#Chapter 24_Returning To The Limelight

Whatever happens with Danielle and Oliver isn’t anything I really care to pay attention to anymore. Their lives are theirs, and mine is here. Maybe they will now finally leave me alone altogether. I have enough on my plate as it is. Which, at this point, is about 80% the fact that, for the first time in four years, I’m going to be on stage. Moreover, I’m going on stage as a lead. I feel like I’ve been doing pretty well, all things considered. Or, maybe, the drama club is doing really well. Because no matter what I try, I can’t stop stuttering. It’s something that’s always bothered me. Apparently, I was stuttering almost immediately as I learned how to speak. Certain Ss and Rs always end up slithering and rolling from my lips. Even when I know the next word I want to say, sometimes my voice stops against my will, leaving my sentences incomplete. If I get tired enough, I’ll just say individual words and hope that gets the point across. But the thing about being on stage is,