▪J A C K I E▪
I woke up the next morning with a shout after PVMNTS Chemical Trails blasted through my phone. I crashed to the floor and peered my head from out behind the mattress and turned the alarm off. "I really need to change that alarm sound." I said to myself before I heard scratching at my door. Mischief. She must've heard me fall. I got dressed, grabbed my things, and did my usual morning routine. I don't need to tell you guys this. Unless you want me to go into detail on how I brush my teeth every morning. Mischief was sitting in the hallway waiting for me. "You my new bodyguard now?" I asked her. She barked. "I'll take that as a yes?" I asked again to which she barked again before running down the stairs. "You fluffy weirdo." I called out to her. I went down the stairs and found my mom drinking a coffee. "How was your fall?" She asked smirking behind the mug. "Pretty good actually. So many dust bunnies in the land down under." I quipped. She shook her head chuckling. "That's because you haven't cleaned your room in weeks." She stated standing up. "I resent that! I cleaned my room...2 weeee--" I started looking at mom. She raised a brow. "--4? 6?" I guessed. "You see? You don't even remember because you haven't done it since June." She cleaning her mug out and putting it away. "What can I say? It's a gift." I said with a shrug and smirked. "If that's what you call a gift, I would hate to find out what you call a surprise." She said. "Hey! You like my surprises. It gets your blood pumping. It's always good for people your age." I teased. Her eyes went wide. "People my age? How old do you think I am, Jackie?" She asked crossing her arms. It was my turn for my eyes to go wide. "Uhhhh. Is that the bus? Gee I'm gonna be late for school. Gotta go, bye! Love you!" I said grabbing my stuff and scrambling out of the house.
I arrived at school and felt weird as everyone was looking at me. I furrowed my brows jumping onto the steps that lead into the school and skated down the hallway. I jumped off the board and shoved it in my locker. I walked away and found a bunch of people hovering around a wall. "Is today Act Weird and Crazy Day? And why didn't I get the memo?" I said to myself. "Look it's him. It's Jackie!" A girl said which caused most of the group to turn around. "Uh...whatcha doin?" I asked feeling a bit uncomfortable. The group stepped away from the wall to reveal a blue piece of paper. I walked towards it and my eyes widened. "Ho-ly shit." I stated staring at my name. It was at the top of the paper under the words 'Cast List', and next to the name 'Troy Bolton'. I walked away. That's what I get for belting out an Alessia Cara song during work study. I get thrown into a musical. Sure. 'Cause why not?
I went to Ms. Jennifer's office and knocked on the door before entering. "Jackie! I take it you saw the Cast List for the musical?" She asked with a big smile. "Uh. Yeah Actually. That's why I'm here. I don't think I'm a good enough fit for the role of Troy, Ms. Jenn." I explained. "What? Why of course you are. Skater ends up singing beautifully on stage to Alessia Cara. Sounds like Troy to me." She countered. "Uh...Look. I don't think I'm ready to do this." I said. "Well...It doesn't hurt to try does it?" She asked. "Physically? No. Emotionally? Probably. Mentally? Definitely." I answered. "Jackie. I get it." She said. "I don't think you do." I muttered to myself. "You have stage-fright. You're afraid to step into the spotlight. Perfectly normal." She said. "Uh...Yeah. Totally. Wow! You're a genius. So, don't you think it would make more sense to give the role of Troy to Ricky?" I asked. "Hmm. Nope. Now read-throughs start in 5 minutes. If you aren't there by the time I get there. It'll be mandatory for you to star in this musical." She said smirking. I sighed getting up from the chair and leaving. Why does no one ever listen to me?
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FanfictionJackie Bryant is a junior at East High. He doesn't like having attention drawn to himself. He likes to keep to himself most of the time. Especially, since his parents aren't on the best of terms anymore. His father took off to become a big wig at so...