This wasn't where I expected to be. I never thought that I would be starring in a Broadway production of Mean Girls. It was probably because everyone thought Hannah Montana was a shallow popstar, which I didn't exactly help. But all of that changed when I decided to do an outdoor concert in Chicago. I underestimated how windy the Windy City could really get. I shouldn't have been surprised when my wig blew off. There were looks of shock all around and naturally the only thing that I could do was reveal my true identity to the world. This wouldn't be like a small town. This was the third-biggest city in the country and someone would tell. I had to tell that no my name was not Hannah Montana, but instead it was Miley Stewart.

Of course, being the professional that I was, I decided to finish the concert. Unfortunately, that was the last show that I was able to perform because my record label was pissed that I lied to them and they dropped me. They dropped the biggest star in the world. I probably could get a new deal pretty easily, but it gave me some perspective. Did I really want to stay in the music industry that could turn on me so quickly? I would have to think about it.

The first call I received was not from a record label. It was from Tina Fey. Not Tina Fey's manager, but Tina Fey herself. She said that she was working on a musical version of Mean Girls for Broadway and thought that I would be perfect for the lead of Cady. I had recently turned 18 and I could tell that this was something that I wanted to do. There was only one problem. My dad was not on board.

"There's no way that I'm going to let you do this." He said. "You don't know what New York is like."

"But Daddy, this is something that I really want to do." I replied. I didn't think that I could say no to it. I didn't know when another opportunity.

"I'm not moving to New York." He stated.

The thing was I didn't need him to move to New York. I didn't need anyone to move to New York with me. I wanted my best friend Lilly to come with me but there was one problem with that. She was pregnant. She had gotten pregnant from her boyfriend Oliver and she wanted to keep the baby. She was also still 17 and couldn't exactly leave with her mom's permission. On top of that, she wanted to stay with Oliver, who I could tell also didn't want to come to New York.

So I did what I had to do. I told Tina that I would accept the part. I did this when I was in private. I didn't like going against my daddy's wishes, but I couldn't let him hold me back. I wasn't sure how long he would be bad at me for this, but it was what I had to do. Since I couldn't tell him goodbye in person, I had Lilly with me as I was filming a video.

"Are you sure that this is how you want to do this?" She asked me. No I wasn't but I couldn't think of a better way. I had my guitar in front of me.

"I just want to get this over with." I stated. "You can start filming now."

"Okay." She said as she turned on the camera. It was going to be the hardest thing that I had ever done. "It's on."

"Hey, Daddy, Jackson." I started. "If you're watching this, it means that I'm already gone. I took the offer and I'm going to go to New York on my own. Please know that this has nothing to do with anything either of you said or did. I'm also sorry that I couldn't do this in person but I know that you would try to stop me if I did. I've bought a penthouse and I enrolled myself in Tribeca Prep where I'm going to finish school. I'm going to sing you one last song."

My eyes are open wide
By the way, I've made it through the day
I watched the world outside
By the way, I'm leaving out today

I just saw Haley's Comet. She waved
Said "Why you always running in place?"
Even the man in the moon disappears
Somewhere in the stratosphere

Tell my brother, tell my father I've done the best I can
To make them realize this is my life I hope you understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying
Sometimes goodbye is a second chance

Here is my chance
This is my chance

Tell my brother, tell my father I've done the best I can
To make them realize this is my life I hope you understand
I'm not angry, I'm just saying
Sometimes goodbye is a second chance

Once Lilly was done filming, she called Oliver over. I would at least be able to say goodbye to him.

"I still don't understand why you have to go." He declared as he gave me a hug.

"I can't stay here, Oliver." I told him. "Even if I didn't have this job offer, I can't go back to school. It's too weird and everyone either hates me or wants to be friends with me for the wrong reasons. I need a new start and it's going to have to be somewhere else."

I finished the final scene as the crowd applauded. I may have been the lead of the musical but I wasn't the only star there. Jesse McCartney was playing Aaron and TJ Tyler's daughter Tess was playing Regina George. The thing was, she was actually kind of nice. Yeah, she could be a bit of a diva sometimes, but I liked her. Part of that was because I was living with her. The production company wasn't so keen on me living alone, so being with her was my solution. In addition, she was also going to be going to school with me. And since our first day of school was going to be tomorrow, we both went home.

"Why are we going to school again?" She asked me.

"Because I want to finish school and you're required to do so by your contract." I reminded her. We were actually started in middle of the school year. You might ask how we would be able to go to school while still being on Broadway. The answer was that we had time to get to the theater before showtime. On top of that, we also had Monday and Wednesday off with a matinee show on Sunday. Tonight's show was an exception because it was the first show. While most people in New York didn't have cars, we had one to share to make getting around easier. Fortunately, our apartment wasn't too far from school.

"I still don't like it, but I'll go." She remarked. "We should probably head to bed soon. I'm gonna take a shower, so I guess that means I'll see you in the morning."

"Good night." I told her. I personally planned on taking a shower in the morning.

"Good night." She retorted before she walked off. She was singing in the shower as I walked by.

I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, Ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin

No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

I then headed to my room. I laid out my uniform for the next day. It consisted of a navy sweater, a white blouse, navy tie and navy skirt and black tights. I then changed for bed and turned the lights out. It had taken a little while, but I was finally about to start the first day of the rest of my life.

So is another rewrite of a story that I wrote a while ago. For now, the original will remain up, but this will eventually replace it. For starters, Tess is now a main character in this. How will she fit in with the Russos and Miley? Once again, we're going to meet Alex in the next chapter and I'm try to include more of her point of view. It's also still a musical but there will be different songs. Please don't forget to review.