#Chapter 24 - Audition

Ruby At the end of my last class for the day, I run to my locker to get ready. Nancy shows up a few minutes later as I’m hurriedly fixing my hair and primping my uniform. “Wow, got a hot date or something?” she says. She’s wearing her cheer uniform and opens her locker to braid her long red hair in the mirror. “I’m… I’m auditioning for the school play,” I say. I can’t explain why, but I’m both excited and nervous at the same time. Nancy spins around to look at me and bounces excitedly on the balls of her feet, clapping her hands together. “Oh my gosh, really?!” she says, loud enough for the surrounding students to look at us. “Shh,” I mutter, feeling my face flush with embarrassment. “I have to come with you to your audition. Are you going right now?” Nancy says, this time much more quietly. I look at my watch. “It’s in fifteen minutes.” “Okay,” she says, grabbing her bag and slamming her locker shut. “I’ll meet you there. I have t