Chapter 11
Ok so it is almost over only this chapter and then next. The next one is going to be quite long but I really want to finish it soon. My hands are going to ache at the end of this! Hope you like it. X
In the hall on the morning of the performance!
Everyone is panicking! I don't think I have seen Miss Wilson so dithery since her last encounter with Herr kamyer. She looks like a turkey ready for the chop. I.e. not ready and very dithery and she is also wearing the worst outfit I have ever seen. It's like a Christmas pudding kind of outfit. With a big white frilly blouse and a brown puffy top and brown skirt that puffs out.
Poor woman. She makes me laugh.
10 minutes later
All the gang looks quite calm really. I on the other hand feel like I have swallowed a thousand butterflies and they are dancing to jingle bells in my stomach!
30 minutes later
The boys will arrive in a minute, so Miss Wilson is making us go through our lines to make sure we are ready. I have sorted out my costume because I can't be bothered to read lines anymore. it is a nice apple green kind of color (trust me it is nice) and it has a kind of corset at the top and a thin green ribbon round the middle then it just flows down to around my ankles. I like it. All the others have to wear these boring brown and yellow dresses (because they are not as important as me.)
25 minutes later
The boys have finally arrived. They have gone off into the spare classrooms to get dressed. Dave smiled as he walked passed me. Oh I just really want to kiss him. But it would be unprofessional and probably not the right moment. But I couldn't stop thinking about him last night. It's his entire fault that I had to cover myself in makeup to look awake. Now I will probably get a lurker before the performance.
And knowing my luck it will be on my nose. No one wants that, especially not me.
5 minutes later
The boys have finally got ready and are all in the hall. We have gone through the first half and it is all going well. Danny looks quite strange. Even though I don't want to talk to him, I asked him if he was alright.
"Yer im fine. Just got a really bad cold and headache that's all. I will be fine."
I was going to say something else but I decided not to. He walked away off the other side of the stage. usually Dave would go talk to him when his bit was over, but he still had it in hi head that me and Danny would get together so he just stood in front of the stage not looking at either of us.
Don't know the time
I don't think he was angry at me, he was fine yesterday. But when we were around Danny he was different. I didn't like it, but there wasn't really much that I could do. So I just focused on the parts with me in them and tried my best not to create a whole fandango when I messed up.
1 hour later
Standing off stage while the boys do the fight scene. They have got very good. Herr kamyer was teaching them so there is a lot of "aha!" "I have you now!" I swear he watches too much of kids cartoons. They are getting into it quite well. Dave and Danny are fighting the kings' men but I noticed that Dave kept shoving Danny every so often. You wouldn't notice it much because it just looks like he is falling into him, but I noticed and it's not fair considering Danny is feeling ill.
5 minutes later
Danny came off stage looking quite rough. "So how did I do?"
"Umm yer, it was good. Just move away from Dave a bit."
"I couldn't really help it; it was like he was shoving me closer to the edge of the stage each time. I will have a word with him-"
"NO! Don't do that, umm he is quite focused don't ruin the flow?" what am I saying? Dave will smack him if he goes near him, the look on his face when he was told to go on stage, with him was like pure hatred. Oh what have I done!
12:00 eating lunch
We are having lunch now. The boys are all in the playground playing football and being mad. But we are sitting on the botty toaster and it is quite cozy today.
Jas said "I saw you and Dave being quite close yesterday.."
"And?"
"Well, have you told him how you feel yet?"
"No! That would be stupid. Danny still likes me and Dave thinks we are getting together. But whenever I tell him that he just ignores me or says im lying!"
Rosie finished he crisps. "He is a guy, they are like that. But you have to tell him soon. Or Christmas will be OVER!"
What in Santa's underpants is she talking about? "Rosie what are you talking about?"
"Well, it wont be over, it will just be poonosity on high for you and him , if you don't proclaim your love."
"Well how and when do I do it?"
"Do what they do in love actually."
"Which is?"
"Well depends. There are many different love stories in love actually. But you could just tell him you love him?"
Oh very inventive…..not!
"You could tell him at rosies party tonight!"
"Yer!" everyone said in unison.
Then Rosie stood up off the toaster (you know what I mean, we are not pieces of bread-well apart from Ellen, sometimes.)
"Are you all coming tonight? After the play?"
"Yes of course." we all said,
I have my costume on my bed ready for when I get back. But I hope Angus hasn't ruined it. When I last saw him he attacked my hands because I rescued him from the tree. He had got on the top and was swinging around. It was quite alarming and I had to grab him before it fell over. This resulted in my hands becoming a play toy.
