Centre Stage: A Novel

seemed to be there and they were all clapping as if they were never going to stop.
    In that instant I knew that all the stress and the tension of the rehearsals had been worth it. Standing on the stage and seeing my friends and family looking so proud of me was one of the best moments of my life.
    One of the best. The other was when I looked at Ally and Harriet and all my family, and realized that even if I’d messed up they would still have been clapping and cheering me. It didn’t matter to them how famous I was or how perfectly I acted. They were clapping because I was me.
    Happiness exploded through my brain and as we took a final bow and the noise rose to a crescendo, I wondered what was going to happen next in my life. There was the rest of the play to do and then what? A film? A TV show? I didn’t know, and as the curtain began to fall I suddenly realized I didn’t care. Things would happen, life would change, but I knew that whatever came along my friends and family would be there for me.
    My face split into a wide grin. Now that really was the best feeling of all!