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prompt: luck
Marley stood behind the curtain in the auditorium, her heart thumping inside of her chest as she watched people get called onto the stage and have their chance to audition for Glee. She was only half paying attention to their performances, though. Her mind was elsewhere.
What if she didn't make it in? She knew her mom thought so highly of her singing voice, but what if her mom was wrong? What if Marley didn't have magic in her throat? What if Ms. Rose had simply just exaggerated. Maybe this was a bad idea... what if she got on stage and made a complete fool of herself? Maybe she should just go...
Marley started to turn around, but before she could take a step in the other direction, she bumped into something solid. "Sorry," she said, a little winded, as she glanced up to take a look at the person whom she'd just bumped into.
He was tall, with coffee colored skin and dark hair and eyes, and Marley bit her lip. She could practically feel her insides turning into mush, just looking at him. "I'm really sorry," she apologized again as the stranger appraised her with his eyes, saying nothing as he did so.
Finally, the guy spoke. He completely disregarded her apology. "You weren't about to leave, were you?" There was curiosity to his tone, but it also sounded like he actually cared whether or not she was going to stay.
Marley blinked at him, unsure why it was any of his business, or why he even cared. But still, she didn't criticize his manners. Instead, she just shrugged. For a second, before she bumped into him, that's where she was headed, yes. But now, well. She wasn't so sure, because now she was actually thinking about it.
Could she really just put herself out of the game, before she had even tried out? No. No she couldn't.
She was just about to tell him that she wasn't leaving, when another name was called from the other side of the curtain.
"JAKE?"
Jake grinned. "That's me." He started towards the curtain, but then paused, before turning to look back at her for a moment. "Good luck with your audition, Marley."
She nodded, but it was lost on him, as he had already turned and slipped through the velvet curtains. It was only after he had started singing (Marley was shocked to realize he had an amazing voice), that she realized she hadn't told him her name, and as far as she was concerned they didn't share any classes.
She swore he turned his head to look at her when he sang, "picture it, you're the queen of everything as far as the eye can see." A smile came over her lips and she smiled in his direction.
Maybe this audition wouldn't be so hard, after all.
