Drama
Chapter 5: Introducing Me
Leila's P.O.V.
The blonde haired guy can’t seem to blink, either. We’re both mesmerized by each other, and I don’t know why, but without taking my sight off of him, I try to regain focus and repeat my line.
“Thanks, you made…you…” I trail off.
“CUT!” Mr. Conners yells. The guy inhales a breath and shakes his head, realizing he was staring at me. I look away and focus on my co-leads, who are both eyeing me with concern. Mr. Conners approaches us and for a second I feel like I’m about to be told off.
“Leila, are you all right?” he asks.
“Yeah, yeah, I’m fine, I just blanked out for a second,” I reply, still feeling confused and surprised.
“Go get some water, we’ll take a 5 minute break,” Mr. Conners instructs us. “Take 5!” he shouts to the rest of the cast and everyone else working on the set. People begin to move and I attempt to walk and get a drink of my water when Spencer’s arm hooks around mine, pulling me back towards her.
“Distracted by Niall, are we?” she smirks, her sly voice irritating me by the second. I narrow my eyes at her and shake my head, also shaking my arm out of her grip. Her and Alexa move off of the set to get some water.
I turn around and decide to approach Niall, no matter how awkward it will be. He’s leaning against a square, wooden support and now scrolling through his phone, his red hood covering his tousled blonde hair.
“Hey,” I awkwardly greet, moving my hand in front of me in a shy wave. He looks up from his phone and his eyes slightly widen as he realizes it’s me.
“Oh, hey,” he repeats, shutting off his phone and sliding it into his sweatshirt pocket. “Look, I’m sorry for distracting you up there-”
“Don’t mention it, it’s fine,” I cut him off. I don’t really want to talk about it, to be honest. “I’m Leila, by the way, and I believe you’re the Niall everyone’s talking about?”
“Yup, in the flesh,” he replies in his cute accent.
“You’re in that new band, One Direction, right?” I ask, just making sure, even though I know the answer.
“Yeah, it’s surprising you ask that because if you just ask every other girl screaming their heads off outside, they’ll instantly shout back yes and probably judge you and stare you down until your eyes fall out,” Niall responds, chuckling a little bit. I smile.
“Well, I just heard your album and I gotta say, you guys are talented. I’m not going to scream like those girls out there, I’m not that kind of a fan, but I’m not completely oblivious to your existence,” I answer. Niall looks at me with his ocean blue eyes and smiles.
Suddenly, Spencer walks by us and gently touches Niall’s shoulder as she passes.
“I actually introduced her to your music, you know. You’re welcome,” she lies, smirking at me and continuing on her way to the bathroom, it looks like. Niall gives her a disgusted look as she walks away and I feel the need to explain.
“She didn’t, I just got to know her this week-”
“Don’t, she does that,” Niall apologizes, rolling his eyes and sighing.
“Yeah,” I agree.
“So,” he starts.
“So,” I repeat.
“You’re doing great up there, you’re a talented actress,” he compliments.
“Oh, thanks,” I reply, smiling. I can feel my cheeks getting warm, but with the makeup that Bella applied, I hope the redness doesn’t show.
“I wouldn’t be able to do that. My specialty is singing, not acting,” Niall admits.
“You probably could, if you try,” I suggest.
“Nah, I’m good where I am. And look where it’s taken me,” he says, gesturing his arms. I giggle and roll my eyes at him.
“1 minute, people!” Mr. Conners screams.
“Well, I gotta get some water. See you around?” I say.
“Sure,” he replies.
“Just don’t distract me this time,” I warn.
“No promises,” he smiles, pulling out his phone. I shake my head and grab some water, refocusing myself on what’s next. Oh yeah, we have to redo the scene, thanks to Niall distracting me.
Mr. Conners yells for us to get back on the set and everyone follows orders. I get through the scene without even glancing in Niall’s direction and good thing, too, because I could tell through the corner of my eye he was trying to distract me again.
After an hour of filming some scenes, Mr. Conners lets us take 5 again, and I realize Niall’s not there anymore. When I ask Spencer about it, she just tells me that he got tired of watching me. I knew that probably wasn’t the answer so I ask Max and he says that Niall doesn’t usually stick around for too long. He’s got other things to do and watching people for hours on the set does get boring after a while. He assured me that Niall didn’t leave because of me. A sigh escapes my lips. I’m not even sure why I was so worked up over that little thought, anyways.
