UPDATE (03/04/17): Grammar correction - by Rose
Chapter_2_A_Misunderstanding
August 20
Next day I went to the Moon Theater. Everyone was already there but they were doing nothing rather than singing random songs. It was 3:00PM and I was waiting for Mr. Moon to tell me what to do. Unfortunately, he was not in the theater at the time.
"Mr. Moon is attending another business" Said Ms. Crawly "You can use one of those if you want while you wait" Before I could even respond she lead me to one of the rooms with window walls.
"Thanks Ms. Crawly" She just smiled and closed the door.
I was left alone, watching Gunter in other room dancing and hearing Meena singing. I laughed thinking -Do I really belong here?-
I took off my shoes and put on my ballet shoes. I also interchanged my shirt for a black tank-top. Then I took my laptop out of my backpack and played a song. It was "Hey mama". I took position in the middle of the room. I closed my eyes and started to move. Something was different thought. I felt watched, still I didn't stop. After doing a front flip and another pair of moves I stopped with the rhythm of the music and opened my eyes. The song was over and Ash, Johnny and Gunter were staring at me, some of the others that auditioned yesterday were looking at me as well. I don't like when people stare, it's kind of... 1. - Awkward. 2. - Rude.
I tried to ignore them by sitting down and drinking water from my bottle, not before putting (Satisfied) in Spotify. Ash knocked through the window and made me a signal to go out. I saw everyone on stage and I ran. I placed myself next to Gunter and Johnny. Mr. Moon was already talking about something.
"Did I miss anything?" I whispered.
"Nah, he's just starting" Johnny replied.
"Okay guys. This is what I have in mind... drum-rolls please" He took some seconds to add some drama to his speech while a sheep makes drum-rolls "Hamilton" Wow, we are really doing this.
"Knew it, come on, pay" Ash was extending her hand and each member of the cast gave her $10 dollars. I giggled. I couldn't believe that they made a bet about the next project. Mr. Moon shook his head and lent us some papers... There were some people I didn't know as secondary characters.
Alexander Hamilton - "Unknown"
Aaron Burr - Johnny Egerton
George Washington - Mike MacFarlane
John Laurens - "Unknown"
Lafayette - "Unknown"
Hercules Mulligan - Gunter Kroll
Angelica Schuyler - Ash Johansson
Eliza Hamilton - Rosita Witherspoon
Peggy Hamilton - Meena Kelly
[etc...]
It's a shame that Meena is playing as Peggy, she deserves so much more in the musical. But who else could do both Peggy and Maria Reynolds? I'm already excited.
"Mr. Moon. What will you do for the characters that don't have actors?" I asked. I was intrigued because I could maybe participate.
"I'll do auditions next week... Why?" Guess who's going to fight to be the next Lafayette.
"Just asking" My "I'm not curious face" didn't worked, still this was all Mr. Moon wanted to tell us so we could familiarize with the songs. Then he told us we could use the theater for the rest of the day if we wanted and if we needed help we could always ask to Ms. Crawly.
Well, now I have a place to practice. Rosita, Gunter, Ash, Mike and other people left. I tried to return to the room where I was practicing but when I saw Johnny something in me told me -Hear him sing-. And I did exactly what that little voice told me, because I also wanted to hear him.
"Johnny!" I met his gaze; I couldn't see his eyes directly. I really... I really didn't know why exactly but... I just couldn't.
"Yeah, what's up?" This damn gorilla... His smile... Now I can't see his smile. I looked another way and asked him.
"Do you think I could... y-you know... hear you practice?" He owned me that. After all, he saw me practicing too.
"Umm... Y-yeah! Sure!" He was leading me to the practicing rooms with his hand extended like saying "Over here" but then he made a U-Turn to the stage, I laughed. "Got you" He laughed too "Any suggestions?" He went backstage to a laptop. -Okay... JOHNNY IS GOING TO SING THE SONG YOU WANT... WHICH ONE? - I said to myself -Tiny Dancer? Lost Stars? Can't help falling in love? GOD DAMMIT THOMAS CHOOSE ONE-
"Well... I... I have a lot of songs I want... c-can I dance while you singing?" He nodded with a smile.
"Shape of you" I took my hand to my mouth. Why did I say that song? I only know choreography and it's mine.
"Well, here goes nothing" He put the track and grabbed a microphone. Now there is no turning back.
~~The club isn't the best place to find a lover
So the bar is where I go~~
I take position in the middle of the stage. Then I look back to Johnny, he smiled making a thumbs up. -Come on Tom, don't screw this-
~~Come over and start up a conversation with just me
And trust me I'll give it a chance now~~
I make some moves to warm up.
Let's dance.
~~Every day discovering something brand new
I'm in love with the shape of you~~
I stopped, throwing myself to the floor in knees. This song was exhausting. I look back to see that Johnny wasn't there anymore. So I look around while I'm still in the floor.
"Umm... John-NY!" He scared me. He was next to me, staring at my eyes.
"Why do you close your eyes when you dance?" Was that an indirect to tell me that I need to see my moves because I don't know how to dance or was he curious? I want to believe in the second option.
"I… I don't know... It's like... like when you close your eyes when you sing" I saw him singing in YouTube and I noticed that, at some point, he close his eyes while performing.
"But how do you know where to step, don't you feel you're like losing balance?"
"Umm... No. Not really" Wait... Was he really intrigued or interested in me? "By the way, let me say that you sing like an angel"
"And you dance like a God" Then...
"Then, if you mean that... why did you choose Glen instead of me on the audition" I was curious because his decision didn't matched with his words.
"I chose you but... you steeped back, when I tried to fix the misunderstanding Gunter had already chosen and his choice was you" I blushed.
"Aww... come on" I hit his shoulder softly" you are drowning me in embarrassment" He really was... Oh no.
I took my phone out of my pocket and saw the message of my mom; she was already waiting for me outside.
"Got to go, my mom came for me, sorry to leave you hanging" I ran, but the voice of Johnny called me.
"See you tomorrow Tom!"...
"See you tomorrow Johnny!"
I left the stage with a smile and a red face. This gorilla is going to drive me crazy.