C A T H E C T: The Greatest Showman

5. This is me

Rosette rushed outside lifting her gown so she won't trip.

Her performance was over and everyone was supposed to be gathering up inside the lounge room, well, everyone besides her and Phillip.

Speaking of which, she was looking for him right now. She ran out the door into the rain and put a hand on her forehead to help block the rain from her eyes.

She spotted Phillip walking down the steps and Rosette quickly picked her dress up again and made her way to him.

"Phillip!" She shouted.

"Wh- hey. Uh wh-why are you out here?" Phillip turned to her and awkwardly smiled.

"I was looking for you. You left after my performance." Rosette answered.

"Correction, I left during your performance." Phillip coughed.

"Oh okay.....why? Was I that terrible?" Rosette laughed nervously.

"No. You were good my parents didn't want to stay for your performance so we left." Phillip answered her scratching his neck.

"Since when do you listen to your parents?" Rosette chuckled.

Phillip just stayed quiet playing with his fingers, this caused Rosette to frown. She grabbed his hands to stop him from fiddling and looked into his dark blue eyes with some what concern.

"Phillip whats wrong?" She asked, her voice slightly loud because of the rain.

Phillip pulled his hands away from hers and put them in his pockets before speaking.

"Well, you know the rivalry between our families. You know, like I'm looking at things in my parents perspective and realized that I should listen to them." Phillip spoke.

"What do you mean, 10 minutes ago you were literally giving me a short pep-talk." Rosette frowned even more.

"Don't worry about it, I just want to get on my parents good side. And if I want to do that then this can't happen anymore." Phillip replied before he turned and made his way to his parents carriage.

Rosette stood in her exact same spot confused. She looked at the floor before she shook her head and made her way back into the building but not before looking back.

-***-

Rosette was twirling her straw in her champagne glass while many people conversed, after a small episode between P.T. and two other random adults that recently entered only to leave after P.T. told them to do so many people just acted like nothing happened.

Rosette's head snapped up once she heard a group o loud people talking coming from the hallway, she assumed it was the circus members finally arriving to the lounge area. Rosette smiled, happy that she would be able to talk to someone who didn't go on and on about drama, money, or who is best dressed in the room.

Rosette stood straight and made her way towards the door that separated her from the group of circus members but she frowned once she saw P.T. shut the door on them. He smiled at her and made his way some where else to talk to someone else.

She sneaked passed her parents and outside in the hallway to see that all of the circus members staring at the door that P.T. shut in front of them with shocked frowns on there face. She thought about what to do to cheer them up a little bit but came to nothing.

Eventually Rosette made her presence known by singing some words.

Bold:Rosette
Italic:Lettie
Underlined:All the circus members
Bold Italic:Both Rosette and Lettie

I am not a stranger to the dark
(The members all looked at Rosette, she smiled weakly)

"hide away" They say

"Cause we don't want your broken parts"

I've learned to ashamed of all my scars "Run away" They say "No one will love you as you are"

But I won't let them break me down to dust

I know that there's a place for us

For we are glorious
(Rosette rested her hand on Lettie's should which made her smile a little in return)

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down

I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them outI am brave, I am bruised I am who I'm meant to be, this is me (Lettie looked at everyone as Rosette dropped her hand from Lettie's shoulder)
Look out cause here I come
And I'm marching out to the beat I drum
(Lettie and Rosette began making there way down the hall, the others following behind them)
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me
(Rosette opened the doors to another entrance to the lounge room and all the other guests stared at her and the circus members, whispering small words to each other. Rosette grabbed Letties hand and gave her a small wink with a smile before she began singing)

Another round of bullets hits my skin

Well fire away cause today I won't let the shame sink in

We are bursting through the barricades

and reaching for the sun
We are warriors
Yeah, that's what we've become

*Scene skip* Rosette stood in the back round with a smile on her face as she watched Lettie and the rest of the acts perform the rest of the song

I won't let them break me down to dust
I know that there's a place for us
For we are glorious!When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
Look out 'cause here I come
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me
(Rosette looked up to notice Phillip was looking down at her from one of the balcony stands beside the bleachers. She felt her smile falter and shook her head, as if that action alone would rid her thoughts, and put her focus back on the show that was happening in front of her)Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
This is meOh-oh-oh-oh
And I know that I deserve your love
Oh-oh-oh-oh
'Cause there's nothing I'm not worthy of
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, ohWhen the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out
This is brave, this is bruised
This is who I'm meant to be, this is me
(Lettie looked at Rosette who sent her a smile along with a thumbs up)Look out 'cause here I come (look out 'cause here I come)
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum (marching on, marching, marching on)
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me

Oh-oh-oh-oh
When the sharpest words wanna break me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out
(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
oh-oh-oh-oh
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh)
This is me