SIDE STAGE TECH

Chapter 4

When I awoke Mike was still on the phone, looking dead tired, but still talking in that loving soft voice. I felt bad. Even though he was a dick. He must have been up all night. I grabbed a monster from my secret stash and set it down in front of him. He gave me a weird look before opening it and taking a sip. Even though he was a complete asshole I had developed a small crush on him. Probably because I had seen his soft loving side. I ignored the weird look and got dressed and grabbed my phone before walking across the dorm circle over to the school library. I checked out a few books before sinking into an overstuffed arm chair and reading.

I finished my book in one day. It was fantastic. One of the most amazing books I had ever read. It was called The Glass Castle. As I walked back to my dorm room I found myself dreading going back to my room. Mike had to be off the phone by then. He was. Him and Jaime were sitting around watching Harry Potter on the tv when I came in. "Hey Tony!" Jaime smiled brightly. Mike just scowled in my general direction, before turning his attention back to the movie. I found it cute how much he got into the movie. I smiled before grabbing a Monster out of my stash and checking my emails. I had an email from someone for the play that was happening. Since no one else signed up for tech, I was in and we had a meeting in half an hour. I got ready and 20 minutes later I was walking to the drama room where people were working on the set of Amadeus. Then a man with a beard came up to me. "What's your name?" He asked kindly. "Tony..." I said awkwardly. "Oh for tech right?" He asked. I nodded. "Come with me!" He smiled, leading me to the side stage where there was a computer. "Do you know anything about tech?" He asked me. "Yeah I've done a few plays." I said quietly. "Good! Well here's the cues for the lights and sound and stuff. I suggest you read that through." He said. "I'm Mr. Roger by the way." I nodded and he left me alone. I began checking out the control panel, feeling excitement boiling in my stomach. That excitement was soon killed when I saw who entered the room. Mike. He was here for auditions.

The auditions were fun to watch. Mr. Roger told me to put a spot light on the the people when they were on stage so I stayed on the side stage. Soon it was Mike's turn. He was auditioning for the part of Saliari. My heart was thudding in my chest. When he spoke he spoke in a calm, cool, smooth voice. He spoke and acted beautifully. My heart leaped into throat. He was amazing. I found myself longing once more for him to talk to me in the calm loving voice he used for his brother.

A/N: Amadeus is actually a movie but earlier this year my school put on a production of the play. We're an arts school so he have 2 plays a year. Amadeus is amazing and I really want to see the movie. Has anyone seen it?

~Daisy