When the results were finally posted by the ballet room, everyone and their mother's swarmed to the bulletin board.
Although I was tired, I barely slept last night, anxious for the results. I kept thinking of my grandeur, but also my failure to McKenna. In a way, I already knew by Cheklov's face that I got the part, but I have trained myself not to get my hopes up.
Pushing my way through the crowd of dancers, Sam and I were in the front of the board, holding our two, nonmetallic hands out of fear. I scanned the paper, hoping for what I have dreamed of for the past several weeks.
"Oh, my God!" Sam exclaimed.
"What?!"
"McKenna got it," she said, looking into my shocked eyes with her bummed-out ones.
"Just effin' with you! You got it!" Sam jumped into my arms as I started crying. Finally all my hard work has paid off.
After the crowd died down, I pulled out my phone and snapped a picture of the results, sending them to mum, dad, and Peter. Looking at the alternates, I saw McKenna was my understudy and a sugarplum fairy.
"Hey!" A angry voice shouted.
I turned around and see McKenna and Lizzie with their arms and faces crossed.
"Don't be too happy. In the end, that role will be mine, so watch your back," McKenna asserted. She and Lizzie then marched away into the hallway, leaving me in awe.
Even with her threats, I wasn't afraid. I knew she couldn't do anything to take away my role, unless it meant killing me. I just knew I had a long road of training ahead.
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Everyday, for four hours, the cast of the Nutcracker and I rehearsed. It was absolutely grueling, by worth it. I felt that since I already got myself in peak performance for rehearsal, I cut back my extensive workouts and training. In order for my body to sustain the role and the amount of rehearsal, I needed to relax a bit.
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