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"Okay," Miss Jenn sighed as she walked back into the theater, "let's pretend we've figured out the lighting. If we've got a sound system, we've got a show. I need someone to sing for microphone levels. Who's not doing anything?"
Gracie looked down at the box of props she was helping Big Red organized. Apparently Blake's theater wasn't only great for costumes, but they were also great for props. They had found almost enough to completely replace the props they had made for the show. However that meant that they would have to go through the script to see when and where the props needed to be placed. And that project was too much for one person to handle.
"Kourtney is an amazing singer," one of their dancers said, gently nudging Kourtney forward.
"I'm a singer, not an actor," Kourtney laughed nervously. "This voice is for church."
"Thank you for volunteering," Miss Jenn smiled, handing a microphone over the Kourtney.
After reassuring the girl that it was a safe place, Kourtney did her version of Bop to the Top, which got all the students to stop what they were doing and watch as the girl focused on the lyrics rather than everyone around her. She hit a high note which cause feedback through the sound system but still the student applauded, getting the girl to snap out of her focus, looking around at the group around her with a smile on her face.
"Kourney, that was a wow," Miss Jenn said as the clapping continued. "Unfortunately, it seems we have now broken the sound system, the lights, and possibly me. Carlos, could you please clear the theater right now?"
"Okay, everyone," Carlos looked at the group. "Follow me. We are going to take a long five?"
Big Red pointed to the props before him and Gracie. "But we have props that need..."
"Worry about that later," Carlos instructed. "How about you two go around and see what people want on their pizza, yeah?"
"Oh, okay," Gracie nodded. "Yeah, we can do that."
"Thank you," Carlos smiled. "You guys are amazing."
***
"Do you think Ricky is acting strange?" Gracie asked as both she and Big Red continued their search for Ricky and Nini.
"What do you mean by strange?" Big Red asked as they started to go up a flight of stairs.
"I mean, just this morning he is sitting next to me, talking to me at any given point," Gracie recalled as her eyebrows scrunched together in confusion. "And then, this afternoon rolls around and all of a sudden it seems like he can't get away from me fast enough. Like, did I say something to get him mad at me? Is he acting the same way towards you?"
"I haven't noticed anything," he shrugged. "And he hasn't told me anything."
"I don't know," Gracie sighed, shaking her head. "Maybe I'm just thinking too much about it."
