When Lucy walked into school the next day everyone froze. Then they started clapping. At the front of the crowd was Austin who was clapping the loudest. Lucy wasn't sure what to do so she took a deep breath ad walked to her locker as if it were a normal day.

Lucy's locker was decorated with sparkly music notes and pink hearts with her name in the center. On the right side of her locker was Cat's locker which is to random to even describe. The locker on the left was unclaimed or rather was unclaimed. Austin came over to retrieve his books before class. Cat arrived soon afterwards.

"Looks like you and Austin are locker buddies" Cat said.

"You and I are still locker buds Cat" Lucy replied.

"So I'm a third wheel" Austin remarked.

"No you aren't" Lucy said as the bell rang.

The day passed slowly for Lucy. Anytime she entered a room everyone would stop talking and stare at her.

"I don't like this" she informed Austin during English class.

"What the attention?" he asked.

"Yes" Lucy replied.

" If you don't like attention how did you get into this school?" Austin asked.

"I preformed a scene from one of my favorite plays" Lucy answered.

"What play?" Austin asked.

"Romeo and Juliet" Lucy said.

"Oh let me guess you recited that really long speech of Juliet's?" Austin asked.

"Yes I did" Lucy answered as class ended.

"If you have stage fright how did you mange to audition?" Austin asked.

"I don't have stage fright I just don't like to sing in front of people" Lucy answered.

When school ended Lucy walked into the music room to practice. She sat down at the piano not sure what to play. Then it came to her.

"The hills are alive

With the sound of music

With songs they have sung

For a thousand years

The hills fill my heart

With the sound of music

My heart wants to sing ev'ry song it hears

My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds

That rise from the lake to the trees

My heart wants to sigh like a chime that flies

From a church on a breeze

To laugh like a brook when it trips and falls

Over stones on its way

To sing through the night

Like a lark who is learning to prey

I go to the hills

When my heart is lonely

I know I will hear

What I've heard before

My heart will be blessed

With the sound of music

And I'll sing once more"

After Lucy finished she heard the sound of clapping and turned to find Austin standing in the doorway again.

"Can I help you?" she asked crossing her arms.

"No just thought I'd listen" Austin smirked.

"Ever hear of privacy?" Lucy asked.

"Yeah"

"So why don't you respect mine?" Lucy asked walking over to Austin.

"Because you have a super awesome voice" Austin responded.

"Well I'm glad you think so but I don't like t sing in front of people" Lucy said.

"Well I take it you like musicals?" Austin asked.

"Oh no you don't try to change the subject on me" Lucy cried.

"Too late"

"Oh well fine yes I like musicals" Lucy said throwing her hands up.

"What's you're favorite?"

"The Sound of Music if you haven't noticed" Lucy said.

"Okay stupid question"

"So why are you here after school?" Lucy asked walking to Austin.

"I thought I'd come listen to you sing"

"Oh come on there has to be another reason"

"Nope"

"Well I'm about to head home so you can leave now" Lucy said.

"It's Friday aren't you going to do any thing?"

"Take care of my pet rabbit" Lucy replied as she walked out of the school.

"You have a pet rabbit?"

"Yes, Does that surprise you?"

"No. What's it's name?"

"Hershey"

"Why'd you name it Hershey?" Austin asked.

"Reminds me of chocolate" Lucy laughed.


After saying goodbye to Austin Lucy headed home. Alan had left her a note saying he'd gone to the park and she heaved a sigh of relief he wasn't there to bug into her room she found her rabbit asleep in the cage. She put her bag down and went to her desk. She started up her compere and logged on to the slap. What she found shocked her. Austin's latest post said this:

So excited Lucy said she'd try out for the musical.

She never said that but it was to late everyone had already seen it. Cat had said:

YAY CAN'T WAIT! :)

Not good defiantly not good. She continued scrolling and saw that Jade had said:

Glad she finally decided to do it I was gonna drag her there but now I don't have to.

Jade was being Jade alright.

This was not happening to her! It was a musical! She'd have to sing! What had Austin been thinking? This was bad!