Annabel's Starring Role by Holly Webb

Author:Holly Webb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Published: 2014-07-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“Ummm.” Annabel fiddled with her hairclips. “‘It’s not fair, the invitation was addressed to me as well’?”

“Nope, that’s in about three lines’ time. It’s ‘I really wish I could go to the ball’.” Katie looked round the script at Annabel. “You’re getting better though. You know what the lines are – now it’s just a case of getting them in the right order…”

Becky giggled – Annabel’s affronted face was very funny.

The triplets and their mum were on the train to London, sitting round a table sharing some cookies that Mrs Ryan had bought at the station as a treat. Katie was testing Annabel on her words for the play, and it wasn’t going too well.

“You know,” said Katie thoughtfully. “I think the problem is that you’re only learning your own words.”

Annabel glared at her, even her hair looking irritable. She hated being wrong. “What, I’m supposed to learn everybody else’s words as well? Come on, Katie!”

“No, no, no. I mean, you know your lines, and you know approximately when you’re supposed to say them” – Annabel snarled – “but it would be better if you said the lines as though you were actually answering the person before you. So you do need to know their line too. Or at least know what it is they’re trying to say.”

Annabel was silent. She very much wanted to tell Katie not to be so stupid, but it sounded horribly as though she might be right. Mum was nodding as though she thought so too. She stuck out her hand. “Give it here.”

Katie handed the script over, and Annabel looked down at it gloomily. Still, the more she did now, the less she’d have to worry about it later on that day while they were shopping. She didn’t want any distractions. She scowled down at the script and concentrated hard until Mum tapped her on the shoulder – they were pulling into Paddington station. She stuffed the script away in her bag quickly, and jumped up to help the others get the bags down from the rack over their heads.

“Bel, how come you need so much stuff when we’re only going for one night?” asked Becky, nearly collapsing under the weight of Annabel’s rucksack.

Annabel looked at her, honestly confused. “Well, how do I know what I’m going to feel like tomorrow? If I only brought one outfit, it might be totally wrong for the way I’m feeling, and then I’d just be really weird all day.”

Katie and Becky exchanged looks, and Katie coughed suspiciously, but they wisely decided not to say anything.

The triplets looked around excitedly as they walked through the station. They’d been to London before, to see Auntie Janet, and Dad had taken them all to see a show a couple of years earlier, but it was still an event. They attracted quite a lot of attention themselves – several people did a double take as they saw the three girls go by.

Mum drilled the triplets firmly on where they were going as they waited for a tube to arrive.

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