Chapter 6: The roles
Melody's POV:
Okay. I'm a bit nervous. Considering I never wanted to audition in the first place… help?
WHY?
Cos they put the roles on to the pin board this morning and they will be handing out the scripts after school.
I really don't want to be Wendy. Or anyone. I'm pretty sure there is only one girl, minus Mrs. Darling and Wendy's aunt.
Mrs. Cookie, the drama teacher, said that this year, they'll be a few girl pirates but I don't think they speak much. Which
I'm fine with by the way… There might be a tinkerbell too.
I was just heading in school when I saw everyone - not exaggerating by the way - in 7th grade look at the sheet of paper
pinned up in the board.
"Hey Melody, wanna see the list?" Luke asked pulling me towards the piece of paper.
"No I really don't..." I mumbled so no one heard.
When we reached the list, I saw a really (emphasis on really) angry Stacy.
"WHAT?!" She practically screamed, "I SHOULD BE WENDY NOT… HER!" She pointed at me.
Wendy?! I grabbed the paper out of her hands.
"Me?!" I said.
"Yeah and I'M your understudy! If anything, I'm not ANYONES understudy! They should be understudying for me!" Stacy
said, still angry just a little calmer.
"You can have my part! I don't want it!" I told her.
"Try telling Mrs Cookie that!" She said and snatched the paper away from me, looking at it again.
I heard the bell ring for 1st period. Sorry, but I'm too distracted with the play right now.
~After School, in the hall~
Luke's POV:
Yes! I got Peter Pan! I'm still the lead, 4 years running. Now Five :P!
I still don't know who Wendy is. I hope it's Melody cause if it's Stacy, it would not been a play you'd wanna go to. No
offence. Last year she was the lead she kept messing up the lines and started telling people what to do. Completely
changing the whole script!
"Okay gather round everyone!" Mrs Cookie told everyone as they walked towards her. "Now, our Wendy has decided to
quit the play so our new one will be…"
She said as she read the paper.
"Stacy."
STACY?! Who was our last one then?
I just realised that Melody wasn't in the hall. Why?
What if she was Wendy? But why did she quit?
Melody's POV:
Okay! I quit the play! Like I would still be in New York by then. I think I should tell Jessie about my little white lies.
The thing is, I can't find Jessie anywhere! I asked Ravi where she was and he said out on a date with Tony.
I think Emma and Zuri were out so I had nothing to do while Jessie was out.
When she came back with Emma and Zuri, she looked a bit upset.
"Jessie, what happened?" I asked.
"Tony and her broke up. You should've been there" Emma said. "I mean shouldn't have been there…" she said again
hoping Jessie didn't notice.
I don't think she did 'cause she was in the screen room, with a bucket of ice-cream. Just like she did when we were in
Texas.
I mean how can I tell her if she's listening to Adele with the volume up high. She's sad enough. Maybe I'll tell her
tomorrow.
~ The next day… SATURDAY (hehe no school :P) ~
Still Melody's POV:
Me and Luke have only talked about the auditions and how its been going and why I left. Again I used a little white lie and
this time it went whiter.
"Well I-I left because… I didn't want to get Stacy angry… Right!" I hesitated.
I hope he bought it cause I need to talk to Jessie now. I think she's over Tony now. Hopefully. Maybe. Okay shes not. But I
still have to tell her.
Or maybe I'll let it slide and let dad tell her on the phone? NO! he's in the army now.
Okay I'm going to do this. I knocked in her room so lightly I don't think she heard it.
"Come in!" She said.
Okay she heard it… How do I tell her though? I'm just going to say it!
"Jessie, I need to talk to you…" I told her.
