**Schedule had been edited, now drama and art are taken.

Romeo and Juliet belong to Shakespeare

Cinderella concept & So this is Love don't belong to me.

Sorry it is a shorter chapter, just trying to get it out there...

Chapter 8

Kevin

Jenna had been very helpful when she explained how to solve every math problem. Next I was going to drama and couldn't wait to see Mr. Maznez, he was an awesome teacher, even later in the week jenna and I would be seeing him, or was it tomorrow? Either way, Jenna would be joining me. I couldn't wait.

I entered the class but had just glanced around the door a little too long, Jenna had almost kissed me, if I had just been a little faster maybe.

I saw Mr. Maznez sitting behind his desk and typing crazily. I walked up behind him.

"What are we doing today sir?" I asked teasingly. We had our responses and I was just repeating the same sentence as usual, mostly because he didn't like being called 'sir'. But today his face was rather serious and his eyes seemed distant. "Um, Mr. Maznez, something wrong?" I asked.

"I was just loaded up with 15 more students because the art teacher was away and now I have to look after everyone, it is a little stressful." He admitted and I just stood there.

"There's a musical coming up right? Why don't you just have auditions?" I suggested and Mr. Maznez just blinked and then looked up at me. He had crazy gray hair and wild blue eyes behind thick spectacles. He was shorter than me and quite wiry.

"Y'know Kevin, this is one of the reasons you are my favourite student." He said and then patted my shoulder and walked to the whiteboard. He was writing away and I just walked across the mats and sat against a wall.

Then double the amount of students arrived. There were around 30 people in the class and Mr. Maznez smiled at everyone and had a way of making them all feel like part of a large family.

"Hello everybody." He began as he had everyone sit down on the mat and take off their shoes—no matter the smell! "Now today I am going to have everyone audition for our school musical. It is going to be a Cinderella tale with some other Disney tales, but we will be reading pieces of Romeo and Juliet. I have some scripts and will give you 5 minutes to prepare. You can ask people to partner with you and it will be marked the same way. Also, my new art students, please take this very seriously for it will count towards your marks in art class. I will speak to Ms. Zari about it." Mr. Maznez finished and then pulled out a couple copies of Romeo and Juliet.

"I just need to grab the attendance list and then will get to know all of you." He added and then everyone began talking at once. I saw Jenna was talking to a girl named Paige and thought I should interrupt before Jenna gets herself in trouble. Paige Watson wasn't someone to mess with. She was really a large bully, but was smiling as Jenna talked to her.

I meandered towards them and saw Jenna was finally making eye contact with me. "Hi." She nodded to me and then sort of shouldered me away and continued chatting with Paige. I just looked around at everyone and walked over to my buddy Austin and asked what he thought of this entire musical thing.

"Okay, I just want to explain that the lead roles will be Prince Charming, Cinderella and then the Step Sisters and Step Mother plus Cinderella's best friend. I will post a cast list soon. Prince Charming only has two songs and one of them is a duet. Cinderella has 5 songs and the rest each have their own. Everyone in my drama class will have to participate for a part of their quarter grade but the art class students it isn't mandatory, though I would advise you to join anyway. So I have a list and I am going to randomly choose people to audition. First up I would like Samuel." Mr. Maznez decided and Samuel walked to the front of the class and took a script from Mr. Maznez. "Now read before Romeo's chat with Juliet on the balcony scene." He requested and every stopped to listen. Samuel had that way with people, he could have everyone under his power and enthral them with his voice. A talent I wished to possess.

"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon
Who is already sick and pale with grief

That thou her maid art far more fair than she
Be not her maid, since she is envious.
Her vestal livery is but sick and green
And none but fools do wear it. Cast it off.
It is my lady! O, it is my love!
O, that she knew she were!
She speaks, yet she says nothing.
What of that? Her eye discourses; I will answer it.
I am too bold; 'tis not to me she speaks."

