Falling for the nerd is hard but falling for him only gets harder when it threatens to take away your status at the top of the social ladder.
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Olivia Thorne had never really...
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I was bored. Sitting in the school auditorium watching people audition for a play was chipping away my life.
You're here to support Ace and your friends.
I repeated in my head.
"Next!" Mrs. Shay called and Jane walked out into the stage. I clapped for her and she beamed at me.
When she asked why I was going to watch her and Mark audition I simply told her "I've got nothing better to do." And she believed me.
Watching her speak just showed how much she fits into this. It didn't look forced it was natural that when she was done I clapped once again.
Some other guy came up and auditioned, after that was Mark. I clapped also and he wiggled his brows at me before acting. He wasn't as natural as Jane but he could pass.
Next was Ace but I didn't clap no matter how hard I tried to. I sent him a wink and a secret thumbs up to which he smiled subtly at.
He was good, I gave him that. It felt so natural that I almost really hated the character he was auditioning for even though it was supposedly the role of Iago, the villain.
His acting skills brought a thought to my head. Ace had tattoos but he hid them, he basically hid his real self from everyone and probably even me. What if he was a completely different person to who he said he was now? That would mean he had been lying to me all this while. That would mean he was two faced.
Aren't you two faced? You make everyone believe one thing but that's not who you are.
But I didn't hide my true self from Ace. What if he hid his true self from me?
He used to disappear for days and no one would know where he went. He maybe went back to Italy but to do what? He obviously had a lot going on with him that I was not aware of.
I groaned inwardly and closed my eyes for a second before opening them and letting my crazy thoughts slide. This was not the time for that.
When he was done I once again fought my urge to clap as he walked out of the stage. Two more auditions left and the torture was finally over.
I walked out and waited for my friends. Resting on the wall I folded my arms and watched a few people walk out of the auditorium. The hallway was empty since the audition was at the end of the school day.
Ace came out first and he stopped in front of me, "how did I do?"
I forced a smile, the thoughts of earlier still floating in my head. "You did great Ace, I'm sure you'd get the role."
"What's wrong," his forehead creased as he studied me.
"Nothing, just tired I guess." I shrugged hoping he'd buy it.
His face was filled with worry, "you're waiting for your friends, right?"
I looked at the auditorium doors, "yeah. I'll be fine, don't worry."
