23: The Lego House

TAYA's POV : "Bravo! That was amazing!" Mrs. Zee led the room in clapping her hands for Judah and me as we finished performing our last scene. She fished out a tissue paper from her purse and wiped the side of her eye. She looked extremely proud of how far we had come. "I just love how natural you two are. Such a great chemistry, wouldn't you all agree?" she said again, turning to Hallee and the audience. "Yes. It almost feels as if it's real and not acting," Hallee shot me a suspicious look, but even through the suspicion I could see her tearing up a little. I was blushing nonstop as the whole room broke in boisterous claps and cheers. I was also feeling proud and my heart felt so full, like Judah and I had achieved something great. We didn’t let our friends down, and all those hard work and extra hours we put in really did the trick.   "Great practice everyone! We are right on schedule for the performance on Christmas Eve. Remember, there are no rehearsals this week because it's Than