We wrap up the filming for today around 7:30, later than usual, but Max explains that filming days usually take longer because if there are too many bloopers and mess-ups, we can get behind schedule and that’s not good. I’m glad Max is in our cast. He’s a guy who knows a lot about the industry but isn’t a stuck up snob, like some people.
I wave goodbye to my friends and head out on the walk back to my apartment. The sun has already set and the city lights gleam as I pass through the streets bustling with people getting home.
As I walk, I continue to think about Niall. He is pretty dreamy, I’ll admit that. I can’t even believe I had the courage to talk to him. He’s famous and totally gorgeous, and I completely slipped up with our conversation. Well, maybe it wasn’t too bad; he seemed relaxed and chilled. Why am I even obsessing over this guy? He probably has a girlfriend, anyways. Wait, Spencer said that this was her chance to be with him, so does that mean he’s single? My heart flutters as the thought rushes throughout my body and a smile plays on my lips.
I reach the building and enter the apartment to find it empty. I open my phone and realize I have a message from Madison.
Classes ran late, won’t be home until 8:30ish
I set my phone and my bag on the counter and head for the fridge, bringing out the leftover lasagna and dishing myself out a piece. I warm it up in the microwave and turn on the TV to relax. After a long day on set, it’s nice to finally lie out on the couch and do nothing.
As I eat my dinner, I realize tomorrow’s Friday, which means that the weekend is coming up. Just like in school, we get the weekends off to relax from working on the show. I’m looking forward to doing nothing over the weekend, just sitting here in the apartment in my fuzzy pajamas watching movies. That actually sounds pretty good.
The rest of the night passes quickly and the next morning I’m super tired. As I begin to wake, I have no idea how I got this tired, but I drink a coffee and take one to go, hoping it will perk me up. By the time I get to set, I’m more awake than I was an hour ago, but still feeling drained.
The screaming girls are still lined up outside of the building, and it looks like they’ve camped out. Oh joy, I feel bad for Niall now. Just the mention of his name in my head makes me remember our little staring contest yesterday. If he’s here today, I hope nothing like that happens again because I’m pretty sure he thinks I’m an idiot. I rush through the secret entrance Max showed us yesterday and almost run into James, one of my fellow cast members.
“Oh, sorry James!” I apologize, continuing on my way.
“No worries!” he yells back.
I race into the girls’ dressing room to find I’m the first one there, apart from Brittany and Sam. Brittany’s getting our outfits together and Sam’s heating up the irons.
“Good morning,” I cheerfully greet as I set my bag on the blue couch in the room.
“Morning,” they chime back, glancing at each other knowing something’s up with me. Oops, better tone it down.
As the morning continues, the rest of the girls enter and get ready for today’s scenes. I’m the first one done but I wait for Alexa, as usual. Once she’s ready, we head on out to the set and I see Niall resting against the same post as yesterday. He looks up and waves at me as he sees me coming and I return the gesture. I breathe a sigh of relief as I realize that he waved at me first, giving me the sign that he probably doesn’t think I’m stupid.
Soon, everyone is ready and Mr. Conners shouts for us to get into our places. The morning shoots go by quickly without any interruptions and too many bloopers, so we’re able to go to lunch early. I begin packing up my bag when Niall approaches me.
“Hey,” he greets.
“Hi,” I smile back.
“Would you, uh, like to go out to lunch with me?” he stutters a little. Oh, my God, really?!
“I, uh, I usually eat with Alexa and Max, but,” I reply, not forgetting my friends.
“Do you think I could tag along?” he asks. Of course you can!
“I don’t think they’d mind,” I answer, smiling. He grins back at me and we walk towards Alexa and Max. I ask them if it would be okay if Niall came along and they both accept. Niall and Max are pretty good friends, so I knew it would be alright with Max, but Alexa and Niall don’t really know each other. I wasn’t sure how Alexa would feel about it, but she seems cool with it, so we’ll see how lunch goes. I have a good feeling inside that it’s going to work out. It just has to.
