chapter seventeen
mixed feelings
Act Two had begun and Dylan stood in the wings. Her eyes widened slightly when Nini went off script, scared of what was happening. However, things quickly got back on track and Ashlyn was ready to sing her song wondering. Dylan watched the red head sing in awe, the beauty of Ashlyn's voice never failing to amaze the girl. Once the scene was over, Dylan rushed from the wings in order to get ready for her next scene.
She was waiting to start the 'bop to the top' number with Seb, having finished getting ready and putting the finishing touches on her makeup before standing in the wings. Seb was freaking out, it being his first big number, but luckily Carlos was there to calm his boyfriend down. Carlos then left the wings, Seb turning to Dylan with a smile on his face.
"You ready?" He asked her.
"Always." The two made their way on stage. The familiar tune began and the two friends shared a smile before starting their number. It was flawless (if Dylan said so herself), and the audience was seemingly enjoying it.
Dylan knew people refused to accept the bops that Sharpay and Ryan sang, the two being the 'villains' of high school musical, but this was just a high school production of it and the audience were happy and proud of the enthusiastic performance the two were giving.
When they finished, the audience cheered, the two running off stage smiling. Ashlyn scooped Dylan into a hug when she made her way over to her.
"You were incredible!" Ashlyn gushed. "It was amazing!"
"I'm so sweaty." Dylan stated, turning and hugging Seb. "But we were pretty great."
"Definitely." Seb agreed with a smile. "That was like the biggest applause of the night."
Before Dylan could agree Miss Jenn suddenly ran over to the group. "Seb, Dylan can either of you play piano for breaking free?"
"Why?" Seb asked.
"Our Kelsi is currently being sick in the bathroom and we need someone to fill in." Miss Jenn explained.
"I'll do it." Dylan volunteered. "I can play piano and my outfit is easier to change into Kelsi's than Seb's."
"Let's go then, come on." Miss Jenn ushered her towards the wardrobe room. "Sheet music is all set and ready, just don't mess up."
Dylan walked onto the side of the stage after rushing to get ready, only having to change her hat and clip her hair up. She sat down at the piano and began to play once EJ and Nini had stepped onto the stage. As it turns out, after Ricky's moment during getcha head in the game, he decided he wasn't good enough to play Troy and show Nini's true talent for the scout in the audience and so asked EJ to fill in for him.
Nini spoke her line and EJ responded but before either of them could say another line, Nini looked over EJ's shoulder. Dylan's eyebrows knit in confusion, turning slightly to see what Nini was fixated on, only to see Ricky and Gina walk into the gym, their normal clothes on. EJ suddenly went off the script, telling Nini that he wasn't the troy she wants before walking off stage.
Nini looked over at Dylan, who smiled at her, an inkling of what she was about to do. Dylan started to play the piano again, the familiar tune of Breaking Free echoing throughout the gym.Nini began to sing making her way to Ricky, she spoke a few words before nodding at the orchestra and Dylan. The two began to sing, the audience cheering as they made their way back to the stage.
EJ walked through the doors, standing next to Gina.
"Some wonderstudies we are?" He joked.
"Hell yes, we are." Gina smiled before thinking. "Thank you for buying me that plane ticket."
"It just didn't seem fair for you to miss all this." EJ told her before looking over to Dylan who was smiling as she played the piano, watching her two friends sing with nothing but love in their eyes. "Besides it wasn't my idea, it was Dylan's."
"She quite amazing isn't she?" Gina smiled.
"She's more than amazing." EJ commented. Gina looked up at EJ's face as the song came to a close, noticing the lovestruck look in his eye.
Dylan smiled as she watched Ricky and Nini sing their little hearts out, proud of their performance and journey up to this moment. She was a bit confused on everything that happened, much like the audience probably was but she shrugged it off... nothing like a bit of musical magic.
The end of the show came quicker than they all realised. The audience had applauded Ricky and Nini... and Dylan for playing the piano last minute before the three rushed off stage to change once more. Dylan put her Ryan costume on again and gathered on stage with the rest of the cast before she was ushered to her place.
Now, Dylan and Seb stood in the wings as We're all in this together was playing, the two waiting for their cue. Dylan walked in with Seb, the two bowing and doing a spin before joining in with the dancing. The group watched as Ricky and Nini walk in and bow. They all did the iconic dance number, laughing and smiling with each other. Gina suddenly ran up to Dylan, whispering something in her ear.
Nini ran off stage as the group all huddled close together, Dylan and Gina running in the other direction. Gina grabbed Miss Jenn's hand while Dylan grabbed Carlos' the four rushing on stage, meeting Nini in the middle who held a tray with an apple on it to Miss Jenn.
"You know what to say!" She shouted over the music.
Miss Jenn smiled, turning to the crowd. "Is that the last apple?"
"This is kinda the best." Ricky admitted.
"Oh honey, wait until you see what I picked for the spring musical." Miss Jenn spoke knowingly. The song carried on, Gina taking Dylan's hand as they all walked forward everyone bowing once they reached the front. The audience cheered as the canon's went off.
