A/N: I have had a few people leave reviews on this story saying they don't like that Ethel blames Mildred for everything, them parts are from ETHEL'S point of view and she DOES blame Mildred for everything and it is very unrealistic to write her where she doesn't unless it is a story where they are friends. Please don't leave comments complaining about Ethel blaming Mildred, I am not bashing on Mildred I am being realistic for the character. Please just think before leaving such comments, I am open always to constructive criticism but that is not constructive, thank you.

Chapter Thirteen

Nerves

Ethel woke up first, her head was hurting from the late night last night and she turned her head to see both her sisters still sleeping, seeing it was still seven in the morning and knowing that because of the perfomance they didn't have to be up as early today, Ethel quietly sneaked of her bed and left to go and use the bathroom, and shower, before half the school was awake and she had to wait.

The blonde knew if anyone found out about last night her and her sisters would be in trouble but she didn't really care, today was the perfomance, the teachers wouldn't chose today to punish her or her sisters, anyway it had being worth it.

When she returned, her hair now dried after a quick spell she saw Esmerelda was stirring. Ethel was surprised because Esmie was normally first up, but she suspected she hadn't being sleeping all that great because of what happened.

"Morning" Ethel said, already dressed. Esmie looked at her little sister and smiled

"Morning Ethie, is anyone else up yet?"" Esmerelda asked her. Ethel nodded.

"Yes but not many, if you want to shower I would go now before there is a wait" Ethel told her sister. Esmerelda nodded and thought Ethel was right, so started to head out the room. "Thanks Ethie" she said heading out the room, leaving Sybil to sleep. Ethel quietly walked over to grab her hairbrush without disturbing Sybil.

A while later, all three sisters, were up, dressed and showered and it was almost time for breakfast. Today, the girls would have costumes and could also style there hair however they wanted, but unlike Sybil who was being adventurous and had her hair down with two plaits joined in the back, Ethel had her hair in her normal hairstyle.

"Ethie" Esmerelda said as she saw her sister and shook her head.

"What?" Ethel replied confused as to why her sister was looking at her like that.

"You can dress however you want today, at least try to be creative" Esmerelda told her sister, thinking it was boring for her to be dressed in the same thing she always wore.

"I like wearing my hair in a ponytail" Ethel replied as she turned around and followed her sisters down the stairs for breakfast, her sisters sighed, knowing they would not be able to talk her into it.

The girls went to eat their breakfast, and Esmerelda played with her food. It had being months and she had forgotten how bad the porridge was and she was not sure she could stomach it anymore, and there was also the fact she was not really hungry as her and her sisters had filled up on sweets last night.

"I am to nervous to eat" Ethel said putting her own spoon down and gulping. She felt sick, it had come on so suddenly she would think someone had cast a spell at her.

"Me too, I think I am going to throw up" Sybil replied, not feeling very well anymore. She was even more nervous now she knew Esmerelda would be watching her and would see if she messed up. The there girls played with their food and didn't eat and jumped out of their skin when they heard a cold voice.

"Is there something wrong with the food girls?" Miss Hardbroom asked as she saw all three girls not eating the food.

"No Miss Hardbroom...we just aren't very hungry" Ethel replied, knowing she better do the talking as her sisters were not very good at lying.

"All three of you?" That is strange wouldn't you say?" HB said and the girls looked at each other before Esmerelda replied.

"We share genes, must be genetics" Esmerelda said and Ethel touched her head, knowing HB won't buy that and she would only become suspicious.

"I beg you pardon?" HB said but before the girls had a chance to reply, Clarice and Beatrice arrived and asked Sybil if she wanted to fit in some last minute practise, Sybil nodded and rushed of with her friends. HB lingered behind the older two before talking.

"I expect no funny business today" she told them before disappearing. The sisters gathered their bowls and put them in the cleaning tub before rushing down the corridor, Esmerelda in a panic.

"She knows, she knows about last night" Esmerelda said to Ethel panicking

"How can she? If she did we wouldn't still be standing" Ethel replied logically

"Did you hear the way she asked why we weren't eating, almost as if she knew we weren't hungry because we had a midnight feast" Esmerelda replied, thinking HB actually knew and was hinting she did.

"But how can she? No-one saw us Esmie" Ethel replied, although she was a bit worried herself.

"But she was acting strangely" Esmerelda replied, still thinking HB knew and just wanted to make them sweat.

"She always acts weird, HB is strange" Ethel replied before touching her stomach.

"Are you alright Ethie?" Esmerelda asked her concerned

Ethel shook her head, she felt worse than she had at the table. She felt very sick.

"I feel so sick, I don't think I can perform" Ethel replied, not feeling at all right, she felt like she was going to throw up.

"Oh Ethie, you probably are just nervous" Esmerelda told her, knowing she had being fine when she woke and was now anxious. She was scared which was natural.

"I don't know, it doesn't feel like nerves" Ethel replied. Esmerelda touched her shoulders, trying to calm her down.

"It is okay Ethie, don't panic" Esmerelda told her, knowing she needed to calm down.

"I have to panic, I am about to perform in front of the Great Wizard where anything could go wrong" Ethel replied, having an awful feeling about this perfomance.

"Ethel" Esmerelda replied confused. Sybil was the one she expected to be panicking, not Ethel.

"I don't think I can do this, it will go wrong I know it and then everyone will blame me and hate me more than they already do" Ethel replied, now it was coming to it she didn't feel like she could do this. She knew somehow she would get the blame for it, even if this time she hadn't done anything.

"Ethel, you will be great I know it, trust me, you can't back out now, not after all the hard work you put into it" Esmerelda told her.

"Ethel what are you doing? You should be at the last rehearsal" Miss Drill interrupted as she saw the sisters talking in the corridor. Ethel sighed.

"Yes she was just coming, thank you Miss, and thank you for getting Miss Cackle to let me come and watch and sleepover" Esmerelda replied, remembering she had to thank the woman.

"Of course, we couldn't have you not watch could we?" Miss Drill said with a smile towards the eldest girl.

"Well thank you I appreciate it, on you go Ethel, you don't want to miss it" Esmerelda told her sister.

"Esmie..." Ethel said wondering why Esmerelda was forcing her into this. She didn't want to perform, she wanted the understudy to do it.

"Go on Ethie" she said before she hugged her "Good luck, you will be fine I know it" she told her and Ethel sighed and walked of with Miss Drill.

Esmerelda felt bad but knew she had to push her because she knew it was just her nerves holding her back and she couldn't give up now, not after she had worked so hard. She walked down the corridor to find Sybil to wish her luck, nervous herself with anticipation for her sisters.