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Weekly Contest #329
Ten Minutes I heard a knock at the door. "Ten minutes Miss Eleanor" came the call of the theatre runner. I was almost ready and so close to stardom. Just ten minutes to go until curtain up. I stared at my face in the dressing room mirror, heavily caked in theatrical make-up, almost grotesque under the glare of bright lights. Only the scarlet lipstick left to apply. I clutched my stomach in an attempt to still what felt inside like a hundred fluttering butterflies. This nervous tension was too much to bear and thought that the pre-theatre ...
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