I almost made it as a commercial model!

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When I was in my senior year in high school, My uncle told me that he knows someone who works in a talent agency. He said, they're looking for new talents and if I want he will refer me and I will audition. I said, I'm not into those kinds of things, plus for me, I don't think I'm as beautiful as the other models, and personally, I think I don't have any talents at all. But my uncle, my mom, and my ldest sister, insisted that I try it. They said I don't have anything to lose, I'll just go there and audition. Finally I gave in. The next week, my uncle took me and my oldest sister to his friend. His friend gave me a form to fill up. there are questions like are you willing to guest, do hostings, do you sing, dance, etc. I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack while filling up that form. I was like, what am I doing here, this is not me. After filling up the form, He introduced me to a make-up artist, and then he gave me a make over. After that, the guy led me to a room and closed the door behind us. There were lots of spot lights, A large camera at the end of the room, and at the other end, was a white drape. It was a small studio. He instructed me to stand in front of the drape. It was only me, the talent coordinator, and the camera man in the room. When I was in front of the camera, I was surprised that my nervousness vanished. Maybe it's because There are only 3 of us in that room. He began instructing me to do some things. Smile, twirl around, turn around but your face on the camera, flip your hair over your shoulders... he almost told me to do everything. I was so surprised to be very comfortable in doing all these things! While the VTR was ongoing, and he's telling me to do all these kinds of stuff, he told me, "You're cute. I love your hair, but you have a little highlights. Remove your highlights and then maybe I'll line you up for the shampoo commercials". Duh! I'm not as pretty as the models. I look too ordinary to be a model. Finally, the VTR was over. He told me that they will contact me as soon as there were new commercials to audition for. After a month or so, I received the first ever audition request for them. It's for a body wash commercial. I did another VTR for that commercial, but I didn't get the job. After a couple of months, I received another call. It was for a shampoo commercial. I did another VTR for that. They said, I was great, so I was so happy about it. They said they'll call if I get it. After a week, I lost my cell phone. The worst part of it all, is that, my uncle lost their contact numbers. Dammit! It was like a bad dream. My mom and my uncle said that I have to go to their office and tell them what happened and give them my new number. I refused. I figured that maybe, It wasn't meant for me. *sigh*