(I was kind hoping it would be Ryan (Matthew) but Jeremy (Shane) was very cute too!)
So that was how it was in the world of ‘Secrets and Lies.’ It was actually a pretty in- depth show, but just a little along the lines of the infamous ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ or ‘Dawson’s Creek.’ Oh, well, we are only in high school.
So anyway, Drama went pretty well and it was my fave class of the day.
At lunch, I ran to the office to get assigned a locker and then flew to the auditorium for the singing.
A girl with short brown hair greeted me as I walked in.
‘You must be Peta right? I’m Kate. So, you sing too? Do you mind if I ask if you are any good?’ she smiled.
If there is one thing I am not shy about, it’s my singing.
‘Actually, I think I am! I’ve won two ‘Southern Californian Young Performers Awards’.’ I told her.
‘Wow! That’s great! Jeez! No one here is that good! You’ll have to give us all some pointers!’
A woman Kate told me was Mrs Smith, the music teacher, came in and addressed us.
After a talk, she sent some of the people she knew off with another woman. Kate was one of them.
‘Good luck!’ she whispered, then, ‘Like you’ll need it!’
Then after talking to a few others, she sent them into a small room.
Then there was only me.
I was a bit apprehensive, because I thought she was going to tell me there wasn’t enough room and send me away.
She came over to where I was.
‘Peta Thomas right?’ she smiled, extending her hand.
‘Yep.’
‘Well, I have heard quite a bit about you! It seems my friend Josephine Holden can’t rave enough about you!’
Mrs Holden was my coach in Anaheim.
‘Oh! You are friends with Mrs Holden?’
‘Yes! Josie and I go back a long way! Anyway, she rang me when she found out you were starting here, first to complain I was getting her best student, then to tell me how wonderful you are!’
I was a bit embarrassed.
‘No need to be embarrassed dear! You know you are good! So, are you enjoying your first day here?’
‘Yeah, it’s been pretty good actually. I already have a part in ‘Secrets and Lies.’’
‘Really? That’s wonderful! That show will go a long way, I’ll bet. Now, Josie was kind enough to send me some tapes of you and I had the pleasure of listening to them over the weekend. But I would like you to sing for me in person too. Would you mind?’
I shook my head.
‘I haven’t got any backing tapes or anything.’
‘It doesn’t matter! I want to hear your voice, not the tapes anyway.’
‘But I….’