Tomorrow are the finals between me & Melanie. We have to perform in front of the whole school.
It's 10pm. I have to sleep for tomorrow.
Humiliation awaits.
NEXT DAY
"Hey! You ready for the competition?" Said Anne running towards me backstage. I was waiting backstage for the producers to talk to me and
Melanie.
"If you mean ready to fail, Yes." I said anxiously.
"Why did you put me up to this? What if my strap falls down? What if I fall off the stage? What if people think I sing so bad that they tomatoes? And the producers join! What if Melanie-" Anne stopped me.
"Calm down. You're acting like you're gonna die!" Anne said, holding my hand.
"It's just- you know. I don't wanna be humiliated."
"Sophia?" Someone called. It was a producer. Melanie was with him.
"Oh ok you're here. So girls do you have you're songs picked out?"
We both nodded.
"Ok Sophia you go first." I nodded.
Me go first? I'm gonna be topped by Melanie. Oh well. I was wearing my mom's lucky necklace anyways, maybe things would go better.
COMPETITION
"Ok welcome everyone! As you know the two girls competing today are Sophia and Melanie. So if they win, they get to be play lead role in the broadway production of.... "Frozen"!"
What? Frozen?!! That's my favorite movie ever. I didn't know that this what we got. Now I have to beat Melanie. And, lead role? That means either Elsa or Anna. I need to beat Melanie.
Nobody know this, but I've always wanted to be on Broadway. Not even Anne knows this. I've always wanted to be in it since I saw "Wicked" with my mom at the age of 6. I've loved it ever since. And if I got to actually be I'm it, it would be a dream come true.
Also, I'd do it for my mom. My mom died when I was 8. She died in a car accident. Stupid drunk drivers. Ever since I've lived with my trash dad. I have an older brother who loves me, but is in New York. He goes to NYU. He couldn't stand my dad and his abusive ways, so he left. He wanted to take me with him, but he was a minor so he couldn't, sadly. If I get this part, I will leave my trash dad, and go live with my brother, which is 22 and old enough to let me live with him.
When I say "Trash Dad" I mean in the alcoholic, abusive, drug addict dad. He's done some bad things to me in the past. Bad things I'd rather not talk about.
"Sophia. You're up"said the backstage manager.
I start to walk to the stage. I can't see anything, but I can see the full house. Breathe, Breathe. I hear the band start.
And then I start to sing.
Just a small town girl
Livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train
Goin' anywhere
Just a city boy
Born and raised in South Detroit
He took the midnight train
Goin' anywhere
A singer in a smokey room
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on
I felt the crowd bursting into applause. This was the perfect song.
Strangers waiting
Up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching
In the night
Streetlights, people
Livin' just to find emotion
Hidin' somewhere in the night
Workin' hard to get my fill
Everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice
Just one more time
Some will win
Some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on
Strangers waiting
Up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searching
In the night
Streetlights, people
Livin' just to find emotion
Hidin' somewhere in the night
Don't stop believin'
Hold on to that feelin'
Streetlights, people
Don't stop believin'
Hold on to that feelin'
Streetlights, people!
Wow! Did I just do that? The crowd is roaring. I'm actually good. Wow! Goodbye trash dad! But I shouldn't get ahead of myself.
I walked backstage. As Melanie passed me to go on stage, she pushes my arm.
UGHH.
"Now up, Melanie!" Says the announcer.
Melanie started to sing "Yesterday" by The Beatles. Dammit! Beatles: a classic! I should've picked that. But Journey is a classic. But Beatles are her best. UGHH.
She finally finishes and I'm just speechless. It's the best performance she's ever done. I'm so staying with dad.
ANNOUNCING THE WINNER
"Ladies and Gentlemen! I am glad to announce the winner here! Who will play "Elsa" in the broadway production of "Frozen"!"
Yes! It's Elsa. I'm not gonna get it anyway so I shouldn't even celebrate.
"The Winner is...."
My heart is racing.
"Sophia Bach"
I'm gonna be on broadway.
THIS IS NOT HAPPENING.
Confetti started to fall.
IM GONNA BE ON BROADWAY.
YOU ARE READING
Broadway Bound
Teen Fiction17 year old Sophia Bach is in for a hell of a year. When she's offered the lead role in the Broadway version of "Frozen", it means moving to the city of dreams, NYC. But, it also mean leaving her friends back in Ohio. As hard as that sounds, when sh...