"Good good." said Rosie. "Because I have a lot of cheesy puffs for people to eat and if no one comes then I will die eating them all myself."
Mmmmmmmmm cheesy puffs.
"There are also fish snacks as well. About a whole table of them."
YUCK! NOO! I AM NOTEATING THEM! But im sure that Rosie won't need help eating them…
1:15 pm in the hall
Because it is the last day of term (and the performance day aahhhhh!) we are having our assembly. Slim has dressed for the occasion. I didn't know it was fancy dress because she is wearing what seems to be a turkey costume in disguise. in her head she has a small feathery hat, probably made from some unfortunate bird that was sitting on her windowsill. Then she is wearing a red top with A LOT of ruffles. She could be queen of ruffle land (but she would need a big throne) and then she has very tight brown trousers, which really don't compliment her shape, at all! And the one thing that has really surprised me (not that all that wasn't enough...) she has made up on! Pink eye shadow and some mascara and red lipstick. That is just the icing on the cake! Slims many chins playing dress up, and then attempting to look feminine or at least human with pink eye shadow.
But her eyes look pretty with the mascara…
OMG! WHAT I SAYING! It really must be Christmas.
Maybe Angus injected me with a strange drug that makes me say nice things to horrible people?
No he isn't that clever…
WHAT AM I SAYING NOW! HE IS VERY CLEVER! All this is too much, I must rest.
Anyway, slim has a speech prepared for us all. I think a good nap is in order, to get me full of awakanosity (not easy to say when you are drunk) before the performance.
Sometime later I don't have a clue.
I must have actually fallen asleep, because jas is now poking me to wake up.
"Georgia!" she whispered.
"What?" it came out quite slurred because I was half asleep…
"People were looking at you! You dribbled on my sleeve!"
Oh lord Sandra's pajamas! I looked around to see some people watching me. They smiled and a couple laughed. Then I noticed the wet patch on jas' jumper. Oh dear.
When I thought I was going to loose the will to live, slim ended her speech.
"Now girls and boys! One of my students has decided to give you all a speech before the play. Come on Rosalyn…up you come!"
That can only mean one thing.
Rosie is giving a speech.
And I thought this day was random enough!
She got up and went on stage. She pulled out a piece of paper and gave us all a big smile. I was quite worried as she actually looked like she was about to be serious. And she never seemed the type that was good at serious speeches. Oh pants.
"Hello everyone." oh gosh. "I am Rosie! Queen Viking and snogging extraordinaire!" I knew it would be like this! Slim looked quite worried, she must have known it was a bad idea for Rosie to give a speech. "it is almost Christmas, and I think that we should all look back and reflect on the amazing experiences we have had this term." what?? Is she mad? (Don't answer that.)
"We are in our final year at secondary school so it is very important. We have all been so much and have learned more that we probably think we have. There have been laughs and cries and moment when we want to just give up. But we know that we can't because we are almost there. We should all look back and treasure every moment at school. With our friends and teachers. Because they are all important and we should never regret anything we have done or said. Even though we have made mistakes, they have taught us things. So this Christmas we should remember that everything and everyone has an important impact in our lives. Go for what you want and do what you feel is right. Because you can't and you only ever have one chance." she looked straight at me and actually looked really serious. I was speechless. Rosie had actually said something deeper than anything that was ever deep! (?) I was agog as an agog thing!
"Thank you for listening to my speech, and merry Christmas!"
Everyone started clapping and cheering, Rosie went slightly read and came and sat down again.
"Wow Rosie that was, well, wow!"
"I hope you listened to what I said gee, coz I won't be saying it again."
10 minutes later
Oh my giddy god, she better not be serious all the time or I won't be able to survive. But what did she mean? Of course I listened. And I do speak English, so I would understand everything she said quite clearly.
Hhmmmmmmm……………………..
2:30 pm
We all got a long break before we got the hall ready for the performance. Me and the gang went and sat on the benches by the field. Rosie was back to her normal self by talking about her party having fish jelly and prawn ice cream. Even though it sounded horrible I was glad that Rosie was no longer being serious and scary. She kept looking at me funny though and I was quite worried.
3:00 pm
The boys are playing a giant game if it, so we went inside to get warm and apply make up. And we walked past Herr Kamyers room we heard a funny noise that was like a rabbit laughing (?) Ellen had a peek around the door. She froze. Me and Rosie walked over and had a look.
In the name of all things hairy?
Lord Sandra would be shocked!
