Kate paced around back stage yelling random orders like "Don't forget to move the stools of the stage before the dance contest scene starts." and "Okay let's have one last sound and lighting check." She had a headset and microphone on the connected her to each division and with the nervous wreck she was, she'd thoroughly annoyed everyone.
"Kate, breath, you're going to ware a hole in the floor." Liz teased pulling on her pink lady jacket. "Would you sit down and relax?"
"Relax? Are you kidding? There's an auditorium full of people on the other side of those curtains that paid to see a show, and if they don't see a good one it's on me." Kate continued to pace.
"Goldberg, would you calm her down before she has a heart attack?" Lizzie waved over the short plump boy.
Goldberg seemed to have the magic words because after a few minutes he'd got Kate to breath and stop pissing of the rest of the stage crew. He massaged her shoulders for her and told her "Remember Kate, if the audience loves the play tonight, that's on you too." He knew just what to do and say to get the girl to unwind, two years of friendship had made it easy for him to know what she needed.
Then in an effort to help Luis came over and kneeled down in front of her.
"Don't worry Kate, I won't let you down."
"Why doesn't that make me feel any better?" She asked sarcastically.
When the curtain went up that night she had herself under control. Which was a lucky thing because Goldie had to spent most of the play up in the lighting room, making sure the spot light was where it had to be and when. But as she watched from the side of the stage, away from the eyes of the audience she realized all her hard work had paid off. Luis and Reagan knew their lines, the supporting cast was phenomenal everything was great. All those hours spent in rehearsal, all the pushing she'd done to her actors and it all came together.
She watched her friends from behind the curtains and beamed with delight, they worked the stage as if they'd been acting for years. Portman was perfect as the tough leader of the T Birds and Liz had just the right amount of ditzyness in her natural personality to really make Marty come alive. But the thing that impressed her the most was Luis, he had a grace on stage that was reminiscent of the old time movie stars. And go help her, but in the spot light, he looked… hot.
After curtain calls and bows, Reagan was presented with a dozen long stem roses and they stood for more applause. Then the cast left the stage, upon seeing Kate standing back stage with a proud, almost motherly grin on her face, they all applauded her. The girl smiled bashfully, then spotted Luis and charge straight for him. She leapt up at him and wrapped her legs around his waist and arms around his neck. He'd promised not to let her down and he didn't.
"You did it Mendoza." She smiled, then kissed him.
The hunky hockey player was surprised by her affection, but returned the kiss sweetly.
"No, you didn't it Kate, we just showed up."
Instantly Kate felt embarrassed and wiggled out of his grasp. She was in love with 'The Dark Haired Wonder', what the hell was she doing with Luis? She didn't even like Luis, in fact she hated Luis. Quickly she sprinted out the back door, into the dark night. Lost and confused in her own thoughts she headed for her dorm.
"What did you do to her Luis?" Liz shoved her boyfriends teammate in the shoulder.
Luis's eyes widened.
"Nothing, I didn't do anything."
Lizzie gave her boyfriend a gentle kiss on his cheek and excused herself to go check on her roommate. Portman offered to walk her, but she told him no, to go celebrate with his friends. Unfortunately when the pretty blonde returned to her room Kate was already sleeping. Or appeared to be sleeping, really she was silently thinking. She wanted to sleep, she couldn't. She hadn't eaten anything all day because she'd planned on going for pizza with her friends after the play and her mind was full trying to figure out what was going on in her head. It's very difficult to sleep when your stomach is empty and your mind is full and for Kate, it was going to be a long night.
~* I know this chapter is way short but I wanted to get one more chapter in before I end it at the dance.*~
"Kate, breath, you're going to ware a hole in the floor." Liz teased pulling on her pink lady jacket. "Would you sit down and relax?"
"Relax? Are you kidding? There's an auditorium full of people on the other side of those curtains that paid to see a show, and if they don't see a good one it's on me." Kate continued to pace.
"Goldberg, would you calm her down before she has a heart attack?" Lizzie waved over the short plump boy.
Goldberg seemed to have the magic words because after a few minutes he'd got Kate to breath and stop pissing of the rest of the stage crew. He massaged her shoulders for her and told her "Remember Kate, if the audience loves the play tonight, that's on you too." He knew just what to do and say to get the girl to unwind, two years of friendship had made it easy for him to know what she needed.
Then in an effort to help Luis came over and kneeled down in front of her.
"Don't worry Kate, I won't let you down."
"Why doesn't that make me feel any better?" She asked sarcastically.
When the curtain went up that night she had herself under control. Which was a lucky thing because Goldie had to spent most of the play up in the lighting room, making sure the spot light was where it had to be and when. But as she watched from the side of the stage, away from the eyes of the audience she realized all her hard work had paid off. Luis and Reagan knew their lines, the supporting cast was phenomenal everything was great. All those hours spent in rehearsal, all the pushing she'd done to her actors and it all came together.
She watched her friends from behind the curtains and beamed with delight, they worked the stage as if they'd been acting for years. Portman was perfect as the tough leader of the T Birds and Liz had just the right amount of ditzyness in her natural personality to really make Marty come alive. But the thing that impressed her the most was Luis, he had a grace on stage that was reminiscent of the old time movie stars. And go help her, but in the spot light, he looked… hot.
After curtain calls and bows, Reagan was presented with a dozen long stem roses and they stood for more applause. Then the cast left the stage, upon seeing Kate standing back stage with a proud, almost motherly grin on her face, they all applauded her. The girl smiled bashfully, then spotted Luis and charge straight for him. She leapt up at him and wrapped her legs around his waist and arms around his neck. He'd promised not to let her down and he didn't.
"You did it Mendoza." She smiled, then kissed him.
The hunky hockey player was surprised by her affection, but returned the kiss sweetly.
"No, you didn't it Kate, we just showed up."
Instantly Kate felt embarrassed and wiggled out of his grasp. She was in love with 'The Dark Haired Wonder', what the hell was she doing with Luis? She didn't even like Luis, in fact she hated Luis. Quickly she sprinted out the back door, into the dark night. Lost and confused in her own thoughts she headed for her dorm.
"What did you do to her Luis?" Liz shoved her boyfriends teammate in the shoulder.
Luis's eyes widened.
"Nothing, I didn't do anything."
Lizzie gave her boyfriend a gentle kiss on his cheek and excused herself to go check on her roommate. Portman offered to walk her, but she told him no, to go celebrate with his friends. Unfortunately when the pretty blonde returned to her room Kate was already sleeping. Or appeared to be sleeping, really she was silently thinking. She wanted to sleep, she couldn't. She hadn't eaten anything all day because she'd planned on going for pizza with her friends after the play and her mind was full trying to figure out what was going on in her head. It's very difficult to sleep when your stomach is empty and your mind is full and for Kate, it was going to be a long night.
~* I know this chapter is way short but I wanted to get one more chapter in before I end it at the dance.*~