Wendy Audition

Wendy Wood, a 19-year-old from a religious commune in Nevada, is now living in Portland with friends she met online. She reflects on her challenging upbringing and expresses gratitude for her newfound sense of self thanks to her friend Melody. Um, hi. M-my name is... D-d-don't worry! I'm okay, just tripped over my bag. Sorry, my name is Wendy Wood, as I was saying. I'm from a religious commune in Nevada where I volunteer for various charities. I'm not sure how I actually got chosen for this, but I'm gonna do my best. Please take it easy on me. Ah! I am so sorry! I don't know where my mind was at just now. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell. I'm just a little jumpy sometimes. Okay, well, I'm Wendy. I'm 19 years old. I grew up in a religious commune, which I'm only recently freed from. It wasn't entirely terrible or anything, but it was... challenging. I'm currently living in Portland with some friends I befriended on the internet when I was back in Nevada. They were the only friends I had back then, and we get to hang out all the time. Baxter, you're a bully. Maybe you started as a victim, but you let the bullies win. They ruined your self-esteem and make you paranoid that everyone's out to get you. And in reality, most people probably don't even think about you that much. So maybe I'm a bit of a coward and weakling, but at least I'm strong enough to keep my low self-esteem to myself and not use it as an excuse to hurt others. One more pretty please with a cherry on top. Woohoo! I'm a party girl, baby! I'm a harlot for the streets! Oh, that's the good stuff! I'm on top of the world! Well, Melody, I think this is our last chance to talk. At least we got to have one last night together. Right? One heck of a night. That's one of my life. Oh gosh, I am gonna miss you so much. I feel like a completely new woman since I met you. You've helped me find myself and I'll always be so grateful to you for that.