It was in the early two thousands a boy who was around 4 years old watched his first movie on the big screen. It was a new world for him, the dark room filled with crowd and the empty big blank white screen lit up with colors and the whistles and claps of people that made him scared, he was nervous and scared to look around. He is almost close to burst out of tears. His father and mother hugged him from both sides and told him "calm down, Dada and Mama are here with you."
His father asked him to look at the screen with a pleasing tone, The little boy was still scared but trusted his parents and took a glance on the big white screen filled with colors.
His nervousness, fear and confusion all went into the dustbin the moment he saw an unknown creature moving on the screen. That one glance made his eyes fixated on the screen and that one movie ignited his passion towards the Cinema.
As he grows his passion and love towards Cinema was also increased. He is neither a best student nor a worst student but whenever he get a chance to act, dance, write or anything that is related to Cinema he is the first one too, rise his hands to participate. he achieved a good amount of prizes from school drama and college competitions and he has participation awards from District and state wide competitions.
At age 15, he got chance to act as child actor in a major movie and proved his worth to work in cinema field.
All is well and good but at the age of 25, he was working as a drive-thru worker in a well known fast food restaurant.
At the end of the work shit, one of his co-workers called him. He gestured towards his boss cabin and said, "Hey Sam, our boss calling you."
"Yeah, coming. Just give me a few, I'm changing my dress" He changed his dress and head to his boss cabin.
The moment Sam opened the door. Boss said, "No need to get in. You're fired."
He was confused and asked the boss, "Why am I fired? I'm doing fine as the drive-thru worker and I don't even have a single compliant from customers."
"Well the thing was you signed this agreement after reading the rule 10. 'We can fire you, if we have enough full-time workers.' If want to make a scene we just call the cops."
"OK, give me a week."
"Good, take two weeks, as per the agreement we give two week prior notice. It was fun working with you Sam. you can go know."
He closed the door. Then head to the locker room and picked his stuff. He unlocked the phone and called his Friend Danny. As he waiting for his friend to pick up the call, he left his work place and walked to the nearby bus station and waiting for the bus.
As he waiting for the bus, his Friend answered the call, "What do you want dick?"
"I just got fired and I need a Part-time job."
"Dude, you still clinging on to that movie bullshit. you have a good degree with great marks, why don't you try a real job. Still doing these part time jobs and working as a junior actor and doing these auditions day after day, but no one gave you a 5 minute role in any movie or series. If you want job I will recommend it in my office, Trust me they are the good people."
"I said, I need a part-time job. Do you know anyone?"
"Dude listen to me" He hung up the call and waiting for his bus. in the mean time, he unlocked his phone and reading the script for his next audition.
It's been half an hour but his bus still didn't come. He looked at the time in his phone. It is 5.30, then He said, "I need to be on the set by 6:30, What should I do."
While his head filled with question on what to do about it, He heard the message tone and saw pop up on his phone screen, It was from his mom, "Tomorrow is your birthday, Let me see my son's face at least on his birthday, Please son come home early. Mama loves you."
His eyes felt a little wet and he had small chuckle and replied to her, "I will try mom, Love you." at last he decided to call the cab but they said, They can't send a cab to your place today because of some road repairing stuff.
As the last attempt He called Danny, and he also said, He was busy in his office.
It is now come to point , He was asking the passing by cars for lift but no one even care. He asked so many cars but one guy who was riding this sports bike stopped and asked, "Where are you going?"
The voice felt feminine and he wore helmet, So he sneaked a look at the chest and saw a bump. "No worries dude, you can go. I will ask someone else."
"OK." As she was about to ride away from there, you changed your mind, "Bus seems like it won't come any time soon, and what if no one gives me lift, I will get bad rep for going late to the set."
You then asked, "Sorry dude, Can you please take me to the movie set in that place."
"Hop on, I will drop you. I'm also going there."
"Thanks."
He hop on the bike and sat on the edge of the seat making sure, He can't touch her. She rode the bike in air, this is his first time experiencing this fast and furious shit in real life. about three times he thought, he almost dead but she handled the bike pretty well. and just in 25 minutes it was 6:15PM. both reached the movie set.
He told her thanks and ran towards his set without eyeing back on her even once.
