Kenneth chose Claire and me to audition for the female lead, which I wasn’t very confident about. Claire was far better than Kenneth gave her credit for. She could get her voice up higher than I could and held it for much longer notes. Honestly, I couldn’t see what Kenneth saw when he compared the two of us. From someone looking in from the outside, Claire wiped the floor with me.
“Stop!” Kenneth yelled. The music instantly cut out, and I was left center stage, staring down at the floor in complete embarrassment. “Mia, what seems to be the problem? During your audition, you were so confident but were vulnerable. I don’t see that girl standing here today.”
He wasn’t wrong. My confidence level shot way down when Claire sang first. I didn’t know who I was kidding, but there was
