~A Once and Again Series~
Life is what you make of it
Chapter 31// Only you
"I got a call back!" Jessie announced at the dinner table.
"That's great, Jessie," Rick told his daughter, a pleased smile on his face.
Jessie took a sip of her water and shrugged, "It's no big deal. I'm only trying out for a supporting role. Grace will most likely get a lead role."
Grace smiled, "I hope."
Lily looked at the two girls and smiled. She was pleased that the tension between the two of them was melting. Maybe things were getting better. "I hope you both get nice parts."
"Thanks," Jessie said, "I really like the part of Delia. She's interesting. Mr. Dimitri said.." Jessie cut off her words as Eli entered the kitchen and sat at the table.
Eli looked curiously at his sister, wondering why she had said THAT name here. He looked at Grace, who was intent on pushing her peas around her plate. "What did Mr. Dimitri say?"
Jessie shrugged, "Oh, nothing. I was just talking about the play Grace and I tried out for."
"Mr. Dimitri is directing this play too?" Eli said carefully, not letting his true feelings slip out. He wished Mr. Dimitri would just move away or something. Eli never ever wanted to hear his name again. He didn't want to think that now Grace was probably back with him. He didn't want to imagine the two of them together.
"Yeah," Jessie said, almost guiltily. She snuck a glance at Eli and then looked down at her plate. "Did you sign me up for Driver's Ed?" Jessie asked her father, changing the subject.
"Uh, yeah," Rick put his fork down. "You start at the beginning of next month."
Jessie grinned.
"Are you sure you can handle driving? You're just a little kid." Eli kidded his sister.
Grace tuned out as the conversation drifted away from Mr. Dimitri and the play. She could tell that hearing Mr. Dimitri's name had angered Eli. Eli had hidden it well, but she still had seen it. And if she could see it, then her mother might have seen it. Grace glanced at her mother, but her mother had no signs of being upset, so Grace knew she was in the clear. But, it had been too close of a call. Grace wasn't ready for her mother to know. Too many people already knew: Eli, Jessie and Katie all shared the secret. And it would be all too easy for one of them to slip and tell the truth. But, hopefully, they all thought she and Augustus were still broken up and had no plans of getting back together. If Grace could push Jessie into thinking that, then she would tell Katie and Eli. And then things would be okay.
Of course, right now she and Augustus were still broken up. Grace hadn't had a chance to talk to him yet and she had to be very careful. No one could know that she was going to see him. No one could know if they got back together-- when they got back together, Grace corrected herself. She had no doubt it would happen.
* * *
"Hello?" Grace called out to the empty auditorium. She walked up the center aisle, disappointed. She had hoped to have maybe a few minutes with Augustus before everyone else got there for callbacks. Grace hopped up on the stage, and sat on the edge. She dangled her feet and watched the door.
"You look sad."
Grace turned in surprise and saw Augustus standing on the stage behind her. Grace smiled and stood up. She walked over to him. "Do I still look sad?"
"No, now you look happy."
Grace grinned up at him, "That's because I am happy. I've been wanting to talk to you."
Augustus glanced around at the empty auditorium and then said softly, "I've been wanting you to talk to me."
Then looked into each other's eyes for an enjoyable moment. Grace said, "I broke up with Eli. I did it the same night I went to see you and you told me to give him a chance."
"Oh." Augustus' eyebrows lifted, "So you decided not to give him a chance?"
"I didn't have to give him a chance. I could see that he wasn't right for me. I finally saw that. Plus I found out what he did."
"What did he do?" Augustus questioned.
"That he came to see you and made you agree not to interfere between him and me."
"Oh, that." Augustus said with a small smile.
Grace moved closer to him, "Yeah, that. I know now that I love you, and only you."
"That's good." Augustus moved closer to her. "Because I love you."
Grace smiled up at him. She moved to kiss him. The auditorium door creaked open and they backed away from each other. Grace looked towards the door, and was glad it was only someone she didn't know. If it had been Jessie, Grace would have been in trouble. Even if Jessie just saw her and Augustus together alone like this, it would be enough to make her suspicious. The guy who had entered called out to Mr. Dimitri and he walked off the stage to talk to him. Grace went and sat down in a seat, and waiting for the call backs to begin.
* * *
Grace had stayed up late finishing an essay for her history class. She went down to the kitchen to get a glass of water before she went to bed. She got to the fridge before she heard the noises. It sounded like muffled laughter and talking. It sounded like it was coming from the garage. Grace wondered if Jessie and Eli were having one of their brother/sister chats, but as she moved closer to the door to the garage, she could tell it wasn't Jessie in there. But it was a girl, Grace could here that much.
Grace stared at Eli's door in confusion. Eli had a girl in his room at 11:45pm? So, what? Grace asked herself. Eli had a friend over, so what? And even if it wasn't just a friend, it still didn't matter, because Eli wasn't hers anymore. In fact, it would be better if Eli was seeing someone. That way, he'd get over the whole business of her and Augustus. But, still Grace looked at the door with the taste of disgust in her mouth.
