The Secret II - Chapter 8
When I got back to Robert's castle that evening. Everyone had a very pleasant dinner, Becky was invited as well, I guess because since she was in town. Then Robert asked, "So Becky, What are planning to do in town?"
"Well, I'm mainly here for a part from the play. Also since Kai is here, I couldn't resist." She laughed.
I didn't find it funny at all. But Robert asked again, "What play are they putting on this time?"
"The famous Romeo and Juliet! And they said I have an excellent chance of playing Juliet." Becky was smiling.
"Wow."
"This is why I have asked Kai to try out for Romeo!" Becky added.
I almost choked. Kai? Acting? In a play? On stage? It was just so funny that I couldn't resist but to giggle.
"Why? What's so funny?" Becky asked.
"Because I didn't know Kai had an acting side of him." I said.
Everyone laughed. But Kai gave me somewhat a death glare.
After supper, I went upstairs to my room. While I was watching tv, my phone rang. So I picked it up.
"Is this Kelly Silverwood?" A voiced came from the other end.
"Yes, who is speaking?" I asked.
"This is from the theatre production, we just like to congratulate you on becoming our Juliet for the play." She said.
I was certainly shocked. "Are you serious?"
"Yes, we like you to come for a meeting tomorrow at 2 pm."
"Okay. I'll be there." I agreed and hung up the phone.
I was so happy so I happily went downstairs to join the other people. But when I got downstairs, there was a silence. No one was talking and seemed somewhat mad or disappointed at something. Then I saw Becky looked as if she was going to cry. So I tried to break the silence, "Um... guys? What's going on here?"
Becky's voiced cracked, but said, "I .. I didn't get the part."
"What part?"
"Juliet. They said if the person they asked didn't want the part, then I could have it." Becky explained.
Suddenly I realized that I was the one got the part. "Oh."
"But who am I kidding. Who wouldn't want to play Juliet?" Becky said, "Especially the one who gets a handsome Romeo."
"Who's playing Romeo?" I asked again.
Becky didn't say anything but turned around and hugged Kai. So I was somewhat confused. Then Tyson said, "It's Kai, he's Romeo."
"HAHA! Are you serious?" I joked.
"Hey that's what I said when I first heard it." Tyson agreed with me. "But it's true."
I didn't know what to say, I didn't want to make this even more harder by telling that I was Juliet.
"Hey, wait a minute. Kel, weren't you at the audition this morning too?" Becky remembered.
"Yeah." I said it quietly.
"Do you know who got to play Juliet?" Becky asked.
I was being put on the spotlight again, so I decided to tell the truth, "Actually, I do."
I sat down and said, "It's like this, I didn't mean to try out this morning. Well I was really bored and ..."
"Will you get to the point already?" Kai cut me off.
"Okay okay. Listen, I'm playing Juliet." I said quietly.
"YOU?!" Suddenly all eyes came on to me.
"You? I'm so sorry, I've been so selfish. I only thought about me." Becky came up and hugged me, "I'm so happy for you. Congratulations."
I felt bad so I said, "But wait, I can quit the part and you'll get it. I can just phone them and say I can't be Juliet and you'll get the part."
"No! Don't do that. I'm really happy for you, and besides, now I know it's not some nuts kissing my boyfriend." Becky finally puts on a smile.
"But.. I really shouldn't." I said.
"Don't worry about it." Then she left the room.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry Kai." I said after Becky left.
He didn't say anything.
Then Tyson asked, "So does this mean we get free admissions?"
Everyone laughed.
When I got back to Robert's castle that evening. Everyone had a very pleasant dinner, Becky was invited as well, I guess because since she was in town. Then Robert asked, "So Becky, What are planning to do in town?"
"Well, I'm mainly here for a part from the play. Also since Kai is here, I couldn't resist." She laughed.
I didn't find it funny at all. But Robert asked again, "What play are they putting on this time?"
"The famous Romeo and Juliet! And they said I have an excellent chance of playing Juliet." Becky was smiling.
"Wow."
"This is why I have asked Kai to try out for Romeo!" Becky added.
I almost choked. Kai? Acting? In a play? On stage? It was just so funny that I couldn't resist but to giggle.
"Why? What's so funny?" Becky asked.
"Because I didn't know Kai had an acting side of him." I said.
Everyone laughed. But Kai gave me somewhat a death glare.
After supper, I went upstairs to my room. While I was watching tv, my phone rang. So I picked it up.
"Is this Kelly Silverwood?" A voiced came from the other end.
"Yes, who is speaking?" I asked.
"This is from the theatre production, we just like to congratulate you on becoming our Juliet for the play." She said.
I was certainly shocked. "Are you serious?"
"Yes, we like you to come for a meeting tomorrow at 2 pm."
"Okay. I'll be there." I agreed and hung up the phone.
I was so happy so I happily went downstairs to join the other people. But when I got downstairs, there was a silence. No one was talking and seemed somewhat mad or disappointed at something. Then I saw Becky looked as if she was going to cry. So I tried to break the silence, "Um... guys? What's going on here?"
Becky's voiced cracked, but said, "I .. I didn't get the part."
"What part?"
"Juliet. They said if the person they asked didn't want the part, then I could have it." Becky explained.
Suddenly I realized that I was the one got the part. "Oh."
"But who am I kidding. Who wouldn't want to play Juliet?" Becky said, "Especially the one who gets a handsome Romeo."
"Who's playing Romeo?" I asked again.
Becky didn't say anything but turned around and hugged Kai. So I was somewhat confused. Then Tyson said, "It's Kai, he's Romeo."
"HAHA! Are you serious?" I joked.
"Hey that's what I said when I first heard it." Tyson agreed with me. "But it's true."
I didn't know what to say, I didn't want to make this even more harder by telling that I was Juliet.
"Hey, wait a minute. Kel, weren't you at the audition this morning too?" Becky remembered.
"Yeah." I said it quietly.
"Do you know who got to play Juliet?" Becky asked.
I was being put on the spotlight again, so I decided to tell the truth, "Actually, I do."
I sat down and said, "It's like this, I didn't mean to try out this morning. Well I was really bored and ..."
"Will you get to the point already?" Kai cut me off.
"Okay okay. Listen, I'm playing Juliet." I said quietly.
"YOU?!" Suddenly all eyes came on to me.
"You? I'm so sorry, I've been so selfish. I only thought about me." Becky came up and hugged me, "I'm so happy for you. Congratulations."
I felt bad so I said, "But wait, I can quit the part and you'll get it. I can just phone them and say I can't be Juliet and you'll get the part."
"No! Don't do that. I'm really happy for you, and besides, now I know it's not some nuts kissing my boyfriend." Becky finally puts on a smile.
"But.. I really shouldn't." I said.
"Don't worry about it." Then she left the room.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry Kai." I said after Becky left.
He didn't say anything.
Then Tyson asked, "So does this mean we get free admissions?"
Everyone laughed.
