Freshman

Rain Check?

Dani's POV

Thanks Mom. No really thanks, instead of spending my time having fun after school with some friends, I'm at a play audition.

Well, at least Jeremy's here, and Will's coming to support me.

I take a deep breath as I enter the auditorium.

"Miss Jones!" Mrs Jonathan greets me, and I smile lightly at her. I shove my hands in my pockets,

"Hi Mrs Jonathan." I wave at her, and continue walking in.

Lizzy gave me a bag to sell this morning, but I'm not sure what I want to do with it, maybe I'll try to get rid of it later.

I trace my thumb over it in inside my jacket pocket, and gulp.

Jeremy smiles at me from the seats, and I can see a bunch of other kids. Along with Abby.

Fantastic. What? Are they friends now? That's totally cool he can have friends other then me... This shouldn't bug me.

But it does.

I can see Jeremy's talking to two guys, one's short with dark brown hair, and the other one has chestnut coloured hair. They all look, I don't want to say it, but a bit geeky.

Abby's standing with them, and I walk over.

"Hey." I greet Jeremy, and he smiles.

"Oh Dani! This is Thomas," he gestures to the kid with the darker hair, "and Oliver." Oliver smiles sweetly at me, while Thomas is gaping.

"You know Jeremy?" He asks incredulously.

"Yeah." I laugh a little. "He's my neighbour, I like to think we're pretty good friends."

Abby looks away, and I shift awkwardly.

"So who's ready to look like a fool?" She jokes, and all the guys raise their hands.

"Where's your boyfriend?" Asks (Thomas I think). I'm a little taken back by him being so forward.

"Oh, um I don't know, he should be coming soon." I turn around, but he's not at the door.

I look back at the group, and they all start talking about Spider-Man. Great, these are not my people.

I don't belong here.

Wordlessly, I walk away to find someone else to talk too.

Jeremy's POV

I wonder why Dani left...just in the middle of the conversation like that. Is she okay?

"Alright! Let's get to auditioning!"

"First up.."she starts, but she's cut off the by the door bursting open.

Who else could it be? Will Hansen appears in the doorway, panting and in his stupid varsity jacket. He jogs down the isle, and stops closer to us, about to take a seat.

Everyone stares at him, and he shifts uncomfortably.

"Mr. Hansen!" Mrs Jonathan calls out to him. "I never pictured you as one for the arts."

"I'm not." he mumbles. "Just here for Ellie."

"You're at this auditorium, therefore you'll audition." she tells him confidently. He breaks out in laughter, and I look over to Dani. She's siting with some snobby looking girl, and has her face in her hands.

"Do you understand what's going on?" Abby whispers to me. I shake my head.

"There's no way I can audition." Will says. "I'm a football player."