The blonde haired guy can’t seem to blink, either. We’re both mesmerized by each other, and I don’t know why, but without taking my sight off of him, I try to regain focus and repeat my line.
“Thanks, you made…you…” I trail off.
“CUT!” Mr. Conners yells. The guy inhales a breath and shakes his head, realizing he was staring at me. I look away and focus on my co-leads, who are both eyeing me with concern. Mr. Conners approaches us and for a second I feel like I’m about to be told off.
“Leila, are you all right?” he asks.
“Yeah, yeah, I’m fine, I just blanked out for a second,” I reply, still feeling confused and surprised.
“Go get some water, we’ll take a 5 minute break,” Mr. Conners instructs us. “Take 5!” he shouts to the rest of the cast and everyone else working on the set. People begin to move and I attempt to walk and get a drink of my water when Spencer’s arm hooks around mine, pulling me back towards her.
“Distracted by Niall, are we?” she smirks, her sly voice irritating me by the second. I narrow my eyes at her and shake my head, also shaking my arm out of her grip. Her and Alexa move off of the set to get some water.
I turn around and decide to approach Niall, no matter how awkward it will be. He’s leaning against a square, wooden support and now scrolling through his phone, his red hood covering his tousled blonde hair.
“Hey,” I awkwardly greet, moving my hand in front of me in a shy wave. He looks up from his phone and his eyes slightly widen as he realizes it’s me.
“Oh, hey,” he repeats, shutting off his phone and sliding it into his sweatshirt pocket. “Look, I’m sorry for distracting you up there-”
“Don’t mention it, it’s fine,” I cut him off. I don’t really want to talk about it, to be honest. “I’m Leila, by the way, and I believe you’re the Niall everyone’s talking about?”
“Yup, in the flesh,” he replies in his cute accent.
“You’re in that new band, One Direction, right?” I ask, just making sure, even though I know the answer.
“Yeah, it’s surprising you ask that because if you just ask every other girl screaming their heads off outside, they’ll instantly shout back yes and probably judge you and stare you down until your eyes fall out,” Niall responds, chuckling a little bit. I smile.
“Well, I just heard your album and I gotta say, you guys are talented. I’m not going to scream like those girls out there, I’m not that kind of a fan, but I’m not completely oblivious to your existence,” I answer. Niall looks at me with his ocean blue eyes and smiles.
Suddenly, Spencer walks by us and gently touches Niall’s shoulder as she passes.
“I actually introduced her to your music, you know. You’re welcome,” she lies, smirking at me and continuing on her way to the bathroom, it looks like. Niall gives her a disgusted look as she walks away and I feel the need to explain.
“She didn’t, I just got to know her this week-”
“Don’t, she does that,” Niall apologizes, rolling his eyes and sighing.
“Yeah,” I agree.
“So,” he starts.
“So,” I repeat.
“You’re doing great up there, you’re a talented actress,” he compliments.
“Oh, thanks,” I reply, smiling. I can feel my cheeks getting warm, but with the makeup that Bella applied, I hope the redness doesn’t show.
“I wouldn’t be able to do that. My specialty is singing, not acting,” Niall admits.
“You probably could, if you try,” I suggest.
“Nah, I’m good where I am. And look where it’s taken me,” he says, gesturing his arms. I giggle and roll my eyes at him.
“1 minute, people!” Mr. Conners screams.
“Well, I gotta get some water. See you around?” I say.
“Sure,” he replies.
“Just don’t distract me this time,” I warn.
“No promises,” he smiles, pulling out his phone. I shake my head and grab some water, refocusing myself on what’s next. Oh yeah, we have to redo the scene, thanks to Niall distracting me.
Mr. Conners yells for us to get back on the set and everyone follows orders. I get through the scene without even glancing in Niall’s direction and good thing, too, because I could tell through the corner of my eye he was trying to distract me again.
After an hour of filming some scenes, Mr. Conners lets us take 5 again, and I realize Niall’s not there anymore. When I ask Spencer about it, she just tells me that he got tired of watching me. I knew that probably wasn’t the answer so I ask Max and he says that Niall doesn’t usually stick around for too long. He’s got other things to do and watching people for hours on the set does get boring after a while. He assured me that Niall didn’t leave because of me. A sigh escapes my lips. I’m not even sure why I was so worked up over that little thought, anyways.
