Goldberg sat on the floor in front of the stage as Kate made her way up the aisle to tape the cast list on the outside of the auditorium door. He opened his laptop and signed onto his internet account with little interest in the stampede that would be coming any second. His email box was bare with exception of a click here to see my web cam and a few other junk mails. He was just about to hit the delete all button when something caught his eye, instantly intriguing him was the subject line reading 'You Seem Cool' it was signed by someone named 'Sweet As Candy'. The return address on the letter was listed as a profile link on Liz's site. Quickly Goldie saved the email and shut the laptop before Kate could see.
"What ya doin'?" Kate dropped a carton of scripts next to him a thud.
"Oh nothing much, just missing a hockey practice so I can help you." The boy replied.
"I thought practice wasn't until 5:00 today."
"It's not."
Kate looked at her watch and rolled her eyes.
"It's only 3:30, you're not missing anything."
"I know, I just felt like complaining."
"Calgon take me away." The girl drew her arm across her forehead melodramatically.
"Good to see I'm not the only one in our room with acting ability." Lizzie laughed coming toward the stage with Portman and Luis, each carrying a bag of hockey gear.
"Who's acting? I really want Calgon to take me away. Do you guys remember those commercials?"
"Uh, no."
Goldberg looked at the group of people following his friends to the front of the room. He recognized them all as the people that had been given the roles of the rest of the T Birds and Pink Ladies, but Reagan was no where to be seen. That distressed him for two reasons, one being he'd only agreed to stay on as Kate's assistant to be around Reagan and two the girl had the lead role, it would be hard to rehearse Grease without a Sandy.
Kate studied the group as well, not seeing her leading lady a pit formed in the pit of her stomach. How was she going to run a play when the cast didn't show up? Kate could feel her pulse quicken and her chest tighten. She was the type of person that has to be in control at all times and not being able to control what Reagan was doing was stressing her out.
"Does anybody know where Reagan is?"
Tracy Spencer, the girl that'd been chosen as Rizzo spoke up.
"The volleyball team had an away game today, they had to leave right after classes got over to get there in time. I doubt she even knows she's got the part."
"Great, first rehearsal and there's no Sandy. Alright we'll start with the Thunder Road scene, she's not really in that, everyone get the script that has your characters name engraved on the front." Kate commanded hauling the tote onto the stage.
"Yes mommy." Luis said sarcastically.
"Mendoza, if you were my kid, I'd put myself up for adoption."
"Would there be spankings involved?"
"No, but there maybe a knee to the groin." She shoved him hard, knocking him to his tail bone and jumped off the stage.
"Luis," Liz walked over and put her hand on his shoulder. "I hate to be the barer of bad news Kate hates, give it a rest."
"I thought you were the always positive one." Luis noted.
Liz nodded.
"I am, so if I'm telling you to get over it, you should."
After a frustrating rehearsal Goldberg snuck into a corner of the locker room before practice started. Orion had already herded the rest of the team out onto the ice but Goldie had told him he had to do something really quick. That something was responding to the message from 'Sweet As Candy'. His chubby fingers danced across the keyboard as he typed his reply.
'Dear Candy,
Thanks for the message. I just read your profile, you seem awesome too. It's not everyday you find a girl that thinks Adam Sandler is a god. And you're right, *N' SYNC is way better then The Backstreet Boys. JK I can't tell the difference. Well I'd like to hear from you again. So write back soon.'
He sighed the letter and hit send, picking up his stick he fled the locker room before Orion got the chance to come in and drag him out by his pads. It was a great practice, the best he'd had all year. Somehow the anticipation of seeing if he'd hear from 'Candy' again was making him play well. A happy Goldberg was a bone crushing, goal scoring Goldberg. A bone crushing, goal scoring Goldberg was an Orion pleasing Goldberg.
Kate and Liz sat in their usual seats behind the net watching scrimmage, or that was what they were suppose to be doing. In actuality Lizzie had kicked of her pink and white Addidas sneakers to show Kate her new socks.
"See Katie, they've got butterflies on them."
"Katie? Since when do I allow anyone to call me Katie?" Kate raised her eyebrows.
"You don't, but you should, Katie's a pretty name."
"Alright, what's gotten into you?"
"What do you mean?"
"You were normal during play rehearsal and now you're acting like the world has been handed to you on a silver platter."
"How about on a silver bracelet?" The girl shoved her wrist in her roommate's face.
