Then, they started walking, and she turned to make sure that Samara wasn’t behind them because she planned to vent her frustrations about her to Bryce.
“Shedidmake one request for the food, and she’s working for cheap,” Bryce said. “Think we can maybe try to keep it professional and get her that food?”
“She has ridiculous demands. This food is hot.”
“I know, but I guess she wants it hotter.” Bryce handed Dana the container. “Can you remake it for her?”
“Can I reheat it and see if she notices?”
Bryce laughed and replied, “Sure, but it’syourfuneral.”
They walked until Bryce had to turn a different direction, and Dana went into the catering tent. She put the food on a plate, shoved it into the microwave, and then put it back intothe container before walking it back to the trailer assigned to Samara. There, she knocked and waited until Samara opened the door and looked down. This might be her funeral, but if Dana’s trick worked, it would be worth it if she later got fired.
Samara took the container from her, repeated what she had done before, and said, “It’s fine.”
Then, she closed the door in Dana’s face.
“You’re welcome!” Dana said loudly on purpose.
“She’s a piece of work, huh?”
Dana turned to see the woman who had been auditioning for Bray standing off to the side of the trailer.
“I’m only here for an audition, so I don’t have a trailer,” the woman added. “Can you point me in the direction of the catering tent so I can grab some food and practice my lines?”
“Oh, it’s just down there,” Dana said, pointing. “Straight and at the end. You can’t miss it. You’re running lines?”
“Thanks. I’m doing a chemistry read withher, so I need to read and perfect everything.” The woman nodded toward Samara’s trailer. “She’s not the easiest to get a good read from when you’re in an audition. She’s a great actress, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not like she’s in there trying to help me out, you know? It’s basically a chore to her.”
“I’m Dana,” she said and held out her hand.
“Grace,” the woman replied.
“I’m an actress. Local stuff, mostly, and I’m no Samara Barber, but if you want help, I’m free now that I’ve deliveredPrincessBarber her food.”
“Really? You don’t mind?” Grace asked.
“No. I was going to grab food here anyway. It’s free.” Dana shrugged a shoulder.
“That would be really cool. Thanks. I know they already auditioned someone before me, so I don’t know if I have a real chance here, but it would be cool to get it, even if I didn’t get it the first time.”
“Yeah, come on,” Dana replied. “I’ll walk you over, and we’ll run through it together.”
CHAPTER 5
Samara had been reminded that trailers weren’t soundproof when she’d heard Dana nearly yell her passive-aggressive response through the closed door, but then, she heard something else.
“She’s a piece of work, huh?”
That voice belonged to her scene partner from earlier, and while Samara had always tried to brush off comments like that, this one hurt a bit.
“I’m only here for an audition, so I don’t have a trailer,” the woman said. “Can you point me in the direction of the catering tent so I can grab some food and practice my lines?”
“Oh, it’s just down there,” Dana said. “Straight and at the end. You can’t miss it. You’re running lines?”
Samara pulled a fork out of her drawer and took a bite of her meal, deciding it was one degree cooler than she would have liked, but that wasn’t awful, and it was cooked well. Then, she stood near the door and held on to her food in one hand and the fork in the other.
“Thanks. I’m doing a chemistry read withher, so I need to read and perfect everything. She’s not the easiest to get a good read from when you’re in an audition. She’s a great actress, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not like she’s in there trying to help me out, you know? It’s basically a chore to her.”
