The Truth About Thongs by Stephanie Rowe

Author:Stephanie Rowe [Rowe, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Love & Romance, Social Themes, friendship, Dating & Relationships, Young Adult Fiction, Romance, romantic comedy, General, Contemporary, Clean & Wholesome, Fiction
ISBN: 9781940968353
Google: B1QRDQAAQBAJ
Publisher: SBD Press
Published: 2016-09-14T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

This time pre-rehearsal prep went smoothly. Allie arrived with the makeup and cute clothes. Natalie got out of practice on time, and Frances was there as well. We had a full half hour in the locker room to make my hair behave and get my makeup just right.

And when I say my hair was behaving, that's amazing. With mousy brown, straight, boring hair, it's really hard to make it look good. But Allie did it, thanks to her talents with a curling iron. The clothes she had filched from her sister looked amazing on me. Having all three of them to pump me up and get me psyched made me feel like I could actually walk in there, ignore Heath, and not rush over to him and start babbling apologies for ditching him in the middle of the dance floor.

This time, when I walked out into the hallway three minutes before rehearsal started and saw Heath hanging out with a couple guys, I didn't duck my head or hide. I simply lifted my chin the way Allie had told me to, pretended I didn't see him, and walked on by. I could feel him watching me, and it was all I could do not to run over to him and beg him to forgive me for acting like such an idiot at the party.

But my friends were watching me from the end of the hall, and they'd ordered me not to speak to Heath before he spoke to me. Fine. I'd comply while they were watching, but if Heath hadn't spoken to me by the end of rehearsal, I was going to apologize.

I wasn't going to tell him that the reason I'd left was because I didn't know how to kiss and that I'd been practicing. I'm not that dumb.

Anyway, I walked into the hall, and a few people actually waved. They'd been at the party on Friday night, and obviously remembered me because I'd been with Heath. I smiled back, and took a seat in the first row. That way I wouldn't see when Heath sat down and I wouldn't be tempted to stare at him, or rush over to him and throw myself at his feet.

I knew that Frances, Natalie, and Allie were probably going to sneak onto the balcony and watch from up there. They had my back. I could do this.

Mr. Howland whistled and gestured everyone into their seats. He then took out his script and announced the order of scenes for today.

First up, my scene with Heath.

Nothing like being deprived of time to summon my internal will and fortitude before facing the enemy.

I took a deep breath, grabbed my script, and forced my wobbly legs to support me and walk to the stage. This time I went around the long way and walked up the steps, so I wouldn't need to have Heath pull me up. Though I wanted to. Oh, boy, did I want to have him reach for me, and to feel his hand around mine and—

Be strong, Blue.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.