Silently Singing

She turned away from the audience and ran off the stage. She couldn't do it. It was too hard, too scary. She felt the tears building in her eyes and had to get away. Shoving her way through the auditorium doors she ran down the hall. Even though she heard the footsteps and the voices of her new friends calling after her she wasn't going to stop. It was impossible to face them after this. She ran into the bathroom and slammed the stall door behind her. She wanted to go back home where she had her mom and her voice and she could use it whenever she wanted.

She slid down the wall and pulled her knees into her chest. She laid her head in her hands and cried. It wouldn't change anything but after holding everything in for so long it would make her feel better.