It was finally Monday and it had been the longest weekend of Shelby's life. She just wanted to know what was going on with the musical. She was slightly nervous as Rachel was already 12. They would not take anyone older but she was still small.

"Mom, do I have to go to school today?" Rachel asked and Shelby nodded.

"You are not getting the day off school just because you are waiting to hear about an audition" Shelby said rolling her eyes and Rachel huffed but ran off to her bedroom to get changed nonetheless.

"Rach, we need to leave now" Shelby shouted after 20 minutes. Surely the girl would be nearly ready now. She came bonding down the stairs.

"Walk, we don't want you falling and hurting yourself" Shelby explained and Rachel sighed but walked down the last 5 steps.

They got into the car and all was silent.

"Mom, what will happen if I don't get the part?" Rachel asked.

"Nothing, you will either audition for a part as one of the other children or we can look for something else for you to audition for. Sweetie, I have audition for a lot of things and I didn't get them all. You have to learn to take criticism as a performer" Shelby explained and Rachel nodded. She was really nervous about this now.

"Baby, if you don't get the part, it is not the end of the world" Shelby said "You will still be the same Rachel as you have always been to me"

Rachel nodded, they soon arrived at school and she jumped out before running off to class.

The school day seemed to drag for Rachel. She just wanted it to be the end of the day. After lunch, she walked into the classroom hoping that it would be a quick afternoon.

"So class, today we are going to be starting our Sex Education topic" The teacher explained and Rachel groaned. She was not in the mood for this.

"So let's start at the very beginning of life. How are babies made?" The teacher said. Rachel sat quietly.

"Now, I am going to show you this video" The teacher said as she played a video of two cartoon people having sex. Rachel was confused. These people were happy, they were giggling and making moaning sounds. That's not what it is like. She zoomed out on the teacher speaking. All she could think about was her dad and Russell. She looked around and everything was going blurry. She needed to get out of there. Out of nowhere, Rachel stood up and ran out of the room. She ran to the toilets completely unsure of where else to go.

Her heart was pounding but no tears were falling. She held her hands on the sinks and took a deep breath. She tried to control herself about 15 minutes, she was in more control and splashed water in her face.

"Are you okay now, Rachel?" Miss Smith asked and Rachel nodded. The teacher was aware of the past experiences that Rachel had gone through. She had finished teaching and left the class with a worksheet and assistant to go and see to the girl. She didn't want an assistant to deal with Rachel was they didn't understand what had happened.

"I just want my mom" Rachel said allowing a couple of tears to slip down her face. Miss Smith looked at the girl, she wanted to get the girl back into the classroom but she could tell the girl was embarrassed and upset, maybe she just needed to go and speak through everything with her mom.

Miss Smith nodded and they walked through the school and to the office. Miss Smith quickly phoned Shelby and asked if the woman would come and pick Rachel up. She walked into the other room and quickly explained what had happened and was only too willing to come and pick the girl up.

She arrived within 15 minutes and Rachel quickly walked over to her mother and nuzzled her head against her mother's stomach.

"Come on sweetie" Shelby said as she guided the girl to the car. "We'll speak once we get home"

Rachel didn't say anything the whole way home. They arrived home and Rachel attempted to run up the stairs.

"Not so fast" Shelby said and with one movement she had pulled her daughter into her arms and guided them over to the sofa. She just sat down and pulled the petite girl onto her knee and held her. She mumbled softly to the girl tell her how brave she had been and how much she loved her.

"Are you ready to talk?" Shelby asked and Rachel shrugged her shoulder.

"What brought it on?" Shelby asked softly.

"We had to watch a film. They were having sex but they were happy and I just don't get it" Rachel said. "It made me remember my dad and Russell"

"Oh sweetie" Shelby said. "I know that it is hard to understand but sex is a nice thing for adults. They enjoy it and it shows that they love each other a lot"

Shelby really didn't know how to explain this to her daughter. Rachel nodded, she was starting to understand her mom but it was still hard.

They spoke for a bit longer before Rachel ended up in her mom's arms resting her eyes. The girl drifted off to sleep. Shelby only let the girl sleep for an hour before waking her up.

"Up you get sweetie, or you will not sleep tonight" Shelby explained and Rachel nodded.

"Oh, I got an email for the producer of Matilda but I didn't want to open it until you got here" Shelby explained and Rachel's eyes opened wide.

"Can we open it now?" Rachel asked and Shelby nodded.

"Of course" Shelby said as she grabbed her phone. She opened her emails and gave the phone to Rachel.

"Remember that I love you no matter what" Shelby said kissing the girl's head. She read the email above her daughter's head. Rachel smiled.

"Mom" She said smiling.

"I am so proud of you baby" Shelby said showering the girl in kisses.

"What does it mean?" Rachel as she read further down.

"So you have a workshop on Thursday with the main director. Then on Monday you will start rehearsals for 5 weeks. The rehearsals for children are every day after school 3-9 and then all day Saturday 9-9 but this may change depending on if you are needed" Shelby explained and Rachel nodded.

"You do realize that you are going to be really tired" Shelby explained and Rachel nodded.

"I am so proud of you baby" Shelby said and Rachel nodded.

"Can we watch Matilda again?" Rachel asked and Shelby nodded.

"Of course" She said as they put the video on which was the UK version of Matilda the Musical.

After it ended, Shelby started making dinner which Rachel offered to help with.

"Mom, can I call Nana and Papa?" Rachel asked after dinner and Shelby nodded. After telling her Nana and Papa the good news, she moved onto both her aunts and even her uncle.

After she had called all her family, she decided that she was tired.

"Mom, can I go to bed?" Rachel asked and Shelby nodded.

"Of course, sweetie" Shelby said and she gave the girl a hug.

"I can't explain how proud of you, I am" Shelby said kissing the girl before allowing her to go up to bed. Shelby followed about 15 minutes later to kiss the girl good night. She quickly kissed the girl on the head as she noticed that Rachel was already sleeping.

Shelby disappeared down the stairs and went up to bed not long later.

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