"How am I supposed to think about anything else?
How am I to go on keeping this to myself?
I am done pretending I want anyone else"
or
Eliza's boyfriend broke up with her a week before their junior year and their two year anniversary. And her best f...
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"It's almost intermission and I am currently dying," Eliza whispered to Nini and Kourtney. "I'm going to miss you as Taylor, though."
"I think I got off that stage just in time," Kourtney responded.
"You were so funny, Kourt," Nini added. "You know my moms are both of yours biggest fans."
"It was really nice to have you beside me on the stage, Kourt," Eliza said.
"I wish I could find them," Nini peeked behind the curtain looking for her moms. "Hang on, is that Kalyani Patel?"
"Uh, who?" Kourtney questioned.
"The Dean from the Youth Actors Conservatory. That's her. Her pictures are all over their website— Fourth row, writing on the clipboard," Nini pointed to the Dean. "Why is she here?"
"Uh... I guess I kinda invited her?" Kourtney admitted. "For both you and Eliza— you two were fighting and I thought this would bring you two back together. You two could be roommates there and it'll be like you both never had that fight."
"Seriously, Nini. You need to read your emails," Eliza added.
"You knew she'd be here?" Nini asked Eliza. "That's why you were actually nervous— I've never seen you that nervous before. Kourt, this is some next level pressure."
"You'll do great— you're already doing amazing," Eliza told Nini. "Just pretend she's not in the crowd."
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Eliza stood behind the set watching the number for Get'cha Head in the Game, and as many times as she's watched them rehearse, Ricky always surprises her. He was a natural. And then Ricky dropped the ball while being in the air.
Eliza peeked behind the curtain and tried to see what made Ricky freeze. She saw his parents, and Lynne's new boyfriend, Eliza assumed. After the song ended, Eliza stared at where Ricky stormed off to, and decided to stay put— she would've had to run across behind the jocks. It was now intermission. She went the other way out of the gym and looked for Ricky.
"You need to do the second act. As Troy," Eliza heard Ricky tell EJ.
"Are you sick?" EJ asked.
"No—"
"You better have a really good reason for leaving," Eliza interrupted, walking into the dressing room. "Because there is no way in hell I'll be playing Gabriella without you as Troy. No offense, EJ."
"None taken," EJ said. "I'll just leave you two— yeah," he rushed out of the dressing room.
"EJ's your best bet, I'm messing up out there. I cannot be the reason why you don't get into that school," Ricky said.
