My stomach churns as my alarm awakens me from my alcohol induced sleep. I couldn't help it. My nerves were too much. I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep, I couldn't even be bothered to go on Tumblr. It started with a glass of wine and ended with an empty bottle.

With a groan, I drag myself out of bed, slumping into my bathroom. I cringe at my reflection. My hair's a mess, three day old eyeliner is smudged around my eyes, and I have pillow marks on my right cheek. Sighing, I grab my toothbrush and brush my teeth. Afterwards, I take a quick shower, which seems to wake me up a bit.

I stumble out of the bathroom and back to my bedroom, throwing on a gray sweatshirt and black skinny jeans. Do I have time to eat? I have an hour... I'm not chancing it.

Before I leave, I make sure Tink's food bowl is full then I leave, groaning at the sun as I slide into my car. What did I ever do the the sun? Nothing. It's so fucking bright. One day I'm gonna nuke it. That'll teach it to fuck with me and my hangover.

It takes a little over a half hour to get the the studio. I rush inside and check in before heading to the director's room where Jared said everyone would meet. All heads turn to me when I enter the room.

"Hi." I whisper awkwardly, closing the door behind me.

"Y/N! Right on time. Take a seat." Max says with a grin.

I look up and see Jared is motioning to an empty seat next to him. I quietly walk around the table and sit down, giving him a quick smile before giving my attention to Max and the other crew members.

"Welcome, cast of Shy!" Max exclaims with enthusiasm, clasping his hands together.

I look around the table, feeling my heart rate quicken as I spot some recognizable faces- Shailene Woodly, Kate Winslet, Zac Efron, Cole Sprouse, and of course Jared. Everyone here is so important... I don't understand why I was casted. I guess I'm the infamous of the bunch.

"Alright! So, just a little exercise! We're going to go around the table, state our names and roles, and a little improve of your character. Let's start with Kate." Max speaks.

"Hello, I'm Kate Winslet. I'm playing Gia, Alex's mother," She clears her throat, "Alex! Sophia! If I have to tell you to stop spray painting the cat one more time..."
A round of laughter fill the room.
"Hey, I'm Zac Efrom, playing the role of Miles," He gets into character, "Look, honey. I passed this test," he licks his lips, plastering on a smirk, "but if you need more convincing, I'm glad to offer."

"Woo!" Max exclaims, fanning himself with his hand, "Bad boy! Love it! Jared, you're up!"

Jared just chuckles, "The name's Jayden Rin," He scratches the back of his neck, "I guess I'm good with school. I mean, I don't really talk to anyone... well, besides Alex," He smiles over at me, and a blush creeps onto my face, "She's pretty cool. I know there's something she hides from me... something she hides from everyone." He doesn't break eye contact, I almost gasp when he grabs my hands, "But she doesn't have to hide from me."

With that, he lets go of my hands and they fall onto my lap. Everyone claps, but I'm left in a trance. I knew Jared gets really into his characters, but to experience first hand is beyond anything I imagined.

"Holy shit." Shailene mutters before whispering something to Kate. Kate nods, glancing at me quickly before looking away.

The rest of us go around and do a little character monologue.

Mental note: Kate plays my mom, Shailene plays my sister, Zac plays a dick that picks on me, Cole plays my drug dealer, and Jared plays my love interest. I'd say Jared has the easiest job...

"We know you've only been given a few lines from the script and don't know much about the film, so we're going to be giving you the full scripts now. That'll be it for today. Once you get your script, you can go! Meet back here same time tomorrow." Max concludes as Mark, the other director, passes scripts around the table.

"You did really good." Jared whispers in my ear. His voice makes me stagger on air.

"All I did was say a few things off the top of my head." Why did I say that? I should've just said you too! Fuck.

He just smiles and shrugs his shoulders, "Well, in a year when your face is up on the big screen, you're gonna be getting compliments from everyone. So, you might as well get used to it."

I open my mouth, but no words can form. God damn, why does he have such a strong effect on me? At the end of the day, he is just a person. An incredibly  talented and hot person.

At my loss of words, he stands up, grabbing his script, "I gotta run. See you tomorrow, Alex."

"Bye, Jayden." I giggle. He waves everyone bye before walking out of the room.

A script is placed down in front of me. I just stare at it. It's like Jared froze me with his icy blue eyes.