Adopted by Lin!

Chapter 48

Tonight was my first show as Angelica. I wasn't as nervous as yesterday and the day before , only because now I've performed in front of people. Sure, it's a different character but that's fine.

When we were backstage, Dad and I were singing Broadway songs and barging into people's dressing rooms to say, " Hurry up, "

When we burst into Pippa's dressing room, her first words were, " Like father, like daughter, "

" Yup, " I say, proudly. Dad pulls me into him and smiles.

" Get ready, Pippa, " Dad says, before leaving. I snort because Pippa was already ready, and was on her phone.

" What are you doing?" I ask, sitting down, and crossing my legs, relaxing.

" Renee is almost here, " Pippa replies, " Just texting her. She took the bus, "

" Oh, " I say, smiling. Then, my smile turns into a frown when I compute what she says, " Wait, Renee is coming to see the show?"

" Yeah, just like I did yesterday, " Pippa says, unaware of what she did.

" You watched?" I question.

" Yeah, why?" Pippa asks.

" No reason, except now I'm extremely nervous, " I say, staring at my hands. Pippa turns her phone off and gives me a big hug.

" You'll do amazing, " Pippa whispers.

" Uh, well, I don't know, " I says, pulling away from the hug before scratching the back of my neck.

Pippa laughs and says, " You are just like me. I don't like to know who's watching till after, "

" Oh, right, famous people watch us, " I say, starting to panic.

" You'll be fine. Just do what you did yesterday, Well, not exactly because your playing Angelica" Pippa laughs.

" Yeah, " I whisper, completely spooked.

" Listen, You'll be perfect, " Pippa says.

I just nod and say, " I'm going to find Anthony"

I run into their dressing room and hug him. " What's up, shrimp?" Anthony says, smiling.

" I'm so nervous, " I mutter, pulling away.

Anthony kisses my forehead and says, " Now, listen up. You are going to be amazing, just like yesterday, "

" I'm not amazing, " I mutter, looking at the ground.

Anthony pulls my chin up so that I would look into his eyes, " Listen to me. You are amazing. You definitely are extremely amazing. You are going to go on stage and show off your talents, and people are going to love you, just like I already do, " He says, giving me a quick kiss.

I draw him back in, kissing him. We kiss till we hear, " Okay, I kept quiet during the speech, but seriously get a room that I'm not in, "

We turn to see Daveed. I blush as Anthony pulls me into him and kisses my forehead. He mutters, " You are talented, okay? Go show it off, "

" K, bye, Anthony." I say, leaving to go find Dad again, my spirits lifted.