Fighting For The Part

(I am a 20-year-old girl. For my theater class I pair up with a guy of similar age for a scene. We are practicing a scene in the evening in a not-so-well lit part of campus, preparing for class. It feels hopeless because despite the scene being between a husband and wife in the middle of a fight, we keep laughing. Finally, we manage to get through the scene without laughing.)

Me: “YES! We did it!”

Scene Partner: “All right!”

(We high five as two guys walk towards us.)

Guy #1: “You two were just acting? Oh, man.”

Guy #2: *looks at my scene partner* “We thought we were going to have to kick your a**!”

(My scene partner and I laugh.)

Me: “Oh, dude, THANK YOU!”

Scene Partner: “Best compliment EVER!”