-1Carlie Gold was feeling particularly pleased with herself today. She admired herself in the full-length mirror of her suite-like bedroom, and felt a strong surge of pride upon seeing her strawberry-blonde curls, piercing blue eyes, and pouty lips reflected in the mirror.
Her looks weren't the sole cause of her excitement, though. As the lead in every one of Eastside High's musicals, she decided to hold a fund-raiser for the arts. And the main show was going to be her, on stage, in glittering attire, singing.
Not to mention, there are auditions for the spring musical now, which of course I'll bag. Being the little star she was, she'd already taken the liberty of watching "The Phantom of the Opera" six times, and reading over the script. Carlie had already decided that she was going to be Christine. And what Carlie decided usually tended to happen.
She heard a noise coming from her computer, and saw that her boyfriend, Peter, was IMing her. Carlie was glad to her from him, even if was kind of wimpy.
BwayTenorBoy: uh, hey carlie
XoXoBwayhottie: hey sexy
XoXoBwayhottie: you been reading up for the musical? i told you to get the script
BwayTenorBoy: no, not yet sweetie but i will
XoXoBwayhottie: peter, what have i told you about dating people who aren't my leads?
BwayTenorBoy: uh, i think you said you don't date those people…
XoXoBwayhottie: yeah, that's right. so just remember, if you don't get that lead…
XoXoBwayhottie: draws finger across throat
XoXoBwayhottie: then we're over. got it?
BwayTenorBoy: yes, of course you know i never want to leave you
XoXoBwayhottie: yes, i do know that, peter
XoXoBwayhottie: so keep in mind, if you aren't the phantom, then there are no more kisses from me
BwayTenorBoy: carlie, you've never kissed me…
XoXoBwayhottie: oh, right…well, you'll never GET to kiss me unless you're my lead
XoXoBwayhottie: so don't screw up
XoXoBwayhottie: k?
BwayTenorBoy: of course, baby, whatever you say
XoXoBwayhottie: well I have to go practice for the arts benefit so ill ttyl
BwayTenorBoy: yeah, ttyl…wait, does that mean you WILL kiss me if i get a lead?
XoXoBwayhottie has signed off.
Carlie knew Peter wasn't really considered one of the school's hotties or anything like that, but there was a definite bonus in having a boyfriend who would do whatever you wanted, no matter how unreasonable, and still worship you. Not to mention he was a pretty good singer.
But still, she wasn't exactly at the height of passion with him either. And yeah, she'd been avoiding kissing him since the day they started going out. And Peter had swallowed all of her excuses without a second thought to it.
Besides, Carlie had her sights set on another guy. And that guy was definitely not Peter. A few months ago, a new guy called Ryan Prescott had started going to EHS. He was tall, dirty blonde, blue-eyed, and gorgeous. And those definitely met Carlie's requirements of good affair material. And who knows? If he turned out to be a singer, she might even have to dump Peter.