Barely Holding On (M.C.)

Chapter 5

So picture on the side is what Michael looks like at the concert. So he dyed his hair :)

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People. People. Not just a few. A lot. And not just scattered about.

People. Were. Everywhere.

Calum said there wouldn't be many people, but he's such a liar! Basically the whole school, friends, and the occasional family member were there! I felt like I couldn't breathe. It was so claustrophobic.

I held my breath as I walked to where some security guard directed me. I guess Calum got me some backstage pass or whatever. Not that I wanted it, but it was a nice gesture.

So, basically Calum lied when he said it was a gig. It was really a competition. So on top of my whole school being there, there was the ten or fifteen other band's schools that were there. Thankfully the performance center was basically the size of Delaware so it held a lot of people.

Once I made it to the 'backstage area' I was instantly greeted by Calum with a very unexpected and very unwanted hug. After a second, I finally hugged him back and he grabbed my wrist and dragged me to the back area where his band was. Calum opened the door for me and I stepped inside and was greeted by two blonde guys and Michael.

Wait. Scratch that. I was greeted by two blonde guys and Fuckboy Michael featuring blue hair. I swallowed a small lump that was forming in my throat and put on a smile as they all stood up to greet me.

The shorter blonde lad greeted me with a large open mouthed smile.

"I'm Ashton, the drummer." He said before quickly sitting back down. The super freaking tall blonde guy smiled down at me.

"I'm Luke. I sing and guitar." He said with a small smile and sat down next to Ashton. I gave them all a small smile before looking back at Calum who was busy whispering with Michael.

"I-uhm." I awkwardly cleared my throat and shifted my weight. "I'm Julia." I said, trying to sound somewhat confident. A hand was felt in my shoulder and I jumped and saw that it was only Calum.

"Guys just so y'know, she's my new best friend." Calum said with a cocky tone. I simply rolled my eyes and glanced around to room to find the Fuckboy. It's like he was purposely trying to kill me.

Michael was pressed against the wall by the door, trying not to look at me. His eyes would glance back and forth at me but I would almost always catch him. Calum and Michael also kept exchanging glances while Ashton takes endlessly about something at school.

I kept as quiet as I could. I didn't want to talk. I chose not to. They would ask me questions and I would simply nod or give a small reply. They probably thought I was crazy or something.

"Are you guys ready?" I asked quietly.

"Ready to what?" Michael asked idiotically.

"Perform you fucker." I bit the inside of my cheek hard. My bitchy side was showing. Michael looked at me, eyes wide and mouth slightly open. Calum had a smirk and Luke was hiding a small smile. Ashton was looking at me like I had offended him in every possible way. Michael opened his mouth to probably make some stupid comeback but he quickly shut his mouth and pouted.

"Yeah. I'm ready to perform." Luke said, a small giggle following his statement.

"I guess." I heard Michael mutter bitterly. Calum shot him a look at smiled saying, "Yeah. We're gonna win!" Ashton nodded in agreement and suddenly a speaker went off and an anouncement came on.

"Will 5 Seconds Of Summer come to the stage?" All the boys jumped up and basically ran out the door. I followed behind, slowly walking to the side part of the stage. A section of the crowd that was probably our school cheered loudly when they came onto he stage and all their faces lit up.