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Full of brio, she cabbed it to the audition, although it was only seven blocks away in the offices of a well-known casting director Going into the building, Lola found herself riding up in the elevator with a pack of eight other girls, ere obviously also going to audition Lola assessed the to worry about When the elevator doors opened on the fifteenth floor, there were eventhe wall in the hallway

This had to be a h a doorway and into a sirl walked by with a clipboard Lola stopped her “Excuse me,” she said “I’m Lola Fabrikant I have an appointment for an audition at two”

“Sorry,” the young woman said “It’s an open call You have to wait in line”

“I don’t wait in lines,” Lola said “I write a sex column The producers contacted me personally”

“If you don’t wait in line, you won’t get to audition”

Lola huffed and puffed but went to the end of the line

She was stuck on the line for two hours Finally, after she inched through the hallway and into the waiting room, it was her turn She went into a rehearsal roo table “Name?” one of them asked

“Lola Fabrikant,” she said, tossing her head

“Do you have a photo and résumé?”

“I don’t need one,” Lola scoffed, surprised that they didn’t seem to knoho she was “I have my own column online My picture is on it every week”

She was asked to sit in a small chair A an asking questions

“Why did you come to New York?”

“I…” Lola opened her mouth and froze

“Let’s start again Why did you come to New York?”

“Because…” Lola tried to continue but was stifled by all the possible explanations Should she tell theht she was destined for bigger things? Or was that too arrogant? Maybe she should start with Philip Or how she had always seen herself as a character in Sex and the City But that wasn’t exactly true Those wo