Shooting Star by Rowan Coleman Read Free Book Online

“I’ll see you soon, OK?”
    “OK!” Sean said, grinning happily.
    “Come on,” I said. “The cab’s still waiting. I hope we’ve got enough money…”
    As we stepped out into the night air Sean hugged me so tightly that my feet left the ground.
    “Sean!” I said, feeling flustered. “Stop doing that!”
    “But I always hug you,” Sean said happily.
    “I know, but not now, not when both of us are supposed to be at home in bed and no one – including your girlfriend and my mum – knows that we’re here. It makes me feel…odd.”
    “I’m sorry, Rubes,” Sean said, with a shrug that proved he wasn’t. “It’s just that it’s worked out exactly the way I hoped. Dad was really happy to see me and he doesn’t care that I don’t want to work any more. I think when I left him to go live with Mom, it really made him see what matters.”
    “Are you sure about that?” I asked him as we climbed back into the cab.
    “Yes, of course. He said so – didn’t he?” Sean said.
    “Yes, he did. It’s just that, well – Sean, he’s got you to do something that no one, not your mum, not Sylvia Lighthouse, not even Anne-Marie, has been able to do. He’s got you to audition for a film.”
    It’s Your Life!
    The Inside Scoop on the inside information. Who’s on the way up and who’s on the way out!
    Kirsty O’Brien.— our fave girl TV Star can do no wrong! The critics love her and so do we. Here’s hoping Kirsty kills on the set of the new movie production of Spotlight!
    Sean Rivers —Sean’s back and we have three readers’ cell phone snaps to prove it. Sean’s in Hollywood again and rumors are rife that he’ll be returning to the big screen again. Please make those rumors come true, Sean. IYL! misses you and so do all the girls of America!
    Danny Harvey —You’ve never heard of him and neither have we, but in the UK he’s a top TV and recording star. Watch this space—Inside Scoop predicts big things for Danny Harvey.
    Ruby Parker— Remember Ruby? Our fave young Brit is back to try out for a role in Spotlight! Since you voted The Lost Treasure of King Arthur as your DVD of the Year, we’re sure that young Ruby is shooting towards stardom.
    Adrienne Charles— We’re so over Adrienne here at IYL! Turns out the rumors about her bullying other kids at her school were true—that’s NOT cool, Adrienne!
    Hunter Blake —Never thought we’d ever see Hollywood High’s Hunter over this side of Inside Scoop, but rumor has it that he’s being acted off the set of his new movie by British newbie Danny Harvey! Here’s hoping you get your groove back, Hunter…
    Henry Dufault —What is it about Henry that means he can’t stay out of trouble? This talented actor has been asked to leave his latest school again after an incident with a fire hydrant. We say, Henry, why can’t you just calm down? You don’t have to be a rebel for us to notice you.

Chapter Six
    “I’m not mentioned in this magazine either!” Anne-Marie said, as she pored over the copy of It’s Your Life! that Mum had brought home to take our minds off things while we waited to find out if any of us were going to be called back for the next round of auditions. “I know it’s an American mag, but you’d have thought they would have spotted my talent by now. I was the star of the TV version of Spotlight!, or one of them anyway, and I’m Sean Rivers’ girlfriend! When are people going to start noticing me ?”
    We were sitting by the pool trying hard not to listen for the phone. Waiting for news of an audition is one of the worst and best things that I have ever done. It’s a weird mixture of excitement, hope, terror and disappointment because you try to be ready for whatever the result is.
    And this morning it was even harder to wait for two reasons. Firstly because it wasn’t only me that waswaiting for news – it was my two best friends as well – and secondly because I had hardly had time to think about what had happened