Chloe's POV:
I gave up with even bothering to write a song about Jake and James, I mean I fell asleep! I woke up in the morning and decided to write it about my mum, I miss her terribly, I didn't mention this before but she committed suicide so I decided to write a song to help people going through that, I tend to just put my songs on YouTube to be honest.
I sat at the grand piano in the music room and started playing a few chords and writing a few words on pieces of paper. I just put it all together and started playing from the beginning:
You must have been in a
Place so dark
You couldn't feel the light
Reachin' for you through
That stormy cloud
Now here we are
Gathered in our little hometown
This can't be the way
You meant to draw a crowd
[Chorus]
Oh why, that's what I keep asking
Was there anything I could've
Said or done
Oh, I had no clue you were
Masking
A troubled soul, God only knows
What went wrong and why
You would leave the stage
In the middle of a song
Now in my mind I'll keep you frozen
As a seventeen-year-old
Rounding third to score the
Winning run
You always played with passion
No matter what the game
When you took the stage
You'd shine just like the sun
[Chorus]
Oh why, that's what I keep asking
Was there anything I could've
Said or done
Oh, I had no clue you were
Masking
A troubled soul, God only knows
What went wrong and why
You would leave the stage
In the middle of a song
Now the oak trees are swaying
In the early autumn breeze
A golden sun is shining on my face
Through tangled thoughts
I hear a mockingbird sing
This old world really ain't that
Bad of a place
Oh why, there's no comprehending
And who am I to try to
Judge or explain
Oh, but I do have one
Burning question
Who told you life wasn't
Worth the fight
They were wrong, they lied
Now you're gone and we cry
'Cause it's not like you to
Walk away
In the middle of a song
Your beautiful song
Your absolutely beautiful song
I finished and tears were streaming down my face, it's the first time I've cried over my mum since being here. I heard someone sniffle, I instantly turned my head to the door to see James stood there with tears in his eyes "How long have you been there?" I asked him while wiping my tears away "Long enough to know what it was about" he replied as he walked over to me and said "Can I sit down?" I nodded and he took a seat on the piano stool next to me. "Can I ask a question?" I just nodded, "Well in that song, why did you say that you'll always picture your mum as a seventeen year old?" I took a breath and said "She had a lot of videos of her taking part in competitions and offers her singing when she was seventeen and she was happy, that's how I want to re...remember her" as I started to cry again, James wrapped his arms around me and ran his hand through my hair "Shhhh it's okay" he cooed in my ear. It was in that very moment that I realised I liked James Graham.
After about 5 minuites, I had calmed down a bit. James looked at me and said "Tell me about her? It might help?" I couldn't resist "She was amazing James! The best mum anyone could ask for, she was easy going, always knew what to say! Whenever I was upset she just took me shopping because she knew it cheered me up, she use to show me all her videos and pictures of when she was my age. She was funny, beautiful, down to earth, thoughtful, clever and just an amazing person. She was do talented! Why did she leave me James...why?" I said as I broke down again, this time he moved me onto his lap and held me close, I buried my head in his chest. I looked up at him after I had calmed down a bit and he put his hand on my cheek, wiped my tears away with his thumb and I felt him starting to lean in...I followed, I could feel his breath hit my lips
"Hey Chloe have you seen Jam-oh am I interrupting something?" Barclay said as he walked into the music room, James and I instantly looked away from eachother. Luckily Barclay was looking at his phone as he was walking in so he didn't see that part but I was still on James lap so that probably looks a bit weird. "No, not at all, bye" I said as I got up, grabbed my song book and walked out of the room straight into mine. "If you aren't a girl please get out, I need to get changed and need to talk to the girls" I said to the rest of the boys, they all stood up and left once they realised I was serious.
I sat on my bed, grabbed a pillow and screamed into it "Hey what's up?!" Cara asked as she sat on the bed next to me. Jessica, Lauren, Sammie and Caitlin all sat across from me. "I just almost kissed James! But Barclay walked in and stopped it! But I know I like him and I wanted to kiss him!" I blurted out "Whats so bad about that?" Sammie asked, they all looked confused "I can't be with him! If I kiss him, I'll want to be with him! And I can't, Simon said I'm 100% off limits to them! He'll kill me!" I said frantically. Oh my god what do I do?!
A/N: Hope you enjoyed this! You are lucky people cos you're gonna get anouther chapter soon!!!!!!!!!!!! Loves ya's!!!! Comment and vote!!!!
Song is 'Why' by Rascal Flatts and thanks to belacmy for the idea!
