A Step Toward Falling (2015)
“Auditions are happening in the small theater beside the music room where the choir practices after school. Through the wall, I can hear a boy and girl singing a duet with a piano. It sounds like a love song, but they stop so much it’s hard to tell. The auditions don’t officially start until 3:15, so I spread out the scenes I’ve xeroxed and the sign-up sheet for people to write their name and contact info. On it, there’s room for thirty people to sign up.
There are voices outside in the hallway,... but when I look, no one is out there waiting to come in.
By 3:14, I start to panic. Even Lucas hasn’t shown up.
I walk out into the hallway to see if he’s on his way. Maybe he’s bringing a group of his friends in from the parking lot, I think. Then I check the main door that leads out to the parking lot. No one’s there. I run quickly to the hallway where his locker is.
Empty.
Now it’s 3:19 and I’m not sure what I’m doing except avoiding the room where no one has shown up. Finally, I head back and open the door as quietly as I can.MoreLess
There are voices outside in the hallway,... but when I look, no one is out there waiting to come in.
By 3:14, I start to panic. Even Lucas hasn’t shown up.
I walk out into the hallway to see if he’s on his way. Maybe he’s bringing a group of his friends in from the parking lot, I think. Then I check the main door that leads out to the parking lot. No one’s there. I run quickly to the hallway where his locker is.
Empty.
Now it’s 3:19 and I’m not sure what I’m doing except avoiding the room where no one has shown up. Finally, I head back and open the door as quietly as I can.MoreLess
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