First audition

  " Are you here to audition"? Miss Shilpa asked.

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I want my life to be back on its track, running smooth, turning corners with graceful twists. That day will come. That big day that would eventually change my life so quickly before I could even glance out the window. My goal is to be just like Athena Prisca and be a super star but I want my Luna back too. Me and Luna loved to act. Luna wanted to act in the year end play. That was a few months before Luna was diagnosed with Leukemia. A few more weeks and school is done. I dreamed of wearing an elegant looking dress to the school play. I want to be Cinderella. It was long enough to touch my ankles. It had bright blue glitter lining on the ends, The rich baby blue color seeped into the dress giving it the magical look. " Ruth"? A familiar voice jerked me awake from my thoughts. It was Mrs. Pennypecker, my math teacher. " Yes, Mrs.Pennypecker ?" I asked. Everyone was staring at her. " Could you", Began her teacher, " Tell me what a variable is"? "A variable is a quantity that may change within the context of a mathematical problem or experiment." I replied. Thanks to the math textbook I was reading the day before. After school , I walked to the school theater, where the auditioning was happening. The play director, Miss Shilpa, was there holding a bundle of paper. That must be the script, I thought. " Are you here to audition"? Miss Shilpa asked. " Uh, yes. I would love to give it a try" said Ruth. Ruth planted a seat on the Velvet cushion chair. " Our Play is the story of Cinderella'', continued Miss Shilpa," There is going to be Cinderella, the prince, stepmom and the stepsisters". Miss Shilpa talked about more characters but I drifted to my thoughts. I tried my best that day. Only a few more days to know, I told myself.

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Everyone turned their heads towards me . It took me seconds to digest it all. All the words that just came out of Miss Shilpa's mouth left me speechless. I forced a smile even though I was trying to avoid crying tears of joy. " Have a seat everyone, '' ordered Miss Shilpa. She looked excited. " So Our Cinderella is going to be ... Ruth Khan !".

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It will be at 6 when the play starts so I came half an hour early. We practiced everyday until the last week of school because we needed to present. I had done some shopping a day ago and found the most beautiful, charming and the most exquisite heels I could ever find. It was the nicest looking footwear. Even though it didn't look like glass, It still looked fancy enough to be worn by a princess. I changed into my pastel blue dress with gold lining at the waist, slipped on my heels and did my thick, black hair in a high bun with some silver glitter sprinkled on top.

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