I'm so sorry that it took me this long to review! I was out-of-country when I updated last time, and I had huge writer's block. Anyway, that last chapter was so much fun to write. Just showing what Judy is thinking about Jake kept me from getting off the computer until it was all done. To my reviewer(s)...
Midnight Angel Sakura- I love the support I get from reviewers like you. And I hope that you like this chapter, because I'm just making it up as I go. LOL!
Request from xioalinwind,the song in this chapter will be 'Ironic,' by Alanis Morissette
On with the story!
Judy's POV
By the time I got back, Ms. Shanning had a sour expression and was tapping her fingers against her clipboard impatiently.
"I'm heeeeeeeeeere!" I yelled waving my arms around. I always have to make an entrance.
"I can see that," Ms. Shanning said pointedly.
I tried to gallop up on stage, but before I could, Jake pulled me off to the side where Ms. Shanning can't hear whatever he wants to say to me.
"What?" I snapped. Haven't already had enough of him for one day?
"I'm taking a guess at saying that you're ready for your audition," he said.
"No duh," I said. "Now cut the crap, what do you want?"
He grinned at me cockily, as if he knew something that I want to know.
"Did you finally cool off because of my hotness?"
I swear, if he honestly thinks that I have a crush on him, then Kimiko has a crush on Raimundo. And come on, what are the chances of that happening? No chance at all!
"Dream on," I said, rolling my eyes.
"I bet I'm in yours."
Where the heck does he pick up those lines? Bubblegum wrappers?
"The only time you're ever in my dreams is when I'm having a bad nightmare."
"Aw, come on. You know you don't mean that."
I was going to give him a bad-mouthed come-back, but Ms. Shanning called out, "Miss Daily, if you're going to audition, I suggest you do it now. You may flirt on your own time."
I swear I just turned redder than Jack Spicer's hair. All Jake did was stand there, trying not to laugh. I bit back a retort I would have given her if my me being at school wasn't at stake.
"I'm going," I called back to her, my voice dripping with venom. "Later, Loser," I said to Jake before climbing up the stage stairs.
I put in the CD that was labeled in my messy handwriting, 'Ironic.'
I grabbed myself a microphone, and went to the center of the stage before the time the music started. This is a song that one of my best friends in the entire world, Robin, wrote for me. This is 'Ironic'."
At first it was only an acoustic guitar playing softly, and then I started to sing.
"An old man turned ninety-eight.
He won the lottery, and died the next day.
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay.
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late.
Isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?"
The song sped up.
"It's like rain on your wedding day.
It's a free ride when you've already paid.
It's the good advice that you just didn't take.
Who would've thought?
It figures."
The song slowed down to it's original speed again.
"Mr. Play-it-safe was afraid to fly.
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye.
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight.
And as the plane crashed down he thought, 'Well isn't this nice?'
And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?"
It sped up again.
"It's like rain on your wedding day.
It's a free ride when you've already paid.
It's the good advice you just didn't take.
And who would've thought?
It figures."
It didn't slow down all the way, but a little bit.
"Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you.
When you think everything's okay, and you think everything's going right.
And life has a funny way of helping you out when.
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face.
A traffic jam when you're already late.
A 'No Smoking' sign on your cigarette break.
It's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.
It's meeting the man of my dreams.
And then meeting his beautiful wife.
And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?
A little too ironic?
And yeah I really do think.
It's like rain on your wedding day.
It's a free ride when you've already paid.
It's good advice that you just didn't take.
And who would've thought?
It figures.
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you.
And life has a funny, funny way of helping you out.
Helping you out."
My voice faded out as did the guitar, and I heard an applause from the audience. I took a bow, then saw the pained look on Ms. Shanning's face.
I jumped off the stage, leaving the microphone behind.
"Did I make it?" was the first thing that came out of my mouth. She didn't seem to hear me, so I said it again a bit louder. "Am I in the show?"
She looked at me stiffly. "You would be."
"What do you mean by 'would be'?"
"Well I'm sorry Miss Daily, but you've gotten into too much trouble that I can't allow any privileges."
"You waited to tell me that now?" I can't believe it! So I've gotten into a bit- okay- a lot of trouble, but come on! I don't know why I'm even bothering with this, but for some strange reason, I want to be in the show this year! "What if I participated in something else with good behavior? Like drama, or something?"
She tapped her chin thoughtfully. "Well," she hesitated, "I am having the drama department put together a play. Romeo and Juliet. They're short a couple of people, I've heard that you are a well enough actress to help them out."
"Okay then, who is it?" I don't know anything about the story of Romeo and Juliet, or the characters. But at this rate, I'm prepared to be one of the horses.
"Juliet," she said simply.
I raised my eyebrow. Isn't that a popular role? What's it doing empty? What caught my attention even more is that I have to kiss someone in the balconey scene.
"I'll take it," I said slowly. "But who's playing Romeo?"
"I don't know," she said. "Thats the other empty role." She saw my puzzled expression and said, "A lot of people got banned from the drama department this year. Everyone that didn't do anything wrong don't want the big parts."
Jake's ears perked up when he heard that the spot for Romeo was still open.
Oh no.
I am so sorry it took me so long to update. I'm going to try to nver let that happen again. So, whad'ya think? Should I have added more? Review why don't ya? I have to go right now. Later!