Seeing her again

Arthur

I read through the script once more. These words...the way this script is written...they are all so familiar to me.

"So? What do you think?" Ben questions and when I lift my head to see him, he again opens his mouth, "Isn’t it a fabulous piece of literature?"

But instead of answering any of his questions, I stare at him before pointing towards the bright monitor of his laptop and ask him, "It's written by Eve, isn’t it?"

This time, Ben's jolly face turns pale...void of any colours. I tap my fingers on the table as I anticipate his response which doesn’t come.

"Well?" 

"Umm...look Arthur, the storyline is great and…"

"So, it is written by Eve," I confirm while raising an eyebrow, causing Ben to cough a little. He takes a deep breath before replying with a small, slow, "Yes."

I knew it!

"Arthur, I know that it's hard for the both of you to face each other after whatever has happened. But think about it as a career move...I don't think that we'll be able to find a more suitable person than you to do the role of Oliver," he looks at me with expectations clouding in his eyes.

"Alright," I shrug.

"Al-alright?" Ben looks shocked, as if he didn’t expect me to agree so easily. I chuckle, "It seems like you don't want to give me the role!"

"No, no! It's not like that at all...I'm glad that you made the right decision," his lips break into a toothy grin, making his almost wrinkly face more wrinkly.

"But, Ben, a question still remains," I say as I lean towards him, "Does she want me to do the role?" I question and watch Ben's smile disappear yet again.

Soon after a sigh, he says, "She had confronted me regarding this earlier. But don't worry...I've handled everything," he pauses and a low voice follows, "Or at least I will."

"So she doesn’t want it. At least not yet, innit?" I ask while staring curiously towards Ben. His eyebrows join together as deep lines make their way to his forehead.

"....No…"

"Great!" I bang on his glass desk with my fist with enthusiasm, causing the things on it to shake. But ignoring all of it and Ben's questioning gaze, I stand up and forward my hand towards him to shake. He takes my hand in a handshake, his brows still joined together.

"Thanks, Ben. I will do the role." I say before leaving his cabin with a happy grin.

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July came earlier than I had expected and today was the day I've been anticipating. Today is the day the filming starts. As I enter into the set, I see the crew members running from here to there, setting up the set.

I see Ben talking with one of the members and so I approach them.

"Hey, Ben." I wave to get their attention. He turns his head to get a view of me and smiles.

"Arthur! Good morning."

"Good morning. Am I early or late?" I question not seeing any other actors or actresses. Ben laughs, "Well, apparently, a bit of both. Charlotte is already in her vanity van, dressing up and going through her script."

"Alright then. I will also head there now…" I say and ponder over the thought of asking him the question that's been bugging me. Ben senses my hesitation.

"Is there something you want to say?"

"Ah...yeah, umm...is-is Eve going to be here today?" I question and watch Ben smile.

"Of course. She's really picky when it comes to acting out the roles. Plus, she kind of suspects that we would change the storyline!" he said the last part in a whisper, earning a chuckle from me.

"Ok, I should probably head towards my van now. See you later, Ben," while saying this, I start to walk backwards when my back collides with something and the sound of something falling follows.

I quickly turn around only to see none other than Eve standing in front of me...Surprise is written all over her face and her eyes are staring down. I follow her gaze and my eyes grow wide in surprise, too. 

Tea was spilled all over her skirt and it was clear that it would leave a nasty mark on her white clothing. 

"Shit, I'm really sorry!" I blurt out. Eve lifted her gaze and for a moment it seemed like her blue eyes would burn me alive. I was expecting something more than the burning gaze because honestly, Eve is a huge clean freak!

But to my shock, she averts her gaze from me and says in a cold tone, "It's fine."

With that being said, she passes by me and someone shows her the way to the washroom. I almost didn’t notice how quiet it was this whole time. But with her gone, the set becomes alive once again.

I see Ben looking at me with an expression that says, "You have a long way to go, Buddy."

Taking a deep breath, I turn around and start walking towards my van. 

Three years...I'm seeing her after three long years and the first thing that has to happen is me spilling tea all over her dress. Great!

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