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EIGHT snacks - ╰────❀────╮
I've always been the kind of person that gets stressed very easily. When I have an assignment due the next day and I didn't start it yet my mind automatically started to think about what would happen if I didn't finish in time and I started to work five times faster. When I find out we had homework and I didn't do it, I stressed to finish it before the teacher starts to collect it. And when Bruno and David started running wild in the house, I got stressed, but I handled it. But as I sat at the piano during rehearsals I wasn't stressed.
I could tell Aunt Jenn was and so was half of the cast but somehow I wasn't. I was simply doing my job and playing piano. While I wasn't stressed I was uncomfortable as EJ and Nini sang 'What I've Been Looking for'. It was obvious that there was some tension between them.
I heard from Ricky that EJ stole her phone which was a good thing. Not for EJ and Nini, obviously. But it was a good thing for Ricky and Nini. The sooner Nini and Ricky got back together the sooner Ricky will cut me off. And while I will miss him, the only way I'll get over these feelings is if he stops talking to me.
Ricky came running into the room once the song cut off. "Sorry, I'm late. My mom caught an earlier flight. Where are we?" Ricky never talked much about his family. All he told me was that his mom was in Chicago. "Scene seven"
"Right, I don't have it. Could I borrow-"
"You need your script, Ricky. And a pencil. It's blocking rehearsal. When you come to rehearsal, people, you come prepared." Natalie came running in with a box in hand. I didn't pay attention to their conversation and instead turned to Ricky trying to ask if everything was okay with actually saying anything. I think he understood because he shook his head and mouthed, 'later'. Nini seemed to notice this little interaction because she looked between the two of us suspiciously.
"Natalie, we feel your pain, but I was just explaining what a constructive rehearsal requires. Focus. And honestly, another day like this and I am showing up with my emotional support coyote."
"Miss Jenn I know the scene," Ricky said, trying to fix things.
"Would you wait for me in my office? Thank you." Once Aunt Jenn dismissed everyone I stayed at the piano. Not really sure where to go. It's not like I could wait for Jenn in her car and the idea of walking all the way home by myself was a little scary. I flipped through the songbook Aunt Jenn gave me and landed on Can I Have This Dance? from High School Musical 3. It was one of my favorite songs when I liked the movies. I played a little bit of it and started to hum along.
