“You’re late…again” she said, leaning back on her chair sipping her latte in a to-go cup. Lying on the table was a bunch of coupons for the café.
“Sorry babe, I was at an audition across town, there were so much traffic getting here. It won’t happen I again, I promise.” he said carelessly as he sucked in his belly to lift his pants and tuck in his t-shirt peeking out from under his leather vest, after wiping sweat off under his bandana tied across his forehead.
“What they say? You think you will definitely get in this time? We really need to find a way to pay our rent, you know?” she retorted in a sarcastic manner, furrowing her heavily penciled in brows together.
Not even looking at her, he replied confidently. “Yahhh, I will definitely get in this time, trust me babe. It’s just the other companies doesn’t have taste. They will for sure regret not picking me over some twiggy kids that wants to be the next Justin Bieber.” Rolling his eyes and crossed his legs, tapping his feet like he’s impatient for this conversation to end or something.
“That’s what you say every time, why don’t you use that useless confidence and get another job or something. A practical one that is.”
“Why don’t YOU get a job? It’s 21st century, women work you know?”
She picked up her latte cup and swigged down rest of the drink. He face red like the lipstick on the cup rims, she crumpled the cup into a paper ball squeezed it until her knuckles turned white and threw it hard into the trashcan next to her.
She muttered under her breath. “I DO work, I just didn’t tell you cause I was at least considerate of your feelings”
Not hearing what she muttered, he smoothed his hair back with his spit and added “It’s only temporary, by the end of the day they will definitely call me back and sign me. Then we will be living the goooood life.”
“You know, the deli we always go to is hiring.” She said looking at him intently.
“Yahhh, think about it babe. By tomorrow I will be famous and the deli would be so happy they served a famous person”
“I said the deli is HIRING”
“And what do you want ME to do?” he said looking irritated.
“Maybe you know, you could work there just in case you don’t get signed again.”
“That is for losers, they will definitely sign me”
She got up “Yah, call me when you do. But now I’m going on date with a working man”