Document Type
Birth and Creation Essay
Publication Date
2007
Excerpt
"Alright pick up from where we left off." The director, a red headed woman who was intimidating for her size looked my way through her wire rimmed glasses. "Jack," she said, as she flicked her gaze to the boy sitting next to me on stage.
Right on cue Jack gazed at me dreamily and smiled. "I do love you, Allison." I nervously cleared my throat and finished lamely "And I love you for all your talk, funny boy." I was practically gritting my teeth through the whole sentence. Then he leaned in and kissed me. I froze up and pulled back as soon as possible.
"Hold!" the director thundered from her spot in the auditorium. "Emily, that was absolutely terrible, my seven year-old niece wouldn't have believed that. I need you to sound like you 're in love!"
That was the problem: I wasn't.
Recommended Citation
Zitnik, Emily, "Becoming Allison Cassidy (2007)" (2007). The Valpo Core Reader. 63.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/63