Jadina: A love story

Impact

I am sitting at my dressing room table happily humming a meaningless little tune as I pin curl my hair so I can get my wig on. A few days have passed since making my promise to myself. I've upheld it although I'm not sure how it'll with stand the test of time a few days isn't enough to tell. I still miss my baby terribly but I know that that he is okay and I find peace in that.

As I am finishing up I pull the wig cap over my head and my hair dresser helps me to place the wig properly on top of my head. I look in the mirror and touch up my lipstick and head out to the door that leads to the stage the bright lights and cheering audience I love so dearly great me like a friend. "Hey, it's me," I begin as the applause dies down. The show has begun.

The show goes swimmingly as far as I can tell. No one has dropped a line, broke character or sung a bad note. I'm content as I watch my fellow actors from the wings while waiting to go back on stage I couldn't be prouder of the show we've all created through these last 2 years.

Intermission begins and I head back to my dressing room. I'm stopped in my tracks by James he gives me a quick peck on the lips. it's these small moments that make me wish we didn't have to go separate ways to get to our dressing rooms. Just as James is about to turn the corner I hear none other than the voice of Jenn Colella, "I saw that Missy," she taunts light heartedly.

"You did did you," I smirk cocking an eyebrow back for extra sass my cheeks becoming rosy with embarrassment.

She nods with a grin from ear to ear. As James comes walking back. "Oh no we've been caught what are we ever to do,"he teases dramatically sticking his tongue out at her afterwords.

"Ehh next time get a room," She jokes

After the two of them have both had their two cents Jenn and I walk over towards where our dressing rooms are. I Get ready for the second act which doesn't take too long and make my way back out to the stage.

The rest of the show goes as good as the first did and I am satisfied by my performance for the first time in a long time.

As I am getting ready to go out to the stage door I receive a phone call I don't recognize the phone number at all I answer it anyways as I could be important. "Hello," I answer

"Is this Ms Idina menzel?" The person on the other end asks politely.

"This is her is there something wrong?"I ask beginning to panic.

"Umm I hate to be the one to tell you this but your son and his father have gotten into a car accident," he begins "The father seems to be intoxicated and slightly disoriented but he has sustained very little injury so the police have taken him into custody," I don't know how to react at the news that Taye may be imprisoned if the hearing works against him "Your son on the other hand is unresponsive he has a pulse but the collision happened on his side of the vehicle. He's being taken to urgent care for examination and will probably need to be placed in ICU shortly after, the hospital he is being taken to is the one by NYU, I'll see you there,"

"Thank you I'll be there in a bit," I respond my heart stops as tears come spilling. I try not to imagine my baby in a hospital bed fighting for his life but the image is slowly etching itself into my brain.

I text James explaining the accident. not to shortly after its sent he mad dashes down the hall and to my dressing room. He pulls me into a hug and begins rubbing small comforting circles on my back. "James we don't have much time I need to get to my baby," I tells him he takes my hand and we walk outside. I address the crowd of people saying that James and I can't sign playbills tonight but we thank them all for coming. I get into the passenger seat and James drives off.