*Luca*
While Piper was auditioning at that fancy acting school, the boys and I went to check out rooms. We'd seen four rooms so far, but I didn't think they were good enough for Piper.
"And what do you think of this room?" Jason asked us as we walked into room number five. The room was bigger than the other rooms we had seen. It had a double bed and a sofa with TV.
"I don't want Piper to have communal showers." I said right away. "She should have her own bathroom."
"Luca, the showers are well shielded. It's just a student house, there you have communal showers and a communal kitchen." said Jason. I walked on and sat down on the bed.
"The bed is too hard."
"Luca, does Piper not like it, or do you not like it," Jason asked. I fell backwards onto the bed. I wasn't lying the bed was really really hard.
"I'd like to have her with me, but if she does go, at least I want her to get her own apartment or something. I don't want to worry about all those dirty guys who live here too. They'll berate her right away. in the shower! Or worse!"
"Luca, you're really going too far now." said Adam. "I'm going to miss her too, but Piper is strong! She just kicks those guys in the balls, she did that to you too!" Adam sat down next to me on the bed.
"Wow, the bed is indeed hard." Admitted Adam.
"Then we'll buy a new mattress!" shouted Jason. "I just want her to live her dreams. With or without us." I got up from the bed and walked to the window. She did have a nice view from here. Further up was a small park and the supermarket was really close. You could also see the school from her room. A little further was even a small grove, with a number of white houses. There are probably a number of wealthy families living there.
"Wow." said Jasper, who came and stood next to me. "Is that a Ferrari?" He had gone to the forest pass, which led to the houses. I looked and indeed saw a red sports car driving.
"Let's go see." Max shouted enthusiastically.
"Guys!" shouted Jason. "We've got some more important things to worry about than stupid sports cars." Jason continued with the inspection, but we had other plans. Adam signaled to me and pointed at Jason. I nodded and together we crept up to him.
"Three two one." Adam whispered and we ran to him. The two of us lifted up and walked out of the room. Along the way we came across a few students, who looked at us vaguely.
"You'll be hearing from us." shouted Adam.
"Or not!" I yelled after it. We dumped Jason into the car laughing and followed the Ferrari.
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The man from the Ferrari loved to brag about his car to us, much to the chagrin of his wife. Mrs. Ferrari, as we called her, was staring at us from the window. Every now and then she shook her head. I felt my cell phone vibrate in my jacket pocket and took it out.
'Hey Luca,
I made it through the first round of auditions! Now I have to wait for the second round! See you soon! Say hi to the rest!'
-Piper 16:42
I smiled while texting. I am so very proud of her. I put my cell phone away again and put my hands in my jacket pockets. Mr. Ferrari's house was really beautiful. It was a small villa. It wasn't very big, but it looked luxurious. I looked around and saw a few more small villas. This is the house that Piper is supposed to live in, but it's never going to happen. First, it's super expensive, and second, there's bound to be none for sale. I left the boys and walked around the neighborhood. The houses all looked the same. There was a sports car in front of almost every door, except for the last three, which were family cars. A man wearing a blue shirt and a beige vest wrapped around his shoulder was washing the car.
"Hello sir. What a beautiful day it is today." he said elatedly as he washed the hubcaps.
"Yes for sure." I said politely back.
"Will you come and see the house next door?" he asked as he threw his dirty sponge into the bucket. I looked at the last house in the row. It looked quite deserted.
"I'd love to, but I'm afraid it's expensive." Yet my gaze could not leave the house.
"Oh, that house is a bargain? Much cheaper than the others in the area! The garden is a lot smaller. I already told the council that if they ever wanted to sell that house, they should make the garden bigger. But then they got into a fight with the forest management. Trees are very important, you see!" The man kept on chattering, but my mind was elsewhere. I thanked the man for the information and walked to the empty house.
"Guys!" I yelled to the rest who were still standing by the Ferrari. "I have an idea!"
*Piper*
I immediately let Luca know I was through. Suddenly a heavy burden was lifted from my shoulders. I had been so nervous, but it went really well! I was one step closer to my dream. I sat in the long hallway with a script on my lap. They wanted to know how quickly I could memorize a script. I tried to stamp all the rules in my head.
"Is everything alright?" asked the boys next to me.
"Yeah. And with you," I asked politely.
"No, it's really bad." He said. "I have the memory of a goldfish." I laughed at his comment and he also laughed.
"I'll help you. I'm Piper by the way." I held out my hand and he took it. "Liam."
Liam and I studied our text together and were also allowed to perform it together. When we had finished, we sat in suspense in the large auditorium.
"How do you think it went?" he asked nervously.
"It went well, I think. We just have to wait and see." I crossed my fingers and hoped I was accepted. Liam and I got to know each other in the meantime. His favorite color was pink, he loved chocolate and his celebrity crush is Johnny Depp. We immediately exchanged numbers and promised each other that we would go shopping together.
After waiting for an hour, all the candidates were called to the theater where the auditions were held.
"I'm sure you want to know if you've been hired." said the headmistress of the school. Yes duh.
"If I call your names, you can leave the room. Then the adventure ends for you." The headmistress took her notebook from the jury table and started naming names. One by one people left the room. One began to cry dramatically while the other tried to be strong. I closed my eyes and hoped she wouldn't mention my name.
"And that was the last." She said. "Congratulations, you've been hired." My eyes shot open and I was so relieved. Liam and I started jumping around.
"We've been hired!" I shouted.
"I know!" All the accepted students left the auditorium and I immediately took my phone in my hand. I walked out and called Luca.
L: With Luca
P: Hey Luca, guess what?
L: What?
P: I've been hired
L: What! That's so cool! Congratulations honey!
P: Where are you now?
...
P: Luca?
I felt an arm around my waist and cried out. Luca picked me up and spun around. Before he put me back on the ground, he kissed my lips.
"I'm so proud of you, little one." He whispered to my lips.
"I am not small." I mumble back. Luca chuckled.
"Really." Before I could answer he kissed me again.
"Let's go. The boys and I have something to show you." Luca took my hand and we walked through town together.
"What do we do?" I asked surprised.
"Have patience." Luca said with a laugh.
"Should I be patient? You never have patience when we are together." I laughed.
"But you're just seducing me. You provoke it, so it's basically your fault."
"That is not true!" Luca put his arm around my shoulder and led me into the woods. We stop in front of a white villa. Jason and the other boys were talking to a man in the house next door.
"What is this?" I asked surprised. Jason heard me and came up to us.
"Congratulations princess." he said cheerfully.
"Jason, what is this?" I asked again.
"This, princess. This will be our new home."
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