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THE AU DIT ONS .
I have never been fond of reality TV. Sure, I watched it like any other person my age
would, but I never went gaga over The Hills or other shows like that. When I got the opportunity
to audition off a show centred on college, I decided to take a shot and go for it. I mean, what is
the worst thing that could happen? I get rejected, and then I go back to my regular old life, attend
UCLA in the fall, forgetting that any of this ever happened. I saw no flaws in that reasoning. For
some reason, I could feel my palms getting clammy, anticipating my name being called; that
would lead me into the audition room. Hell, normally I would remain calm about these types of
things, but for some reason, at this point in time, I was ridiculously nervous. Maybe it was in the
light of the situation or something of the sort, but I was panicking.
“Blaire Caravalli?”
Oh shit.
All I could remember was my throat feeling as though there was something lodged inside
of it. The moment that I finally walked into the audition room, I could feel my worries simply
melt away. That was the feeling that I absolutely loved; the idea of serenity- and the loss of a fear
of failure. I bit down on my lower lip- and I walked in with the desire to do my best. The first
thing I noticed about the room was that it was plain. There was a video camera, a table and three
executive producers sitting behind that desk.
My short-lived confidence soon fell.
I suddenly began feeling extremely self-conscious; all their eyes were glued onto me. I
swallowed roughly, unsure if I was supposed to know what I had to do. My lower lip was no
longer trembling violently- which was a good sign. The silence that currently inhabited the room
felt as though it was lasting for hours, as though it just didn’t want to move out.
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“Blaire, we think you have a good look, and since this is a reality TV show, we just need
you to shoot a small featurette with your personality and such, otherwise, you’re in.”
All I could remember the excitement surging through my body.
I knew that this was going to be the opportunity of a lifetime.
“Thank-you” I uttered.
“No, thank-you Miss Caravalli.”
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WH AT IT’ S ALL ABO UT.
Today was the day. For some reason, I still had the nerves that were present the day of the
auditions; although, it certainly wasn’t as bad at that day. I guess it was because this room was
less intimidating than before. There was about ten of us in there, with us being the future stars of
the show. I remember sitting in there, my eyes going all over the room, just taking in this new,
unfamiliar, atmosphere. A few people were chatting together, just to get a chance to know each
other. I, on the other hand preferred people to approach me. I can normally be one of the most
social people on the planet, but for some reason, I hated starting conversations. I noticed that for
most of us, even though it was the first time meeting each other, we had already begun to form
cliques. Of course, with me being relatively quiet, I hadn’t joined in with the rest of the group.
Breathing heavily, I remember noticing someone hovering over-top of me.
“Blaire?”
I looked up.
There was a guy standing there, who was relatively attractive.
“I’m Shane.” He said, a goofy grin was plastered onto his face. I was completely curious
as to why he would be talking to me.
“Charmed,” I replied.
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As I looked at him a little bit closer, I noticed how cute he really was. He had this
charming jet black hair that was obviously flat-ironed to make it look the way that it did. Small
dimples accented his tanned skin, which was obvious that it wasn’t real, because it had a bit of an
orange tinge to it, that the sun would never grace onto a body. I also noticed that when he waited
for a response from me, he tended to run his fingers smoothly through his locks.
Was that his little way of flirting with me?
Well, I guess that I would find out later, wouldn’t I?
Moments later, a thick pile of papers were passed along the group. My eyes were glued to
the papers. The title that was on the front confused me a little bit. Partial scripts? My face was
flustered with confusion. I guess that I was wrong to believe that reality TV was actually real.
“So here is the deal, follow the scripts to the best of your ability, but whatever happens,
happens.”
Biting down on my lower-lip, I knew things were going to get interesting this summer.
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TH E TRIP OF A LIF ETI ME.
So, the show officially started today, I was definitely excited but I was still a little bit
anxious to have my whole life being shoved under the camera. I moved into the dormitories, and
I met my new roommate, her name was Lillie Sawyer. She seems to be relatively low-key; you
could tell that she will stay out of the way. Of course, there is something about her that kind-of
confuses me, but I am sure that as time goes by I will get to know her a little bit better.
By this point, I’m determined to find that Shane guy that I met just before the show
started; he looked like a guy that I could definitely get along with. Plus, I would like to get the
details on him, maybe find out his story? Although, I really am not looking to find love, because
I’m pretty much guaranteed that this show will only be a short-time thing for me, because I stillhave my real education to finally deal with. But I guess whatever happens, happens. I’m
certainly not going to shut down any options for myself, especially not with Shane, seeing as he
is really, really cute.
