CHAIR

Before Anything Else

                        There was a contest in our school; all of us students were divided into eight groups. I was assigned to be one of the contestants for dramatic excerpt.

1^st Practice

                        When our coach called for a practice meeting, he introduced us to each of my group mates in my event. I saw this man, a 3^rd year student and he introduced his name. I just don’t care; it was like not noticing him.

2^nd practice

                        Our coach called for an overnight practice in our school for the critiquing of our performance. Before our coach arrived, I saw a man looking for him -(the 3^rd year student),then I said that I know where he is and the man asked me to tell him that he left the bag at the guard house. Maybe that man was his father, then that did not moved away from my mind. We, our group mates had our dinner and then, he sat beside me. Then during the practice, the critiquing and after it, we laughed, talked for a while and then nothing, it was like nothing happened.

3^rd practice

                        We practiced the play for several times. I noticed that every time when both of us were not included in the scene, he sits beside the chair where I sit then nothing, it was like nothing happened.

The rehearsal

                        I was so nervous that time, there are only 9 hours left before the competition. We wore our costumes for our dress rehearsal. It happened again, he sat beside me. Before we moved near the stage, we all prayed for guidance and he did not hesitate to hold my left hand. There was something that came into my mind after that, I realized that I already like him since I met him.

The competition

                        We all sat on our seat; he is near at my back. I was the only one who brought a bag so all of my group mates placed their valuables in it. He left his phone in my bag for a while and I was just about to get his phone number then I realized and was scared that I’m too shy to talk to him. Then there was a moment of silence, but almost all of the time I keep on staring at him.

The day after the competition

                        We won 2^nd to the last and wasted the day like nothing happened. Obviously there’s no more practice so I just walked with my friends and there are a lot of times I saw him. I was shy and scared and it’s the same feeling I have for him.

Three weeks before vacation

            I know that there will be a couple of months that I will not see him but  I knew a lot of things about him these past few days:

·         He was with the CAT –the groups that I’ve always want to join

·         His parents were separated for a long time and he and his siblings were living with his mother

There were happy and sad things happened. It’s the same me, shy and scared to tell how I feel about him.

by: hezel noj ;)