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Chapter seven: The Final Preparations
I had found my dresses for the show. Most of March and April, Tracy still had a commanding lead over all of us. My constant practice was helping because by the end of April, Tracy was just a smidgen ahead of me. Even Lil Inez wasn't coming that close of voting. She was fourth, not third. Many people were starting to realize it would not just be a show between Inez, Tracy and me. Any of the girls could win. Inez managed to capture third in mid-May, right after the May hop. I had confidence in myself to win. I started to win Baltimore over. Seaweed and Penny even voted for me on one of the shows.
They said,
"Crystal, we voted
for Tracy several times. I think the only reason you're slightly
behind 'cause Baltimore hasn't seen you completely do what you
can really do. You've won Baltimore over, but they haven't seen
your true talent."
'I know, an' I have the talent to be the
greatest Miss Teenage Hairspray contestant ever. This year, it is so
much more competitive to win and to compete. You must be ready to
win. And I'm ready."
"Yes, you are."
A few days later, Fender said,
"In the beginning, I
was wrong that you weren't into the dancing and Miss Teenage
Hairspray 'cause you wanted to be on Broadway."
"For some
reason, in my time on the show, everyone has questioned my desire
being on the pageant and the show. They thought 'cause I wasn't
from here, that I didn't want it as much as the other girls.
Nevertheless, I went that extra mile and slowly, won over the city of
Baltimore."
"Crystal, in two weeks, you're goin' to be in
you first Miss Teenage Hairspray pageant."
I made several arrangements for the pageant. First, I was able to get a hairstylist to do my hair. I had three dresses. One for partner and pre-limnaries, one for group and individual top 5, and a special dress just in case I made the top three.
A week before the pageant, my dresses were ready. Tracy and I both ended up picking our dresses.
She said,
"You have some nice dresses for the show. Mr. Pinky gives me free dresses whenever I may need them. Are you parents still coming to the pageant?"
"Of course. Five months ago, I said, 'Are they coming?'"
"The pageant for the main dancer is more competitive. In fact, Corny just told me-it's a two-day show. The first day we'll have prelims and announce the top 5-which will take two hours. The second will also be two hours. It's tougher, but I think one of us will win."
Two days before the pageant, I said to myself,
"Two days…hard to believe…I've been in Baltimore for nine months."
Corny said on the show,
"As you know, this Miss Teenage Hairspray Pageant will air live. It will be a two-day live broadcast night. It will be the greatest Miss Teenage Hairspray pageant in the history of the show."
"Okay-let's call up our leading contestants."
"Tracy Turnblad, Crystal, and Lil' Inez. Tracy, you've been leading since the beginning of this year. How does it feel?"
"Feels great to
be this far. And it's a tough competition and I wish everyone
luck."
"Well, according to the stats of right now, you are
just 39 votes short of second. She's the girl from San Diego who
won Baltimore over. Will these three be in the top three? Find out
June 2nd."
There was even a special vote. Who do you think, who is in the current top 3, will win.
There were 34 for Tracy and I, and 32 for Lil Inez.
"I told you Crystal. It's so close. Just like I predicted."
After the show, we had to draw numbers for the show in pre-limnaries.. I didn't want to be these three things-I did not want me or Tracy to be first, for be to be after her or after me.
They put numbers and names in two different hats. And called the girls up.
Corny said,
"Shelly."
She
drew number nine.
"Shelly will be the
ninth to perform at prelims."
Lil Inez was first. She drew
four.
Next, came Tammy and Lou Ann-they drew eight and three. Then, the two sisters, Noreen and Doreen drew a two and an eleven.
Good, I thought, if Tracy or me are first, we won't follow each other.
Becky was next. The number left were one, five, six, seven, and ten.
She drew ten.
Finally, Corny said,
"Tracy, come up, and
draw a number."
Tracy pulled out a number and it was six.
I felt that my luck would not hold. I'd be right before or after her. I decided being after would be better. 'Cause Tracy could beat me if I went before.
Darla picked number five. There were two numbers at random left one and seven.
I thought,
Get one, Vicki.
She picked one, so I'd be the seventh to perform.
"Okay. Thank you girls. See you tomorrow."
