[INTRO] [The lunch bell rings. Students flood the cafeteria, courtyard, and hallways.] JORDAN (calling out): Okay, serious question! Who’s actually started their college applications? (Silence.) ENSEMBLE: …Not yet! (Laughter.) ⸻ [VERSE 1 – JORDAN] I’ve got a list… Somewhere… Probably. I’ve got a plan… Kind of. I’ll get to it tomorrow. Or next week. Or… Eventually. ⸻ [VERSE 2 – AVA] Everyone thinks I’ve got it together. Planner organized. Deadlines checked. Grades perfect. But every time I open another application… I close my laptop instead. ⸻ [CHORUS] [FULL COMPANY] 🎶 Not yet… Don’t make me choose. Not yet… I’ve got nothing to lose. Let today Stay exactly like this… Just a little longer… Not yet. 🎶 ⸻ [VERSE 3 – ELIJAH] People already tell me Which dance company I’ll join. Funny… No one asked If that’s what I wanted. ⸻ [VERSE 4 – RILEY] I’ve spent four years Filming everyone else’s story. Maybe… I’m scared To start my own. ⸻ [VERSE 5 – MAYA] If I choose one dream… Does that mean I’m saying goodbye To another? ⸻ [CHORUS – BIGGER] 🎶 Not yet… I’m not ready. Not yet… Everything feels unsteady. Can we stay Right here tonight? Before tomorrow Changes our lives? Not yet… 🎶 ⸻ [BRIDGE] (Music softens.) MAYA What if we’re waiting… For a moment That never comes? ⸻ JORDAN What if there isn’t A perfect time? ⸻ AVA What if growing up Is deciding anyway? ⸻ [Silence.] ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS] [FULL COMPANY] 🎶 Not yet… Just one more day. One more laugh. One more play. One more memory Before we fly… Not yet… Don’t say goodbye. 🎶 ⸻ [OUTRO] [The bell rings.] JORDAN (grinning): Okay… Tomorrow. Definitely tomorrow. [Everyone laughs as they head to class.] [Blackout.]
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