Chapter 4
Mattheau stared at a pair of pink lace ballet shoes hanging from the back of a small satchel Fèlicie was carrying. "I-I didn't know you danced." Mattheau said, genuinely surprised. "Mhmm!" Fèlicie nodded excitedly. I'm trying out for the role of Clara in the-" "Nutcracker," Mattheau finished, still a little surprised. "Yes!" Fèlicie replied. "I'm so excited, but also nervous too..." She looked around anxiously. "In fact, I was on my way to the theater for the auditions when I bumped into you."
As if that suddenly spiked her memory, Félicie gasped and looked up at the large clock at the end of the street. "Oh no! I'm going to be late!" She started jogging down the street, with Mattheau struggling to keep up beside her. "W-wait are you going now?" He asked, a little short of breath. "Yes! If I'm not there in time, they'll give the part to someone else!" Fèlicie worriedly responded. Mattheau realized that he definitely needed to take an interest in this play, on the off chance that there may be other roles potentially available to him that weren't filled yet.
"So this play..." Mattheau said casually, "Who else is in it?" he asked, as they rounded a corner onto another cobblestone street. "Oh you know..." Fèlicie replied distractedly, "Other ballet dancers and actors." Mattheau's ears perked up at that last bit of information Félicie mentioned. "Wait, actors? As in, male dancers and performers?" Félicie raised an eyebrow at the question. "Yes, that's what it means to be an actor." She slowly answered. "Why are you so interested anyways?" While he had briefly anticipated this question, Mattheau had been so caught up in learning more about the play he had forgotten how he would actually answer it. "Oh, um...b-because I'm an actor too!" As soon as he realized what he said, he mentally cursed in regret. "What have I gotten myself into now?" he groaned.