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Chapter 9: The Sandbag
The rest of that week and the following two weeks were spent learning the music, the dances, and, for some, the lines. Every day after school, the Jellicles would go to play rehearsal, where those with parts would stay in one room and the dancers in another. The time finally came for opening night. There would be three performances, one on Tuesday, one Thursday, and the final performance on Friday—the day the Jellicles would become permanently human if they didn't find an answer. Everybody was jumpy for opening night, but no one was as jumpy as Demeter. She had been even more nervous lately than normal. She still thought that Macavity was up to something. Jenny, Jelly, and Ms. Dramaton were helping all of the girls with their costumes, while, in the other dressing room, Old D, Skimble, Bustopher, and Gus were helping the guys. Demeter smiled, she could just picture Gus telling the Jellicles how he once played a part in East Glen.
"Five Minutes!" Ms Dramaton yelled. Demeter's stomach turned to knots, she was so nervous! She found Bomb standing alone in a corner and made her way toward the former red queen. Bomb didn't smile when her best friend came toward her.
"Nervous?" Demeter asked.
"A little," Bomb said, rather depressingly. Demeter knew that something else was wrong, Bomb just hadn't been her normal, flirty self; she suspected it had something to do with Bomb and Tugger still not speaking.
"Why don't you just apologize to him?" Demeter asked her best friend.
"Me!" Bomb said, flaring up immediately, "Apologize to that jerk! No way!"
"One Minute!" Ms. Dramaton yelled. Demeter looked desperately at her best friend before saying,
"I have to go."
"Me too," Bomb agreed nervously.
The curtain rose and the show began.
The first two shows, much to Demeter's relief, went by without hardly and mishaps. Now they were getting ready for the final show, and Demeter was jumpier than ever. Macavity hadn't pulled any stunts, and she thought that tonight would be the night. Plus, all the Jellicles were on-edge because tonight was the last night to find out why they had been transformed.
"Tugger, why don't you just talk to her!" Munkustrap, frustrated, asked his brother.
"I don't need to talk to her," Tugger replied stubbornly.
"Liar," Munkustrap said, "of course you do!" You've not been yourself since you stopped talking to Bomb." Tugger turned his back to Munkustrap. "Fine!" Munkustrap said, fed-up, and walked away.
'Idiot!' Tugger thought, 'He acts as if I don't already know all of that!'
"Five minutes!" Ms. Dramaton yelled. Tugger stood up, and then froze. He heard a rustling noise from above, somewhere in the rafters. He followed the sound and spotted Bomb and Demeter standing a few feet away in front of him. He heard a sort of snap and looked above the girls' heads. There was a large sandbag hurtling down, making direct path for Bomb!
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