It had been a month since I had started attending Carmel. Dad had moved in with me. This afternoon was the choir invitational. The chosen choirs that were performing this afternoon were Vocal Adrenaline and New Directions. The chosen music was that of the legendary rock band, Queen. Vocal Adrenaline had chosen the hit 'Bohemian Rhapsody' while our rivals had chosen the hit 'Somebody to Love.' They had actually recruited a new member, a blonde guy. We were dressed in blue and white while New Directions wore red and white. I sat with the rest of Vocal Adrenaline, waiting for the invitational to begin. I hugged Dad and he wished me the best before it was time for us to perform
I watched as the New Directions did 'Somebody to Love' and Rachel was awful. She clearly had no control with pitch and she always looked like she was going to cry. They finally finished with a polite applause and now; it was our turn. I was actually going to play the piano for this number for a time then Dad would take over so I could join the dancing. We finished the song and got a nice applause as well. The invitational was finally over and we could finally head on home.
Dad and I met up at home and he told me "I was so proud of you Gabriella" "Thanks Dad and how did my piano playing sound" I asked. "Perfection sweetheart; I'm so proud of you for practicing like you do" Dad answered and asked "Do you have any idea when Vocal Adrenaline has Sectionals" as he put his plate in the dishwasher. I looked at the Sectionals calendar and replied "November 16th and we complete against Aural Intensity and the Cantata Angels." "Where is that second group from" Dad asked. "Westerville; that's the group from Crawford Country Day which is Dalton Academy's sister school" I answered. We headed into the dance room Dad sat at the piano while I tied on my ballet slippers.
I began some warm ups while Dad played some accompaniment for me. "Can I ask you a question Gabriella" Dad asked, looking through the shelf with the music. "Sure" I replied, stretching into an arabesque. "What do you think of your dance partner" Jesse" Dad asked, setting up the music and stretching his fingers. "I don't know. Jesse is really nice. Do you think I like him or something" I asked. He started to play the music and replied "Well; I don't know how you feel about him but he sure can't stop paying attention to you. I noticed him giving you that same look that I gave your mother long ago in high school." "That's absurd daddy" I said, making the turns. "I don't know Gabriella. I see it in the way he holds you when you two dance" Dad said, finishing the music and added "By the way; I see no reason why you shouldn't be cast as the Sugar Plum Fairy this year." I smiled and he said "Off to bed with you now. You need your rest for your audition. I nodded and went off to my room. I packed my clothes for class plus my shoes and slippers. I was glad to have been excused from hip hop tonight due to the choir invitational.
Once I was prepared; I changed into my pajamas and laid there for awhile, thinking about what Dad and I had discussed. I laughed to myself, thinking that was impossible. I had thought love would be impossible to find. I was about to be proven extremely wrong.