Sometimes Love Isn't Enough by Lurlene McDaniel

Author:Lurlene McDaniel
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780761373933
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Andrea was so nervous. She sat in the choral room with about fifteen other kids, all of whom were waiting for their turns to audition for Grease. She’d heard that Kathy Parley was trying out for the Sandy role. Kathy was a ninth grader. She was tall and kind of pretty, but her voice wasn’t very strong.

She was sure that Paula Winski would get the part of Rizzo, the tough girl leader of the Pink Ladies. She looked the part with her leather jacket, frizzy brown hair, and bright red lipstick. She sang well, too.

When it came time for Andrea to audition, her heart was pounding so hard that she was sure Ms. Vesper could hear it. But once she started reading Sandy’s lines, she felt calmer.

“Very good,” Ms. Vesper said when she’d read about three pages of dialogue. “Now, how about a song?’’

Andrea nodded. “I’ve been working on ‘Hopelessly Devoted to You,’” she said softly.

“I’ve got the music right here,” Ms. Vesper said, turning the pages of the musical score on her piano. She played the opening chords, and Andrea began to sing. Her voice was strong as she concentrated on her delivery of the beautiful ballad.

When Andrea was finished, she felt good about her performance. She only hoped that it had been good enough to get the part.

“Thanks, Andrea,” Ms. Vesper told her. “I’ll be posting the parts next week.”

“Thanks,” Andrea said. Then she picked up her books and left. She wanted to stay and hear her competition, but it was getting late. She had already missed the school bus and was going to have to catch the city bus home. She’d told her mom about the tryouts, but her mom hadn’t seemed very interested. Still, she told Andrea she could do it, as long as she came straight home and started supper.

At the bus stop, Andrea shivered in the cold January air. She stamped her feet. They felt frozen. Where is the dumb bus anyway? She’d been waiting for more than ten minutes in the gray, slushy snow.

She was so busy looking down the street that she didn’t notice a guy approaching her. “Waiting on the bus?” he asked.

“Oh!” Andrea cried, nearly jumping off the ground. She turned and faced Tony Columbo. The raw wind ruffled through his dark hair and turned his cheeks rosy. His dark eyes stared bright and hard at her.

“Y-you scared me,” she stammered.

“The bus won’t be here for a while. Let’s walk down to the pizza place and get a slice,” he said. It sounded more like a command than an invitation.

Andrea felt suddenly flustered. She was alone on the street, it was starting to get dark, and Tony was urging her to go off with him. She was still a little afraid of him.

“I don’t think so,” she mumbled, looking down at the ground. She was hesitant to meet his sullen look.

“It’s cold,” he stated flatly. “Let’s not stand here all night. Come on.”

“Thanks,” she said. “But I can’t.”

“Scared?” he taunted.

“No!” she snapped, looking up at him.

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