As you can probably guess, guitar was nailed by Zack (he was the only one
to audition), with Zoe cheering her head off when he finished.
Next was drummers, Freddy did way good, but so did Chad.
"Freddy, man, you were awesome! Really! But I'm going to have to give this one to the Chadmeister," Dewey said. Freddy wasn't too disappointed, seeing as a group of girls surrounded him with comfort afterward.
Now it was time for the singers. Marta sang "Beautiful" by Christina Aguleira, but didn't have a strong enough voice. Ashley did an awesome version of "Miss Independent" and Zoe sang "Take My Breath Away" by Jessica Simpson, totally nailing it- as her boyfriend did with the guitar. Alicia did a pretty good job of the Surpremes's "Baby Love", which left Tomika last.
Tomika did an outstanding job with an Aretha classic: "Think". Zoe and Ashley's jaws nearly dropped as she finished.
"Wow. You all did awesome! But, we only needed three singers, and I've made my choices," Mr. Finn started, "As our lead, we'll have Tomika, back-up number uno is Ashley now that her laringra- wait, lorenfl- nevermind that, now that her voice has healed- yeah, that's it! Oh, and back-up two is-" Dewey was interrupted by Summer bursting in.
"I want to tryout! I know last year I wasn't exactly that great, but please give me another chance- I've been working my butt-off!" she exclaimed.
"Alright Summer, although I think I've already decided... but go ahead kid!" Mr. Finn told her.
Surprisingly, Summer did a good job with Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move". But not good enough.
"Thanks Miss Hathaway. Alrightay then, enough of this suspense, our back-up number two will be... Aleeeciaa!" he exclaimed, everyone clapping. Zoe couldn't believe it, she thought she did great.
"Zoe, Zoe, babe, you did an awesome job, don't you worry. I'm amazingly proud if you, even if you didn't get it," Zack said hugging her.
"Thanks so much. And you're the best guitarist.. ever. Not even kidding," Zoe told him, smiling.
"Thanks Zo, oh, um, hey. Did you know there's a dance this Friday?" Zack asked.
"Oh yeah! But I totally forgot about it," Zoe lied, she'd been waiting a whole week for Zack to ask her.
"So, wanna go with me?" he asked.
"Of course!" she answered and kissed him on the cheek.
Thursday at school, during Math, Summer noticed Chad passing a note over to Zoe and Emma.
I wonder what it says.. she thought. Zoe and Emma read it, Zoe wrote something down on the beck, and dropped the note on the floor, kicking it to Chad. Of course, you know Summer, she intercepted it. Hey, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!
Summer read the note in surprise: 'Can't wait till Friday' in Chad's writing and 'Aw, so sweet! I can't wait, either! Only one other person knows, I hope you don't mind!' in Zoe's writing. Oh my god! Zoe and Chad are going to the dance together! OH MY GOD! She's cheating on Zack! Summer thought, and gasped. Zoe looked up at Summer, which made her hide the note. No one can know what I know, well, maybe I should try to explain it to Zack. I can't have him get hurt like this!
After class, Summer darted to Zack's locker, accidentally dropping the note.
"Zack! I really need to tell you something!" Summer exclaimed pulling him to he side.
"What is it?" asked Zack, a little annoyed.
"Okay, well I found this note in class, right? And it was from Chad telling someone how he can't wait till Friday night, and on the back it said the same thing, only from the girl, in Zoe's writing. I'm so sorry! I had to tell you! And I understand if you don't believe me at first, but I stole one of Zoe's papers to compare it the note," Summer told to him, pulling out a math paper by Zoe, and reaching in her pocket to find the note.
"It's gone!" she gasped.
Zack sighed, "Listen, Summer, it's okay. I've heard you liked me, and I'm sure you've heard I used to like you," hm, Summer had never heard that, "but, I am with Zoe now, and although you did do a good job trying to get me to break up with Zo, I know you're lying. Zoe wouldn't do that. Sorry Summer, but crushes don't last forever. Please just move on," Zack told her. Summer was stunned.
"But, I..." she stammered, then turned around and found the note near the door.
"Aha! Here it is Zack, compare the writi-" Summer started, being interrupted by Zoe grabbing the note.
"Where'd you find this? Chad was supposed to get it," Zoe said.
"Um.." Summer said, nervous.
"Is the note true?" Zack asked, reading it.
"Yeah! Totally! Emma is very excited for the dance on Friday! She's so into Chad- oops, I wasn't supposed to tell anyone," Zoe laughed.
Zack just looked at Summer.
"Oopsie. Sorry Zack," Summer said.
Zack just nodded, grabbing Zoe's hand and escorting to her lunch. Yeah, oopsie, Summer, oopsie.
On Friday night, everyone looked great. Emma and Zoe came with their dates, and Ashley just came with a group of cute boys. Summer tried to avoid Zack, but it was hard.
