A/N: I do drama at school and it's hilarious so this chapter is based off the drama class I had today.
You enter the Drama Room last out of the class. Your friend is away; just your luck. You try to casually sit near the other girls, acting as if you belong when you feel so out of place. C/N is sitting virtually opposite you in the circle. You swallow nervously. T/N walks in. (A/N: Your drama teacher is female)
"Good morning, guys!" She says, greeting your class enthusiastically. "Stand up. We need to loosen up." You all stand up. You are careful to avoid C/N's gaze.
"Alright, shake out your hands," T/N says, jerking you out of your careful thoughts. You all shake your hands around. Then the teacher asks you to put out your right foot and shake it about and roll around your ankle.
"This is like the Hokey Pokey!" says one girl. T/N nods.
"Yeah!" T/N exclaims. "Let's do the Hokey Pokey!" (A/N: This literally happened in my drama class today XD)
You and some of the girls groan, along with all the boys, including C/N.
"Aww, come on guys!" T/N says. "I haven't done it in ages!" You all have to do the Hokey Pokey. You end up giggling most of the time, like most of the class. You don't take long to finish and your class sits down.
"Now, today we're learning about Body Language," says T/N. You groan mentally. The class has to line up and walk around the room according to what T/N says.
"You're a soldier, fighting in the war. You have your gun and you are trudging through mud!"
You try your best to assume a grim, upset face and drag yourself along, lifting your legs ridiculously high. You end up trying not to laugh at the boys. Especially when C/B/F (who you don't really like) pretended to get stuck in the mud and C/N and C/O/F (crush's other friend) dragged him along by the arms. (A/N: This also happened for real in my drama class XD)
You all have to sit down in the circle again. T/N talks for a bit, asking what that told you about Body Language. You sneak glances at C/N during this. Then it's time to do a game. You all stand in the circle. You play this game where someone has to enter the circle and say, "I am a tree!" They then become a tree and the next two people enter and have to become something to do with a tree. The first person in (the tree) chooses who to "leave with". Those two return to the circle and the game continues. It finally gets to you. The other people in the middle are a News Reporter and a Fire. You blurt out in a stupid voice, "I am a victim of the fire!" You then proceed to cling to the News Reporter, saying, "Help me, help me!" Everyone laughs. (A/N: I did this in drama too XD)
The game eventually ends and you have to do one final activity. One of you must sit down on a chair and the other must walk in and somehow interact with the first person using just Body Language; no words allowed. Two of the boys go first. One sits down and the other enters. He mimes proposing. You and half the class stifle a laugh. The boy who had been sitting picks up a chair and mimes smacking the other boy over the head. You laugh along with the rest of the class.
"Poor R/B/N!" T/N exclaimed. This made everyone laugh harder. You and your partner, P/N, enter. She sits down and you swallow; thank goodness you have an idea. You walk in, miming scrolling through social media on your "phone". You sit down without even looking up. Your partner catches on to the idea and moves away from you slowly, then turns her back to you.
"Well done," T/N says. "Very good tension." You resist the urge to wipe your brow as if wiping away sweat. You are literally shaking; you knew C/N had been watching. You swept your gaze across the audience, careful to check C/N's response. He seemed a bit... awed? Maybe that was because his and C/B/F had just done a scene where his friend walked in and tapped C/N on the shoulder and whispered something in his ear, then the two died laughing. (A/N: Again, this all happened...)
It was finally time to leave. Your class filed out silently. You glanced back over your shoulder and noticed C/N a few people behind you... it looked like he was staring at you. No, he couldn't be. It must be one of the girls near you.