He entered the set in time and guy who is in charge of telling script and tell these background characters, what costumes they should wear, He is basically the head of background characters, but called as 'extra's coordinator'.
Sam entered the space allocated for background characters and He was surrounded with 20 more background character and the extra's coordinator standing on the higher ground so everyone can see and listen him and The coordinator was saying what you all background characters need to do
It was a fight scene where Male lead saving the female lead and Sam was one of the NPC (Non playable character.) need to fight that guy and he kicks him in nuts and he go down.
He was mentally readying for fake acting the pain. The camera rolls and the fights starts.
Far from Sam, three guys holding the female lead and He and few more guys charging towards the main lead.
He kicked all of them and It is Sam turn to take the kick to nuts. His timing was perfect but the main lead swinged his leg little more higher. So Sam's ding dong got rang.
As every man on the world, He felt the pain and get down. No one knows about it after multiple takes it was almost 10 pm the scene was over and He slowly walked to the place allocated for background characters.
He sat on chair and one of the guys who was also in the scene asked, "Is that guy kicked you in the middle! The last shot felt more real compared to all the before shots. Are you ok dude?"
"Yeah, but I'm fine. thanks for asking brother."
"That asshole male lead, he always did that, whenever he got chance he beats the extra's however he wants. He had so many complaints on him about this type of incidents. How many times did he kicked you."
"Four times. leave it brother, it is just waste time to talk about that now. What's your name?" Sam raised his hand for a handshake and said, "I'm Sam."
"I'm Jimmy. by the way are you Sam Molly? We get a note from security someone waiting for you outside."
"Yeah, I'm and thanks. See you soon bro." After He said that to him, Sam put all his stuff in his backpack and quickly walked from the Set to the main door.
The other guy replies, "Yeah, see you."
As Sam reached the main door of the set, he saw his friend Danny and shouted back, "You cheap ass knock of Jackman, how much time do I need to wait for you?"
Sam gave back his words, "I didn't ask you wait for me, Shit show. What in the fucking hell are you doing here?"
Danny voice slightly changed "You called me for a ride, So I thought you still need a ride or you not?"
"I need a ride." He walked past Danny and said in a low tone, "Thanks brother."
Danny put his hands on Sam's hair and rubbed it, "Let's go"
Sam retorted "Stupid ass motherfucker, don't touch my hair."
They both went on their playful banter until they reached the parking space.
Sam then saw the woman who gave him ride in the evening. She was again wearing helmet and By coincidence Danny parked his car right next to her bike.
Sam walked close to her bike and he said, "Yo!"
She replied, "Hi, did you get to you set in time?"
Sam nodded and said with a smirk, "Thanks to you, I reached in time, How about I treat you the coffee for the help."
She shook her head side to side and said, "No, It is alright." She looked around and asked, "Do you again need lift?"
Danny who was listening to there conversion while standing on the other side of the car, he said with loud voice, "SAM, WE NEED TO GO."
"My friend came to pick me. Once again thanks." She nodded and started the bike. in the next minute, she was no where near in the premises of parking space.
Danny remarked with a surprising face, "Is she flash sister. She riding that bike like a flying jet."
Sam replied, "Who knows let's go, it almost 10pm and my mom is waiting." He got inside the car and Danny drove the car from parking space.
30 minutes later,
The car stopped at red signal and Sam was reading the part for the audition he was going 2 days later.
Danny looked at him and asked, "Are you reading the part of new anime adaptation of Channel?"
"Yeah!"
"Sorry to say this to you bro, you know I work as Editor in Q News Channel. We got a leak that they are taking a famous celebrity child as main lead."
Sam had little smile but sadness in his eyes, "Well, ok. Still I will let my luck decide it. I will attend the audition."
Danny yelled with a angry glare, "Is my words won't reach your thick head or what, 'I will let my luck decide'. That is what a fucking Idiot says. ... Do you know who is that famous Celebrity dad, Cena Johnson. you remember that name, The fuck that almost lost everything because of your mother's testimony in the court."
"So what, maybe it is just a big coincidence, yes I'm an idiot, who was still thinking about my 6 year old dream of working in movies whatever it is. I want to work in set and wants to meet, Pill Berg, Stan Lee, Ship sunk Director, So many actors and actress, I want to work with all of them."
