AN: Hey! So I'm really glad you all liked my last chapter. Your reviews seriously make me smile! Anyway, here's chapter 23! I'm sorry it's kind of short in comparison to my last few chapters, but I needed filler before Jenna's audition. The next chapter will be up by tomorrow night, promise!
Chapter 23
That Saturday was exactly what I had needed. Well, minus the nightmare part of it of course. We had no interruptions, no distractions, just Doctor Who and a pile of blankets.
Spencer slept on my bedroom floor that night, and rest assured no nightmares invaded my head.
I spent Sunday trying to keep as busy as possible. I finished the miniscule amount of school work I had within twenty minutes, which left running through my audition pieces and whatever else I could think of. I didn't want to over rehearse because that could be potentially disastrous, so I only dedicated about an hour or so to that. Sooner or later I resorted to cleaning. I started with just my bedroom, but ended up traveling to the bathroom, living room, and kitchen. I organized the refrigerator by food group, dairy with dairy, fruit with fruit, that sort of thing. I also rearranged the cabinets, putting the least used mugs at the back and the most popular in the front. I wasn't sure if Spencer would notice or not, but at least it kept me busy.
Monday rolled around and I was a nervous mess. I had my audition in a little over 24 hours, and even though I was confident I knew my lines and I could hit the proper notes, I didn't know what to expect. Yes, I had been through the audition process numerous times, but at a new school with a new director, it could be an entirely different experience.
"Hey" I heard a voice come out of nowhere as I was walking to Chorus. I turned my head to the left and saw that it as Matthew. Definitely not who I was expecting. Yet I don't know who else I would expect it to be, I only talked to two people in the entire school.
"Oh- um, hey" I was surprised he initiated contact. I wasn't expecting to speak to him after the meeting, since he mostly kept to himself.
"Nervous for your audition tomorrow?" He asked, only half looking in my direction.
"Only mildly, what ballad are you singing?" I asked, trying to keep conversation.
"Now that, is classified information" Matthew smirked, slightly showing his perfectly white teeth.
"Ah, I see, because of course I'm going to steal a bass' song the day before my audition and call it my own" I joked, both of us giggling.
"Hey, stranger things have happened!" Matthew threw his hands up in protest. I was surprised, it didn't feel awkward. Even though we barely knew each other, I was relaxed, which was a relief from my usual anxious self.
"Yeah, sure" I said sarcastically.
"What time slot did you sign up for?" Matthew asked about halfway to the choir room.
"3:35 tomorrow, and yourself? Oh, unless that's classified too" I joked again, generating a chuckle form Matthew.
"Ha ha, very funny. I'm scheduled for 3:50. Do you want to go to the practice room and rehearse before hand?" Normally, if presented with this question I would choke or turn red, but for some reason I was totally calm. I knew it was in a friendship manor, so maybe that's why.
"Um, yeah, sure that sounds great" I answered as we walked into Chorus.
"Cool, meet me there right after school then?"
"Sure, see ya then" We both gave a wave and he went off to the bass section I sat down in the soprano section next to Ari.
"What was that about? Ari asked suspiciously. Her audition was later that day, so I didn't feel bad that I wasn't hanging out with her before my audition tomorrow.
"Oh, Matthew just wanted to know if I wanted to rehearse in the practice room before our auditions tomorrow" I immediately knew what she thought.
"Oh my god! Kind of like a date?" she somehow whispered yet squealed.
"No! it's just two friends preparing for an audition"
Ari gave a doubtful glare. Just as she was opening her mouth to give her 'opinion' of our plans, came out of her office and class begun.