The weather looks good today. The clouds have gathered and created a grey shield above my head. I love days like this, it means it might rain later, I hope it rains . I do not of cause mean to be all soapy and dramatically cry in the rain but because it has just been soo hot lately and I really just can't stand the heat.
"Please let it pour!.." I randomly shout out of my car window to no one in particular after a quick gaze to the murky skies.
Before I left the house this morning Ethan sent me another text telling me to bring my A-game tonight. I wonder what he wants us to do..I hope our final act isn't anything heavy. I am already mentally and emotionally exhausted .
"I am here" I say to no one in particular fifteen minutes later as I park the car at the mini cafe that I hope is the meeting place where Ethan said we will discuss "things to do " for the farewell party. Right then, I see a hand waving at me from the inside. I leave my car and slowly walk towards the cafe .
"Finally!..oh where is Jack?" Ethan says the moment I step into his view, his little smile from earlier dropping as soon as he sees me walk in alone.I didn't know I had to come with Jackson.
"Probably at his house or his brother Is driving him here..last time we talked his car was broken I only dropped him off once but I think all should be good now .I think." I answer back to Ethan while choosing a seat infront of him that is located close to the window.
" Oh that is okay, we can talk a little while we wait." He says while taking a seep out of the water glass in front of him. He raises his head to look at me, peering at my distraught figure through his light pink sunglasses . "So.." he says.
I wait for him to continue.
"How are you feeling?" he finally says after a while as he continues running his fingers in circles round the rim of his water glass .
"Good." I lie.
"Oh..come one Eian, we both know you aren't..or at least one of you shouldn't be okay...I know it is always hard for new actors , but then again, you guys are an odd pair so I am guessing it is normal that none of you have residual feelings or any attachment. if that is the case then that is good . It is good that you are 'good'." He says and continues to seep his tap water as if he was drinking hot tea.
" Do you want to tell me why we had to secretly meet here without the rest of the team members or should we still continue to wait for the kid? I have a slight idea regarding the agenda of this meeting but I hope to hear the atrocity from your mouth." I say to him while rightfully settling myself on the pink and blue metal chair and pretend to browse through the cafe menu.
Thank God it's a pamphlet, I'm tired of those online cafes where you have to scan a code to order.
" Kid!?..wow..He is now just kid..to you?..really?..just how fast people change!?! anyway I think the kid should be here any minute now then we will talk. " Ethan says in an exaggerated tone and goes back to scrolling through his phone.
I just stare at him dumbfounded..•_•
Ten minutes later Jack comes panting through the little cafe door, he is late but just like any adolescent he is keeping the I am fashionably late poise. Strutting in like a run way model . I wonder what is so fashionable about his appearance today- his face? cause that shirt is just like that girl Jane.
Plain.
Look at him swaying his beautiful dark night hair, his perfectly chiseled jaw just sitting there making him look all handsome and his starlit eyes looking youthful and kind of cheerful as always..what do I even like about this clumsy looking kid?
"Sup"
If I wasn't already sitting I would have probably collapsed just from his voice.My knees just literally went weak.
"Sit, Sit, you are late what happened?"
Ethan interrogates him as soon as he pulls the chair from the table.He needs to calm down , everyone can be late..he is always late..even as a director he would always be the last one to arrive.Who does he think he is questioning people about their lateness.. Jackson is not even that late.. just ten minutes. It could have been worse.
Eian..Eian...
"Eian!..are you going to join the meeting or should I leave you in Narnia." Ethan says while waving his hand in front of my face. I guess I zoned out.
I give him a wry smile and continue to pretend to care about his existence. Although I have no interest on what he wants to say, I still have to listen to him either way. He is a master manipulator, in short he has worked in this industry for so long he knows all tricks to get what he wants and now he will share some of those with us.
" Ehm..anyway as I was saying, the two of you should share a little hug, nothing too intimate but also not soo business like- anything in the middle..we don't want them to think the two of you are at odds or that maybe you really are ducking him behind the scenes. Keep it casually romantic in a bromance kind of way if that makes sense."
"NO.?" Jack and I both respond in unison and what does he mean by ducking him! I would probably be the one bullied just comparing our physic . I don't think this kid would even bow to a king. So how would he even bend for..
*Peh peh* Go AWAY DIRTY THOUGHTS!!
" You guys just give them a little fan service, nothing too romantic..keep it casual but act sad." Ethan goes on trying to make us understand more on what our roles would be tonight but it's okay. I don't intend to get in any trouble with the paparazzi so I will be extra careful.We will try to keep it casual..we always have.
It will be easy.