Chapter-9
Can I?
At the canteen
LANCE-what would you like to eat?
ANNIE-oh! wow I don't know you can also talk like a gentle man.
LANCE-<eye roll >
ANNIE-you are starting to behave like me nowadays.
LANCE-since you are my girlfriend, you influence me that much.
ANNIE-who is your girlfriend?
LANCE-you.
ANNIE-you want to eat or not?
LANCE-eat! eat!<banging the table with his both hands like  child >
ANNIE-<stopping him ><laughing >you ha ha stop~.
LANCE-<laughing too >
RANDOM MAN-can you both please be quite there are also other people.
ANNIE-we are sorry.
RANDOM MAN-ok,ok.
ANNIE-<To lance >you wait here I'll bring something to eat.
After a while
ANNIE-the food is here.<places plate >
LANCE-I am very hungry.
ANNIE-<thinking about something while eating >
LANCE-what are you thinking about?
ANNIE-why did you choose to become an actor?
LANCE-that's a good question. Out of all sentences you said to me this one is the smartest.
ANNIE-tell me.
LANCE-my mom and dad both were actors and from childhood I liked acting. I've started acting in dramas when I was 6 as an child actor. After that I only acted in one movie as supporting role.
ANNIE-It means you only did a film after being an adult.
LANCE-yes but I'm going to make more efforts to be a famous actor. What's your dream?
what do you want to be?
ANNIE-I haven't think about it.
LANCE-haven't think?
ANNIE-what do you think I can do best?
LANCE-you acting skills are great, you can be a actor then we both become actor couple.
ANNIE-still joking.
LANCE-what do you like to do the most? What makes you feel happy? anything you think you can do all day?
ANNIE-come to think of it I like designing and can do it all day.
LANCE-then you can be a designer
ANNIE-<thinking >
At annie's apartment
ANNIE-then Can I be a designer?<thinking >
FLASHBACK
DAD-what do you plan to do with your future? As far as I can see you can't be anything if you always keep drawing and neglecting your studies.<drawing book in hand >
ANNIE-Dad I like designing. I can be a designer. What's wrong with that?
DAD-there is no space for arguing. You can be a lawyer, doctor, engineer but not a designer. If you want to become something like this you can I'll help you fully but not a designer.
ANNIE-why not? I want to be a designer.
DAD-no
ANNIE-<angry and in loud voice >I want to be
DAD-<angry >I said no means no.<tears the drawing book > Don't ever talk to me about this matter.
ANNIE-<in loud voice > I don't want to live here I'm going!
At that time she didn't think something like this would happen. As she was going to leave her dad had a sudden heart attack and got hospitalized and the doctor said annie to take care of him and don't say anything that upsets him deeply otherwise he won't be lucky next time and after that she never talked about being a designer but she still secretly draws.
END OF FLASHBACK
ANNIE-<puts her hand on her eyes >I can't.
END OF CHAPTER-9