Lora Anne's pov
I was still a little dazed and a bit confused because of what had happened. I went to the parking lot and found Martin who had been waiting for me.
"You're finally here. How did it go" he asked as soon as I got into the car.
"I'm not sure" I said as I sighed loudly.
"What do you mean" he said facing me.
"I did my best" I said in a reassuring tune.
"Well I hope it's enough cause this production is a big one with alot of resources and the role is a good one" he said in his usual chatty tune. "Oh! Remember I said I had gossip?" He said with wide eyes. I'm not going to lie that I wasn't interested cause I hella was. Martin always had the juicy facts and it was always mostly true because his reliable source was indeed reliable.
"I heard that this whole audition nonsense is nothing but a big scam. Most of the roles has already been given out to those who know their way in the entertainment circle". He said sighing.
"This is to be expected and not surprising at all" I said not surprised at all. "It's not fair though" I said lost in thought. Martin hit me hard on the head and I looked at him confused.
"Life, my darling is not fair and only fools play a fair game and they end up losing" he said still hitting my head.
"Stop it already. And we play fair don't we? We are still surviving, aren't we?" I said to him.
"Who told you we play fair?" He said hitting me on the head again. "I had to settle one of the casting directors so you could get the chance to audition. If everything was fair we wouldn't have to do that, you are a good actress but no one gives a shit about your talent" he said sounding pissed.
"Thank you" I said to him sincerely. I knew it was never easy for him to get me spots in auditions. I remember that he had to suck up to alot of scumbags in the entertainment circle before I had gotten a role in Endless. Even though it was the role of a ghost, it was still hard to come by.
"Don't thank me, just go get yourself a sugar daddy or something" he said jokenly..
"Huh, but you're already my sugar daddy" I mocked and he hit me again on the head.
"Stop hitting my head it's gonna affect my brain" I said pouting.
"Your brain is already damaged so no need for concern" he said smirking. I knew there was no need for me to reply because he would just keep finding ways to insult me as always. There was a brief silence until he broke it.
"I hope the role of Rachel is not already spoken for by some sugar baby of those old pot bellied men" he said scoffing.
"C'mon man have a little faith" I said laughing a little.
"I'm serious. The role of Veronica has already been spoken for. I heard it's been given to one Samantha girl who managed to climb her way up to dear old Richmond's bed. She's not even an actress but some biracial model who decided to debut as an actress. How unfair" he said pissed.
"When you said you had gossip you sounded so energetic but why are you so pissed now that you're sharing" I said teasingly.
"C'mon girl, you know I like it when I have something to talk about, besides, I might hate it but this informations are still juicy" he said smirking as he started the engine.
"Speaking of which, I was asked to act out a scene but it was Veronica's scene".
"Those directors are really crazy, why would they ask you to act out another characters scene when you came to audition for another role and besides they already picked who they want to play Veronica" he said with his eyes still on the road.
"Anthony was the one who asked me to act it out though" I said.
"Anthony? Like Anthony Williams? Why did he attend the casting?" he asked interested.
"I don't know. Probably because he's sponsoring I think".
"Still not enough reason why he would attend. He had sponsored countless big movies and had never attended the castings and he rarely attends the premiers unless he was here for the ladies" he said smiling mischievously.
"He said he liked my acting and would like to discuss privately with me". Martin quickly glanced at me before looking back at the road.
"C'mon, I know I often compliment your acting but that doesn't mean you have to lie. We all know Anthony is cold and he would never praise anything and what could he possibly want to discuss with you?" he said with doubtful eyes.
"He actually did praise me and he even asked I see him next tomorrow". I said frustrated.
"Ok ok I believe you" he said sarcastically. I was getting pissed so I brought out the card Anthony had given to me. This was enough proof.
"Look, this is his card he gave to me" I said holding up the card while Martin glanced at it before holding the break causing us to stop abruptly.
"What the heck! Don't get me killed" I yelled but he just snatched the card from my hands and examined it.
"Jeez girl, this is real" he said excitedly.
"I know, but you still almost killed me" I said expecting an apology for almost sending me to the great beyond for reckless driving.
"Chill, we're not dead are we?" He said. "But what does he want with you" he said still looking at the card.
"I don't know but what I do know is that he recognizes me".
"Recognizes you how?"
"As a stalker" I said.
"Oh yeah that's true, wait, what??" He said suddenly screaming while the car behind us started honking as Martin has not moved since he stopped the car and he was probably blocking other road users.
"He's gonna ruin you" he said in panic as he started the engine again.
"Well I don't think he is".
"And why is that?"
"Because he said he just wanted to talk, and I should meet him the day after tomorrow by 10 and I should be on time" I said trying to mimic the way he had said it.
"Wait" Martin suddenly said.
"Wait what?" I asked confused.
"What if he fell in love with you like in the movies" he said smiling sheepishly.
"Bro, why in the world are you blushing, and him falling in love with me is impossible" I said plainly.
"C'mon girl, you gotta be imaginative. I had mentioned a sugar daddy and look one appeared, I'm beginning to think I have psychic powers" he said laughing stupidly to himself.
"You should start reading fortunes then" I teased.
"Maybe I would" he shot back. "So when are you going".
"I'm not" I replied immediately.
"Why?"
"Because I don't want to" I said plainly. I didn't like Anthony and I didn't want to see him. I was curious to know why he wanted to see me but I don't want to get involved with him especially since he thinks I'm a stalker so he might want to blackmail me to do something foolish. Martin's was dialing a number and when I looked at the caller ID I tried to grab the phone from him but the person already answered the call. It was Emily.