Mortifying

I have always wanted to perform on stage but have never had the guts to do so. When I was in class 12 a friend of mine convinced me to dance with her in front of 130 people. I still do not know why I agreed to do so. We had a couple of weeks to practice and she taught me the steps. At the end of two weeks I seemed to know the steps very well. We rehearsed for the final time and I did not make any mistakes.

On the day of the show I was very nervous as I had never danced in front of so many people before. We started dancing and I was doing pretty well. The song was coming to an end when I suddenly forgot the last few steps. Instead of taking the cue from my friend and continuing with the dance I stopped and screamed, “Vidya I’ve forgotten the steps.” Everyone burst out laughing and I’d never been so mortified in my life.