Chapter 16

“Everyone, are we ready?”, Hana questioned loudly

“HAIIIIII”, answered the entire class

It was the first day of their preparation, and the whole class had stayed back for practice.

The day before, when Sugawara had asked Hana what they’ll be doing Hana replied, “We’re gonna enact a short play, 45 minutes long, mostly through dancing, and some through drama. It’ll be a simple fairy tale. There is a prince and a simple village girl. Both fall in love. But unlike most fairy tales, instead of the girl, the prince is captured by an evil lord, and the girl with the help of a magical being goes to rescue the guy”

“I see”, said Sugawara with some thought, “Yeah it’ll work”

“Oh, Ichi Kun, you submitted our form, right?”

“Yeah that’s the first thing I did”, assured Sugawara.

During the festival, each class had to fill up a form, stating what they’ll be presenting and which area of the school they would be needing. To avoid disputes amongst classes, they had to fill up the time, when they submitted the form to a member of the student council. So, if two classes opted for the same location, the one who submitted their form earlier, would get it.

“Okay then”, Hana had an announcement to make, “Is it fine if I assign the role for the act?”