Chapter 3: Sacrifice

Chapter 3: Sacrifice

Two weeks later Conny, Janise, Martine and Katharina shows up at the school where the casting is set. They sign up and soon they're in 'casting mode'.

"Hey!" A girl is coming towards them. "I'm Anne! I just moved here from Utah and I was so sad cause then I couldn't be at the casting but then I saw they were having it here and I was so happy..."

The girls are looking at Anne with amused looks.

"I'm rabbling aren't I?"

Conny nods slowly. Martine is the first to say something.

"So, you just moved here huh?"

It's Anne's turn to nod and Martine continues.

"Well, I'm Martine. I'm from Norway so that's why my name is so unusual. Everybody call me Millie." She points at the others as she says "This is Katharina – we call her Kathie – Janise and Conny."

"Hi" Anne gives them a little wave before she turns to Martine. "You're from Norway?"

"Yupp."

"Me too! I moved here when I was 6 because of my dads job snd just now we had to move here."

"That's so cool!" Katharina who had been strangely quiet suddenly speaks up. "Maybe you can teach is some Norwegian. Millie doesn't want to. Says she doesn't know it so well because she's been in the Stated for so long.

Anne laughs. "I'm afraid my answer is the same as Martine's. I've been living here in 10 years now. I talk to my family in Norway so I guess I could learn you some things. It's not like I've forgotten it. That's impossible."

"That's what we've told Millie too!" Janise gets excited. "We won't believe that she has forgotten it all. Maybe you can convince her that she's good enough to teach us."

"I guess."

"No way!" Martine is clear. "I'm not a good teacher. You won't learn a thing. You'll get bored!"

They are about to argue with her when a voice calls up several names including Anne, Martine and Katharina. The three girls light up when they're asked to come in to the judges so they could talk some more with them, but are quickly brought down to earth when the rest of the hopeful crown are told to leave.

"Oh no, this isn't happening." Kathie and Millie are sad. "They can't break us up. We're in this together!"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Conny is confused.

"Let's just go. If we're not in together, then none of us are."

"Millie, you're talking bullshit."

"No, she's not. Janise, you and Conny doesn't deserve to be left outside when we're in there. We wouldn't even have any fun without you." Kathie has a serious look.

"Listen, both of you." Conny won't hear any of this. "You two got the chance we've been dreaming of. We won't let you miss it. Ok, they didn't want us. Leave it to us to deal with that. Now go have fun!"

Conny's words leaves some marks and Martine and Katharina goes to the cafeteria with Anne while the two others wait for the,. They want to hear and experience what is happening even though they can't be in it themselves.