"Elsa, how was your day at school?" asks mom as soon as I enter the house.

I knew she was worried about seeing me so nervous in the morning. In my old school when the teacher had asked to recite a poem in front of the class, I couldn't sleep the day before. When I had to finally recite the poem I actually fainted and mom was called to pick me up.

"School was good!" I say, "Don't worry mom I didn't faint!" I say laughing.

"Thank God!" says mom giving me a warm smile.

"Mom my friend is coming for a sleepover tonight, is it okay?" I ask suddenly nervous that mom will refuse to allow Nancy for a sleepover.

Mom looks so shell shocked, she just stares at me like as if I'm talking gibberish. I don't think she can believe her own ears.

"Mom?" I ask again.

"You..... you called your friend for a sleepover!" mom says.

"Umm yes....." I say.

"Oh darling! That's great!" says Mom coming over and giving me a kiss on my cheek.

"Thanks mom!" I say feeling light with relief.

"Shall I make some snack for your sleepover?" asks mom.

"That will be great!" I say cheerfully.

I rush upstairs and get my room cleared before Nancy comes. I want to set everything perfectly for the sleepover. I'm so charged up I feel like as if I'm going to the moon or something. Relax Elsa it's only a sleepover. There's a tiny voice in my mind telling me it's not only a sleepover it's my "first" sleepover.

After about half an hour the doorbell rings, I run downstairs my face lit up with excitement. But it's not Nancy who rang the bell it's my sister.

She looks at my over joyful smile and says, "What are you so excited for?"

"My friend's coming over for a sleepover!" I say.

My sister looks like she's just been slapped. "You and sleepover?"

"Yes!" I say giving her a modest smile.

"That's surprising!" says my sister, " I didn't expect you to ever have a sleepover."

She doesn't look happy for me rather she looks jealous. "I guess you were wrong!" I say going upstairs before she can say anything else.

Finally after an hour Nancy arrives.

"Wow! You have a beautiful room!" she says sitting on my bed.

"Thanks!" I say trying not to sound over excited.

"Okay, so shall we practice?" says Nancy.

"Yes!" I say removing the script from my bag.

We practice for a while but after sometime neither of us are interested. This is my first sleepover and I'm practicing!

" Do you want to do something else?" asks Nancy.

"Like?" I ask.

"Let's watch a movie!" says Nancy suddenly excited.

"Okay!" I say.

I get out all the movies I have and show them to Nancy.

"These are all such boring movies!" exclaims Nancy.

Okay now I'm a little offended. Those all are my favorite movies and I have watched each of them a million times.

"Let's watch this movie!" says Nancy removing a CD from her bag.

"Nancy this is a horror film!" I say seeing the cover of the CD.

"That's why it's interesting!" says Nancy her eyes twinkling.

"I have never watched a horror film," I say.

"What!" says Nancy, "Elsa how?"

"I get scared very easily," I say which is completely true. Once my sister showed me the beginning of a horror film and I couldn't sleep for days.

"Today we are definitely going to watch a horror film!" says Nancy.

"But..." I want to say something else but just then mom comes in.

"I made some snacks!" says mom over brightly, "You must be hungry."

"Thank you!" says Nancy politely.

"Have fun!" says mom leaving the room.

"Are you sure it's a good idea to watch this film?" I ask Nancy nervously.

"Of course!" she says playing the film.

The film begins with a lady being killed ruthlessly by her neighbors.

"That was gruesome! " says Nancy angrily.

As the film goes ahead it just gets more and more scary. The lady comes back to take revenge. Her eyes suddenly turn red and the way she tortures those neighbors it's so so scary....

"I can't see anymore of this!" I say feeling like puking.

"Never leave a film like this halfway," says Nancy," otherwise it'll haunt you!"

Reluctantly I sit down and continue watching the film.

"Ahhhhhh!!" both Nancy and me scream.

Mom comes running upstairs, "Is everything all right?"

