Sara was going through the mail on the kitchen counter, when she found a bright pink envelope. She opened it and read the first line: TV REPLACEMENT FOR HANNAH MONTANA. She squealed with joy!!! Miley Cyrus was an alcoholic unfortunately and was requested to go to rehab immediately. Without a replacement the show would be canceled. Sara knew that just wasn't going to happen! The auditions were that weekend. As soon as she told her mom and dad, they arranged to drive Sara to the spot where the auditions were taking place. there was a long line, and Sara feared they might give the part to someone else. When it was her turn she was given a script to read. She got through most of it by heart. At the end she stumbled and blushed; clearly embarrassed. They said they'd call her over the weekend if she got the part. So, she called Emily and Amber, and told them. They were ecstatic! " What will you do if they call saying you are the next Hannah Montana? Will you have to move far away? Will we see you ofton?" Emily asked, worryingly. Amber felt the same, but remained silent. Sara said she didn't know yet. Then she thought that Emily had a point. She didn't want to leave her family and friends. But she wanted the role so bad and felt if she didn't get it she'd cry.
Meanwhile, she continued her week working at the Cupcake Factory, day and night. It was the only thing to get her mind off of waiting. She didn't like to wait, she wanted to know things in advance. So this was a challenge. On Saturday, she got the call she was expecting. she jumped up and down, OMG, She was the next Hannah Montana!!! She told her mom and nearly fainted with relief. Then worry lines creased on her mother's forehead. " What's wrong?" Sara asked. " Well," her mom stated, "Your father and I would have to move away from our home in Richmond, VA. The set is located in Orange County, California. We just can't make that adjustment right now, honey." Sara frowned. She didn't like what she heard. As soon as she could, she left the living room and slammed the door to her room. She wept for hours. What would the producer's think when she gave them the bad news, that she wasn't the next Hannah Montana. They'd give the part to some one else. She's never be famous!
Next morning she didn't come out of her room. When her mom came in their was a note on her bed:
Dear Mom,
I'm sorry but I have to take this job. It's my destiny. I'm not coming back for awhile. I have enough savings for transportation. I'll come back and visit when I have an opening in my schedule.
Love,
Sara
XOXO
As Sara boarded her flight she found her seat and looked across the horizon. Her parents would understand that she was doing what she had to do. They knew this was important to her. She wouldn't let this opportunity slip away. She couldn't!
Meanwhile her parents were worrying frantically! She couldn't live on her own yet, and if this was a scam she wouldn't know what to do, they thought. She's get ripped off and be stranded by herself. They called the police to search the flight. Sara pulled her hair up into a baseball cap as an officer passed by her seat. She looked at the floor until the coast was clear. Then she sighed with relief. She knew they'd do this, but she was getting to that audition no matter what!
When she got off the flight in Arizona, and boarded another one, she felt so far from home. She didn't realize it would feel this way. She was alone. But it was worth it; she knew it was; it had to be! When the flight ended and she arrived in Orange County, she got off the plane. She realized she was out of cash. So much for her savings! She walked a long time before she realized she didn't know where she was supposed to be. She tried asking around but it didn't lead to where her destination was. She sat down on the steps to a public library. This was confusing, and for once she considered that she might have made a mistake. What was she to do now?! As she silently shed a few tears, a lady came up to her. "What's wrong, little girl?" She replied back, "I am lost! I was supposed to be the next Hannah Montana, but I don't know where to go. I don't have money to call my parents either. I've never felt more alone in my life." Luckily the lady asked her where she lived and her phone number back home. She looked it up in the phone book, and finally contacted Sara's parents. They were so relived, that they arranged a flight where Sara was. Sara slept over at the kind lady's house. When she heard a knock at the door, her parents greeted the lady, and ran into the bedroom where Sara sat awake. Sara's mom shouted, "OMG, Sara, don't do this again. Did you know how worried we were? And you could have gotten into a lot of danger. Get in the car; we're going back home immediately!"
On the way back, Sara was very silent. They returned the rental car, and then jumped on the nearest flight home. She felt guilty. She knew she wouldn't be going to the set of the TV show, and though it made her sad, she was grateful nothing bad had happened when she set out to come here. It could have been a lot worse. When she was finally home, she ran inside and hugged one of the pillows on the couch. Her mother came and sat with her. "It's OK, you don't have to be Hannah Montana to be my rock star, because I love you, Sara. I'm not saying your getting off easy by scaring us to death, but I know why you did it. You don't need fame to be noticed." Sara looked into her mother's eyes, "I don't? But how can I prove to the world that I'm more than a girl with down syndrome?" Her mother put her arm around her and said, "Just be yourself. You are special the way you are. Hannah's got nothing on you, baby! Your better than her because you are who you claim to be. Your honest, and caring, and all the things she'll never be. You don't need a double life like on TV to have it all. You already do have everything." She lifted her eyes and said, " Really?" Her mother gave her a big hug and kiss, "Really!"
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