Dylan immediately turned to Gina, giving her the biggest hug before hugging Carlos, Seb and Ashlyn. Dylan then turned around to face EJ. The two smiled at each other before she wrapped her arms around his neck, his arms snaking around her waist, lifting her up and spinning her around.
"You were amazing." He smiled as he put her down.
"I know." She laughed. "So were you."
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Dylan changed out of her Ryan attire, putting her normal clothes back on. It included a pair of ripped jeans and a rolling stones t-shirt as well as a back jacket she had picked up. Her other clothes were in her dance bag. She had brought slightly nicer clothes knowing that either her dad would want to go out and celebrate or Carlos would arrange some sort of party and there was no way she was turning up to a party in leggings and a taylor swift jumper (despite how comfortable they were).
Dylan made her way into the lobby. Searching the room full of parents to find her own. She smiled at Nini's mums as they passed her, saying their praises with a hug in a fleeting greeting. Dylan quickly spotted her dad across the room, however her eyebrows knit in confusion when she noticed he was speaking to an unknown woman.
It wasn't the woman that confused her though, for he might have met her in the audience and the two had just simply got to chatting, no it was the proximity they were stood. It was almost... intimate, like it was only those two in the room.
"Dad." She spoke, walking over to him with a small yet strained smile.
"Dylan!" He smiled, hugging her. "You did great! I got a great video of it, for the traditional you know."
"Really?"
"Yep, you during bop to the top singing your little heart out. I managed to say that it was your first production before I was shushed." Sebastian smiled. "And I caught you waving at me from the wings on video too."
"That's great." Dylan smiled.
"You really we're fantastic, honey." He spoke again. "I'm so proud of you."
"You were amazing." The woman suddenly spoke up. "You should be proud of yourself."
"Thanks." She then turned to the woman stood next to him. "Hi, I'm Dylan."
"Dylan this is Eve." Her dad introduced.
"Evelyn Brooks." She held her hand out for Dylan to shake, which she did apprehensively. "I've heard some incredible things about you."
"Nice to meet you." Dylan faked a smile.
"Cast party at Ashlyn's everyone's invited." Carlos announced, allowing Dylan to let out a breath, now having an excuse to leave her conversation.
"Wait, didn't we just do a party?" EJ asked as he walked over to them.
"I'll be back." Dylan told her dad, making her way over to the group.
"What can I say I was born to rage." Ashlyn joked.
"I smell a choosical redo-sical." Seb smiled.
"I made up some new questions." Carlos informed them.
"I'm in." Dylan told them. "Anything to get me away from my dad and whoever that woman was he just introduced me too."
"Gina, wait." Ashlyn said suddenly, Dylan turning around with her to talk to the Porter girl. "Hey, you coming?"
"Uh." Gina sighed. "I can't. Flying back in a couple of hours."
"Cancel it." Ashlyn ordered. "You can spend the night in our guest room."
"Or in my house, I have many spare rooms." Dylan added.
"She's right, she does." Ashlyn agreed. "Honestly you can stay through Christmas if you want."
The girls chuckled.
"Or, actually..." Dylan started thinking up another plan.
"What?"
"I just had the craziest idea." Dylan smirked.
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Ej walked through the halls, he had forgotten something in the dressing rooms and had gone to get it. He saw Dylan sat on the floor. EJ took a deep breathe and sat next to her.
"What happened Valdez?" EJ asked her. After she had finished explaining her plan to Ashlyn and Gina, the two immediately agreeing and went and sat in the hallway, trying to avoid her dad.
"My dad has been lying to me lately, I knew but didn't say anything because why would he need to lie but then he comes here today and supports me but when it's over he introduces me to a woman I have never seen before and yet she's heard of me as she's heard 'so many things about me'." Dylan explained, staring straight in front of her. Ej snorted. "And now you're laughing at me."
"A billion sorrys Valdez." Dylan groaned. "Not so nice when it happens to you is it. Anyway, it's just that. It wasn't that he was lying to you per say, I don't think anyway. I would probably that he didn't know how you would take it if he was seeing someone. If he didn't introduce her as his girlfriend, maybe they're taking it slow to avoid hurting your feelings. That's if he's seeing her at all."
"I didn't see it like that." Dylan admitted.
"I could tell." EJ replied sarcastically. "But I'm sure it will all work out. I bet your dad is just waiting for the right time to tell you the truth."
"I guess she will be the first person my dad has seen since my mum." Dylan sighed.
"Exactly."
Dylan turned to him in surprise, a soft smile settling on her lips without her realising. "Thanks EJ."
"It's whatever." EJ shrugged.
"I have a weird sense of deja vu right now. Have we had a conversation like this before?" Dylan asked
"I'm not entirely sure." EJ stood up, extending a hand to Dylan. "Come on we have a party to attend."
Dylan took his hand allowing his to pull her up. "Shall we?"
"We shall."
( 💌 ) isobel's notes
not me actually just copying their
conversation from a few chapters
ago and changing it around :)
anyway this is the last chapter of this book
thank you for all the love! their story will
continue :)
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