Grayson Lawrence

“Everyone can master a grief but he who has it”- W. Shakespeare 

[jaquelynpresley]

“So I got bored over the break, and a little stir crazy, and I got myself a puppy…I’m not sure if this was a mistake or not, but here she is…I just don’t know what to name her. Any ideas?”

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“That dog is so cute. can I hold her?”  He didn’t know why he was feeling overly emotional about a puppy, but he felt like he was going to cry.  

[aiden-woods]

“Oh is that all? Come on you can do better than that.”

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“I really did just come here to hit something.”

[kate-buchanan]

Kate sighed longingly. “As soon as this show’s over… I’m gonna take a vacation to some remote crystal beach with hot men and women….” She muttered out loud to motivate herself.

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“Am I not enough of a hot man to spend your time with Kate?”

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“More to life than acting…possibly. But it’s also why we’re in this situation of cancellations at the studio too. Everyone’s got more important things to do than their jobs.” Grant shrugged. “Whatever it is though…sure has you riled to an amusing degree.” He didn’t care what it was. He just enjoyed ruffling feathers sometimes.

“Not a big thing.  Just my best friend being put on hospice because they think he’s going to die sooner rather than later.  He’s also my manager, so it’s really just because of him I’m even fucking staying around.  Too much effort put into me and all that shit.  So yeah, there’s more to life than fucking acting.”

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“Oh…. I’m… so sorry to hear that, is he sick? I mean I’m sorry, I don’t mean to intrude but I’m here if you need to talk and also… I know I have no idea what you’re going through or him or his family but in a way, the fact that it won’t caught you all by surprise as it often does, means that you get to spend time with them, tell them how you feel, say goodbye and make sure they know what they meant to you instead of wishing and regretting not having the opportunity to do it.”

“Yeah.  He’s sick.   Still sucks though.  He’s been here for....well all of this.  He’s actually also my manager so we’ll how things go after.  But thank you, I feel like a dick wanting to leave so much to go home to be with him, and I have a job here.” 

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“Maybe, but I feel like a week is a bit of a stretch for that kind of luck. Then again, I don’t know all that much about St. Patrick’s Day luck, so…” she shrugged. “Anyway, what about you? Job search going okay?” She knew he was on In A Heartbeat, one of the other shows that hadn’t gotten a renewal.

“Actually yeah.  The studio isn’t getting rid of me that easily.  Is yours going okay.”

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“That’s definitely okay. I have quite a few VIP passes, and if you can’t come, just let me know and I’ll give them away in a fan contest or something. Something like Party with Rocky or something.” Though she was hoping that she didn’t have to do that. “did you have some other plans in the works?” she wondered as he spoke about not being able to set anything more than a few days out.

“Not really other plans, just have to keep my schedule open if I have to go home.   Jay’s on hospice now.  And from being on the show I know hospice is only brought into play if they don’t expect you to make it more than six months.”

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

Jackie laughed. “You know, can have that one and I’ll be the one that’s there to be as drunk and slutty as possible. And then have a special where I have an emotional breakdown about how this is all I have. And the next night I’m doing body shots on the bar and wet t-shirt contests.” Jackie had never had the spring break experience so she wished she could. “See that would be perfect. Now all I have to do is pitch the idea to the big wigs at the studio and see what they say.” She doubted it. “Though we need the other drunk counterparts and then that one that never drinks and is on spring break because her friends made her…or am I just recycling the plot for From Justin to Kelly?”

“Yes. Let the studio pay to send us all to an all-inclusive with the instruction to just have fun and let loose.  And just film it all.  And I’ve honestly never seen from Justin to Kelly.”

[therockyroberts]

“So we have a week off…I’ve made no plans and I feel like I should. Any ideas? Or what do you plan on doing? I know for a fact though that come two weeks is from now I’ll be in California. At Coachella. Do you want to go?” She asked the person next to her. For once she was excited about something.