Red light wait was over and Danny shifted the gear and drove straight, then he said, "Stan Lee passed away."
Sam got a little angry, "You idiot, I said this my 6 year old dream. whatever, I'm getting headache from talking with you."
Danny countered with a cheeky smile, "I think it is probably from over working?"
"Shut up and put on some Synthwave music indie music, they are better than whatever the main stream music giving."
Danny turned on the Songify in the car led panel and asked, "How about Narvent." Sam nodded upside-down
After half an hour, they reached the Sam's home and Danny poured the cool water right at his crouch and that made Sam to slowly open his eyes, As Sam opened his eyes, All he saw Danny head saying, "Lil babies need to wear Dippers."
"What?" He pushed him away and slightly rubbing his crouch and felt wet, and he lean down his head to see that his pants was wet, He looked towards Danny with anger filled face but Danny was not in the Drivers seat but running towards Sam's mom, who was looking from the gate.
Sam, opened the car door and get down, Slammed the door and ran towards him, to beat him on his back but Sam mom got in between both and said, "No fighting, What you both think you're small children, Grow up and get in."
Sam glared at him and Danny had a cheeky smile on his face and said, "I'm staying here today, is that ok for you aunt."
Sam mom responded with a little smile, "You don't need to ask me, I told you way back, You're also our family." Danny gave with a slight smirk and his eyes became watery.
Sam asked, "You left your girl in your apartment alone, What happened?"
"A little fight, no need worry, She said, her friend is staying with her tonight."
"So this is the reason, you came to pick me up."
Danny gave a little laugh and entered the house in the instant.
Sam and Danny again with their playful banter and his mom laughing at how they both just being and acting like child.
They all had dinner and watching a late night movie and the first one to down was Sam.
His mom went to the bedroom to grab a sheet and Danny made sure Sam slept properly on sofa and he lifted his legs and put them on the sofa. His mom came in time and covered him with bedsheet, then kissed his forehead and said, "Good night Sweet."
His mom sat on right side sofa and Danny sat on left side sofa, the movie was full of fun and laughs they both watched till the end, Sam mom said while credits were rolling, "This is my first movie in the months. All I saw was his roadside guitar streams and waiting for him to come home, after what happened on that day, I'm scared, Who knows what happens, Even if we're are right and we're minding our own business, there is that one motherfucker, collapses everything."
Danny nodded, "Yeah. but aunt, you should talk with him, If you told him to stop he will stop. You know that."
Sam mom replied while turning off the TV, "I know my boy is still my little boy who listens to his mom, I would have stopped him years back, If his dream was all about going into Movie Biz, only for Fame, But he is different, way different than I thought, He wants to work with them and enjoy the work itself, I saw him had a moody face even after playing his favorite video games for hours but coming home after doing extra work, he has that peaceful smile, I done something."
Danny replied, "Yes aunt, Every time I went to pick him up, even tough he was tried, he still has that smile of I done something'."
Sam mom continued, "The funny part is, Who was that guy, who makes these super hero characters like IRONMAN."
Danny replied, "Stan Lee"
"Yeah, him. When he heard the news of him died, he just had this dead look on his face for 3 days and he is not eating properly and didn't went to his work, On the third when I asked him what happened, He had tears all over his face and he said, 'I wanted to work him mom, I wanted to work with Stan Lee, I wanted to talk with him, I wanted his autograph.'
Then I realized he was serious about this field, It is not just money or fame for him, he wants to fulfill his childhood dreams, the magic he felt watching two dinosaurs fighting, A Egyptian myth came to life and more. When he turned six, he kept on saying, I want to be like him, I want to make movies, I want to dance, I want to sing.
How Can I Stop him, When he was still that 6 year old child mesmerized by this cinematic world. and also he didn't asked me single penny in last 5 years, he struggling and surviving to achieve what he care, what right do I have to stop him."
Danny had a sarcastic smirk and said, "You're right, aunt. Who're we to say stop."
Sam mom said, "It is almost 1pm, Go sleep. I will also go to my room."
Danny slept on the sofa and Sam mom went to her room.