Samuel finished and everyone was applauding loudly. I looked down, wondering how I would ever compete with that.

"Good Samuel, good." Mr. Maznez speaks absentmindedly and makes a note next to Samuel's name that I wanted to bend and see but knew it would get me nowhere. Practically no one could read Mr. Maznez's writing.

"Next Jenna Sidney?" He asked and looked around. Jenna stood up and walked to the front. Samuel handed her his script and he sat down. "Now, Jenna, can you read Juliet's soliloquy before she drinks the potion, just the first 10-15 lines is good." He explained and I think everyone saw how nervous Jenna was.

As Jenna began it was a similar effect that Samuel had given, but Jenna seemed pure and to understand the words she read and made everyone feel like the scene had really come alive.

"Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again.
I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins,
That almost freezes up the heat of life:
I'll call them back again to comfort me:
Nurse! What should she do here?
My dismal scene I needs must act alone.
Come, vial.
What if this mixture do not work at all?
Shall I be married then to-morrow morning?
No, no: this shall forbid it: lie thou there.

What if it be a poison, which the friar
Subtly hath minister'd to have me dead,
Lest in this marriage he should be dishonour'd,
Because he married me before to Romeo?
I fear it is: and yet, methinks, it should not,
For he hath still been tried a holy man."

Jenna finished and Mr. Maznez began clapping while everyone was awestruck and in silence. I quickly joined in and then everyone was hooting and hollering.

"Well Jenna, I think it is fair to say you just earned a part in the play." He smiled and Jenna just stared at him. "Now can you sing?" He asked and Jenna's eyes seemed to widen. "I'll get some music going and then you can show us any talent you may be hiding. Is there someone who would like to sing with Jenna?"

I put my hand up and before I thought about what I was really doing Mr. Maznez picked me to sing. I looked at Jenna who seemed nervous and fidgety, something I hadn't known her to do.

"Okay, here is a song that I plan for you to sing," Mr. Maznez handed out some sheets of paper to each of us. "Now I am just going to play the song without any words and do your best."

I looked at Jenna but she had her gaze fixed on the back wall and then down to her paper. The music began and I waited, it was a little while before I needed to sing but then Jenna began.

"So this is love, mmhhmmm." Jenna sang and everyone was enraptured by her voice. "So this is love." She went on and I kept watching her. "So this is what makes life divine. I'm all aglow, mmhhmmm" Then it was my turn to join Jenna.

"And now I know." She sang and I echoed her.

A few more lines and then there was applause all around us.

"Well I believe we have Cinderella and her Prince Charming." Mr. Maznez continued, approaching us. "Do you two know each other?" He asked.

"We were recently partnered for an assignment." Jenna spoke up because I was still at a loss for words.

"Fabulous, so we still have the unknown factor," said Mr. Maznez. He seemed almost giddy and very excited.

"Excuse me? Unknown factor?" Jenna asked. Mr. Maznez just stopped and stared at her.

"You two don't really know each other yet, I mean from now until the play there will be no kissing or anything else from you." Mr. Maznez instructed and I just stared awkwardly at the wall. "You know Jenna I would wish for you to permanently join my class," Mr. Maznez gazed at Jenna and it seemed he was admiring her.

"Sorry, I couldn't." Jenna shook her head and I felt disappointment cloud around me.

"If you won't join me how about some after school sessions?" Mr. Maznez proposed a suggestion.

Jenna seemed to consider this. I watched and was desperately hoping she would agree. "I'll think about it." Jenna agreed finally and I began to smile slightly, but earned a glare from Jenna.

"Fantastic," Mr. Maznez smiled. "I will have to continue the auditions but it will be likely for you to be the stars." He finished and everyone in the class broke into applause.

I smiled and felt like I had finally earned a chance with Jenna, maybe we would have our magical moment and she could stop being Cinderella for her family and I would be the one to save her!

Now that was a fantasy.