The Past is Present

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I woke up to the sound of a bunch of pots and pans clattering in the kitchen. Confused, I climbed out of bed and headed down stairs. There in the kitchen sat Belle trying to shove a bunch of pots inside the cabinet.

"What the hell are you doing?" I asked, slightly groggy.

"Well, look who finally decided to wake up." she said with a slight laugh, as she took a small break from pushing the pans into the small space. "And I'm trying to put these god damn pans away but they won't.. go... in!"

Right after she said so, the pans all clattered into the cabinet and she slammed the door shut. Clapping the imaginary dirt of her hands out of accomplishment of the task she made 10 times harder, she opened another cabinet for two small cups.

I walked over to the fridge, and pulled out the jug of chocolate milk. I poured some for the both of us, and we sat on the kitchen floor like we usually did.

"So... cast list is posted tonight." she said, breaking the silence.

"I know... I don't think I've ever been so nervous about an audition. I just really don't want Lila to get that role." I chugged the rest of my chocolate milk, and set the cup down on the ground beside me.

"I'm sure you'll get the part, Jo. Honestly, Lila seems more like a Heather than an Veronica to me."

"That is true..." I replied, getting up to rinse the cup and place it in the dishwasher. For a college dorm, the place was pretty nice. Belle and I have connecting dorm rooms, so as long as the door is unlocked, she comes in here whenever she pleases.

For the rest of the day, we stayed at the dorm and relaxed, waiting for the list to be posted. Tyler stopped by for a moment to say hello, but he had to work that evening so he didn't stay long. It was about 7 o'clock, when Belle screamed at me from downstairs, since I was upstairs just getting out of the shower.

"JO IT'S POSTED!!!" she screamed, as she ran up the stairs to my room. She flew in through the door and jumped onto my bed, and we sat in silence while waiting for the page to load.

"Oh screw this shit, we just wanna see the list!" she exclaimed, while skipping all the informational paragraphs about the musical and guidelines. Finally, in big bold letters we saw those fabulous, yet terrifying words.

Cast List.

Looking through, the first thing I noticed was that Lila was Heather Chandler. So, if she was Heather, then...

"Oh. My. God. I can't believe...." I started, before interrupted by Belle's loud,"WHAT DID I TELL YOU, VERONICA!"

"I got the lead... OH GOD I got the lead! Haha, I wish I could see the look on Lila's face! Finally!!!" I plopped into my chair with a happy sigh. Looking up, I saw Belle staring at the screen, with a slightly confused yet worrisome look.

"What is it?" I asked, getting up to look at her phone.

"Tyler didn't get J.D."

She held her breath as I took the few steps over to be able to see her phone clearer. Following the dots to the other side of the page and reading the name, I realize why she was being so silent.

"Well fuck me gently with a chainsaw."