Bella's pov
Its two months later from the last time we talked. I don't know why. I have no friends so I wasn't busy. Yep Aj , Ian and seth won't talk to me.
Anyways there's only 3 of us left in the completion.
Zach, Dylan and obviously myself.
Tonight is the final show. Its starting off normally with each of us playing a song then being judged. The one with the lowest score is being eliminated.
Then which ever two are left will do sight reading challenge type things and the audience will vote in the winners.
We find out who wins tomorrow.
I sent my plane tickets that you get once a month to visit home to Ian in hope they'd come visit. They haven't.
I haven't gone home since Christmas break because I honestly feel like that's not home without my friends.
All I have is my tuba. I miss Ian and Aj so much. Seth hates me. And I can't stop thinking about Noah.
My only company is Zach. Who is very stressed about winning. Which makes me miss Savannah so much more. Band isn't band without a trombone.
Enough about my problems. Dylan isn't even practicing anymore. So flipping annoying. And that I have cut back on my cussing. I'm like I was last year. A complete and total loner who's only friend was a sousaphone.
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"Now for our final act before we eliminate one player is the one. the only Bella Vaughn." Andy announces tk the camera
I force a fake smile and walk onto the stage.
This is the last time competing. I'm not okay with this.
I sit in the chair and begin playing my piece
About half way through I hear someone scream "You suck!"
Followed by a chorus of boo's.
I actually feel tears drip down my face. I close my eyes tightly and focus on my tuba .
The Boo's continue but I keep playing with my eyes shut until I finish the song. I open my eyes and wait for the Judging
"By far my favorite performance by you Ms. Vaughn." Says the women judge "10."
"It would be ashamed to let you go." says middle aged man "10."
"10." The old man judge states
"Thank you." I don't feel as happy as I probably should be.
Dylan and Zach then both walk on to see who will be eliminated.
"You three have came so far since November. As the three finalists we believe you'll each go far in music. sadly we have to let one of you go. And that instrument is....
"Tuba." The girl judge says
I glance up from where my eyes had been glued to the floor...I got eliminated.
They eliminated me.
"Trumpet." The middle aged judge says
"Or bass clarinet? " the old man judge says
Thanks for the heart attack.
"The instrument leaving is... Bass Clarinet." They all say
Zach looks down at his shoes like he is about to cry
Andy walks Zach off the stage an Anthony runs on
"Guys you have a ten minute water break before the sight reading death. I'll watch your tuba." he says
I run off stage and to the water...
The thirst is real.
As I'm drowning my emotions in water someone taps me, I turn around
Aj.
"I've missed you so much..and I'm so sorry..." I start to ramble but he laughs and pulls me into a hug
"Courtney had been playing all of us this whole time. We were stupid to believe her. " Aj says
"We?" I ask
"Myself Ian, seth, Noah and even Grace." he answers
"So I'm taking it as seth not talking to me for nearly two months we broke up?"
He nods "sorry."
"Figured. What about Noah??" The reason I wasn't sad about Seth is because I had two months to Get over him.
"Courtney told him you were starting to like seth because he was a bad boy and like wasn't clingy. So noah acted like a jerk for you." Aj explains
"Is Noah here by any chance?" I grin
Aj nods his head signaling to something behind me
I turn around. Yep Noah stands there.
I feel like being all distant because he was a jerk but me being me I jump into a hug.
"I've missed you so much." Noah whispers
We're broken up from our hug by Paul yelling at me to go on stage
"Go kill it Bella." Aj says
"You'll be great." Noah adds
"SLAY THEM BELLA!" Ians voice comes from somewhere that I can't see because Anthony drags me on stage.
Dylan sits in a chair facing mine, the only separation is a double sided music stand. I sit down and lift my tuba onto my lap.
On the music stand is really high tuba music.. its entitled its the final countdown.
I quickly look through it as Andy announces us back from commercial.
Paul then steps on stage
"We will sight read this piece along with two other pieces. You won't be judged on this but it's to give the audience a feel of how you play when it's not rehearsed. They will send in there votes and we'll be back tomorrow to find out who the American band geek is." He says to the camera but is talking to us?
"Okay guys relax and pretend like it's with Anthony in practice." Paul lifts his direction stick up so I lift my tuba to my lips
"1,2,3,4." he counts off and we begin playing
After playing a bunch of whole notes And Dylan playing the melody we trade off and I start playing the melody.
Triplets. fucking triplets.
I screw up a few notes but I did alright.
Paul places a new piece of music on our stands
And counts off. once again I do okay. then we play the third piece. I sucked.
****
Next night
I stand by the egotistical, prevented boy that I've grown to despise over these five months Dylan on stage in silence.
The girl judge said "and the winner is.." and then went on commercial
I've been standing here nervous as crap waiting.
"we're back. The winner of American band geeks is... Bella Vaughn."