We wrap up the filming for today around 7:30, later than usual, but Max explains that filming days usually take longer because if there are too many bloopers and mess-ups, we can get behind schedule and that’s not good. I’m glad Max is in our cast. He’s a guy who knows a lot about the industry but isn’t a stuck up snob, like some people.
I wave goodbye to my friends and head out on the walk back to my apartment. The sun has already set and the city lights gleam as I pass through the streets bustling with people getting home.
As I walk, I continue to think about Niall. He is pretty dreamy, I’ll admit that. I can’t even believe I had the courage to talk to him. He’s famous and totally gorgeous, and I completely slipped up with our conversation. Well, maybe it wasn’t too bad; he seemed relaxed and chilled. Why am I even obsessing over this guy? He probably has a girlfriend, anyways. Wait, Spencer said that this was her chance to be with him, so does that mean he’s single? My heart flutters as the thought rushes throughout my body and a smile plays on my lips.
I reach the building and enter the apartment to find it empty. I open my phone and realize I have a message from Madison.
Classes ran late, won’t be home until 8:30ish
I set my phone and my bag on the counter and head for the fridge, bringing out the leftover lasagna and dishing myself out a piece. I warm it up in the microwave and turn on the TV to relax. After a long day on set, it’s nice to finally lie out on the couch and do nothing.
As I eat my dinner, I realize tomorrow’s Friday, which means that the weekend is coming up. Just like in school, we get the weekends off to relax from working on the show. I’m looking forward to doing nothing over the weekend, just sitting here in the apartment in my fuzzy pajamas watching movies. That actually sounds pretty good.
The rest of the night passes quickly and the next morning I’m super tired. As I begin to wake, I have no idea how I got this tired, but I drink a coffee and take one to go, hoping it will perk me up. By the time I get to set, I’m more awake than I was an hour ago, but still feeling drained.
The screaming girls are still lined up outside of the building, and it looks like they’ve camped out. Oh joy, I feel bad for Niall now. Just the mention of his name in my head makes me remember our little staring contest yesterday. If he’s here today, I hope nothing like that happens again because I’m pretty sure he thinks I’m an idiot. I rush through the secret entrance Max showed us yesterday and almost run into James, one of my fellow cast members.
“Oh, sorry James!” I apologize, continuing on my way.
“No worries!” he yells back.
I race into the girls’ dressing room to find I’m the first one there, apart from Brittany and Sam. Brittany’s getting our outfits together and Sam’s heating up the irons.
“Good morning,” I cheerfully greet as I set my bag on the blue couch in the room.
“Morning,” they chime back, glancing at each other knowing something’s up with me. Oops, better tone it down.
As the morning continues, the rest of the girls enter and get ready for today’s scenes. I’m the first one done but I wait for Alexa, as usual. Once she’s ready, we head on out to the set and I see Niall resting against the same post as yesterday. He looks up and waves at me as he sees me coming and I return the gesture. I breathe a sigh of relief as I realize that he waved at me first, giving me the sign that he probably doesn’t think I’m stupid.
Soon, everyone is ready and Mr. Conners shouts for us to get into our places. The morning shoots go by quickly without any interruptions and too many bloopers, so we’re able to go to lunch early. I begin packing up my bag when Niall approaches me.
“Hey,” he greets.
“Hi,” I smile back.
“Would you, uh, like to go out to lunch with me?” he stutters a little. Oh, my God, really?!
“I, uh, I usually eat with Alexa and Max, but,” I reply, not forgetting my friends.
“Do you think I could tag along?” he asks. Of course you can!
“I don’t think they’d mind,” I answer, smiling. He grins back at me and we walk towards Alexa and Max. I ask them if it would be okay if Niall came along and they both accept. Niall and Max are pretty good friends, so I knew it would be alright with Max, but Alexa and Niall don’t really know each other. I wasn’t sure how Alexa would feel about it, but she seems cool with it, so we’ll see how lunch goes. I have a good feeling inside that it’s going to work out. It just has to.
Notes
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9/13/14