I realised, I haven't told you all much about Bella, or Zoe. What they look like and stuff. This will be a descriptive side chapter about them. This is set in their 8th year at high school. Both of them have auditioned for their school's original musical. So, yay! :D

"And finally, the cast list for the musical will be up in the foyer for all those who auditioned. Congratulations to all." The boring principal finally concluded. Zoe and I looked at each other and sighed. The gymnasium was filled with applause while people began to get up and leave. I stood up and linked arms with my best friend.

"You know, I heard from Mia, who heard from Jeremy, who overheard Jason saying that there was an obvious shoo-in for the lead this year." She told me.

"Yeah, miss goody-two-shoes Grace." I said, mockingly. We pushed past a group of older girls and ducked around some seniors.

"No you silly duffer! Grace had whooping cough the day of auditions." Zoe explained. "Lara told me she only got a supporting role."

"Serves her right! She always gets everything she wants. So, was it Bea or Claire?" I asked.

"Yeah, cause Bea can hold a note!" Zoe laughed.

"Claire got it?" We arrived at the back of the line to see the cast list. Luckily only 8 or so people had got there before us.

"You know Claire wouldn't get the lead! She sings opera. Mrs Daly is looking for pop." She rolled her eyes while she said Claire's name.

Two people left from the front of the line, one looking happy and the other looking sad. I noticed one of them was Grace, her eyes were squinted and her cheeks flared red. She pursed her lips and turned to look at me. Grace sighed and raised her head. She spun on her heel and stormed out the door. Zoe and I held back laughs. Slowly, we reached the front of the line.

"Okay, Hudson…" Zoe scanned the list, searching for her last name. "Oh yeah, Belinda Gilbert! I've got a solo, all is good!" I looked on the list to find my name. There it was, Arabella Evans.

"I got the lead?" I yelped. I turned and whacked Zoe on the arm.

"Ow! I told you I knew there was a shoo-in! I didn't know who exactly!" She says, rubbing her arm.

"Damn, Zo! I only auditioned for Mary! Now I have 2 solo songs and I don't know how many duets!" I say, hyperventilating a little.

"Breathe, breathe! You can do this! We can do this! Take a deep breath." Zoe instructs me. I obey and take 2 big breaths to calm myself down. She grabs my shoulders and leads me outside. "Come on, you know you're the best person for the part." Zoe takes me over to our lockers and opens hers.

"Why can't you do it?" I whine.

"Because, you know I can't hit that high note in your song." Zoe says.

"Hey," We're interrupted by Toby Carter leaning on my locker, giving me a smile.

"Hi, Toby." I say, sighing. Toby was every 8th grade girl's crush. Jet black hair, slightly spiked, green eyes that glistened in the sun. He had a perfect smile, never had braces, just good genes I guess. He had a few freckles on his cheeks and hot pink lips.

"I just wanted to say, well done on getting the lead chick in the musical. Looks like we'll be working together." He grins. Zoe smiles at him and tilts her head to the side.

"You got lead guy?" I question, opening my lock.

"Yeah, and according to Daly, the leads have a kiss in act 2." He blushes, looking down at his shoes. I tried to turn around to look at Zoe but tripped and fell onto my locker door. "Crap, you okay?" Toby questions, holding my back. I nod a little and he stands me up again. "You have really nice eyes, Bella. Dark brown, like your hair." He nods once and winks at me, before turning around and walking away.

"Did my eyes deceive me or did Toby Carter just wink at you?" Zoe whispers. I gulp and smile. "Oh my god, he did!"

"H-He said I had nice eyes!" I stammer.

"I heard! I wish he liked my eyes," She announced. Everyone liked Zoe's eyes. She had beautiful blue eyes. I scoffed at her and got my books from my locker. "I heard Belinda has red hair in the show… I'm not dyeing my hair red! I just got blonde highlights!"

"Why do you need blonde highlights? Your hair is blonde anyway." I exclaim. Zoe rolls her eyes.

"Hon, my hair needs to be blonde-r. It's getting darker." I sigh and go back to getting my books. At least Zoe got the role she wanted.