It's hard to believe it's been more than a year since the last
chapter went up. I apologize to all of my readers for the long
delay and my disappearance. My life is back in order and I am
finally ready to tackle this story again. I have edited the
first eight chapter and I will be posting the “new and improved”
versions before posting the remaining chapters of ISWB. The rest
are written and nine and ten are already undergoing the tender
ministrations of my editors.  This is dedicated to J. Thank you,
for everything.  Chapter 3  Auditions for the school musical
were announced the week we returned from Christmas break. Brian
and I had joined the drama club for fun, but I hadn't intended
to try out for any productions; maybe just volunteer as a stage-
hand. Brian had other ideas, however. As soon as auditions were
announced, he started trying to convince me to audition with
him. He begged, cajoled, wheedled, whined, and generally made a
total pest of himself until I agreed.  We had three weeks to
prepare a monolo