5, 6, 7, Nate

This is the life Nate is living. The life in the city. Nate is in the Broadway musical E.T. The book takes place very modern so it could be either 2012-2014. It doesn't specify. Nate lives with his aunt Heidi since his family couldn't afford to come live in the city with him. He lives in a very noisy, busy, and HUGE city. The book takes place obviously in NYC but specifically in the theatre district in Manhattan. Nate fits in very well with his environment. He's always dreamed of being a Broadway star and that is finally coming true. He doesn't really care that much about how much he's payed, just as long as he is and that he's performing. Nate used to stick out like a sore thumb at his old school because he was the only boy who liked Broadway. His friend, Libby, also enjoys Broadway but because she's a girl, she didn't stick out as much as Nate. he was always bullied because of it as well. But ever since he moved to NYC, no one has really noticed any differences, even though most peoples noses are in their phones and don't give a crap who's walking next or behind them. A scene that perfectly proves this is when he just arrives to NYC and he doesn't start rehearsals for 2 more days. On the day before rehearsals started, Nate went sight seeing with his aunt. When he was trying to get on the subway, everyone had either headphones in, was talking on the phone, or was texting/playing a game on their phone. He kept getting knocked into and no one cared who he was or why he was there. On the subway, when he was about to sit down, someone snuck behind him and took the chair. He sat right on him on accident. The man in the chair kind of got mad but got over it. Inferring that the previews are in 2 days and the amount they are prepared, the show can either go really well or really well. I personally hope it goes well because if it does, Nate will be able to play E.T. more often. He is a swing (Person that goes in when regular person and understudy are unable to do the part). He still goes on every performance but only as Alien #7. The 3rd book in the series comes out in January and I don't know what to expect but I am very excited for it! I am hoping to be done with this book by next Wed.

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