Ricky and Gina as Hans and Anna. My vision:
Miss Jenn wanted them to rehearse the scene alone together, but they've sang "Love is an Open Door" a million times already and are still stumbling on each other's feet the first two seconds in. Something's not right. Both of them know it.
They've been in the empty cabin for hours now, and as they're dancing to the track, Ricky stops abruptly. Gina's caught off guard and the sudden halt causes her to fall. Ricky catches her by the wrist before it's too late. It could've been a romantic moment like in the movies, but Gina is not having it.
"What was that?!" She screams, firmly shaking off Ricky's hand. She's not even looking at him.
Ricky is struck by Gina's harsh actions and words, so he turns around and starts pacing around the room. He says, "It's not working. Something's not right."
"Of course something's not right. You don't just stop in the middle of a dance, causing your partner to almost fall and injure herself!"
Ricky stops pacing, and walks back towards Gina. Gina's words tipped him off.
Gina's still not looking at him.
"...but what would I expect from the guy who broke Ashlyn..." Gina continues, before Ricky has a chance to say anything.
Ricky was not expecting her to say that. His face softens, surprised at what he had just heard "...what?" He quietly mumbles.
Gina turns to look at him, giving him a non-chalant you-know-what expression, before walking towards the stereo to turn off the music. Ricky follows.
"Why did you say it like that?"
Gina turns around, and stares Ricky in the eyes.
Ricky isn't backing off this time.
Gina's face relaxes into a softer gaze. She's not sure what to say. She wasn't thinking when she said those words.
"Why are you pushing me away? What did I do?" Ricky asks.
Gina looks at the ground, shaking her head. "Nothing, I'm sorry. I didn't mean what I said. I'm just a little frustrated about this song."
"No. That's not what this is. Ever since the chocolate thing from last semester you've been ignoring me. And if I'm not wrong, I don't remember saying or doing anything that would make you hate me." Ricky's voice is starting to rise in volume. He's frustrated, hurt, and defeated, but he's been bottling this up for months now. He needs to know what happened between him and Gina.
Gina smirks. "The chocolates..."
Ricky's tone softens as he realizes that Gina's uncomfortable. "Was it that? Was it the chocolates?" He inches closer, trying to see Gina eye-to-eye.
Gina takes a seat in the corner by the stereo. "How could it be the chocolates when there weren't any to begin with?" Her voice is trembling, her words fading as she speaks.
Ricky can hear Gina's voice cracking. He sits down beside her, not saying anything. What's he supposed to say? He doesn't know what's going on in Gina's head, and he's too afraid to ask now.
Tears begin to slide down Gina's face, but she tries to hide it. Ricky can tell, but pretends he doesn't notice.
A couple minutes pass. The two of them have been sitting in silence. Gina's tears have faded, and they're both looking out the window on the other side of the cabin.
"I thought those chocolates were from you." Gina whispers.
Ricky is surprised. He wasn't expecting her to start the conversation.
"Yea...that was funny. I don't really know why you would think that..." Ricky's eyes shift. He seems nervous.
Gina turns her body around, looking at the side of Ricky's face now. She's confused.
"You don't know why? I poured my heart out to you, and you went right back to Nini. Do you know how hard it was for me to confess my feelings to you? I have never done that in my life. And then I went to talk to you on Valentine's day, knowing well that you rejected to me. But you were the only one I could talk to. And even though I was sad about my mom forgetting about our tradition, I wanted those chocolates to be from you, because I wanted to still have a chance with you. That's why Ricky. That's why I've been ignoring you, because the chocolates weren't from you. But you had to pour salt on my wound by making a joke out of my feelings for you."
As Gina was talking, Ricky was becoming more and more alert. His eyes are now fixated on Gina. His body directly facing her.
"You had feelings for me?"
Gina is stunned by Ricky's question.
"I confessed to you on opening night of HSM Ricky! That was months ago! You're saying that this whole time you had no idea?"
"You thought what Ricky?"
Ricky's eyes widen. He looks like a deer caught in headlights.
"When you said 'I wouldn't give up on us', I thought you meant that in like a friend way. I mean I thought we had something at some point during HSM, but when you didn't respond to my texts and then came back just to say you were leaving again, I-I thought I had made everything up in my head." His eyes are turning red, beginning to tear up.
"And that's why you got back together with Nini right in front of me." Gina pushes herself up from the floor and leans against the wooden wall.
Ricky gets up as well, mirroring Gina's stance. "...I didn't know you would come back."
Gina stands up straight, looking at Ricky intensely. "What if you knew I was coming back?" Her eyes shift back and forth, anxiously waiting for his answer.
Ricky swallows under his breath. His body is shaking, but his eyes don't divert from Gina one bit. He takes a step towards Gina.
Just then the door opens. The sound startles the two of them, and they turn their bodies towards the door.
"Hey guys!" It's EJ. "Hi Ricky. Hi G." He smiles at Gina.
Gina forces a smile back, whispering a small 'hi' under her breath.
"Miss Jenn wanted me to check up on you guys. How's rehearsal going?"
"Good. It's going great. I think uh we've just hit a turning point." Ricky takes a look at Gina, before turning his attention back to EJ.
"Yea. No more stumbling and falling." Gina giggles awkwardly and mimics a cartoonish fall.
"That's great! Do you mind if I watch?"
Before they knew it, Ricky and Gina are performing for the entire Theatre crew. And what do you know, the performance went perfectly. But that doesn't mean that they've forgotten about what just happened a few minutes ago. Will they choose to let it go, and act like nothing happened?
I know this isn't going to happen. But just let a girl dream.