Note: This note can be a spoiler if you haven't seen any episodes after EOTT. I wrote this a little before the next Degrassi episode is set to premiere titled "Modern Love aka Love will tear us apart." If you have seen the previews then we know all about Hazel and Paige little falling out but I'm not going to put that in this chapter until I see the episode later on this week. So for now Paige and Hazel are still friends.

Chapter 5: Manic Monday

Hazel and Paige walked out of the auditions which was becoming larger and larger by the minute.

"I'm so happy Mr. O let us out of class a little early for the auditions. Thanks for coming to support me too bad you just missed my audition." Hazel said excitedly. "I know I did a marvelous job even though Jimmy and I are the only ones who have spoken lines for now."

"Yeah I think it was cool of J.T. to allow that, I couldn't imagine you and Jimmy singing a duet." Paige said.

"Well I have a nice voice but Jimmy's not so great." Hazel said defensively."

"Sure you do Haze." Paige said sarcastically. Although Jimmy singing would crack some windows." she giggled.

"Oh Paige, well I'm glad my artistic abilities aren't limited I'm just as good as an actress as I am a singer." Hazel replied. Paige looked at Hazel out of the corner of her eye and just as she was going chime in with a sarcastic reply, Hazel interrupted her.

"Here look at the script and help me with some of the lines." Hazel gave the script to Paige. "Start at page two."she pointed out.

"OK, I'll be Jimmy. Venus, regal us with your wise knowledge about love just as you do with beauty."

"Of ummm course Jimmy I mean Zeus I would be delighted too." Hazel said stumbling over her lines and shouting it well above audible hearing level. "How I can be ... ummm of use of assistance?" Hazel went on and on stumbling over each line until she finished. "So what do you think?"

Umm.... about what?" Paige smiled.

"Silly, about the lines. Can you believe J.T. I'm glad my great acting abilities and love of arts pointed out all the obvious mistakes." Paige looked shocked as Hazel filled her in about the lines play. "I know, I couldn't believe J.T.'s mistake with mythology too. Venus was Zeus daughter so they changed some of the lines which is too bad because I wanted me and Jimmy to be a couple but Liberty insisted upon a little accuracy in the play. Anyway, care to give your input on how I'm doing so far?"

You did..umm. Paige didn't want to upset Hazel who looked so clueless to the fact that she was a horrible actress. "You did, ummm great!" OK so she lied a little maybe it was just first day jitters, I'm sure she would get better over time. Paige thought.

"Thanks Paige, I knew I could count on you for your honesty." Hazel said while hugging her friend. Hazel looked at her watch. "Oh no were almost late."

"For what?" Paige asked.

"For spirit squad practice." Hazel replied.

"What? I didn't authorize a Spirit Squad practice."

"Oh yeah well Manny did I forgot to inform you last week. We have to pass out the new uniforms sometime, they have been sitting in a box for more then a couple of days now."

"Well, I can't go." Paige said before faking a cough. "I think I'm coming down with something. You know this winter weather. Tell Manny thanks but I wouldn't be of much use if I cause everyone to get sick." Paige walked away slowly feigning her sickness a little while longer. "See you, cough Haze, cough."

"Bye Pai.." but Paige was already running out of the door. "Wow that came on suddenly." Just then Mr. O passed by before walking out of the same door hurriedly. "Hmm everyone seems to be coming down with a cold lately." Hazel said before reciting her lines loudly while walking to practice."

"I'm so relieved it's over." Liberty said.

"I know today's auditions were like a bad Canadian Idol and American Idol audition combined." J.T. stated exhaustedly.

"Well this is your play, I mean Rock Opera.. whatever." Liberty replied. "What did you expect that everyone in Degrassi were going to be great singers."

"Of course not my little turtle dove but I didn't expect so many bad dancers and actors too." J.T. responded. "Who knew Manny couldn't dance she's on the spirit squad for Pete's sake."

"Well I could've told you that. She made a fool of herself at the last dance." Liberty stated. "Well at least Manny can sing but what I didn't expect was for Hazel to be just as good of an actress as Manny is a dancer."

"Ugggh, I know our star actress with most of the spoken lines in this production is horrible. Maybe we can turn down her mike just a little but somehow I think she would still scream out every word." J.T. cleaned out his ears.

"If only we could change some things without making it too obvious. Like what I did with your obvious mythology inaccuracies." Liberty suggested.

"Change, oh Liberty your a genius!"

"What! Well of course I am but what are you talking about."

"A way to change things without making it too obvious." J.T. pulled out the script, opened it, and pointed to a line for Liberty to see. "I need your help with this."