Loveless (Book 1) [Completed]

Chapter 15.

THE MIRACULOUS LANGUAGE OF ANGELS.

There was a lot of tension in the rehearsing hall of the Acting Academy even when the students were doing the regular routines just like any other day. The source of the tension was none other than the President, Lori Takarada. It was not every day the President was there to view their rehearsals.

Everyone was doing the best they could, even the acting coach provided the best of her capabilities. But the President was busy in chatting with his granddaughter on the side, or atleast trying to chat but Maria kept arguing with him. He was not paying any attention to anyone at all.

"Maria, sweetheart, please calm down. I know you probably think this is unfair but everyone has to audition to get into the academy. I just thought I'd kill two birds with one stone."

"But everyone else dosen't have to audition while flipping the script," she shouted in her high pitched voice. "Why are you making it so unfair for Kyoko? She wants to take classes so she could learn the basics, not be thrown into the fire. She is new to all this."

"You are right, of course," he replied while he carassed his chin using his index finger and thumb with a mischievous look on his face, the one he always had whenever he was trying out one of his new schemes. "But I'm really looking forward to knowing what she is capable of pulling off here." He chuckled.

"How can you just laugh like that?" She stood up.

"Now, be fair. Can you even tell me why you like Ms Mogami so much?"

"Because she tells the truth. Everybody else thinks that being nice and pretending everything is okay is how to treat kids but she isn't like the other grown-ups I've met. She's real even if you're little." Her eyes softened at the memory when she first met Kyoko. "The truth is, it surprised me so much to hear it spoken that my heart was on fire." She smiled. Her eyes sparkling.

"Ms Mogami is quite unique in the way she speaks to children but it seems to suit you."

"I love it. It's what I've been telling myself for all this time. I just never thought that anybody else would actually say it. There is no point in crying," her voice became sad. "No matter how hard I cry, my Daddy would never forgive what I've done to him."

"Maria, are you talking about that plane crash? You have to know that it wasn't your fault. It was an accident, nothing more. There is no way you could have done anything. You were just a little girl and you had to grow up so fast. You understood your parents had to travel all the time for work. They had been away for so long. You just wanted to spend a birthday together."

Maria didn't reply. She was sick of hearing those words. The truth was her father hated her but no one had the guts to say it to her face. All adults were filthy liars.

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Kyoko flipped the pages of the script book again and again but it was no use. Even if she somehow managed to bend the words in her favor, she was not sure she could act it out.

She had never acted before. The Choko part was just a fluke. The only reason she was able to play it was because of her experience in the japanese etiquettes. When she did need to act, Tsuruga saved her by drawing the reaction out from her. But this was a whole scene and there was no one to help her this time.

This is not how I wanted this day to go, she sighed. I want to get into the Academy, it's the only way to learn performance. But really, I'm afraid I'm going to end up looking ridiculous.

Besides, her driving force was different from everybody else. On the other hand, if she kept focusing on revenge, she will never be a real artist. Her mind was in a mess because of overthinking.