He was being naughty again. He didn’t even have to try. That’s how it always turned out. The teacher was upset. He would get an earful at home. All the children were looking at him.

The teacher was frowning at him the whole lesson. He frowned too.

In the fourth lesson they should start rehearsing for the school theatre. Luke would like to play the lead role. But he certainly wouldn’t get it. The lead roles were for the good children. He would get something unimportant so that the show wouldn’t go wrong. Although he would definitely be able to play well. You will see that it turns out that way.

Luke was sitting at his desk, frowning at his teacher just in case. So that she wouldn’t think he would mind it if he had got a supporting role.

After some introductory speech, they finally got to divide the roles.

“After consulting it with Mrs Jones, we have decided that Luke will have the lead role.”

What? Luke must have overheard. It made a buzz in the class. Luke looked back, even though he knew there was no other Luke in the class.

“There will be a lot of text, but we think you can handle it. Do you agree, Luke?”

Some kids in the class raised their hands and others shouted out loud, but Luke wasn’t even able to hear them. He was so shocked and he couldn’t talk. He only managed to move his head, but it wasn’t a nod either. The teacher placed the papers on his desk. Luke pressed them to his chest. Now just don’t spoil anything, don’t change your mind. Please don’t change your mind.