brave

Chapter 1

They locked me inside the music room minutes before the showcase, screaming that I never deserved the lead role. I didn't beg. I picked up a chair.

The lock cracked on the first swing.

The door flew open.

I stepped out, breath fast, hands shaking.

They stood in the hallway laughing.

I walked straight up to their leader.

And slapped her as hard as I could.

The laughter died instantly.

She stumbled back, hand to her cheek.

"How dare you—"

"How dare you lock me in there," I said.

Just then the principal walked around the corner.

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Behind him stood the director.

And he was holding something that made my blood run cold.

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