❛ SUPERMARKET FLOWERS ♪ ❜ - z. herron

fifty-two: is this cold shoulder act working out for you?

"Why is it so cold in here?" Emerson says, slightly shivering.

Jonah takes off his hoodie, passing it to her, which she happily slips on, the sleeves hanging off her arms. He holds up two fingers, "Well, two reasons. One, you decided to wear a tanktop and two, it's to keep the equipment in top condition."

"It's our first time in a music studio and you assumed I wouldn't dress pretty." She says as we continue walking down a hallway.

"We aren't even going to be here for that long. All we have to do is lay down a part of the melody, add some ad libs and then we are going to get lunch." Corbyn says, shoving his hands in his pocket.

I blink, "So, I wore falsies for nothing."

"Yeah, why can't we go pick up cute musicians? I'm sure they have to be around here somewhere." Emerson pouts.

"Rude." Jack replies.

Daniel looks at me while pointing to the blonde,"I'll take pictures for your instagram if you get her to shut up." 

I push my hand out, shaking his. "Deal."

Emerson's jaw drops, "Did you just make a-"

I cut her off, "I'll tell Ma about Sebastian Martinez on the fire escape."

"FINE," she groans, sluggishly walking to the elevator.

Jack asks hesitantly, "What happened with Sebastian Martinez-"

"NOTHING." Emerson yelps, but I beat her by saying the actual story, "They fucked on my fire escape because they couldn't find anywhere else and my house was the only one with condoms but she got locked out so it wasn't even worth it."

Both Jonah and Corbyn blink hard at the thought, walking into the elevator. "I honestly shouldn't have asked." Jack says, shaking his head. He clicks the 3rd-floor button and leans back, whispering to me, "Someone is awfully quiet." he nods in Zach's direction.

Everyone knows about Zach and I's fight, but it's just a matter of who will bring it up first.

I nod, "It's been 5 days." I whisper back. The elevator rings, and we all shuffle out into the first room to our left.

Inside, to our right, are 2 leather couches, one with a huge grey blanket laying over it. In front of it spreads a black coffee table and a small minifridge tucked away. To our left, a vast panel full of knobs and buttons with speakers on both ends. The glass booth is not as big as I thought it'd be, but inside, it's full of instruments. Guitars line the sides while a drum set sits untouched.

"It's even colder here." Emerson says, sitting down on one of the couches. I follow, sitting right next to her.

Daniel rubs together his hands, "Ready to see how the magic happens?"

*

"Kira, how do you feel about this?" Corbyn says, playing back the melody they recorded.

"I love it, honestly. I think someone should be humming or saying something at the beginning of the song. Maybe Daniel or something."

Jonah chimes in, "An intro to the first verse?"

"Almost but it's just kind of a hum, setting the scene for the song." I say nonchalantly.

"Who would have thought Kira Jade would add something to our songs?" Jack says, poking me with his empty water bottle.