Jack - "When do the auditions close?" I ask, cos I'm still not sure about *not* doing it. I don't want my parent's obsession with moving around the states get in the way of things for me, right?
Anouk - ".. the last auditions are this evening, if you want to come along.. it would be great."I smile. What a change.. all the other guys in the drama group are gay
Jack - "..Eh, I dunno whether I should." I admit. "When and where are they? And what kinda part would I be playing?" I smirk.
Anouk - ".. Strait after school in the main hall.. all the parts are still open, though i think ill be getting the main female role."
Jack - "That's okay, I wouldn't like that one." I smirk. "I might come."
-laaaater after school in the main hall
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Anouk - Im standing in the hall waiting for people to turn up for the auditions with the rest of the drama group.. noone ever turns up for these things
Jack - But I do intend to. The only problem is that I had to stay in class after the buzzer rang cos I had a staring contest with the teacher.
Which I lost. So I thought that was bad enough, but I still get told off for it. About 15 minutes late I still go to the main hall, just to see whether it's still open and all. I'm still not sure whether I should be auditioning, but I figured I could at least have a look at it.
Anouk - I see Jack and stand quickly from my seat to mak my way over to him "I didnt think you were coming."
Jack - "Detention." I explain one-wordedly "But yeah, I didn't think I would come either." I drop my bag on the floor.
Anouk - ".. well its good to see you.. bothering."I smile "not many guys around school would even think of it."
Jack - "Ah well, when I'll be an oscar winning actor I'll think back of that." I joke.
*Mr. Bimbo* "When you do, better mention the lot of us in your speech." The teacher walks up to them. "Hi, I'm Mr Bimbo."Anouk - I giggle, because that name always gets to me
Jack - I laugh. "Are you kidding me?"
"....No."Jack - *silent*
Anouk - I smirk to try and stop laughinng whilst I reach for a script.
"Here, try this out with me."
Jack - I take the script and leaf through it for a second, remembering most of the story again. "Kay, what bit?"
Anouk - "Urm... "I flick through it ".. this part.. Ill be 'Jim' and you can be 'Long John'..."
Jack - Sounds interesting. I read through the page once and nod in agreement. "Kay."
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Anouk - I start to read from the script..
"I'm sorry your present didn't work out..." Jack -
"...Jim, capt'n Smollett sails by rules and laws." I read,
"That's what bein' a captain's all about.. Me, me sails by the stars. Okay, it's not the accurate script but pirates don't say 'oh' or talk perfect english right?
Anouk - I look up at him, knowing he's changing parts, but thats good.. its nice that he can make it his own...
"stars?" I try to hide a smile
Jack -
"North, mate. Find me north out there among them stars." I 'challenge' her. Him. It.
Anouk -
"Well, that's easy... I pretend to take out a compass
Jack - I have to disguise a smirk at her imaginary compass, and restrain myself from telling her it's broken.
Instead I pretend to snatch it, dangling it above the 'ocean' (ahum, the chairs). I give her a challenging grin,
"Aha! Bu' what if you don't *have* a compass?"Anouk - ..boy hes better at this than I thought..
"Long John.. no.. please don't drop it. It was my father's... It's all I have of his. Please. Please."Jack - I look at her (him. It.) for a second, then back to the 'compass' as if contemplating. Evenetually I take it back and as she opens her palm I 'drop it' into it.
"I'm sorry, lad.
I were only foolin'." "excellent! We have our Long John!" Mr bimbo cries in excitment.The rest of the drama group sigh.. as this was the part that they all wanted the most..
Jack - "We do?" I ask.. cos grah, I wasn't like.. okay.. well. That's good. I suppose.
Anouk - A grin comes to my face a i give him a short hug "Great!"