trials of her life. Her best friend, and confidant. She knew fully well Jordan's feelings towards her, and how he'd feel if she just packed up and left, but this was something that she needed to do after all. She truly did not know how she felt about Jordan. Love? She couldn't say fully. But she looked away as he did as well. The awkward silence filling the aisle that they stood in for the several moments that none of them said anything before Maddie turned to look upon him. Jordan's eyes downcast, the feelings she knew he felt was there, plain as day upon him. Jordan never was good at hiding his emotion, wearing his heart on his sleeve at every opportunity. She reached out. Patting her palm upon his bare elbow as she spoke, trying to cheer him up.
"Come on Jordan. What do you say we go get some swimming done huh? We can't sit in here all day. Maybe we can invite some other friends and hit up Chad's place. His room mates out of town for the week."
That alone seemed to cheer him up as he turned and looked upon her with another smile. Nodding his head as he tilted his head towards the door "I think that would be pretty fun Maddie. Why don't we head on out for a while. You've got some relaxing to do."
And so they went, their humors returning to them as they left the convenience of the heated store, and to the inferno hell outside that marked the summers day, the sun overhead beaming upon the earth. Uncaring of the pain and warmth it brought to all beneath. However, for the day at least, two people are happy with one another.
Sometime later during the course of the next day, Maddie found herself awaiting at the audition room itself. She stood there with roughly a group of twenty other girls behind the curtain of a large rotunda like stage at the community theater building. Grouped together with others from her class that she's shared her goal and aspirations with who all felt the same as her, that this is a way of this town to live their dream, as well as other girls from out of town. Some of whom come from as far as the city over. All of them of course competing with one another for the same thing: To win the judges over outside who are judging their performances,
The atmosphere inside the building was full of tension so thick it could be cut with a knife almost. Girls of all ages and varying strengths and skill were there, pushing and shoving one another to peek from behind the curtain to the girl who went before, watching as the judges looked from their seats solemnly, and casted their gaze to whomever was on the stage. Sending them home with either a no, promises of being called up at a later date, or for consideration. None however was asked to stay on. While the girls themselves stood around, joking with one another, being friendly and talkative, Maddie herself knew whole heartedly that the reason they were all there was as competition with one another, and that this audition would be cutthroat to the end.
Still, her nervousness got the better of her as she peeked from behind the curtain as the smaller number of girls behind her pushed and strained against her. Watching the one who went before her. A lump growing in her throat as she swallowed it down, her nervousness growing with each movement that the dancer made. Her own doubts, and her own insecurities getting the best of her. Starting to wonder if she was good enough for this yet. Her eyes swaying to the rhythm and movement of her body with the music itself. However, luck would either be on her side, or misfortune on the side of the dancer she was admiring as she stumbled near the middle of her performance and nearly sent herself flying down upon the stage, her misstep echoing within the auditorium, causing the music to stop and a deafening silence to echo off of the walls as everyone held their breath. Everyone except the judges of course who simply shook their heads collectively, marking upon their clipboards as the imposing man
"Come on Jordan. What do you say we go get some swimming done huh? We can't sit in here all day. Maybe we can invite some other friends and hit up Chad's place. His room mates out of town for the week."
That alone seemed to cheer him up as he turned and looked upon her with another smile. Nodding his head as he tilted his head towards the door "I think that would be pretty fun Maddie. Why don't we head on out for a while. You've got some relaxing to do."
And so they went, their humors returning to them as they left the convenience of the heated store, and to the inferno hell outside that marked the summers day, the sun overhead beaming upon the earth. Uncaring of the pain and warmth it brought to all beneath. However, for the day at least, two people are happy with one another.
Sometime later during the course of the next day, Maddie found herself awaiting at the audition room itself. She stood there with roughly a group of twenty other girls behind the curtain of a large rotunda like stage at the community theater building. Grouped together with others from her class that she's shared her goal and aspirations with who all felt the same as her, that this is a way of this town to live their dream, as well as other girls from out of town. Some of whom come from as far as the city over. All of them of course competing with one another for the same thing: To win the judges over outside who are judging their performances,
The atmosphere inside the building was full of tension so thick it could be cut with a knife almost. Girls of all ages and varying strengths and skill were there, pushing and shoving one another to peek from behind the curtain to the girl who went before, watching as the judges looked from their seats solemnly, and casted their gaze to whomever was on the stage. Sending them home with either a no, promises of being called up at a later date, or for consideration. None however was asked to stay on. While the girls themselves stood around, joking with one another, being friendly and talkative, Maddie herself knew whole heartedly that the reason they were all there was as competition with one another, and that this audition would be cutthroat to the end.
Still, her nervousness got the better of her as she peeked from behind the curtain as the smaller number of girls behind her pushed and strained against her. Watching the one who went before her. A lump growing in her throat as she swallowed it down, her nervousness growing with each movement that the dancer made. Her own doubts, and her own insecurities getting the best of her. Starting to wonder if she was good enough for this yet. Her eyes swaying to the rhythm and movement of her body with the music itself. However, luck would either be on her side, or misfortune on the side of the dancer she was admiring as she stumbled near the middle of her performance and nearly sent herself flying down upon the stage, her misstep echoing within the auditorium, causing the music to stop and a deafening silence to echo off of the walls as everyone held their breath. Everyone except the judges of course who simply shook their heads collectively, marking upon their clipboards as the imposing man
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