My Girl/// Daveed Diggs

~2~

I try to calm myself down waiting for the part the dance starts at. I can feel their eyes burning into me and feel as if they can see straight into my soul. I the hear the lyrics boom out of the speaker and let my feet guide me. I was dancing across the floor going here and there never missing a beat. In the middle of the routine I seen Jasmine smiling wildly at me, Oak and Anthony were whispering to themselves, Lin was writing something down. When I looked at Daveed our eyes locked for what felt like forever. He gave me a smile and a small thumbs up. My face started to get warm which probably meant I was as red as a tomato. The music ended and I hit my ending pose and they stood up and clapped. They let me catch my breath then i heard "Can you rap?" I nodded my head  and heard "Can we hear you do Washington On Your Side?" Oof. Oak stood up and walked over to me and the music started, He sang along perfectly to the music while I rapped Jefferson's parts getting lost in the words, worried that I would mix them up. I once again look over at Daveed to see him and Lin nodding their heads and writing something down. The song ends and Oak hands me a much-needed water bottle. They tell me I am all finished so I thank them and leave only to see Maddie going in, I give her a quick hug and wish her luck and she walks in. The day went by very slowly, just sitting in this room with all these people that are hoping and praying to get some kind of part. "August Tyler!" I hear breaking me out of my thoughts "Yes?" I asked the lady who yelled my name and she told me to follow her. She lead me back into the audition room. Oh no

"Ms. Tyler," Lin started as he stood. "Your performance was outstanding, truly it was but," oh no, not the but. "We don't want you as a dancer." He stated and my heart shattered. "We want you as both a dancer and understudy...for Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson." As those words left his mouth i hid my face in my hands as I feel the tears start to form. I then hear an "awwe" and feel arms wrap around me, then more arms wrapped around me. I look up to see Daveed and Jasmine both hugging onto me and the others getting up to do the same. "Are you serious?" I ask whipping away the couple of tears that had fallen. "Dead serious" I hear Lin say. They let me out of our group hug and I see Daveed bow to me "Ms. Jefferson" and he reached out to kiss my hand. And now I'm probably red. I look up to see Jasmine giving me 'that' look like a girl giving her friend when her crush would talk to her. I gave them my numbers and got a rehearsal schedule and headed out the door... I'm going on broadway...