Nancy jumps up, looking shocked. While I quickly go and stand in front of the television so mom won't realize we were watching a horror film because I'm pretty sure if mom realizes that she'll never allow me to have a sleepover again.

"Yes!" says Nancy smiling.

"Why did both of you scream then?" says mom looking at me suspiciously.

"Mom we ummmm....." I say running out of excuses. I look at Nancy desperately for help.

"We saw a spider!" says Nancy quickly. She really lies well.

"Where?" asks mom.

"At the corner of the room!" I say.

"I don't see a spider over there!" says mom.

"It might have gone under the bed," I say quickly.

"Ahhhhhh!" says Nancy jumping on top of the bed. She winks at me and I control the urge to giggle.

"I think it's gone!" I exclaim.

"Thank God!" says Nancy controlling her laughter.

"Girls, you are so silly!" says mom laughing and leaving the room.

Nancy and me look at each other before bursting out laughing.

"This is all your fault!" I say laughing.

"Oh really!" says Nancy hitting me with a pillow.

I grab the other pillow and hit it at her laughing loudly. We have a pillow fight for almost half an hour and in the end we both our tired, scared and sleepy.

"Let's sleep," says Nancy yawning loudly.

"Okay," I say putting the pillow down, "but if I end up screaming in the middle of the night it's all your fault!" I say.

"Accepted!" says Nancy giving me a wide grin.

"It was a lot of fun Elsa" says Nancy before sleeping.

"I know!" I say.

"You have never had a sleepover before?" asks Nancy.

"No," I say, "Nobody from my school wanted to come!"

"They must be crazy!" says Nancy before falling off to sleep.

"Maybe," I say before closing my eyes.

Both Nancy and me find it difficult to wake up in the morning. Seriously watching a movie late in the night has its own disadvantages. Plus I didn't get very good sleep because that lady's face kept on coming in my dreams. I also got up once in the night yelling and instead of telling me everything's all right Nancy scared me even more!

"What did you girls did you girls do last night?" asks mom.

"Nothing much!" I say looking guilty.

Just then we see the bus. "Off you both go!" says mom.

"Thank you Miss Walters," says Nancy, "I had a wonderful time!"

"My pleasure dear!" says mom giving Nancy one of her warmest smiles, "Do come again!"

"Did you both practice properly yesterday?" asks Miss Honey after we finish singing in front of her.

"Yes!" says Nancy in her most convincing voice.

"We did practice a little," I say looking guilty.

"Girls, I don't know if you practiced, but Elsa today you were much more calmer than yesterday and hence you sang much better." says Miss Honey giving me an impressive look.

"Thank you ma'am," I say turning pink with delight.

"It's almost time, you can leave," says Miss Honey, "We'll practice again tomorrow."

We thank Miss Honey and rush to the cafeteria before anyone's takes our table.

"I'm so hungry today!" says Nancy.

"I'm so sleepy!" I say yawning once again.

Just then I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn to see Luke standing in front of me. Suddenly all my sleep vanishes, I turn red and I feel tongue tied.

" Hi!" he says lightly.

"Hi!" I say over brightly.

"Can I sit here too?" asks Luke.

"Of course!" says Nancy.

"Have you both finished preparing for the auditions?" asks Luke sitting down.

"Sort of," says Nancy.

I just stare at him. His sea blue eyes and that smile cause butterflies in my stomach. I realize my hands are trembling and I don't even remember the question he asked. Nancy kicks my leg.

"Ow!" I exclaim.

Suddenly I realize Luke is looking at me, expecting me to answer. His mouth is twitching.

"Ummm yes!" I say looking embarrassed.

Thankfully the bell rings and Luke gets up.

"It was nice talking to both of you!" he says before leaving.

"You fancy him!" says Nancy as soon as he leaves.

"No, I don't!" I say reddening with embarrassment.

"That's why you were starting at him!" says Nancy laughing.

"Okay fine, maybe I do fancy him a little!" I say covering my face with my hands.

Nancy starts to laugh loudly.

"Nancy stop it!" I say rolling my eyes.