The Cheetah Girls: One World Page #4

I think it stinks.

What? This colour is perfect on you.

Aqua, the audition.

Yeah, it does.

I mean, they can't really expect us to

audition against each other, can they?

Look, I'm really sorry for

getting us into this mess.

And, Do, you should take the part.

Come on, you actually

turned down a job for this,

and you really need the money.

No, Aqua should do it.

This is an awesome opportunity,

and you're an amazing actress.

No. Vik clearly wants Chanel.

What?

"What?" He barely even looks

at us when you're around.

That is so not true.

And even if that were true,

I would never use that to get

an unfair advantage over my girls.

Look, seriously, we could all do this.

This is an opportunity of a lifetime.

How could we pass this up?

Okay. I think we should audition.

- Fair and square, Cheetah-style.

- Yes.

That's weird, there's no caller ID.

Hello?

Aqua? This is Kevin from

Totally Tech Support.

Kevin 347.

You guys, it's Kevin 347.

He's never called me before.

What? What are you doing, girl?

Talk to him.

Hi. Hello?

I hope it's okay that I'm calling.

I was just following up

on your computer problem.

You were right.

I just needed to defrag the disc,

and replace the corrupted registry file

and reload the 802.11 B driver,

and it was fine.

Now I'm officially impressed.

I knew you really didn't need my help.

Is that the only reason why you called?

Not entirely. Are you busy?

- No. I'm not doing anything.

- Me, neither.

I mean, other than looking at the most

beautiful sunset I've ever seen.

It is beautiful.

Wait a minute.

You're watching the sunset, too?

That means...

We're in the same time zone!

There's this beautiful temple.

With white carved elephants?

- Yes.

- Wait a minute.

Describe exactly where you are.

Okay. I'm on a gorgeous path...

Along the Arabian Sea...

And there are people out,

and they're holding hands.

And there's an ice cream stand,

and it's called...

Naturals?

That's right!

You didn't tell me

you were coming to India.

You didn't tell me you lived in India.

Wait, you don't sound like

you live in India.

See, I watch a lot

of American television.

Aqua?

Kevin 347?

Amar.

Actually, I'm only Kevin at work.

No, really.

This is him!

Yo, I think we should

give our girl some privacy.

No, I know how these long-distance

things end. I'm going to talk to her.

What? Are you crazy?

This is so romantic.

We are in India, anything can happen.

Fine.

Have you noticed that

every elephant looks at me?

Are you serious? It's an elephant!

No, I'm not kidding.

It's like they're wanting

to tell me something.

Okay, now.

The elephant is wanting to tell you

that it's okay for your friends to flirt

and have some fun.

It doesn't mean they're

going to abandon you.

Good. Because this is our

last summer together.

I'm really nervous things are going

to change when we go to college.

Nothing is going to change.

We'll always be there for each other.

- Okay.

- Hold up, this is Vik.

I'm going to tell him about the audition.

- But your...

- Hello? Hey, how are you?

Having doubts?

What, me? No.

Maybe.

Sometimes what we wish for

is not what we really need.

Don't miss where you are now

because you're anxious for the future.

Understand?

But what if I'm afraid

of where I'm going?

Look at this tree.

The branches grow out to the sky,

but the trunk remains the same.

Life brings changes,

but the things that really matter

always stay with us.

Yeah, well, I'm not really

a big fan of change.

Change will take place

whether you like it or not.

Yeah.

I can see

you have been through a lot in life.

So you know, when things are bad,

they don't stay that way.

Here.

Ganesh?

He was supposed to remove obstacles.

Now we have more.

Do you have anything else

that will help me?

Oh, yes. I have just the thing.

Close your eyes.

What was that for?

Clarity.

Clarity?

- Too spicy?

- Are you kidding?

This is like breakfast in Texas.

What's it called again?

Chaat. Papri Chaat, actually.

I like it. It's like Indian nachos.

It's crunchy, with a little bit of kick.

I love a girl that can handle her chillies.

See, I bet you cannot find

this in New York.

Well, maybe you could

bring me some?

You know,

Columbia has one of the best

Physics departments

in the whole world.

My father would never agree to that.

It's all planned.

I start at the Indian School of Business

in the fall.

Can't you just tell him you want

to keep your options open?

The only time I talk to my father

is when I'm listening to him

telling me what to do.

Sometimes I get frustrated

that I don't have as many options,

but I think I'd be terrified

if I had as many as you do.

The one thing my dad always told me

was to go after my dreams.

So what's one of your dreams?

To star in Vik's movie.

So go for it. What's stopping you?

It's a little bit more

complicated than that.

I mean, there's only one role

and three Cheetahs want it.

One, two, three, four...

One and two.

Three, four.

All right, guys. We'll just take a break.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Bye!

I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine.

Cool.

You got to be kidding me.

What?

You can't even rehearse.

Any time you're around her,

you act like a big dork.

I do not act like a dork.

Okay.

Really? A dork?

Well, a little.

No, that's a lie. A lot.

You act like a huge dork around her.

I know! It's just that I get so...

So nervous around her.

Why? You're the big movie star.

Because I've never felt this way before.

Yeah, well,

that's the oldest line in the book.

- I've heard it before.

- I mean it.

I've never even kissed a girl. Ever.

Seriously?

No, but I've seen you kiss.

In your movies.

Yes. On camera, but never for real.

Not off camera.

That's actually kind of romantic.

It is?

Dorinda, would you help me?

What?

Help me not act like such a dork

around Gita.

You really like her, huh?

No, sorry. Crushes lead to boyfriends,

and boyfriends lead to heartache.

- You're on your own, buddy.

- Hey.

If you help me with Gita,

I promise to help you with the audition.

I don't know.

I've seen you dance.

I can help you show the world

what you can do.

- You're rewriting it again?

- It was either rewrite the script or

"Vik Bhatia, dental school,"

as Uncle likes to say.

Well, I guess if that's what it takes

to get your movie made.

I know what you're thinking,

but this is my one shot.

And, yes,

if I have to make some compromises,

at least I get a shot at my dream.

What if this was your

only shot to be a star?

Don't you think you'd give it

everything you've got?

I mean, how could you

spend the rest of your life

wondering if you really

could've made it?

Well, I have to get back to writing.

- All right.

- See you later.

Yeah.

Maybe this was meant to be

Maybe now it should be me

Been dreaming of this forever

But I'm feeling so confused, yeah

It's hard to see what's right

between you and I

And I don't know what to do

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