On the day of tryouts, there are so many people in the auditorium and all of them have racing hearts and sweaty palms. There is enough energy in here to power a train, an airplane, a small country. Layla has come with me even though she is not trying out. You don’t have to do this, she says. She is more nervous than I am and she doesn’t even have to get up on that big stage with the blinding lights.
