Tuesday, May 8, 2018

The First Musical: Chapter Four: Johnathan, Part 1


She has the most angelic voice I’ve ever heard. It was cruel what I did, but I realized it was the only way I could guarantee she would audition. Relying on Baron and Carmen wasn’t working. She had left me no other choice.
And now I better understood the source of her stage fright. It was less fear and more a reminder of a betrayal. Helping her overcome it would be much more challenging than I’d anticipated; it wouldn’t help she already distrusted me.
I had her, though. Gisele stood up to me, pushed back. I still unnerved her for whatever reason, which fueled her distrust. But when she ran from me this time, it wasn’t in fear.
The next day, I didn’t shadow her; I didn’t even go to the campus. She was emotional—whether pissed off, sad, or some harrowing combination of the two—and I preferred she work through it without having to deal with me. I didn’t want to make things worse.
But as I sat reviewing the musical, modernizing some of the dialogue, I couldn’t help but remember how she had cried. Though I knew she had to be the lead—and her audition further proved that—I wished there had been an easier way for her to realize that as well. Hurting her wasn’t what I had intended to do. She had to be strong.
At this rate, I wasn’t sure when would be a good time to tell her who was starring opposite her. The most probable reaction would be quite dramatic.

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