Dream Weaver wrote:
Isabel is at the bar preping for the evening to come and Liz is going to happen by and see the help wanted sign in the window. Max is at the bar waiting on Michael to come in....his first night will be tonight. Max can see Liz when she arrives but remember he is a slient partner at the bar and no one but Isabel knows he's rich. The rest should just believe that he's her brother and head of security (until later

). You can have Alex, Tess and Maria maybe finishing up their by day activities with school maybe meeting somewhere after class........Maybe even have Tess and Maria be roomies.....Kyle will be finishing up a shift at work, and be meeting Tess later at the bar.
OCC: Ok........Let's get this party started!
Elizabeth Rae Parker
God could life suck any more than it already does? It seems no matter what I do these days my dreams are just not destined to come true. A mist has began to fall and I can smell the hint of the rain moving in and of course to make matters worse, I don’t have my umbrella with me.
My feet are absolutely killing me and I feel a slight pain on the back of my ankle, signaling a blister that will probably materialize tomorrow. I think I have been to every record company in New York and I am only finding that my patch is filled with slamming doors and horrid people. I guess all they see is a small town nobody from Roswell, New Mexico.
I have been here in this city now for a little over a month and my money supply is beginning to run short. My stomach growls and I cringe knowing that I will be lucky to even to find a dollar to buy a cup of coffee. I was hoping that by now I would have been on my way to living my dreams, but I guess that my hopes will have to be put off for a while for a regular run of the mill job.
My feet shuffle on the sidewalk as I slump over staring at them, despair in my heart. Why should I have assumed that this would be easy? Everything else in my life hasn’t been so why would this be any different? I guess I just hoped that Elizabeth Rae Parker would finally find her time to shine. Maybe I am just not meant to be happy.
I sign as I raise my eyes, noticing the area around me. I hadn’t realized I had been walking so long. I am now surrounded by a few unsightly buildings and I trip, falling hard on the sidewalk.
“Damn it!” I yell out to no one in particular. I can feel tears welling up in my eyes. “Maybe I should just give up and go home.” I think to myself.
I slide over, bracing my back up against the dirty brick wall. I close my eyes as a tear escapes, cascading down my flushed cheeks.
“Grandma Claudia, please give me a sign that things will be alright.” I say as I pull my knees up against my chest. The mist is beginning to become a drizzle and I sigh knowing that I need to find shelter.
I open my eyes to find that across the street a flashing neon sign has just blazed to life. The colors are almost blinding as they swirl casting a glare of bright red and yellow.
“Wild Hearts Salon.” I say reading the words that have sprung to life.
I then notice a large black and white sign in the window reading HELP WANTED! Then just as quickly as the sign lit up, it was off. I chuckle slightly as a familiar calm washes over me. “Ok Gram, I get the hint.”
I stand, wiping off the dust and grime that collected on my jeans from my fall. I then quickly sprint across the street, barely missing a taxi that honks at me in annoyance. I take a deep breath. I was a waitress at my parent’s café at home so how hard could this job be?
I pull the handle, sounding the bell as I enter. The bar is empty. I swallow, gaining my courage as I call out, “Hello, Anyone here?”