Jasmine POV
Ever since that day, Anthony and I started dating.
The days passed.
March.
I noticed Lin was somewhat jumpy today, and just when I was about to ask, Lin told us to gather up at stage, because he had news for us.
"What do you think he will tell us?" I asked to Pippa and Renee.
"I don't know, perhaps a song change?"
"Or extended production?"
"Perhaps?" I responded. I quite wondered what it was.
Once we arrived at the stage together, I was so deep in thought that I bumped into Anthony. (As usual)
"Hi Jasmine"
"Hi Anthony"
He kissed my forehead and then said, "What do you think Lin will tell us?"
"I'm not sure, actually."
"Well, let's hope it's something good"
I smiled at him, and he smiled back.
"Okayyyyy" said an excited Lin. "Gather in a circle please"
We made a circle. (or weird oval, rather)
"Alright... so..." he started, trying to fix his face. (By which I mean, he tried to compose his manner)
Everyone waited.
"Well, the news is that... we are getting extended production, up to April 5th"
Pretty much everyone squealed.
Anthony tried to hide his squeal from me, but I saw him before he could cover his mouth.
I rolled my eyes.
"Seriously?" we said, in unison.
"Yes!"
Then we gathered up together and had this huge group hug.
After the bit of excitement calmed down, I went over to Anthony, who somehow started eating a muffin. (Sometimes I swear he's a food machine. One time, while we had our break before Act 2, he was sitting next to me and then he pulled a Sun Chip bag out of thin air? Like, ?????????)
"Why are you always eating?" I whispered to him, playfully.
"Actually, for some reason you ALWAYS come over to me when I'm eating." he responded, laughing.
"Shut up" I replied, trying not to smile.
"How do you feel? I mean, about our extended production"
"I'm really excited!"
"Good."
More time passed.
More performances... and then one day, more specifically, April 24th, we had another news.
We were getting our production extended again, to May 3rd or fourth.
But that wasn't it.
The last time Lin told us about our extended production, he seemed really happy.
But right now he looked like he could do 1000000 somersaults.
He was literally smiling so much I worried his face was going to fall off.
"Okay, guys. The other really big news..." he said, trying to compose himself.
Then he told us, again, to make a circle, but now he told us to hold hands.
I grabbed Anthony's hand instantly to my right, and Pippa's to my left.
What was he going to say to us?
"Get ready to leave..."
He saw the faces a few of us made, so he said, smiling. "Wait. I'm not done yet"
"BecAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BROADWAY!!" he screamed, so loud I'm pretty sure all of New York City could hear us.
All of us gasped, but one millisecond after the gasps, every X chromosome in the room, (where it happened, quite literally...) including myself, reacted the same way:
"OH MY GOD ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!"
No longer suppressing the smile, he said, "Yes."
Just about everyone went up to Lin and gave him a hug.
We all knew how hard Lin had worked on the musical. Vanessa, his wife, would sometimes come and consult his bad nights to the rest of us.
After everyone hugged Lin, there were a LOT of hugs I had to give, but I kept Pippa, Renee, and Anthony for last. (He seemed to do the same)
When I hugged Pippa, she said, "It takes all of my power to not go on the Brooklyn bridge and scream, 'WERE GOING TO BROADWAY!'"
"Is that how excited you are?" I said, laughing along with her.
"Pretty much. Yes"
Then I hugged Renee, and she said, "I would go scream with Pippa, honestly"
"I'd join you guys" I responded, laughing.
After I hugged my sisters, I went up to Anthony.
Before I could give him a chance to speak, I kissed him.
When I broke away, he said, smiling, "Well you're excited"
Just before I was going to come up with a witty response, someone shot confetti at us. (How did someone get confetti already?)
And that someone was Oak.
"How about we celebrate our favorite couple as well.." Oak said, smirking.
Soon enough, almost everyone had confetti and they started shooting us with it.
I shook off a bit of confetti from Anthony's face and kissed him.
Everyone started laughing, and after the laughter died down, he said, "May I also suggest you start packing up? There won't be a lot of time afterwards."
May 3rd came, the day before our last day of performance.
It was night, and I was sitting on my small couch, next to Anthony, where I was freaking out because... well, because of everything. All of my bags were neatly packed. (thanks to Anthony, otherwise I'd just be cramming my things in my bag today)
I'd made a lot friends here. Memories.
And now we had to move away from each other??
And then there was Anthony.
I'd met him here... and that was something I'd never forget.
"Hey, it's going to be okay" he whispered, gently rubbing my arm.
I didn't answer for a long time.
Then I said, "I'm going to miss seeing you"
"But you'll still see me everyday"
"I know, but what I mean is that I'm going to miss feeling safe around you"
He lifted my chin gently for me to look up at him.
Then he pressed a kiss on my lips (much too short to my liking) and whispered, "Do you want me to sleep with you today?"
"Yes. Please"
"Okay"
He got up off of my couch and turned my lamp off.
I felt him cuddle up next to me and wrap my arms around me.
I rested my head on his chest, exhausted, and said, "Goodnight, Anthony"
I managed to stay awake for a few seconds for him to respond.
"Goodnight, princess"
And so we fell asleep on my couch, his head lightly rested on top of mine.
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Hi guys! I'm sorry for not publishing is earlier, I haven't had time to write much. And sorry if this chapter is boring 😂
The chapter after the next will probably be about the trip to Cuba they had. (Which most likely will be narrated entirely by Anthony) The next is moving out of the theater, getting the apartment, and the surprise trip to Cuba.
Christina, out. 💙
