At the Club

One Week Later

Riley

"Oh God. I hate accounting." Charlotte pressed her hands to her face and let out a long groan as we sat at the table together.

"Then why are you studying it?" I glanced up from the lines I was working to memorize. I'd scored a side part in the next school play at UCLA. My best bet for snagging a real agent and dropping mine was to grab someone’s attention in one of the college productions. Sadly enough, it was more about who you knew and not what you were capable of.

"It's part of my business degree." She closed the book and leaned back. "Guess what I heard this morning, or rather saw."

"What?" I reached for my Coke and took a quick sip as it spilled onto my papers. "Shit."

I got up and grabbed a few paper napkins as she continued like nothing happened.

"They're having open auditions to a big time movie coming up." She wagged her eyebrows and took a sip of my Coke.

"Oh yeah? What? Elves in Wonderland three?" I lifted my eyebrow and gave her a cheeky grin as I clea