Whenever she'd find him and Zoe together, she'd just get this gloomy feeling inside. It felt like a rain cloud was storming up in her stomach when she saw him, with or without Zoe.
She found Eleni and Michelle sitting on the bench together, Michelle looking upset.
"Michelle? What's the matter?" Summer asked, sitting next to her.
"Look! Freddy's over there with Ashley, flirting away," Michelle answered.
"She liked him, a lot, and it's not like much will happen with Ashley around," Eleni explained.
"Oh. Well, Michelle, don't worry. Crushes don't last forever- I've learned from experience," Summer told her. And Summer was right, after a couple of songs, Michelle was asked to dance- to a slow song!- by Frankie. It looked like she got over Freddy pretty quickly.
Just as the music was getting good, Mrs. S ran inside the crowded gym, rounding up the entire cast in her play.
"Okay! Everyone, play practice, 5 minutes, my room! Alert the media," Mrs. S explained to the few kids that she got.
"What? We have play practice right now?" Tomika asked Summer.
"Guess so. And the music was just getting good," Summer answered.
"Dude, not fair!" Freddy exclaimed.
Soon everyone was told about the extra practice, and a dozen or more kids walked unhappily to Mrs. S's room.
"How could you ruin our dance?" asked Ashley.
"We were having so much fun! What's with this?" Eleni questioned.
"Hey, I'm all for some more practice, but I was seriously getting my grooove on out there," stated Frankie. Mrs. S laughed.
"You've got a grooove? Ha! Anyways, the reason we're all here, is because I forgot something," Mrs. S. explained.
"What could you have forgotten?" Zoe asked her.
"Music," she said flatly.
"Oh, yeah. We were SUPPOSED to add rock in this thang," Katie said.
"Wasn't this supposed to be a musical, anyways?" Eleni asked, confused.
"Yes, it was. And since I've done all of the hard work of the script and such, you guys get to decide how to add music in," Mrs. S told them, and left her room.
"Did she just do that?" asked Michelle.
"Yep," Zack told her, surprised also.
"Okay, if we're going to have ANY singing, Zoe is SO not the lead," Alicia announced, going up to the front of the group.
"Oh, you wish!" Zoe exclaimed.
"Yes I do wish.." Alicia mumbled.
"You guys! Come on! Let's stop all this and get on with it!" quiet Lawrence exclaimed.
"Woah. Lawrence is right. Okay. Now how do you guys want to add rock in with our play?" Zack asked.
There were many "I dunno"s and "Whatever you want"s and "I don't care"s all around the room.
Summer sighed, "This is gonna be a long night."
Next was drummers, Freddy did way good, but so did Chad.
"Freddy, man, you were awesome! Really! But I'm going to have to give this one to the Chadmeister," Dewey said. Freddy wasn't too disappointed, seeing as a group of girls surrounded him with comfort afterward.
Now it was time for the singers. Marta sang "Beautiful" by Christina Aguleira, but didn't have a strong enough voice. Ashley did an awesome version of "Miss Independent" and Zoe sang "Take My Breath Away" by Jessica Simpson, totally nailing it- as her boyfriend did with the guitar. Alicia did a pretty good job of the Surpremes's "Baby Love", which left Tomika last.
Tomika did an outstanding job with an Aretha classic: "Think". Zoe and Ashley's jaws nearly dropped as she finished.
"Wow. You all did awesome! But, we only needed three singers, and I've made my choices," Mr. Finn started, "As our lead, we'll have Tomika, back-up number uno is Ashley now that her laringra- wait, lorenfl- nevermind that, now that her voice has healed- yeah, that's it! Oh, and back-up two is-" Dewey was interrupted by Summer bursting in.
"I want to tryout! I know last year I wasn't exactly that great, but please give me another chance- I've been working my butt-off!" she exclaimed.
"Alright Summer, although I think I've already decided... but go ahead kid!" Mr. Finn told her.
Surprisingly, Summer did a good job with Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move". But not good enough.
"Thanks Miss Hathaway. Alrightay then, enough of this suspense, our back-up number two will be... Aleeeciaa!" he exclaimed, everyone clapping. Zoe couldn't believe it, she thought she did great.
"Zoe, Zoe, babe, you did an awesome job, don't you worry. I'm amazingly proud if you, even if you didn't get it," Zack said hugging her.
"Thanks so much. And you're the best guitarist.. ever. Not even kidding," Zoe told him, smiling.
"Thanks Zo, oh, um, hey. Did you know there's a dance this Friday?" Zack asked.
"Oh yeah! But I totally forgot about it," Zoe lied, she'd been waiting a whole week for Zack to ask her.
"So, wanna go with me?" he asked.
"Of course!" she answered and kissed him on the cheek.
Thursday at school, during Math, Summer noticed Chad passing a note over to Zoe and Emma.
I wonder what it says.. she thought. Zoe and Emma read it, Zoe wrote something down on the beck, and dropped the note on the floor, kicking it to Chad. Of course, you know Summer, she intercepted it. Hey, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!
