Rising Star

Chapter 3-Stop and Stare

Chapter3

                After walking through security I went to sit down to wait for my flight, I was so scared I had no idea what was waiting for me in Los Angeles. I knew more than likely my audition was going to be an epic fail but a small part of me wanted to believe that I was going to do great. They called my plane and I moved to get on. I had a woman who immediately went to sleep so I pulled out my book and started to read effectively cutting of my thoughts about Stereo Stars.

                The first part of the trip was pretty good but the plane stopped for a layover in Chicago. I got out my iPod and started to listen to the song I was going to audition with. I finally got to the point in the last month of practicing the song over and over again that I thought I didn’t sound too bad. As I waited for my plane to be called I put the song on repeat and started to hum along to the song making sure to not start singing along to the words. Until recently I hadn’t sung outside of my shower and now I was humming in the middle of a crowded airport I mean come on that was freaking impressive.

Last night my parents had a celebration dinner for me to send me off to my audition. Before I left I gave a mini concert at my house which consisted of my grandmother Gertrude, which I loved dearly, who declared that I got her voice from her. Of course she’s chain smoked for the past 70 years and sounded like a man so that made me feel oh so confident. My parents who where predictably proud and my mom managed to only sniffle after I made her promise not to cry anymore. Sammy of course was Sammy she started applauding and dancing around the room. I was going to miss them for the week I was gone but I knew that I was going to see them next week after I got cut. My plane was call and I got cut off from my thoughts as I hurried away.

Sitting on the plane trying to get comfortable before my last takeoff before getting to Los Angeles, I was so engrossed in my nervousness that by the time I came to the stewardess was done with her explanations and we were moving down the runway. I looked out the window and sighed. I didn’t think it had been very loud until someone next to me cleared their throat.

“First time flying?” the voice said.

“No” I replied distractedly.

“Ok than what is it Angel Face?” I turned around getting ready to tell him mind his own business. When I took a look at him my words died in my mouth. Before me sat the most beautiful guy I had ever seen. I know that’s a bit overdramatic but I mean seriously the boy was hot! He must be tall I mean really tall like over 6 feet tall which for me was massive since I’m so short. He also had these deep green eyes that I just wanted to stare into while we shared spaghetti Lady and the Tramp style. What am I thinking? Oh my gosh he’s probably going to think I’m some crazed stalker. Say something Julie I thought to myself.

“Ummm…hurump. I mean my name is Julie.” Smooth Julie. He gave me a weird smile and looked away with a mutter under his breath and put his headphones on. Humming along to whatever was playing whatever I got out my iPod and lyric sheet and started to make notes. I was humming to the words trying to visualize myself singing. Getting lost in the song I let myself forget about the hot guy sitting down next to me. I didn’t even see him looking at me.

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Tristian POV

I strummed my guitar while I waited for my plane to be called I looked around trying to see if anyone met my standards. Shake it off Tristian I told myself get over the chicks that will come after you win Stereo Stars. I had to win this was my last chance to make it. I know I’m only 18 and I still have plenty of time to go after my dream but I promised my parents that this was the last time I would go on an audition. They had been pretty pissed when they found out that I had submitted an audition. All my mom and dad cared about was who was going to work at the restaurant they owed while I was gone. Thank god my older sister Annie who had just gotten married offered to cover my shifts.

I knew that this was my chance I knew that I would make it this time. I mean come on my videos on YouTube were semi hits already I mean the comments where always like you sing so good. Why aren’t you on Glee? Why aren’t you famous? Plus a couple of your hot and I don’t care what you sing just let me look at you. That was always a little weird I mean come on it was just a face I wanted to make it on my talent not on my looks. I knew that if…I mean when I got on Stereo Stars I would sell the looks but eventually everyone would forget about my looks and vote for my voice.

I looked around looking for nothing in particular. When a girl caught my attention, she was freaking beautiful in a totally no-idea-I’m-pretty kind of way. She was tiny but then again I was 6’4 so I thought anyone was tiny. She must be like 5’3 pretty blue eyes and long black hair. She seemed really nervous she kept looking around, I hope she wouldn’t catch me staring at her she put her iPod on and seemed to get lost in the song.  They called the flight to Los Angeles this was it the last step before my future began.

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Getting on the plane I put my stuff in the over head compartment I wanted to have my guitar with my but the flight attendant made me leave it up front. Oh well at least I had my iPod I still hadn’t figured out what I was going to sing for my audition. I started to look through my music library I had so many choices I just couldn’t pick one. I could totally get lost in music my attention was snapped by the flight attendant giving her preflight speech. Nothing would happen so I sort of tuned her out. After takeoff I looked around I couldn’t believe I hadn’t noticed before, the hot girl from the airport was sitting next to me. Come on Tristian I know your music is important but you can’t totally ignore pretty girls. She seemed really nervous maybe it was her first time flying.

“first time flying?” I asked. Smooth.

She didn’t even look at me as she answered “no.” Let it go Tristan I told myself.

I couldn’t leave well enough alone as I asked “Ok than what is it Angel Face?” Wow now she was going to think I was a freak. An odd look crossed her face. Ok maybe I wasn’t the freak. She looked at me like she didn’t speak English or understand me or something.

Right before I was going to ask her something else she kind of mubled “ummm…I mean my names Julie.” Ok did I even ask her that? Whatever I couldn’t get distracted enough of that I had to get to work on my song.

“Girls are trouble” I mumbled under my breath. As I got out my iPod and started randomly looking through the songs. Humming and envisioning how I would sound singing them. I wish I had my guitar. As I went through the songs I couldn’t help but look at the girl, I mean Julie. Not only was she pretty but there was something about her it made me want to protect her. I saw that she had her iPod on but she seemed to be listening to the same song over and over again. I hoped she wouldn’t think I was a creeper so I tried to stop looking at her. Finally I couldn’t help it, “Are you a singer, Cupcake?”

A look of anger crossed her face and then a grimace. “First off name’s not Cupcake and second I’m definitely not a singer!” She said with a bit too much enthusiasium. Ok so she wasn’t singer.

“Do you like singers?” What made me ask that what a loser.

“Umm…I dunno why?”

“Just wondering seeing, as I’m a singer and I’m going to LA to make it as a superstar.” Smooth.

“Ok, are you going to audition or something?”

 “I’m trying out for Stereo Stars, have you heard of it?” I saw her eyes go wide I knew I had impressed her. did I even want to impress her? “So are you going to vote for me when I get on the show?”

She seemed to want to say something but instead said “umm…sure.” She was weird.

“So what are you going to do in LA?”