Angry by Laura L. Smith

Author:Laura L. Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Family problems—Fiction, High schools—Fiction, Christian life—Fiction, Divorce—Fiction, Musicals—Fiction
ISBN: 9780991152541
Publisher: Laura L. Smith
Published: 2015-03-17T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

My stomach feels like the stage curtain being tested—open, close, open, close. I keep feeling jabs under my ribs on both sides.

I pull into Kate’s driveway to pick her up for our first rehearsal. She bounces out the door, the curls of her ponytail springing along behind her.

“Hey,” she says as she folds her tall frame into my Jetta. “Are we ready for this?”

“You know it!” I shift into reverse. I’m nervous as all get out, but I’m not going to let Kate see that. It’s time to click into gear and show everyone what I’m made of. I will prove to Ricardo he made the right choice in casting me.

I turn up the volume and bang my head to the vibration of electric guitars on my stereo.

The auditorium is brightly lit. All the stage and house lights are on. Ricardo sits on stage in a black director’s chair, flipping through some papers. Jude and Patrick sit in the front row on the right, laughing—the two male leads, bonding. Kate marches up front and plops her stuff down behind them.

“Hi,” Jude says. Jude’s a skinny guy. He’s about my height, and I’m guessing, weighs less than me. He has shaggy brown hair, kind of like a Beatles mop top and these cool skinny sideburns. He’s a sweater kind of guy. Even though it’s summer and he’s wearing a red T-shirt and cargo shorts, I picture him in a sweater.

Patrick nods, dark skin glossy from the heat. He wears his hair cut high and tight, like he’s in the military, and has a huge smile that overtakes his face.

“Hi, guys.” I smile.

“Hi.” Kate tilts her head.

I don’t think Jude’s ever spoken to me before, but that’s the cool thing about theatre. We’re all in this together now. We’re all part of the cast.

Natalie and Brooklyn slide in next to us.

“Ladies,” Natalie says, making a big show of swinging her giant, patent leather, designer bag off her shoulder. “Congrats on your parts.”

“Thanks,” Kate says politely. “You too.”

I’m so tempted to ignore Natalie altogether, but technically the girl hasn’t done anything unkind. She just drives me crazy!

“You’ll make a great Cosette,” I force myself to say. I guess I mean it. She can sing. The dark hair works too.

“Thanks. You know, I wanted to be Fantine. She’s so dramatic, billowing in that white night gown and everything. Think how devastating my cleavage would look popping out the top.” Natalie flips her sleek black locks behind one shoulder.

Is she for real?

“But I understand a senior should get that. Plus, I’m new. Everyone would have freaked out if the new girl got that part. Anyway, Cosette gets the guy.” She taps Jude on the shoulder. “And you’re that lucky guy!” She winks.

Jude turns the color of Natalie’s lip gloss. Luckily for all of us, Ricardo stands up and clears his throat.

“Let’s give a hand to the cast of Les Misérables!” He claps his hands loudly above his head.

We all join in, cheering and stamping our feet like thundering cattle on the auditorium’s floor.

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