Herr kamyer and miss Wilson were KANOODLING!
I am going to need therapy! I will have nightmares!
She was sitting on a desk and he had his hands around her waist. it looked quite sweet until you looked at their faces and saw Herr kamyer practically eating miss Wilson!
1 minute later
Rosie and Ellen started laughing and had to walk away to stop themselves. Jas had a looked and started having a laughing spaz. While me and jools gave them fumy looks. Eventually we all started laughing and had to run down the hall sot they wouldn't hear us.
Well that is a sight that I will sadly never forget. Rosie then said the worst thing ever. "Do you think that they have got to number 10?"
10 minutes later
Jas went white and jools started laughing again. Ellen looked like she was about to be ill. "Don't ever say that Rosie! Ever!" said jas, who looked quite disturbed. But in the end we just laughed. My stomach hurts now and I think I am crying. This has been a strange yet funny day.
4:30 pm (time fly's doesn't it?)
We only have an hour and a half before we perform. I am going to have a nervy b in a moment. I and Danny are supposed to be rehearsing our scenes but I can't find him. I searched the playground and the rooms where they were changing. I even got jas to help me look for him. I got her to get tom to call him but he didn't have his phone on.
CHRISTMAS PANTS UNBOUNDED! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO????
20 minutes later
Jas gave me some midget gems to help calm me down. They are working. But I am still panicking a bit. Mum is supposed to be coming to see me perform, along with a couple of hundred parents. And if she brings Libby it will be embarrassing, but even worse if robin doesn't turn up for a play called 'robin hood'.
I think I might cry.
10 minutes later
Dave came and saw me close to tears. He didn't say anything, but he smiled at me, weakly. "He will come, he is probably in the wazarium." that made me laugh so I felt a bit happier. But I just couldn't help but worry about the performance, I would probably forget my lines and end up dancing the Macarena to waist time.
That would be bad. Very bad. He better arrive or I will kill him!
5 minutes later
He hasn't arrived. I ran into the girls loos to be alone. I just wanted to think everything over and try and stop panicking.
My day has gone from good to bad.
I don't have a clue what Dave feel for me
I love him but he doesn't know it
im too nervous to tell him and that makes me a coward
Danny has caused so many problems and he probably won't turn up!
my Christmas is crap
I think I may have a cold
I feel fat after eating al the mince pies
There can't be anything worse than this.
5 minutes later
Ok so my day can get worse. Danny jus rung tom to say that he can't make it because he had to go home at lunch. He was feeling really ill and couldn't stand up without wobbling. Basically he is ill and we have no one to replace him! Bugger!
50 minutes to go..
Miss Wilson had a spaz attack when I told her. I was close to tears and she started running round like a mad chicken. She told me to go rehearse my lines while she sorted something out.
45 minutes to go!
I was walking outside to get some fresh air when I heard someone behind me. I turned around to see Dave smiling at me.
"Hey gee, it will be ok."
"No it won't Dave, I am nervous as hell and the lead man has gone home sick! I feel crap and my Christmas are ruined."
"What all because Danny isn't in the play?"
"NO DAVE! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DANNY!"
"OK…calm down."
"If you're here to annoy me or say something stupid about me and Danny then just don't bother."
"And you think I would want to talk to you about him because?"
"well you're the one who said im in love with him!"
"Well you are!"
"For gods' sake Dave! I am not! I love someone else but they are too stupid to see it!!"
"Well, maybe they know that you like them but they don't like you!"
That really hit me. I felt like someone had stabbed me in the chest. My eyes stared to well, up and I felt a hard lump in my throat. I couldn't believe what he had just said…
"Thanks Dave. Thanks a lot!"
I started to walk away but he grabbed my arm.
"This is why I didn't want you and Danny to be friends! This is why I didn't want you to know about him! Because I knew you would do this!
30 minutes to go!
That was it, I had had enough. I didn't want to hear anymore, I turned around and walked into the hall, I could hear Dave following me but I didn't care. I went behind the stage and looked through the curtain.
1 second later
There were around a hundred people already in the seats! I couldn't take this, I couldn't put up with the noise and the tension and Dave, and so I went to walk outside.
When I got to the bottom of the steps Dave was waiting for me. I tried to dodge him but he grabbed my arm again. "Im not done yet."
Only one more chapter now! It's all getting tense and will Dave and gee make it through this final chapter? What about the performance? It's all getting tense. I was really nervous when I wrote this, because this is all so crucial to the end, and I hope I haven't rushed it. Please R and R. I need the support.
Xx
