It vaguely occurs to me that I still have no idea what day it is. I swat Will away, and I hear him yelp as my hand connects clumsily with his face. “Sleeping,” I mutter.“Come on,” he says, nudging me with his toe from a safer distance. “We have to pick our new partners, and then you can rest.”I s...
Since a bunch of our cast members are in both shows, we aren’t even able to gather until ten-thirty at night, after the main stage rehearsal is over. I’ve already been in the theater for twelve hours, fetching gels and moving ladders and refocusing lights, and I’m not looking forward to another u...
When she finally woke up, the house was silent, and she found a note on the kitchen counter explaining that her mom was out buying new sneakers for the twins. She was shuffling back up to her room with a bowl of cereal when her phone beeped. BRENT: hey sexy u home? can I c...
I’m lying down, and I can feel a blanket covering me, so at first I think I’m in my bed at Grandma Jo’s house. Opening my eyes feels like way too much effort; all I want to do is let myself drift back into unconsciousness. I feel like I could easily sleep for eight more hours right now, lulled by...