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“Well I’m headed home for the week off.  But if it works, Coachella might be a welcome distraction.  But I can’t make any set plans more than a few days out.  I’ll let you know.”  he figured she might ask why he couldn’t make plans more than a few days out, but he didn’t want to kill the conversation from the start.

[amberdonaldson]

“I wonder if there’s just something lucky about birthdays?” Amber mused, not even realizing she’d been speaking aloud until she noticed that she’d caught someone’s attention. “I mean,” she quickly began to explain “last year on my birthday I got the call saying I got the part on Sing It. This year I signed the contract for a new part.”

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“Maybe it’s the residual from St. Patrick’s Day.  That’s close enough, right?”

[jaquelynpresley]

Jackie was looking over the schedule for next week as she sat in the courtyard of the apartment complex. “You know I wish that MTV still did those wild televised spring breaks or even if they didn’t, I wish the studio would pick up where they left off. Give me a free trip and alcohol for days.” 

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“I call the one who is there and obviously drinking to forget.  Like I’ll be there and be drunk off my ass, but I’m not the focus.  You can be the focus, Jackie.  Call it ‘the Magic of Spring Break.’” 

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

Roni was rounding a corner when she heard the commotion, the voice and her eyes widened. “Gray, are you okay?” she asked, unsure what could be happening, and not so cold that she wouldn’t care if he was hurt or something had happened.

Once he looked up and saw who it was that asked him if he was okay, he could do nothing but shake his head. “He’s on hospice,” was all he could get out before sighing, “I just want to go home.”

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“Not really, you could always go the Britney route, shave off your hair, drink a lot, maybe have a 24 hours marriage or something, you know? A breakdown and then put yourself back together make a comeback and be all it’s Britney bitch.”

“I could do that.  If it wasn’t literally someone dying.”

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“You totally can break something else. Just…be careful not to hurt yourself in the process. Or me. I wanted to break things. I wanted to light things on fire like the whole fucking apartment building a couple of weeks ago. So, dude, whatever it is, it’s okay to feel like you need to fucking rage.” Toni who said he was over his break up sometimes raged a couple times a week, because he wasn’t in fact completely over it.

“I know.  Or i woulda punched the wall.  I’m not really that angry.  I mean I am angry.  At the world.  At whatever higher power that people believe in.  At the shortcomings of modern medicine.  But I’m also just sad.  really really sad.” Although he was somewhat surprised that he was able to get all of that out, he wasn’t going to let that surprise show, or stop him from being able to use his words still.

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

“I get that… But having to act too while you’re off the clock it’s one of the worst things… Do you wanna talk about it?”

“There’s not much to talk about.  My best friend is going to die.  Sooner rather than later now.  And I’m just so....so fucking angry.”

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

Dominic was sitting, back pressed against the wall of a random set stage at the studios, in the zone with his laptop when he heard a loud noise near him. He looked up and vaguely recognized the source of the sound. Dominic stopped and saved the rough draft of his work before removing the noise silencing headphones from his ears. “…Gray?” He murmured, turning his head to make sure he was calling the right name. “Is that you? You alright?”

Not fully hearing the question at first, Grayson looked up and saw Dom not far from him, he figured the question had been about whether or not he was okay.  “No.  Not really.”

[thegraysonlawrence-blog]

Grace’s head turned sharply on her neck, the unexpected yell causing her to pause in her steps as looked towards the direction of the noise. At the sight of Grayson, she blinked in quiet surprise. “Hey?” She uttered, her voice low and the question mark noticeable in her tone. “You uh…” Grace trailed off, unsure of whether to ask him if he was rehearsing or if his shouting was genuine. “You’re not rehearsing, are you?” She asked, wanting to check. “Did you wanna talk about it?”

Only being able to laugh at her question, he did so, imagining himself to be quite a sight for those around him.  “No I’m not rehearsing.  Just upset.  If I talk about it, i’ll probably cry...” he trailed off, not wanting to continue to think about it at the moment.