

He is also a struggling actor and most of his friends too are struggling actors and they live in the same area where the theater she is heading towards is, since he is offering her a ride back home why would she say no so she agreed and decided to give him a chance.

"Thanks sweetheart, I love you."

She didn't answer him back and cut the call, she was really pissed and was in no mood to act cheesily so she just ignored him.

...

"That bitch" Ronal cursed after she cut the call.

"What happened bro?" His friend who was sitting next to him asked.

"Dude my girlfriend is acting all bitchy." He groaned in frustration.

"What happened?" 

"She is asking me for the money she lent a few days back."

"What a bitch, Ron I am telling you, you deserve a girl much better than her."

"Dude she has a job at a university, she earns well and that's the reason I am with her. Also it is easy to fool her."

"But what's the point of dating her if she is shameless enough to ask back for her money, just leave her and I'll introduce to someone awesome."

"Why do I have to let her go for you to introduce me to someone." Ronald winked at him.

"You dog" his friend bumped his fist on Ronald's shoulder and the two men laughed.

…

Megan was dropped on the main road and it was only a five minutes walk for her to reach the theater, she checked the time and was relieved she reached earlier than the scheduled time as Amanda is very strict about being punctual.

When she reached the theater she already saw Jimmy and Leo talking to each other.

"Hi Megan"

"Hey Megan"

Both the guys smiled at her when they saw her coming.

Seeing Leo and Jimmy, her mood turned better, they reminded her of this amazing project she bagged and Megan decided to not let her bad mood affect the good things that are currently happening with her.

"You two seem to have arrived very early."

"Yeah we reached fifteen minutes back" Leo informed her.

"Wow damn punctual you two are."

"Nah, it is because of Jimmy, I had to come early."

"How so?"

"He came early to pick me up." Leo informed her.

"Oh why?"

"Actually I don't have a car and my house is on the way from Jim's office to this theater so he offered to drive me to the theater and drop me back home."

"Wow you are damn lucky Leo"

"Haha I know right"

"Megan did the mechanic drop your car at your university?" Jimmy asked her as he knew about her car's condition.

"No, he said there are more problems and he will drop it back tomorrow morning."

"How did you manage today then?" He asked her with concern.

"Thanks to our city buses." She smiled at him.

"Leo, let's drop Megan at her home before we go back." Jimmy suggested and Leo nodded his head agreeing to it.

"No need, my boyfriend would be coming to pick me up."

"Oh good then"

Just then Amanda arrived and checked the time.

"Wow you guys arrived so early."

Amanda was impressed with their punctuality.

"Yeah, I was done with my work a bit early today so I was able to come here early." Jimmy informed her.

"Yeah and I tag along with Jimmy, so if he is early so will I be and if he is late I too would be late." Leo joked and Amanda was surprised seeing Leo talk so much.

He is a very shy guy in real life but on stage he turns into a completely different person and that's why she chose him for the role of Oscar, the main lead in spite of his calm and shy personality in real life.

She really hoped her actors would bond with each other like this as she believed it is important for the actors to have a good bond for a play to be successful but she was always worried about Leo as he seemed to have built a lot of walls around him.

But seeing Leo talking and even joking with them and him being so close to Jimmy made her happy.

Just then Zoey came in running, she looked worried as she thought she would be late. She looked at Amanda with worry.

"Don't worry you are a minute early" Amanda informed her and Zoey sighed in relief.

Amanda then asked the staff working there if everything is in place, the script, the lights, sound system etc, after checking everything she and all the actors took their places.

Amanda and Leo were sitting on the stage, Jimmy, Megan and Zoey sat opposite to them on the audience chairs.

Amanda clearly told them the order of the sequences they would follow and they decided today they will focus on shooting the first few scenes which are about Leo and Zoey. The opening sequence focuses on the main leads so it was obvious to focus on them first.

But still Jim and Megan are supposed to visit as they should know what is happening in the scenes before theirs, there can be some on spot changes so it was better for all four to be present every day.

Leo and Zoey were professional so they enacted all the four scenes in one go, Amanda was noting the suggestions she wanted to give them based on their performance.

Jimmy and Megan too witnessed their performance and they too shared their feedback with Amanda which she very seriously noted.

Then it was time for the second rehearsal of Leo and Zoey so Amanda asked Jimmy and Megan to practice their scenes together as watching Leo and Zoey's rehearsal once was enough.

So Jimmy and Megan went to the last row to rehearse there, the backstage too is being used by Leo and Zoey, so they chose the last row as their voices should not be disturbing to anyone and they too can practice in peace.

"Jim, which scene would you like to practice first?"

"Let's go in order, what do you say?"

"Hmm actually there is this scene, where Holly finds out about her husband's infidelity, I tried a lot but my reaction doesn't come out to be natural, you know I look angry and sad but the look of betrayal is not something I am able to show, you getting my point?" 

She feels she is just blabbering and Jimmy is not able to understand what she means.

He looked like he was thinking something deeply.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I am thinking of a solution."

"Came up with anything yet?"

"Did you try to relate it with your real life?"

"Sorry?" Megan was confused by his words.

"So you know when I was enacting the scene where your character destroyed mine and I explain why I was like this, the painful sequence?"

"Yeah you were amazing in that."

"Thanks, so, when I was practicing for that scene the first time I sucked at it but then I started getting into Rick's skin and started believing at times that I am Rick."

"Wow, did that work?"

"Yes for a week I felt I am actually Rick, except for checking out other men I tried to behave how Rick does but of course I did this when I was alone not when I was with my family."

"Okay"

"Then I felt the problems Rick might be facing and that way I slowly got into the skin of his character and on Thursday night when I practiced I was able to do much better in that sequence, believe me when I was rehearsing that sequence, it was the toughest for me to ace it."