A few feet away, Justin jumps to feet.
“Lizzy.” My voice comes out very calm, which is not how I feel. “Be serious.”
“Allison.” She sets the cake down, leaning forward. “I got a call from the casting director this morning. They want you. Just like they said, they’re going for new faces and they picked you.”
I stand up. My body just does it, rising slowly from the couch, and then something in my chest cracks open and I scream.
Not a small scream. A full, unhinged, everything-I’ve-been-holding-for-eight-months scream that bounces off every wall in the apartment and probably travels to the neighbours on both sides.
I spin around.
“Justin.” My voice is shaking. “I got the role.”
He’s standing and taking it in with a broad smile on his face.
“I got the role.” I repeat.
My whole body