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Life is what you make of it
Chapter 31// Only you
"I got a call back!" Jessie announced at the dinner table.
"That's great, Jessie," Rick told his daughter, a pleased smile on his face.
Jessie took a sip of her water and shrugged, "It's no big deal. I'm only trying out for a supporting role. Grace will most likely get a lead role."
Grace smiled, "I hope."
Lily looked at the two girls and smiled. She was pleased that the tension between the two of them was melting. Maybe things were getting better. "I hope you both get nice parts."
"Thanks," Jessie said, "I really like the part of Delia. She's interesting. Mr. Dimitri said.." Jessie cut off her words as Eli entered the kitchen and sat at the table.
Eli looked curiously at his sister, wondering why she had said THAT name here. He looked at Grace, who was intent on pushing her peas around her plate. "What did Mr. Dimitri say?"
Jessie shrugged, "Oh, nothing. I was just talking about the play Grace and I tried out for."
"Mr. Dimitri is directing this play too?" Eli said carefully, not letting his true feelings slip out. He wished Mr. Dimitri would just move away or something. Eli never ever wanted to hear his name again. He didn't want to think that now Grace was probably back with him. He didn't want to imagine the two of them together.
"Yeah," Jessie said, almost guiltily. She snuck a glance at Eli and then looked down at her plate. "Did you sign me up for Driver's Ed?" Jessie asked her father, changing the subject.
"Uh, yeah," Rick put his fork down. "You start at the beginning of next month."
Jessie grinned.
"Are you sure you can handle driving? You're just a little kid." Eli kidded his sister.
Grace tuned out as the conversation drifted away from Mr. Dimitri and the play. She could tell that hearing Mr. Dimitri's name had angered Eli. Eli had hidden it well, but she still had seen it. And if she could see it, then her mother might have seen it. Grace glanced at her mother, but her mother had no signs of being upset, so Grace knew she was in the clear. But, it had been too close of a call. Grace wasn't ready for her mother to know. Too many people already knew: Eli, Jessie and Katie all shared the secret. And it would be all too easy for one of them to slip and tell the truth. But, hopefully, they all thought she and Augustus were still broken up and had no plans of getting back together. If Grace could push Jessie into thinking that, then she would tell Katie and Eli. And then things would be okay.
Of course, right now she and Augustus were still broken up. Grace hadn't had a chance to talk to him yet and she had to be very careful. No one could know that she was going to see him. No one could know if they got back together-- when they got back together, Grace corrected herself. She had no doubt it would happen.
* * *
"Hello?" Grace called out to the empty auditorium. She walked up the center aisle, disappointed. She had hoped to have maybe a few minutes with Augustus before everyone else got there for callbacks. Grace hopped up on the stage, and sat on the edge. She dangled her feet and watched the door.
"You look sad."
Grace turned in surprise and saw Augustus standing on the stage behind her. Grace smiled and stood up. She walked over to him. "Do I still look sad?"
"No, now you look happy."
Grace grinned up at him, "That's because I am happy. I've been wanting to talk to you."
Augustus glanced around at the empty auditorium and then said softly, "I've been wanting you to talk to me."
Then looked into each other's eyes for an enjoyable moment. Grace said, "I broke up with Eli. I did it the same night I went to see you and you told me to give him a chance."
"Oh." Augustus' eyebrows lifted, "So you decided not to give him a chance?"
"I didn't have to give him a chance. I could see that he wasn't right for me. I finally saw that. Plus I found out what he did."
"What did he do?" Augustus questioned.
"That he came to see you and made you agree not to interfere between him and me."
"Oh, that." Augustus said with a small smile.
Grace moved closer to him, "Yeah, that. I know now that I love you, and only you."
"That's good." Augustus moved closer to her. "Because I love you."
Grace smiled up at him. She moved to kiss him. The auditorium door creaked open and they backed away from each other. Grace looked towards the door, and was glad it was only someone she didn't know. If it had been Jessie, Grace would have been in trouble. Even if Jessie just saw her and Augustus together alone like this, it would be enough to make her suspicious. The guy who had entered called out to Mr. Dimitri and he walked off the stage to talk to him. Grace went and sat down in a seat, and waiting for the call backs to begin.
* * *
Grace had stayed up late finishing an essay for her history class. She went down to the kitchen to get a glass of water before she went to bed. She got to the fridge before she heard the noises. It sounded like muffled laughter and talking. It sounded like it was coming from the garage. Grace wondered if Jessie and Eli were having one of their brother/sister chats, but as she moved closer to the door to the garage, she could tell it wasn't Jessie in there. But it was a girl, Grace could here that much.
Grace stared at Eli's door in confusion. Eli had a girl in his room at 11:45pm? So, what? Grace asked herself. Eli had a friend over, so what? And even if it wasn't just a friend, it still didn't matter, because Eli wasn't hers anymore. In fact, it would be better if Eli was seeing someone. That way, he'd get over the whole business of her and Augustus. But, still Grace looked at the door with the taste of disgust in her mouth.
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