Fly Away

Stetsonville Wisconsin isn't exactly the most buzzing place around, which was exactly why I needed to get out. I loved to sing and dance, and I could do them well. There was just one problem; living in a town that only has a population of five hundred isn't a good way to be seen. I knew leaving my best guy friend, Keylan, would be hard, and my other bestie, Des, would be even harder, but I had too. I had to go to Los Angeles. It was calling me. So five months ago I searched for a talent agency online, and found one that accepted me! My mom was so pessimistic, but once she heard that the talent agency provided a place to live for a few months before you start work, she felt more at ease. But not that much more. I was nervous as well, but it was my dream to get out, and fly away. Im only eighteen, but I have a trademark that nobody else has; my eyes. Normally there a shimmering green, with little specks of gold, but when Im feeling an emotion really strong, they slightly change to a different color. The only down side to that is that my friends always know how Im feeling. I knew my eyes could get me far. One day, in the middle of June, I packed up all of my bags and probably every belonging I owned, and said goodbye to all of my friends and family. Des pretty much hated me because she couldn't believe that I was leaving her, but she got over it. Keylan was sad too, but he made sure that I promised him the minute I became famous, I would send him some money so he could join me out in L.A. I said goodbye to my house, family, and Stetsonville, and headed for the City of Angels. Now that Im here, Im adjusting very well. I have this cool, but small apartment that the talent agency set me up with. It's weird living on my own, but Im hoping soon I will make some friends to keep me company. L.A. is huge and buzzing with excitement, and from the window in my apartment, I can see the whole sky line. Today is my first day on the set of a show. I will be guest starring in a show that is played on the Bravo channel. I walked around the set and met up with Marsha. Marsha was my publicist who was trying to get me set up doing gigs, you know, guest starring on shows and what not. I met up with her, and we went over to sound stage number one, and grabbed some donuts from the food table. I had my lines in my hand and tried the best I could to memorize them. It was so hard, because all around me were some fantastic actors, and I was so enthralled with what they were doing. As me and Marsha continued to eat, we headed over to the sound stage that I would be acting in, sound stage number two. We saw some cars pull up outside, but we both just dismissed it. As we got inside I grabbed some hot coffee for my donuts, and sipped it. Marsha and I continued to talk, and out of nowhere, someone who I had dreamed about all of my life walked in. I dropped my coffee in shock and spilled it all over my top, wincing in pain as the hot coffee stinged my skin. The stranger looked over at me, somewhat sorry for me that I had spilled my coffee all over. I looked at Marsha with frantic eyes. "Uhh, Marsha, why is Nick Jonas here?!?!?". "Hahah, he's your co-star today" she laughed. "Whats wrong with you? Your all shaken up" she said. "Uhhh,uhmmm, No! Nothing's wrong......just really hot....coffee, that all!" you said back. "Ohh, ok. Got it" she said with a wink. "No, no uhh" you replied. Nick walked over, and began to speak to me. "Hi. Are you Carissa" he asked. "Yes...yes, I am Carissa" I replied flashing him your brilliant eyes, somewhat embarrassed for the spilt coffee on your shirt. "Oh, it's nice to meet you. It looks like were going to be working together today" he said while shaking my hand. He had a firm shake, but not too hard. "Wow, you have really pretty eyes. Its like there glowing" he said. "Thank you. That's very sweet" I replied back. At that moment, I knew something had just taken off. It was the start of something new.....TBC