And I definitely would not lie about that.
I gazed around my dorm room earlier. There were two cameras in there, which can be
covered while we are getting changed and stuff; but otherwise the cameras will always be on us.
I used the confession cam earlier today; I guess that if you all watch the show you can find out
what I said. Not like it’s anything important or something like that.
I guess that we all hold secrets around here, even me.
“Blaire.”
That was the only word that came out of my roommate’s mouth for most of the day. The
silence between us, well, it’s just bloody awkward at this point. I guess that me and her may not
get along at this point, because the way that the two of us are going, we are not going to get out
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more than a few sentences out of each other the whole time. I guess I was wrong with the idea of
your college roommate being your friend, or maybe I just got the wrong roommate. Yeah, maybe
that was it.
Or was I doing something wrong?
Did I say something that offended her?
Was my introduction an insult?
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ME AN THO UGH TS AND CH EAP
SH OTS .
I was kind-of shocked to see that Shane had invited me out to the bar tonight. Although,
since Shane came across as a really sweet guy, I figured that it wouldn’t hurt to have a fun night
out. I grabbed my high heeled shoes, as well as the cute dress that I bought before I came to the
show. I took a cab to one of the more popular campus bars- Legacy, which is the one that Shane
had told me to meet him at. Once I had arrived I pretty much noticed Shane immediately. For
some reason, he stood out from a crowd.
Maybe it was that I couldn’t stop staring at him, so I couldn’t miss him.
My body tensed up the moment I approached him, I knew that he noticed, because he
immediately ordered a drink- gin and tonic shot. I took the drink in my hand, and downed it. I
was the type that wouldn’t object to alcohol if offered. I smiled brightly as he grabbed my hand,
insisting to purchase me another drink. This time it was rum and coke, which was good, because
I liked to enjoy my alcohol. For some reason, I was shocked to see that Shane was being so nice
to me, because in my eighteen years of life, I had never met a guy that would grab a girl’s hand
during the duration of time that we’ve known each other. But I guess that I shouldn’t complain
about something good going on in my life.
Two drinks...
Three drinks...
Six drinks.
I had gotten pretty wasted that night. Not only that, but I did something pretty shameful.
Well, it was something that I had promised myself that I wouldn’t do. Shane coaxed me into
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doing cocaine with him. Normally, if I was even a little bit sober, I would have never done it.
That was something that I was certain of. I can’t remember a lot of the things that happened last
night, noting the level of intoxication that filled my body. One thing that I do remember feeling
was really sick. I wasn’t sure if it was the amount of alcohol that I consumed, or if it was the
drugs.
“Why would you do this to me?” I screamed.
“I thought that this was something that you wanted Blaire!” Shane replied back, the one
thing that I noticed about him was that he didn’t seem like himself, he seemed like he was out of
his own body, which he definitely was.
“I don’t want to feel this way.” I could feel my eyes watering severely and I thought that I
was going to vomit.
“It’ll pass on as the night moves along.”
“Screw off, Shane.”
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WHA T A BOU T L OVE .
After what had happened the other night, I wasn’t sure if Shane wanted to speak to me
again. I saw him a couple times during classes and get-togethers in the dorms. We shared small
talk a lot of the time, which was completely understandable the way that I acted when the two of
us got high. The one thing that I realized was how crazy I was crushing on Shane. Now, I wish I
could tell him how I was feeling. Not only that, but I didn’t even want to fall this hard for Shane,
hell; I didn’t want to fall hard for anyone.
It would ruin me.
I knew it.
Today, I stared into the confession cam and told the whole world that I had a crush on
Shane Skytler. I guess that was one of my biggest accomplishments from being on the show. I
finally admitted my true feelings. I’m trying to be as honest as I can with the show, but it’s
proved to be very difficult when the cameras are always glued onto you. Or maybe, it was a little
bit easier, because as the saying always proves true, “The camera doesn’t lie;” the only thing that
I was worried about it Lillie finding out about my little crush.
From my knowledge, Shane and Lillie had a bit of a history before the show, and I really
do not want her to think that I am trying to screw around with her by having a crush on Shane. It
would really be a shame if she believed that, because, I’m going to be honest, I wanted to be her
friend, since the beginning of the show, but she never allowed herself to let me in, which was a
shame, because I think that the two of us would turn out to be great friends. Well, that would be
despite the fact that I am still head-over-heels crushing on this boy.
