Dying hope

Chapter 8: the play

"Next!" Aubrey shouted at the girl on the stage, crying as she scurried off the stage quickly. The girl bumped Into beca waiting on the sidelines of the stage waiting to read the part for Eli. Beca breathed in nervously, in front of her was jesse, smiling excitingly. "Uh, Jess, you didn't tell me that this would be suicide." Beca said sarcastically to jesse. Jesse chuckled and turned around to beca "oh calm down, your going to be great." Jesse told her reassuringly. Beca huffed "oh and another thing, you didn't tell me I would be reading for the bad guy." Beca told him angrily. Jesse shrugged "I thought you would like it. I mean, you are evil, in your own way." Jesse said teasingly to beca. beca gaped at him then thought about it and shrugged "yea.." Jesse nodded. "By the way, what are you wearing?" Beca asked him confused, looking him up and down, jesse was wearing a soldiers uniform, sandals that looked like they were from the Middle Ages, and a sword in his belt. Jesse gasped at beca "uh, I'm wearing a othello costume." Jesse told her in disbelif. Beca raised her eyebrows at him in complete confusion. Jesse sighed frustrated at beca "you didn't even read the rest of the play did you?" Jesse asked her whining. Beca shrugged "it's not like I care, I'm not gonna get the part anyway." Beca said nonchantley. Jesse looked at beca amused "yes, You will. You have an amazing British accent, and you would look hot in a soldiers uniform." Jesse said innocently shrugging and turning back around. Beca laughed at his bluntness "wow, for a gay dude, you defitnetly act like your straight." Jesse chuckled "trust me, I am as gay as lance bass." Jesse told her playfully. Beca chuckled. "Next!" Aubrey shouted frustrated. Jesse turned around to beca "watch me knock the socks off of the witch bitch." Jesse told her firmly, strutting out onto the stage confidently. Beca laughed, shaking her head at him in amusement. "Hey! What are you doing here?!" Some girl squealed in excitement behind beca. Beca turned around to see Chloe's friend, cutting in front of two people to get to her. 'Shit..what's her name?' Beca thought panicked. "Uh hi...?" Beca said nervously. The tall brunette rolled her eyes in frustration "Stacie." Stacie told beca firmly. beca smiled "right." Stacie smiled tight lipped at her. "are you auditioning?" Stacie asked her in shock. Beca nodded slowly "yep..." Beca said awkwardly. "Who are you auditioning for?" Stacie asked her curiously. "Uh, Eli." Beca told her honestly. "Fuck." Stacie muttered incoherently. Beca looked at her confused "what?" Stacie shook her head "I didn't say anything." Stacie told her innocently. beca nodded then turned back around.

"Wow...that wasn't horrible Swanson." Aubrey said surprised. Jesse smiled proudly. "Next!" Aubrey shouted looking back down at her papers. jesse smiled walking off stage, jesse went straight for beca and patted her on the back "go get Em tiger." Jesse told her playfully. Beca groaned as she slowly walked unwillingly onto the stage. Aubrey looked up and saw beca standing there on the stage uncomfortable. "Beca?" Chloe asked in complete shock next to Aubrey, looking quite as shocked as Chloe was. beca's eyes widened "Chloe?" Beca said in surprise. Aubrey shook her head getting out of her daze "okay, we get it, your both shocked, now who are you trying out for?" Aubrey asked beca impatiently. Beca cleared her throat "uh..Eli." beca said nervously. Aubrey nodded "okay, go for it." Aubrey said leaning back into her chair, waiting for beca to read some lines. Chloe was still sitting there in shock. beca looked at the script in her hands and started to read her lines in a British accent "zound, sir, you are one of those that will not
serve God, if the devil bid you. Because we come to
do you service and you think we are ruffians, you'll
have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse;
you'll have your nephews neigh to you; you'll have
coursers for cousins and gennets for germans." Beca said with as much emotion she possibly could, 'okay, I like acting. So what, sue me.' Beca thought to herself. beca looked up nervously seeing Aubrey and Chloe gaping at her in disbelif. Beca waited for their response anxiously, Aubrey spoke first "keep going." Aubrey said leaning forward, suddenly interested. beca swallowed audibly and looked back down at the script in her hands and continued to read as before "If't be your pleasure and most wise consent,
As partly I find it is, that your fair daughter,
At this odd-even and dull watch o' the night,
Transported, with no worse nor better guard
But with a knave of common hire, a gondolier,
To the gross clasps of a lascivious Moor-" beca was interrupted by Aubrey "okay, next." Aubrey told her firmly. Beca looked at Chloe confused, but saw Chloe still looking at her like she was an alien. beca walked off stage completley confused. Stacie smiled at her wide "oh, my, god. You were amazing!" Stacie told beca, gushing in awe. Beca smiled shyly "thanks." Beca said embarrassed. "well my turn, wish me luck?" Stacie asked her hopefully. beca smiled at her "good luck." beca told her genuinely. Stacie smiled wide at beca and turned to stride onto the stage confidently.