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Norma Jean the Dancing Machine- I'm sorry I made you cry! You will find out if he is lying or not at the end of this chapter.

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Chapter 44- The Truth

Annie had her makeup redone, and she headed out, to prepare for the second act. As she left her dressing room she knocked into someone. It was Michelle. Annie took a step back and stared at Michelle, who had a look of rage and hate on her face.

"Michelle?" Annie said. "Are you okay?"

Michelle shook her head and pursed her lips. Her eyes turned into little slits, which stared at Annie through slots of mixed abhorrence and irritation.

One of Michelle's cronies appeared behind her and took Michelle by the shoulder, and glared at Annie. The other girl walked away with Michelle by her side. Both Michelle and her devotee threw Annie dirty looks over their shoulders as they walked away.

Annie watched Michelle go, with confusion apparent in her face. She stood there for a moment, when she heard Josh's voice behind her. "She can't talk…"

Annie turned, smiling to look at her fiancé, who stood, smiling himself, a few feet behind her, leaning on a rail. Annie's smiled widened as she turned, but at the same time, Josh's faded.

"What…?" Josh looked at her, strangely. He took a step to her and put a hand to her face. "Oh, Annie…" His voice was soft and soothing. "Why were you crying?"

Annie stared at Josh, and knowing that there was no way to hide it, she stuttered out, "Well… about fifteen minutes ago… I was in my dressing room, and Jayden came in, and-"

"What?" Josh said, interrupting Annie. Annie knew then that she should have lied. "Jayden did this to you?"

"No, I mean… yes, but… no." Annie sputtered out.

Josh grabbed Annie around the shoulders and pulled her gently close to him, wrapping his arms around her. "What did he do to you?"

Annie shook her head and wrapped her arms around Josh's chest. "It was just something he said."

"What did he say?" Annie was silent. "Annie, please let me help you."

"He said that he didn't do anything to Michelle's voice." Annie said, pulling back a little from Josh, and hanging her head to stare at the floor.

"Annie…" Josh said lifting Annie's face, so he could look her in the eye. "I know you don't want to hear this, but Jayden couldn't have sabotaged Michelle's voice…"

Annie pulled away from Josh completely and stared at him. "What!" She said, not loudly, but completely surprised.

"Michelle was getting her water when I went to my dressing room. She was walking around with it, and she only put it down to watch the small scuffle that… came up… backstage."

Annie looked at Josh with amusement. "You mean between you and Jayden?"

Josh blushed. "Oh, I guess he told you…" Annie nodded. Annie held back the part about the backdrop. She wasn't sure why.

Josh took a step toward Annie, but she took a step back. "But…" She looked scared for a moment. "Josh, if Jayden didn't ruin Michelle's voice then who did it, and why did they do it?"

"One minute!" Someone said somewhere.

Josh started to say goodbye, but Annie stopped him. "How are we going to keep going? What about Michelle?"

"Michelle will be on stage, and her sister, who is two years older than her will be singing and speaking her lines."

"What?" Annie said, shaking her head. "How?"

"From just off stage. She knows the play, and she will have a mic, but Michelle won't."

"Forty seconds." The voice said, and Annie and Josh ran to there places, to begin the second act.