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Well, there was something that I still didn’t quite understand.
I know that I had said some things that I definitely should not have, but I still can’t
remember exactly what I said. The one thing that I can understand though, is that I must have
said something that really did piss Shane off, because he wouldn’t be reacting this way if I
hadn’t. From what I knew about him, he wasn’t the type to over-react about things, especially notsomething as stupid as this.
But maybe it wasn’t just a stupid fight.
Now as for Lillie, I still can’t understand why the two of us still haven’t really uttered
much to each other. Did I also do something to piss her off?
Of course, she did give me a really dirty look today.
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EL IMI NAT ION MA KES US AL L
BIT TER .
Well, today was a pretty rowdy day. The cast found out that they were going to kick off the character that the viewers favoured the least. For some reason, I was pretty confident that my
position on the show was pretty solid. What we did find out was that they wanted to kick of
Lillie because the viewer found that she was “just there” and that she was relatively “bland and
boring.” I knew that she had a lot of secrets that she had been keeping from the show. Of course,
I wasn’t that much of a bitch, so I wasn’t panning on exposing her on the show. Of course, if she
decided to do anything to screw with me, I would have no problem in taking her down. When I
got back to my dorm room, Lillie was waiting there, and I had a strong feeling that she was
craving a scandal. Biting down on my lower lip, I pulled my laptop from my desk, getting
prepared to check my e-mails.
“This is your entire fault, you know that Blaire,” Lillie scoffed, I knew that she was going
to try and get me to go off on her.
Or maybe just publicly humiliate myself on the show for giving in to her childishness.
“And how would that be, Lillie?” I said coldly, trying to see what kind of response that
Lillie would give me.
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“You’re trying to steal Shane,” responded Lillie.
I still had no clue as to how it had anything to do with Lillie getting kicked off of the
show.
“Yeah, because with me so-called stealing Shane has so much to do with you getting
eliminated,” I shot back, “Would this not help? I though you craved scandal.”
“You know what Blaire? Just leave the show. Nobody likes or wants you.”
“That’s not what the viewers said.” I smirked mockingly. “Least favourite character,” I
began to mock with a small laugh.
I could tell that Lillie was beginning to get angry. I could see her nostrils flaring, and her
body tensing up. I knew that I finally hit a nerve and that she had nothing that she could possibly
come back with anything. She was finally at a loss for words. I was tired of her blaming me for
the things that she brought upon herself. I was tired of the things that she always tried to push
onto me. If I was really at fault, I would openly come across and just say that I was at fault. The
only problem was, was that I wasn’t the one at fault. So I couldn’t say anything.
She left the dorm room, and she didn’t utter another word to me for a long time.
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FOC US, TH E C AME RA IS ON YOU .
I got called down to the “Dean’s Office,” which in reality is the executive producers
office. They were particularly concerned about my recent scandal, which in short, was the night
that I did cocaine in the bathroom at Legacy. They said that this type of scandal would either
make me, or break me. For some reason, I believed it would break me. I was warned to watch
out about the things that I did while the cameras were on me. I guess that there were some things
that I thought that people didn’t see, but they did. Or, maybe there wasn’t even a camera then,
maybe someone tipped the producers off. Either way, I knew that I was being watched. It was a
strange realization to know how much my own privacy had been violated ever since the show
started. I guess that I knew what to expect when I signed up for all of this.
I walked back to my dorm room; Lillie was waiting there as though she was going to
gloat towards me. I was shocked to find that she did anything but that. Lillie didn’t even speak to
me; it was slightly awkward, even now. I was sure that she knew about what happened that night between me and Shane, hell, the whole world probably knew about it by now. The show had
begun airing a few weeks ago by now, and I was pretty certain that there were pictures there of
me and Shane. Well, when I logged on later that day, my name was plastered among a ton of
celebrity gossip websites- you know, perezhilton and lucylemonjuice. They were all speculating
about the things that went on in the bathroom.
Hell, a few of them were right.
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Yeah, I knew that I would be subject to this the moment that I put myself into the
spotlight. Although, I never thought that it would get this out of hand. I knew now that even
when I left the show to go back to attend UCLA, I would never have a normal life. I would be
plastered with the reputation of being a coke-head.
That was just great.
