Glee (Ethan Dolan)

New Auditions

Chris tried to talk me out of auditioning for Glee club. He doesn't want me to have to go through any torment by others. But I'm still joining. The new me won't be afraid of what others think.

It's after school, and I'm back stage listening to Artie's audition. He's singing 'Pony', and he's really good. I'm after him, and I'm kinda nervous. From where I'm standing, I saw Chris sneak into the auditorium, sitting a couple rows behind Mr. Schuester, the teacher of glee club.

Artie finished the song, and Mr. Schuester clapped. Artie rolled over to where I was.

"You were really good!" I said.

"Thank you." He smiled and rolled off to Tina. I talked to her earlier- she's super nice. She stutters, but who doesn't, really.

I heard Mr. Schuester call my name, and my nerves built up. I saw Chris smile at me, and gave me a thumbs up, which motivated me to walk on stage. I went to the pianist and asked him if he could play my song. I even gave him sheet music I printed off in the library. He accepted the sheets, and I turned to face the seats.

"Hi, I'm Mackenzie Murphy, and I'll be signing On My Own from Les Miserables." I said.

"Ok, good luck." He said. I turned to the pianist, and nodded my head. Then the song started. (Play song)

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The whole time, I stood tall and sung. I couldn't really see the teacher or my brother due to the spotlight, but that just calmed my nerves.

Once I finished, the spotlight dimmed down, and I could see. Chris jumped up, clapping and cheering. I smiled at his brotherness, but he quickly stopped when Mr. Schuester turned to look at him.

"S-sorry Mr. Schue, just supporting my sister." Chris said with a nervous chuckle.

"Very good, Mackenzie." Mr. Schuester said when turned back to me. "The list will be posted tomorrow. Practice also starts tomorrow after school." I thanked him, and walked off stage.

I saw Artie and Tina clapping and smiling. "Wow, you were amazing! Now I have to compete to that!" Tina stuttered out.

"You'll do great!" I said. Tina got called out, and it was just Artie and I.

"I'm Artie." He said with his hand out.

"I'm Mackenzie." I said, shaking his hand. "What grade are you in?"

"I'm a freshman- my first day ever here." He said, putting his hands in his lap. I sat down on the black stool besides me.

"Mine too. Well, I'm a sophomore, but me and my brother just moved here." I said.

"Well then we can all figure this school out together." We both let out a small laugh.

"Hi." We heard behind us. I turned in the stool, and Artie rolled up next to me. There was a girl and a boy standing together.

"Hey." I said, smiling at the new people.

"We heard you sing. Your really good!" Said the boy.

"Thank you! I'm Mackenzie." I said.

"I'm Mercedes." She pointed to herself, then pointed to the boy. "And he's Kurt." We all waved to each other.

"I'm Artie. And the girl singing right now is Tina." Artie said, shaking their hands.

"Did you audition already?" I asked. They both nodded their heads.

"Yeah, we were the first ones." Kurt said.

"Oh, sorry I wasn't here to listen to you guys. But I'll hear you sing when we all get in!" I said. They were both sitting on stools too.

"Oh honey, you already know we're gonna be the stars!" We all laugh at Mercedes words.

"Why do you look familiar? I know you weren't here last year, I would've been friends with you." Kurt said.

"Nope, I'm new here. I'm a sophomore but moved during summer. And you may have seen my twin brother? Chris?"

"Oh, my god! Yes! We have Math together! He was the kid to always speak up and annoy the teacher. It annoyed me, but I know he was just trying to annoy the teacher." Kurt said. I giggled and rolled my eyes at my brother.

Tina came backstage and stood next to Artie. Mercedes, Kurt and Tina all introduced each other. Soon, Mr. Schuester came up.

"Oh hi, I see you all are getting to know each other!" He smiled. "Tina was the last person to audition. You may go home if you'll like." We all said ok, then he walked off.

The five of us were talking for a couple minutes, then we decided to go see the choir room. It's amazing! Three large steps with chairs, a piano, white boards, and trophy case. We sat down, Mercedes, Kurt, and I sat on the first step, while Tina and Artie were on the ground level.

"I can't wait to make memories here!" I said, they all agreed.

"By the time we graduate, there will be so many trophies in that case!" Mercedes said, which we all laughed at.

We all talked and laughed for about ten minutes. I got a text from Chris saying his try outs for football was over, and to meet him at his car. I said goodbye to everyone and left the choir room.

I arrived to the parking lot, and saw Chris talking to Ethan and Puck. This time, Ethan noticed me and smiled.

"Hey guys." I said.

"Hey little sis!" Chris said. "That audition was great, there's no way you won't get in!" He said overly excited, and hugging me.

"You auditioned? After you heard how much people hate Glee Club?" Puck asked.

"Yep. I don't want to be afraid of what others think of me anymore, which holds me back." I said quietly. Chris gave me sympathy eyes, and I ignored them.

"What grade are you in?" Ethan asked.

"Sophomore." I said.

"But i thought Chris said you were his little sister?" Puck said. Ethan seemed to understand though.

"Of course she's my little sister! I'm older!" Chris said.

"Oh whatever. By ten minutes." Chris, Ethan, and I laughed, but Puck was still confused.

"I thought it took nine months to be born?" He said.

"We're twins." Chris and I said in unison. Puck 'ohh'ed.

"That's funny, me and my twin talk at the same time too sometimes." Ethan said.

"You have a twin?" I asked.

"Yeah, his name is Grayson. He goes here, but he is still on surgery rest so he won't be here until next week." Ethan said.

"I've never met another person who is a twin, it's cool! What happened to him?" Chris asked.

"He broke his arm when he tried to do a flip on our trampoline." He said, shrugging his shoulder.

After a few more minutes, Chris and I left since we both have jobs we need to attend. I work at Chick-fil-a, and Chris works at a car garage. We only have a car now because of his work.

We're driving home, when I realized what Chris had on. He had a leatherman jacket on!

"Oh my god! Did you get on the team?!" I yelled. Chris laughed while making a turn.

"You just now realized?" He asked. I reached over the center consul to hug him.

"I'm so proud!" I said as I got back in my seat.

"Look at us, I got on the football team, and you got into Glee Club!" He stated proudly.

"Ok, we won't know until tomorrow." I said.

"Please. If Mr. Schue doesn't take you, Glee club won't go very far."