[Hello Again, Second one today! Let's see how this goes..

By the way, if you get confused Bold words are what Jade thinks it isthenormal next to it is what it actually is.]

3. She's Just So.. Perfect.

"No, wait!" Cried out a voice.

"Don't leave Mama! Whatever you do, don't leave me!"

I felt tears welling up in my eyes just watching. I started to blink them out as class went on. I tried to distract myself by looking over at Sikowitz, who was sitting on a stool and sniffing a Pineapple. All better.

Tori kneeled down and looked at Lisa Newman. The two had to create a sad death scene and see how much they could move the audience.

"Mama… Are you there?" Tori asked, holding back tears. She was such a good actress. I mean, I could probably do it better. Seriously.. Her fake crying was terrible. And she had really slow reaction time when Lisa, her "Mama", was hit by a car.

"I love you mama.. Goodbye."

My face turned stone cold. For me this was all too real, but that's another topic for another say.

Tori stood up and bowed as everyoneclapped and she pushed back her shimmeringbrown hair back and gave a dazzlingquick smile.

"Very good, you two, and for everyone who was concerned this IS in fact a pineapple." Sikowitz said walking upstage.

"Jade, are you and Cats death scene-" He gave a quick laugh. "Ready?"

Cat leaped up and ran to the stage. "Yupperonie!" She squealed. In this scene Cat is a young girl on a hike with her friend (Me) who tries to save me from drowning but doesn't in time.

I went up on the stage just as Tori sat down next to Beck and he put his arm around her.

And he put his arm around her.

His arm around her.

Her.

As soon as I looked at them I could feel my face burning red from shock and anger surged through me.

"Jade? Jade?"

"Huh?" I said.

"You can start when your ready." Sikowitz said, examining his Pineapple some more.

I nodded dumbly and prepared myself.

"Sarah! Look! It's a bunny!" I said all of a sudden feeling nervous. Tori and Beck were watching me. As a couplefriends.

"It's so adorable! Look it has a best buddy. You're my best buddy Becky." Cat said.

"That's right Sarah and we'll always be BFF's" I stuttered a bit on my last line. I looked and Tori and Beck were pointing out my mistaketalking.

"Quick Becky! There are some squirrels over there!" Cat ran off like she was supposed to and fell down.

"Ow! My ankle!"

"Sarah, are you ok?" I leaned over.

"No! I think I broke it! Help! It hurts." Cat said, making me almost feel bad for her. I hated to see Cat in any pain, even if I knew it was fake.

"Hang on Sarah, I'm getting help!" Just then, I froze. It was silent. What was I supposed to do?

"Becky, I think if you cross the river you can get someone!" Cat said, saving my butt from major embarrassment. Oh yeah, I was supposed to cross the river and fall into it.

"Becky! Oh no!"

"Help Sarah! I can't swim!" I said, franticly trying to get up.

"I can't! My ankle!" Cat trying t pull herself to the 'river' "Swim, Becky, swim!"

Again, silence. I panicked. What was I supposed to do again? I had rehearsed this a thousand times, how could I forget.

I started to sweat a little as I looked out at Tori. She was laughingpatiently watching and Beck was too.

"What's supposed to be happening?" Sikowitz asked.

All of a sudden I remembered and started to drown. We wrapped up the scene and we bowed then sat down again.

"Alright. Lunch. Get out of my classroom before I call the authorities." Sikowitz said still looking at his pineapple.

Man did I feel like an idiot.. I looked down as I got my food and ate outside with Cat, Andre, Robbie and Tori.

Everyone talked and laughed as I just ate my salad. All of a sudden Beck came over and sat down wishing I wasn't therewith his pizza.

Tori knew better then to say anything and just sat there confidentlyawkwardly looking perfecta little scared.

"So, uh. Andre I heard you wrote the music for the next play? That's great!" Tori said.

"Yeah, auditions are in a week, It's called Run Away. It's a love story." Andre said modestly.

Love Story? Seriously? I picked at my salad and pushed back my hair.

"Ooh! I wanna audition!" Cat chimed and I smiled. "Are you going to Jade?"

"Uh. Yeah." I nodded reluctantly. "Sure."

"Me too!" Tori said hoping she and beck got the leadshopeful and thinking she was the bestexcited.

"How about you Beck?" Tori asked clearly flirting with himcuriously.

Beck looked at me bitterly and back at Tori and smiled under her spell.

She had him wrapped around her finger in a day and she didn't even try.

Tori smiled at me evillyback at him. I couldn't take it anymore. She was just too perfect I couldn't even compete.

But I was not giving up yet.