My new approach would have to be made clear very soon. I knew that I didn’t want to
have this pathetic, terrible reputation that is following me through my life. I hoped that there was
something that I could do to fix all of the damage that I have done. The only problem was that I
have definitely started my own fire. I hated the person that I have become, just to get the mere
attention of a stupid guy? I think that there is something completely wrong with that. If I were to
do it all over again, I would definitely be strong enough to just say no, and build a strong and
confident relationship the right way. By all of these components being so messed up, I had the
idea that the two of us would never work. One of the reasons that I would be thinking this is
because Shane and I were still in the awkward stage after when the two of us got high. Not to
mention that I have hardly seen him. He has pretty much stopped going to classes, and I think
that it was because of the fact that I was in the majority of them. I bit down on my lower lip, and
I heard a knock on the door.
I let him in.
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TH E FINA L INTE RVI EW.
Shane Skytler kissed me.
It was something that I definitely did not expect to come out of all of this. It was one of
the most sensational experiences ever. The two of us connected quite well with each other- which
was definitely something that was good. I guess that I was wrong to think that I wouldn’t fall for
someone that was on the show. Just before the two of us broke free- Lillie walked in. I think that
it was just bad timing for the two of us. Shane broke free the moment that he noticed Lillie
Standing there. He dodged out of the room. Right now, I would have considered him very lucky
to be outside of Lillie’s wrath. Though, once again, she said nothing to me. I was surprised as to
why she wasn’t having a freak attack. Although, there was something about the way that she
looked at me; there was something that told me to back away, before she decided to kill me. Now
I was positive that Lillie and Shane had a history.
Well, that being because Shane told me.
Biting down on my lower lip, I said something to her that I shouldn’t have. The reason
being is: I really didn’t know her secret.
But the only thing left to do was bluff my way out of it.
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“Look Lillie, If you don’t back off of me, I’ll tell the whole world your dirty little secret.”
I said, but at the point the only thing that I was worried about was making sure that she didn’t
know that I was bluffing.
“Whatever go ahead, Blaire. That just shows how much better I am than you. And I won’t
sink to your level.” Lillie responded, with a lot more confidence in her voice then I had.
“Yeah, because dwelling on the past is so god damn mature.” I shot back.
“Whatever Blaire, I’m done.”
“Fine, walk away. That just shows how pathetic you really are.”
I watched as Lillie walked off, not only was she now infuriated, but there was nothing
that she could do to bring me down at this point. I heard a small “ding” from my computer, and I
quickly walked over to see what I had received.
That’s when I got the email. This was the email that could potentially ruin Lillie Sawyer.
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GIV ING AW AY THE BI TTE RTR UTH .
So here I am, with my final farewell.
Though, I’m not leaving without spilling some dirty little secrets.
The only difference here is, is that I am doing it with my own sense of class. As well, I’m
going to have a big smile on my face. I’ve had a good time working on College 101; I’ve made a
lot of friends, gaining a lot of new experiences. That I will certainly take along with me for the
rest of my life. I remember when I first came to the show; I never thought that I would fall for a
guy, especially not Shane. Yeah, I fell for him. The only fallback was that falling for him came
with a price. That resulted in me making a mistake on my own. The media has recently been
speculating about the night that I went to Legacy. Now I can finally admit that I did cocaine withShane; and yes, I can admit that at first, I hated him for it. Then the two of is finally came around
with each other, which is something that I am personally happy about. Then, there is my
roommate, Lillie. The two of us didn’t get along with each other, and we still don’t.
I recently found out the reason why the two of us were pretty much destined to hate each
other so much. She had a history that I didn’t and couldn’t have with Shane. The main thing that
she had been hiding is a secret that she has been keeping from the world. That being, in her
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sophomore year, she was pregnant with Shane’s child. There you go Lillie, your secret is out. Get
ready for some damage control, just like I had suffered. I never wanted to make any enemies on
the show, and i knew that from the beginning, but for some reason, I was the one that was being
brought into people’s pasts, as well as their own mistakes. I wish that I got a chance to know my
co-stars a lot better, especially my own roommate, Lillie. I always will hope that I will learn
from this experience, because that is definitely something that I have done. I will talk away a lotof the things that happened here, and make it so I get something out of it. I know that I did have a
lot of fun, and I wouldn’t change a lot of it for the world.
Let’s just say I’m done.
I was never one for reality TV anyways.
But there was one lesson I did learn, once you fall, it’s harder to get back up.