Chapter 4
On Monday morning at nine o’clock, Marie stepped into the room at the opera company’s facilities, where the first read-through would be. There must have been twenty or twenty-five people there of all sizes and shapes. She looked around the room. There were three people she knew quite well, a few she knew in passing, and several she’d never met. She waved at Andrew, a friend from Julliard, who waved back and gave her a big surprised smile but continued talking to another man. She also waved to Ashley, who landed the part of Lady Evangeline.
“Marie!”
When Marie turned to see who called her, Jackie hugged her.
“I got a part! And so did you, or you wouldn’t be here today,” Jackie gushed.
“What part did you get?”
“I got the part!” Jackie announced. “I’ll be Ella! The real Cinder