Summer read the note in surprise: 'Can't wait till Friday' in Chad's writing and 'Aw, so sweet! I can't wait, either! Only one other person knows, I hope you don't mind!' in Zoe's writing. Oh my god! Zoe and Chad are going to the dance together! OH MY GOD! She's cheating on Zack! Summer thought, and gasped. Zoe looked up at Summer, which made her hide the note. No one can know what I know, well, maybe I should try to explain it to Zack. I can't have him get hurt like this!
After class, Summer darted to Zack's locker, accidentally dropping the note.
"Zack! I really need to tell you something!" Summer exclaimed pulling him to he side.
"What is it?" asked Zack, a little annoyed.
"Okay, well I found this note in class, right? And it was from Chad telling someone how he can't wait till Friday night, and on the back it said the same thing, only from the girl, in Zoe's writing. I'm so sorry! I had to tell you! And I understand if you don't believe me at first, but I stole one of Zoe's papers to compare it the note," Summer told to him, pulling out a math paper by Zoe, and reaching in her pocket to find the note.
"It's gone!" she gasped.
Zack sighed, "Listen, Summer, it's okay. I've heard you liked me, and I'm sure you've heard I used to like you," hm, Summer had never heard that, "but, I am with Zoe now, and although you did do a good job trying to get me to break up with Zo, I know you're lying. Zoe wouldn't do that. Sorry Summer, but crushes don't last forever. Please just move on," Zack told her. Summer was stunned.
"But, I..." she stammered, then turned around and found the note near the door.
"Aha! Here it is Zack, compare the writi-" Summer started, being interrupted by Zoe grabbing the note.
"Where'd you find this? Chad was supposed to get it," Zoe said.
"Um.." Summer said, nervous.
"Is the note true?" Zack asked, reading it.
"Yeah! Totally! Emma is very excited for the dance on Friday! She's so into Chad- oops, I wasn't supposed to tell anyone," Zoe laughed.
Zack just looked at Summer.
"Oopsie. Sorry Zack," Summer said.
Zack just nodded, grabbing Zoe's hand and escorting to her lunch. Yeah, oopsie, Summer, oopsie.
On Friday night, everyone looked great. Emma and Zoe came with their dates, and Ashley just came with a group of cute boys. Summer tried to avoid Zack, but it was hard.
Whenever she'd find him and Zoe together, she'd just get this gloomy feeling inside. It felt like a rain cloud was storming up in her stomach when she saw him, with or without Zoe.
She found Eleni and Michelle sitting on the bench together, Michelle looking upset.
"Michelle? What's the matter?" Summer asked, sitting next to her.
"Look! Freddy's over there with Ashley, flirting away," Michelle answered.
"She liked him, a lot, and it's not like much will happen with Ashley around," Eleni explained.
"Oh. Well, Michelle, don't worry. Crushes don't last forever- I've learned from experience," Summer told her. And Summer was right, after a couple of songs, Michelle was asked to dance- to a slow song!- by Frankie. It looked like she got over Freddy pretty quickly.
Just as the music was getting good, Mrs. S ran inside the crowded gym, rounding up the entire cast in her play.
"Okay! Everyone, play practice, 5 minutes, my room! Alert the media," Mrs. S explained to the few kids that she got.
"What? We have play practice right now?" Tomika asked Summer.
"Guess so. And the music was just getting good," Summer answered.
"Dude, not fair!" Freddy exclaimed.
Soon everyone was told about the extra practice, and a dozen or more kids walked unhappily to Mrs. S's room.
"How could you ruin our dance?" asked Ashley.
"We were having so much fun! What's with this?" Eleni questioned.
"Hey, I'm all for some more practice, but I was seriously getting my grooove on out there," stated Frankie. Mrs. S laughed.
"You've got a grooove? Ha! Anyways, the reason we're all here, is because I forgot something," Mrs. S. explained.
"What could you have forgotten?" Zoe asked her.
"Music," she said flatly.
"Oh, yeah. We were SUPPOSED to add rock in this thang," Katie said.
"Wasn't this supposed to be a musical, anyways?" Eleni asked, confused.
"Yes, it was. And since I've done all of the hard work of the script and such, you guys get to decide how to add music in," Mrs. S told them, and left her room.
"Did she just do that?" asked Michelle.
"Yep," Zack told her, surprised also.
"Okay, if we're going to have ANY singing, Zoe is SO not the lead," Alicia announced, going up to the front of the group.
"Oh, you wish!" Zoe exclaimed.
"Yes I do wish.." Alicia mumbled.
"You guys! Come on! Let's stop all this and get on with it!" quiet Lawrence exclaimed.
"Woah. Lawrence is right. Okay. Now how do you guys want to add rock in with our play?" Zack asked.
There were many "I dunno"s and "Whatever you want"s and "I don't care"s all around the room.
Summer sighed, "This is gonna be a long night."