Hey! This is chapter 4. Shout outs first to: Ausllylover0902, justus13, Singer103, cheyennedailey, , kadee son 12345, primjay10, LoveShipper and AusllyBeliever. Hope you enjoy this chapter.
I stare at the paper in wordless disbelief. He read my book; my precious diary about my personal life. I surprisingly wasn't mad. I gave a sigh, and shoved the wretched book in my bag. I decided that if I really needed to, I'll just burn the book to get rid of it forever. I walk to my next class, which was the last period for the day. It wasn't P.E, thankfully. It was actually supposed to be Art, but when I got to class, it turned out to be a free. I was happy, if not for Austin Moon coming along, that is. I sighed, and took out my MP3, which was supposedly used to help me forget the fact that Austin Moon, Mr. Popular Extraordinaire was sitting beside me. I try to get lost into the words of a Taylor Swift song. It was one of my favorites of all time, which was Love story. It was a song based off on Romeo and Juliet. And throughout the period, I am able to endure Austin Moon's annoying presence beside me.
The Next Day
Trish had still not come to school, claiming to be sick. Which could have been true…. If I hadn't known Trish all her life. I sighed, and got into my seat and got ready for English Class. During this time, Austin strolls in, with Brandi and friends in tow. They all took a seat in the back. Dallas took his usual seat behind me. I look down, and kept my head bent down low on my book. I had heard that Austin had written a new song, and he was supposed to perform it at a special assembly just for him. Come to think of it, maybe Trish was a lucky one. I sighed, before Mrs. Morris walked in, holding a jar.
"Alright class. I have decided that since we are doing Shakespeare this semester, we are going to have a play in the Drama Department. I want each one of you to…" Trish walks in.
"Sorry, I'm late!" she shouts, and before anyone could say anything, she sits next to Dez, right in front of me.
"Okay," Mrs. Morris said, and clears her throat.
"Anyway, class. In this jar are all the characters in the Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet. Everyone has to participate for your overall grade. So, I am going to pass around, and each person will take a slip of paper. When everyone has collected, each one of you has to read your part aloud. Practice starts today for the rest of the day," she says and begins passing around. I had gotten over my stage fright by now, and so I was happy.
"I hope I get Juliet," Brandi says, and I shudder to think of her as Juliet. I was the last person to pick. I took up the last slip of paper.
"Austin, why don't you start?" she says. He gets up and says with a clear voice;
"Romeo Montague," Everyone gasps. The names go on and on, with Dallas getting Paris, Trish getting Rosaline, Dez getting Friar Laurence and Brandi getting the Orchard Wall. I almost laughed for that one. Tybalt was taken by a boy named Tyler, who was Trish's cousin.
"And what about you, Ally, Who did you get?" Mrs. Morris says and I get up. I open the slip of paper, tantalizingly slow. I almost faint when I see the name.
"Juliet Capulet," I say in a whisper. Trish, Dez and Dallas' heads whipped to look at me.
"Who?" the class says.
"Juliet Capulet," I said, louder. Everyone gasps, and Austin looks at me. Oh God. If he was Romeo and I was Juliet…. Then, I had to pretend to be in love with him, and kiss him… a lot. I felt like fainting, and I sit down on my seat. As soon as the bell rings, Mrs. Morris takes us to the Auditorium, where we would have to practice from now on.
"Juliet," Mrs. Morris says, and I step forward, and take a copy of my script. I have never dreaded homework before in my life. But, there's a first for everything, right?
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