CHAPTER 7 - PART 1:

The next day Ashley rode to school on Seth's bike, just like promised, so she could give it back to him. Outside she chained the bike to one of the standards and made sure to remember the place she had left it. When she walked in the school she saw people gathered around the note board and curiously she walked closer. What could be so important that at least ten girls where jumping of excitement in front of the board?

When she walked closer a few of them just left after quickly writing something on a list. Ashley read the announcement made above the still growing list of names:

This years choice for the annual play is Shakespeare's well known classic: Othello. About the noble Moor Othello who finds out his wife - Desdemona - cheats on him with his favorite lieutenant, Michael Cassio.

Closed auditions will be held April 4th in the main auditorium. They start at 4pm and will be held in order of the characters listed beneath here.

Put your name behind the character you want to audition for:

Iago - Newly appointed ensign to Othello, Moor of Venice
Roderigo - A Venetian gentleman; rejected suitor to Desdemona
Brabantio - Venetian Senator; father to Desdemona
Othello - The Moorish General; husband to Desdemona
Cassio - Newly appointed lieutenant to Othello
Duke of Venice - Official who appoints Othello in charge of Cyprian mission
Desdemona - Wife to Othello; daughter to Brabantio
Montano - Retiring governor of Cyprus; predecessor to Othello in Cyprian government
Emilia - Wife...

'O my gosh', Ashley thought. Othello was her all time favorite play and acting was her secret passion. She stared at the pen, hanging next to the list. She'd die for the role of Desdemona, the character which parts she had read so many times now she actually already know it by heart. O didn't she wish she had the courage to audition for the part. But she didn't even dare to pick up the pen and put her name after the long list of girls names, instead she kept staring at the message.

"Hey Ashley, what are you doing?."

Ashley jumped up when she heard her name and quickly turned around, seeing Seth smiling at her. "Hey you", she answered when she walked closer. "What I was doing? Nothing", she said.

"Really?", he asked curious. "You seemed so concentrated, is there some big news thing displayed on the board?", he asked as he walked closer.

"Nope", she said, hoping he would just leave it for now.

But Seth walked to the board nevertheless and tried to see what had Ashley's attention so bad. But in between the tons of little colored post-its and other large messages he couldn't find out what she was looking at. "Okay", he said as he shrugged and turned around.

"I have brought your bike", Ashley said, hoping changing the subject would help him forget her staring at the board. She took his keys out of her pocket and waved them in front of his eyes.

"Good", he said with a smile as he took them and stuffed them in one of the pockets of his jeans. "So what class do you have first today? Mine's Literature."

"Dunno", Ashley said as she searched in the pockets of her jacket. She took a few papers out and opened them. One of them was her schedule and she looked what class she had. "A also Literature", she finally said.

"Good book partner", Seth said with a smile as he laid an arm around her shoulders. "First we stop by by your locker for the books then I'll show you the way to class, deal?"

"Deal."