The professional actress

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"Wait what, I've been working the lights and sound for weeks. Friday can't just start the night before the play" Ian said folding his arms.

"Yes she can...she's smart" Mrs Canon said "now Friday dear go get dressed in all black, and then Ian will show you how to work the sound board." 

Friday ran up to her dorm and got changed, leaving Ian to argue with Mrs Canon. When she came back they were setting the stage for the first act. Susan was the star, she was playing the rich woman who carried the whole show. Even when Susan wasn't wearing a costume she still projected the energy of a rich house wife without even trying. Friday walked over to Ian who was controlling the lights o they would shine on Susan the whole time.

"Hi" she said running her hand across the controls, she picked up the script. Ian had marked the script on where each sound came on or when the lights went dim even when to drop the curtains. Friday started to feel bad for taking over all his hard work. 

"So turn to page 7 that's the scene we're doing next, Susan should walk across the stage and say "Darling a can't find my purse any where". We have to move the stage light above her while she walks using the I-pad" Ian said handing her an I-pad with an app connected to the lights above the stage.

"Wow" Friday mumbled.

Just then someone yelled from the stage "Darling a can't find my purse any where". But it wasn't Susan it was Mirabella who was playing the maid.  

"Mira why are you saying Susan's line" Trea cried using a lot of hand gestures.

"I just don't get why she get's to be the star, when I'm a professional actress" Mirabella cried waving around her father duster.

"I didn't know Mirabella was a professional actress" Friday whispered to Ian.

"She isn't she was in a Huggies Ultra Dry Nappy add when she was one, it wasn't even that good cause all she did was stare at the camera" Melanie said popping up from behind the seats where she had been sleeping.

"Listen, Mirabella Gertrude Patterson you can play the part you were given, or you can play like nothing" Trea yelled clearly stressed out.

"Mrs Canon" Mirbella cried hysterically.

"Do what Trea says" Mrs Canon said trying to finish her cross word "I need a nine letter word for phone".

"Cellphone" Friday said in response.

"I thought we were BFF's" Mirabella cried stomping of the stage.

 "Oh Mira" Trea called after her.



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