Chapter 5

Doink!

He chucked darts in his room while the light rain continued to trickle down his window. He was so furious and frustrated.

Doink!

All he wants is her attention.

Doink!

But she kept humiliating him in front of the whole school.

Doink! Bulls eye

Most girls were head over heels for Wolfgang. Why wasn't Helga?

Doink

And now the whole football team knew about it. Wolfgang the womanizer, rejected by a girl? That never happens. They made fun of him all practice.

Doink!

Wolfgang, the school's quarterback being rejected by a loser like Pataki?

Doink!

Why wouldn't she want to go out with him? He's good-looking, an athlete, he's strong… what's missing?

Doink!

How could she refuse Wolfgang? The rejection only made him want her more.

Crash! Wolfgang missed the target completely and shattered his window. He snarled and tightened his fists. He set his mind. She was going to go out with him, no matter how much convincing…or force it takes…

Curly Gammelthorpe sat in his room. He hung upside down from the bed and his glasses were sliding off his face.

Curly tried talking to Mr. Simmons, the musical's director after rehearsal yesterday, but it didn't change anything…

xXxFlashbackxXx

After the first musical rehearsal, Mr. Simmons turned the stage lights off from the first rehearsal. All the kids had left fifteen minutes ago. The Brainy volunteered to stay after practice to help clean up. They had finished, and Brainy was on his way home, and Mr. Simmons shuffled his keys to lock the door to the auditorium.

"Mr. Simmons?" Said an anxious and distraught voice from behind him. Mr. Simmons shrieked and nearly peed his pants at the voice. As he turned around to find where it was coming from, he was surprised to see Curly, with a stiff upper lip.

"Oh Curly, it's just you." Mr. Simmons exhaled. He put a hand on his chest and felt his rapid heartbeat slowing down. "That was a very special rehearsal today, now wasn't it? You're going to be a wonderful Phantom, you know."

Curly crossed his brow, "That's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about Mr. Simmons."

"About your part? Do you need help memorizing your lines? I know there's a lot, but we'll be able to do it. All we need is practice." He assured.

"No, I'm fine with lines and everything. It's just that I auditioned for the part of Raoul."

"Oh yes, well…" Mr. Simmons began.

"I auditioned for Raoul. I'm Raoul! It's me! I did! It's mine!" he cried.

"Actually Curly, Eugene's Raoul, I knew you would play the Phantom better."

Curly winced while Mr. Simmons spoke.

"Oh. Alright then Mr. Simmons. I guess. I'll see you later." And he left without giving Mr. Simmons a chance to respond.

xXxEnd of FlashbackxXx

He spoke, still upside down, "I tried to reason with you Mr. Simmons. Oh I did really. I wanted the part of Raoul. Oh I could taste it. But no! Mr. Simmons… You will curse the day that you did not do all that the Phantom asked of you!"

Lightning flashed outside his house as if his life was a horror movie, "BAHAHAHA! AHAHAAHA!"

A KNOCK-KNOCK came from the door, which slowly creaked open. "Thaddeus? Is everything okay sweet cheeks?" His mother cooed.

Curly groaned, "Not now mother! Now get out of the Phantom's room!"

The quote from Curly, "You will curse the day that you did not do all that the Phantom asked of you!" is from the song "All I ask of you" from The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Llyod Weber)

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