Bea's To Do List #10: Avoid Noah until he stops being so annoying
"Hey, Sophie."
"Hey Noah! What's up?"
"Nothing much. What are you up to?"
"I'm just running through my lines. Does Bea need me for something?"
"Nah, she's working on the lighting stuff right now."
"Mkay."
"..."
"Did you need me for something?"
"Uh, yeah. Actually."
"Then spit it out. You don't have to be scared of me."
"I'm not!"
"Then what's stopping you."
"I'm just nervous I guess."
"Just go for it."
"Would you maybe want to go on a date? With me?"
"What?"
"Would you go on a date with me?"
"Noah-"
"Say no more, it was a stupid idea."
"I'm really sorry."
"Don't be sorry, really."
"I just don't go out with people from the theater anymore. It just ends badly."
"I get it. Did you have a bad experience or something?"
"I didn't, Bea did. But it showed all of us what not to do."
"Bea had a bad experience?"
"Just this asshole guy. He seemed really cool and she really liked him and he basically broke her heart."
"Wow. She never mentioned it."
"Cause she never talks about it."
"..."
"Don't tell her I told you, okay? It would just cause trouble."
"Yeah, I totally get that. I'm just gonna... go."
"I really am sorry."
"I know."
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The Stage Manager
Short StoryBeatrice "Bea" Masters has been her theater department's wonderkid ever since she became the stage manager when she was just a freshman. But after the fiasco that was last year's musical (which was not her fault), Bea has been dying for redemption...