"Huh?" Kate squinted.
"Portman bought me a charm bracelet with a little globe on it. Isn't it cute?"
"That's it, I need a man." Kate muttered, with Lizzie's site it was possible real soon. Hopefully there would be a message waiting for her when she signed on later.
"What ya doin'?" Kate dropped a carton of scripts next to him a thud.
"Oh nothing much, just missing a hockey practice so I can help you." The boy replied.
"I thought practice wasn't until 5:00 today."
"It's not."
Kate looked at her watch and rolled her eyes.
"It's only 3:30, you're not missing anything."
"I know, I just felt like complaining."
"Calgon take me away." The girl drew her arm across her forehead melodramatically.
"Good to see I'm not the only one in our room with acting ability." Lizzie laughed coming toward the stage with Portman and Luis, each carrying a bag of hockey gear.
"Who's acting? I really want Calgon to take me away. Do you guys remember those commercials?"
"Uh, no."
Goldberg looked at the group of people following his friends to the front of the room. He recognized them all as the people that had been given the roles of the rest of the T Birds and Pink Ladies, but Reagan was no where to be seen. That distressed him for two reasons, one being he'd only agreed to stay on as Kate's assistant to be around Reagan and two the girl had the lead role, it would be hard to rehearse Grease without a Sandy.
Kate studied the group as well, not seeing her leading lady a pit formed in the pit of her stomach. How was she going to run a play when the cast didn't show up? Kate could feel her pulse quicken and her chest tighten. She was the type of person that has to be in control at all times and not being able to control what Reagan was doing was stressing her out.
"Does anybody know where Reagan is?"
Tracy Spencer, the girl that'd been chosen as Rizzo spoke up.
"The volleyball team had an away game today, they had to leave right after classes got over to get there in time. I doubt she even knows she's got the part."
"Great, first rehearsal and there's no Sandy. Alright we'll start with the Thunder Road scene, she's not really in that, everyone get the script that has your characters name engraved on the front." Kate commanded hauling the tote onto the stage.
"Yes mommy." Luis said sarcastically.
"Mendoza, if you were my kid, I'd put myself up for adoption."
"Would there be spankings involved?"
"No, but there maybe a knee to the groin." She shoved him hard, knocking him to his tail bone and jumped off the stage.
"Luis," Liz walked over and put her hand on his shoulder. "I hate to be the barer of bad news Kate hates, give it a rest."
"I thought you were the always positive one." Luis noted.
Liz nodded.
"I am, so if I'm telling you to get over it, you should."
After a frustrating rehearsal Goldberg snuck into a corner of the locker room before practice started. Orion had already herded the rest of the team out onto the ice but Goldie had told him he had to do something really quick. That something was responding to the message from 'Sweet As Candy'. His chubby fingers danced across the keyboard as he typed his reply.
'Dear Candy,
Thanks for the message. I just read your profile, you seem awesome too. It's not everyday you find a girl that thinks Adam Sandler is a god. And you're right, *N' SYNC is way better then The Backstreet Boys. JK I can't tell the difference. Well I'd like to hear from you again. So write back soon.'
He sighed the letter and hit send, picking up his stick he fled the locker room before Orion got the chance to come in and drag him out by his pads. It was a great practice, the best he'd had all year. Somehow the anticipation of seeing if he'd hear from 'Candy' again was making him play well. A happy Goldberg was a bone crushing, goal scoring Goldberg. A bone crushing, goal scoring Goldberg was an Orion pleasing Goldberg.
Kate and Liz sat in their usual seats behind the net watching scrimmage, or that was what they were suppose to be doing. In actuality Lizzie had kicked of her pink and white Addidas sneakers to show Kate her new socks.
"See Katie, they've got butterflies on them."
"Katie? Since when do I allow anyone to call me Katie?" Kate raised her eyebrows.
"You don't, but you should, Katie's a pretty name."
"Alright, what's gotten into you?"
"What do you mean?"
"You were normal during play rehearsal and now you're acting like the world has been handed to you on a silver platter."
"How about on a silver bracelet?" The girl shoved her wrist in her roommate's face.
"Huh?" Kate squinted.
"Portman bought me a charm bracelet with a little globe on it. Isn't it cute?"
"That's it, I need a man." Kate muttered, with Lizzie's site it was possible real soon. Hopefully there would be a message waiting for her when she signed on later.