I'm back! Did you miss me? What happened when I was gone?
Silvia is in a daze.
She was suddenly dragged along to the drama club and is now sitting on a chair.
Flashback:
"Just sit here for now. The drama club has rehearsals today!"
"Wait..."
Silvia is left behind.
End of Flashback
People around her were busy setting things up for the stage. They moved up and down. The stage still looking half complete, but it appears to be a medieval-like setting.
The two leads, Nolan and Priscilla, walked up to the stage.
A man, seemingly the drama teacher, approaches the two.
"Nolan, you are late! Were you dragged by Arthur again?"
"Sorry, Mr. Richmond. It won't happen again."
Mr. Richmond nods in satisfaction before yelling at one of the club members for fooling around.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
"Let's start with Act 1, Scene 3. Get to your positions now!"
[Act 1, Scene 3]
Ouivre Mansion
Lady Charlotte Ouivre is reading a book while sipping tea.
Her Maid, Cathy, enters.
Maid Cathy: My Lady, my lady, there seems to be a problem.
Lady Charlotte places her cup on the table.
Lady Charlotte: Wait is it Cathy? Why are in such a hurry?
Maid Cathy: Your Lady... I have terrible news.
Lady Charlotte: What is it? Spit it out.
Maid Cathy: Your father, Duke Ouivre was in an accident on his way to the palace. He was attacked by robbers and -"
Lady Charlotte: That can't be! No....
Lady Charlotte gets up from her chair.
Lady Charlotte: We must depart at once.
Lady Charlotte holds back her tears as prepares to depart.
"Hmmm. Something seems missing!" Mr. Richmond notices Silvia in the stands. "You, get up here.!"
Silvia is confused. She looks around and points to herself.
Mr.Richmond nods.
"Sir, Silvia is not part of the club," said Nolan.
Mr.Richmond didn't seem to listen and continues his hand motion of "Get on stage, right now" kind of message.
"You," Mr.Richmond points at another girl. "Give her your script."
The girl who was playing Maid Cathy passes the script to Silvia.
"Read."
"My Lady, my lady, there seems to be a problem. " Silvia said in a monotone voice.
"No, No, NO, NO, No, Use your emotion, your personal feelings, your experience. Now act!"
"My Lady, my lady, there seems to be a problem. " Silvia said no differently.
"Sign, maybe I was mistaken." Mr. Richmond proceeds to leave. "I thought that glow in her eyes was different from others."
As Mr.Richmond walks off, a mysterious feeling begins to swell inside Silvia.
What? What's going on? W-where am I going? Silvia's consciousness breaks apart.
'Silvia' hunches back. She raises her head. The normally blank Silvia was no longer there but someone else, almost as if she was possessed.
"My Lady, my lady, there seems to be a problem." said 'Silvia'.
It was a completely different from Silvia's first reading. It was almost as if she was a real maid.
Silvia continues to act with Priscilla. At the end of the performance, people were awed by Silvia's performance.
"Wow, that girl is good. Who is she?"
"I didn't know we had someone like that in the club?"
Silvia regains her consciousness and the first thing she sees is a standing ovation.
"Crap! What have I done." thought Silvia as she looks around. "Did I show something I shouldn't have?"
Silvia was afraid of the repercussion of being different from others. Memories of her first day of school resurfaced. Silvia immediately slips away from the stage, but her heart is still pounding from the experience.

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