UPDATE (03/04/17): Grammar correction - by Rose
Chapter_1_Auditions
August 19
It was a sunny day when I finished my daily dose of school. Today was the big day. Mom wanted to bring me to my dancing audition in the moon theater but she was busy with work and stuff. -Please, take someone to film you- That's why I asked Axel, my best friend, to be my faithful companion this time. We were in his car trying to avoid the traffic.
"Are you sure you want me to be with you? You have never let anyone see you dancing" That's... not entirely true.
"It's because... it's complicated, it is very intimate to me, like having sex"
"I can't see the correlation in there" I laughed.
It isn't that no one has ever seen me dancing. I've danced in front of people, like those parties where you only want to have fun. But my own choreography is something different.
"By the way, since when the famous Buster Moon searches for dancers?" I was surprised when I saw the flyers. It was Rose, my other best friend, the one who convinced me to dance.
"I think he is trying to do Hamilton Musical" I follow the cast that appeared in the singing contest months ago and there are several clues about the next regrouping.
"That musical you like a lot?" Rose introduced me The Hamilton Musical. That soundtrack of 46 songs changed my life. Changing the subject, now that I see Moon Theater I'm kind of nervous. "Let's go"
"Yeah... just... give me a minute" Why am I nervous, I've performed several times. What is the difference between those moments and this?
"Tom... I'm here" What? Am I too obvious?
"I'm fine it's just..."
"Tom" He looked at me with a smile "It's normal. After all the stage is where you belong" I smiled back.
"Yeah... you are right, let's go!" I got off the car and we arrived to the auditioning line.
IT. WAS. MADNESS. The line took 4 hours to take my turn and when we went inside the hotness of outside finally calmed down. In front stage there was an iguana that was receiving the people. Her cute smile almost makes me forget that one of her eyes was looking at the ceiling while another was looking at me.
"Is he coming with you sweetie?"
"Yes. But he's not going to make an audition he will just film me" The lady nodded and let us in. She guided me to the stage and Axel to one of the chairs of the audience.
On stage there was at least other 20 people warming up and doing stuff. While Mr. Moon was sitting on a desk with, wow, with the cast of the singing competition. They were right in front of me, Meena, Ash, Rosita, Gunter, Mike and Johnny. I didn't know what to do on stage because Mr. Moon was talking to the iguana. I returned my gaze to Axel. He whispered and I read his lips while he held a camera -Breathe- Of course... Just… breathe.
"Okay guys, thank you to come to audition today. Right now the dynamic is going to be a little different" Wait... What? "We only have 6 spaces left, so you are going to dance right now, all of you" Again... WHAT?
"And how will you choose?" An alligator asked.
"I am not. My friends in here are going to." WHAT!? I glanced at the smiley faces. But when my eyes saw Johnny's I completely broke eye contact with him. I wonder why.
"What song?" I asked. I was prepared for this. It was no more for the audition. I needed to dance. I needed to dance in that moment.
"You all have chosen the same song" I didn't expect that a lot of people were going to dance the same song that I was. But it doesn't matter; I got my own moves for this song.
Mr. Moon divided us in groups of 10. The first group danced. They were really good dancers... But they weren't enjoying this dynamic too much. Then the second group passed. Ash, Meena, Rosita and Mike chose 4 participants. There were only 2 spots in the game. Am I going to be chosen by Johnny or by Gunter or by neither of them? I will find out. Right now I am going to dance: "The Greatest" by Sia.
I took my position in the front and… music began.
The music ended. I felt the drops of sweat dripping of my forehead. My ears were hot and sizzling. I breathe in, out, in, out, in and out. I didn't notice that I closed my eyes until I opened them. Axel was mouth-opened. When I saw him I laughed. This is my stage.
"So?" Someone asked. I look to the judges.
"Go on Johnny, I already have one" Gunter said. All depended on those two.
"I choose..." His gaze went from me to my back, he was watching the raccoon behind me "You" Then I back off and his finger pointed to my back. Congratulations raccoon, I will pay attention on your moves since you convinced Johnny to choose you, I want to know your secret.
"Well I choose you" Gunter pointed at me. I look to my back so I could see if I need to back off one more time, but no. Gunter was really pointing me.
"Really? Me?" I couldn't believe it.
"You destroyed that stage baby! You were on fire! I need to see more of those moves!" I glanced at the other participants that were disappointed. They all left the stage while Mr. Moon thanked them to come by. At least they could have a 15% of discount when they buy tickets.
"Hey, nice to meet you guys!" The cast greeted the 6 participants that made it through.
In the meeting I greeted Meena and Rosita first, with a smile and a hug. Then Ash and Mike with a hand shake and Gunter with a small high five.
"Hi" The gorilla named Johnny greeted me and I replied with a smile and a handshake.
"Hi" I wanted to tell him that his voice was my favorite. It was perfect, melting, tender, cute and a lot of other positive adjectives. But I needed to play it cool since I will be in the Moon theater. "Nice to meet you Johnny"
"Nice to meet you too, hmm... How do you know my name?" Wait... Why was he asking me that, does he even know how popular he is right now?
"I have been in this theater as public you know" He laughed.
"Oh! ri-right! I... sometimes I forget I'm actually kind of popular." -You do? - "So... What's your name?"
"Thomas, but my friends call me Tom"