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up? All I see on my phone are 'Not

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THERE WAS A KISS SCENE BETWEEN

'S NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL STORY. But they chan

d it at like three in the morning. You both

ining about how your phone blows

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more and more depres

want it t

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cooperate we won't

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but at least before this crazy hyper-realistic nightmare I c

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sold to the dark side as jewellery. I move through the locker hallway with a death glare plastered over my face. I don't wave to the studen

set neatly in a binder. All the handouts fall to the ground from my weak, lazy hand. My body just won't

hick, black, cotton jeans appears beside me as I extend my hand to pick up my pages

own, and then I put them back neatly into the shelf of my own locker space. I shut it, reve

te breathy laugh. "Well

e locker beside mine and tightens his jaw

specifically at the actual lock. I count the

diately, his voice hot with inten

you want?"

ript this morning," he

seconds pass

you want a medal? I'm sorry, the only thing I have at the

ven bother to ackn

I'm not here this morning to mess with you. I'm here because for once we're b

absolut

a bitch for two s

t be an imma

you," he insists, "We both don't want to do this. W

time I look at this guy I feel the urge to shoot a cannonba

I don't care. You have to. I'm making

I don't w

d code to crack." His tone of sarcas

o kill him. "I did not get any sleep last night, Davidson. Before I pass out and ultimately have t

h gotten used to handling how to stay awake when we're actually just mentally sleeping. So stop trying to be a smartass a

As i

raise an eyebrow.

him, bored. "I don't know jack shit about drama. I don't study it. But you, Olivia and Ron all do it. I did some researc

f the actual play wh

s to me, "You'

already thought of that. Days before the actual auditions. If they get chosen to be the

even as the understudies. And Olivia and

me off firs

We both know we're too tired for that today. I honestly don't know how you even have

nsiderate right now or is he

ck you unconscious before I

h me. "Please shut up

u done?"

more t

tapping my foot on the har

the teachers or the directors to ma

my g

, univ

lory M.V. Llo

get a refun

someone with th

to keep the memories

g Kyle Davidson meet the next bo

n with their amazing acting, then I don't know, Dav

o the corner, and then a hard punch hit

*

ously. "He's forty-five minutes late. Mr

ing involving a lack of participation from either Kyle or

arsals are in progress

d if he doesn't show up

woul

ng has possessed

ask, tak

e's never late

exes. I would know. I've punched him. Multiple times. There are times when

chers decided to go right ahead assigning roles, going through lines with people who had already been assigned roles, and fulfil

etest the thought of giving up such a life of luxury. You're the best friend of a girl wh

Valerie," she looks up at the audience, whom she's pretending is 'Valerie', "have you gone completely mad? Who in their right mind would desire to stay here? Where... where the cattle and fowl leave endless... unpleasant o

delight. "Better... Bette

row seat beside Oliv

patiently going through her script line

ks up. "Yes

r position i

t been decided yet,"

am, she'd make an excellent underst

do a back flip

es

Yes!

e expression has become more positive and hopeful. "She h

nod at her, a broad smil

ight-hearted laug

? You're doing it, Prescott. You're an

ight, s

Mrs Bev says, "She's alre

t," Mrs Cole

"It's the first rehearsal and he's

peaks up. "Um... Mrs Beverly... I've just spoken w

e. "We'll need an understudy for

towards Ron.

nd I turn

t?" He asks

Mrs Cole praises him. "I think both you an

ess?" He

ponsibility, Hoffman,"

irmly. He turns to Olivia who stares

ng Olivia and Ron as the understudies –especially to Kyle and me-

blah,

stures to her new understudy bu

t rather

Kyle Davidson, but for once some

nd snapping me out of my trail of thought.

ng to Morgan and skimming through the scrip

*

yl

ings would be bad –but they were never this

smells like citrus. I walk into my room and limp towards the drawers. It's no matter; I would be able to walk just fine tomorrow, I'm sure. I

so why didn

Was

made Olivia and I the under

Wh

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st dropped six feet

SHITTING ME R

I'm no

sssssssss

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I'm looking f

were absent today. Way to go, man. Way to go. It's really

WAS.

group meetings that go on from 2:45 to 4:00 pm on

ou just stayed away because you wo

ut of town again. And wow, why don't you just beco

Are you

yway. Now

e, I hear footsteps thumping around

sition. I'm glad. I gotta go, though. I'll s

drinks. Don't leave me hanging on Sunda

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table again, ensuring just one

it –the knock