&quot;Five minutes to curtain, Mr. Ebbins,&quot; the nervous stage hand called through the door. I try to breathe. Staring at my own reflection amongst the glaring bulbs, only a few burnt out, I told myself, &quot;You can do this. No one knows. How could they know? You can do this.&quot; I nervously double-checked the stage make-up. My costume was all in place. This was such a long way from Xenia, OH. And to think, only two weeks ago I was a humble farm kid who'd never seen the good side of a stage. *One week later I'm faking credentials to fill in for a guy I hit with a car.* How hard could it be? &quot;Two minutes to curtain!&quot; came the frantic cry from the hallway. I bolted for the bathroom and barfed like I've never barfed before. I never should have taken those pills. To be honest, I never should have accepted a ride from that tall baritone woman with manly jawline. We all make mistakes. It's only human. &quot;Curtain, people! Places!&quot; I dab at the corners of my mouth and stagger out. The show must go on! 2007-10-22T01:26:42Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/11597 <p>Tried 2 use ur line THX idk how it went, tho lol<br />nice job</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11597?basename=19112 2007-10-22T01:26:42Z The Ghost in the Machine http://ficlets.com/authors/user_3574 <p>this really good. i love the theme.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11597?basename=18407 2007-10-19T01:22:05Z .:band baby:. http://ficlets.com/authors/bandbaby <p>Well, it&#8217;s not like we can enforce rules, so if someone wants to use a different line, more power to you!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11597?basename=18046 2007-10-17T00:09:43Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>To be honest, I never should have accepted a ride from that tall baritone woman with manly jawline. &lt; that is the line i&#8217;d have wanted to use. thats a funny line! great ficlet, loved the setting.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11597?basename=18034 2007-10-16T23:21:20Z SKermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf <p>good use of my barfing line! love your line idea, too!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11597?basename=18033 2007-10-16T23:11:53Z Mistress Elsha Hawk http://ficlets.com/authors/mistress_elsha_hawk <p><em>One week later I&#8217;m faking credentials to fill in for a guy I hit with a car.</em> is the line to use. That&#8217;s not my first choice, but I think it lends itself to, well, ficlets not involving crossdressing.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/11597?basename=18031 2007-10-16T23:03:18Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477