High school for the arts

[art_dancer]

"I'm not sure I'd want that. I can barely handle being in the spotlight in front of a class. I'd rather just be in the back," I tell him quietly, not wanting to be rude to the group performing. Maybe I could be a tree. A dancing tree. That'd be good.

[it.will.rain]

"I understand but you never know. You might change your mind." He said and clapped when the group finished. He waited for the rest of the class to go before the bell rang and he stood up.

[art_dancer]

"Maybe," I simply say, but I knew I wasn't changing my mind. When class was over, I gathered my belongings and headed for the door, before hesitating. Shyly, I walk up to the teacher and quietly ask when the dance part of auditions were.

[it.will.rain]

The teacher looked at her. "Tonight. Right after school ends. We will teach a quick 30 second dance and then you will preform it groups of five. Then we will have the people that I have not approved do their monologues and then I will have a cast list up by tomorrow at the latest. Usually I do it during monologues so it may come out right after that." He said to her. Eric walked out and stood outside the room on his phone.

[art_dancer]

Thirty seconds? That's nothing. And I don't even have to perform it by myself, I think as I listen to the teacher. "Ok, thank you," I say softly, heading outside of the classroom and spotting Eric.

[it.will.rain]

"Hey." Eric said and put his phone in his pocket before walking over to her. "I will walk with you. You are auditioning tonight right?" He asked her. "Also, don't put yourself down so much. You really are a good actress even when you are really nervous." He added.

[art_dancer]

I smile as Eric says he'll walk with me, and I nod when he asks if I'm auditioning tonight. "Thank you for the support, Eric, but your the great actor. I'm a dancer, not an actress. And even with dancing, I'm terrified in front of an audience." Some people are natural-born performers, but I'm not one of them.

[it.will.rain]

"And I am a really bad dancer. You will see that tonight. But hypothetically speaking, if you got the lead female, would you give that up?" He asked her as he walked. "I know you are scared but it is the lead role. It is a really big deal. I feel like you might actually have a shot at it since there is so much dancing in this show." He said to her.

[art_dancer]

I let out a laugh when he says about me getting the lead female role, but realize he's serious. "I've been here a day, Eric. Nobody knows me, the teachers don't know who I am, there's no way I would get it," I tell him. Letting out a sigh, I say, "if I did get it... I don't know. I know it's a big deal.. but I wouldn't want to mess it up. Being lead is a lot of pressure, which I'm sure you know more than anyone."

[it.will.rain]

"That is true it is a lot of pressure but it is something to consider. I would be willing to help you through it. It does not matter how long you have been here. It matters how good your performance is. I will probably not get the lead in this show either. I am so bad at dancing, they would never consider it but I still am going to hope that I do." He said and shrugged. "You never know." He added before stopping in front of her classroom. "I will see you later."