The Untold Truth - Zayn Malik

CH - 02 My Sweet Audition

*AUTHOR'S POV*

Zayn and his mother started off their ride to Manchester early in the morning. 

After an hour long drive, they finally made it to the venue, where the auditions were going to be held. 

All this time, Zayn though nervous, was holding himself together by reminding himself why he even wanted to audition in the first place.

'I need to know if I am really a capable singer or not. I want to know what the critics and judges say about me.' he thought. 

Qualifying for the next level of The X-Factor was not really what Zain had planned for himself  since the beginning. All he wanted, was to know what he is capable of. All he wanted to know, was how far he could go with all the practice, passion and love he has for music. All he wanted to get was a confirmation that he was a talented singer, someone to tell him that he had that potential, that he was worth something, he was looking for himself, trying to find himself in his music......

ALL THIS WHILE WHAT HE DIDN'T KNOW WAS HOW FAR THIS ONE HOUR JOURNEY TO MANCHESTER AND A MERE AUDITION IS GOING TO TAKE HIM....

*Time skip from filling the forms and getting the audition number to waiting to be called on-stage*

*ZAYN'S POV*

"Wait here backstage....soon when your turn comes, your name will be taken and you immediately have to go on-stage" the staff standing backstage said.

I gave off a heavy nervous sigh. Of course I was nervous. As soon as I will enter the stage, all the eyes, of the judges and the audience, would be on me. I am going to get a lot of attention, and that's what I have been trying to avoid for years *rolls his eyes*

I look down at myself. 

165616...my audition number reads.

"Number 165616...enter the stage right NOW" 

I take a heavy breath and follow the man holding the clipboard, eyes looking everywhere for the person he called just now....who is fortunately and unfortunately me. I moved forward. His eyes fell on me and he immediately.....dragged....me on- stage.

Ugh.....

I went in and the first thing my eyes went to where all the audiences sitting behind the judges... Goosebumps suddenly went through my body. 

I saw the judges sitting there...I recognized all of the faces.

Sitting there were Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and.....Simon Cowell.

IF AT THAT TIME I WOULD HAVE BEEN SAID THAT THIS MAN WOULD BECOME AN EPITOME OF BOTH GOOD AND BAD THINGS IN MY LIFE...DAMN I WOULDN'T HAVE BELIEVED. 

BUT.....THERE GOES THE CLICHE SAYING....LIFE IS ALL ABOUT THE UNEXPECTED.

I stood there entirely frozen and a bit pale. After a short introduction, I was asked to start my performance.

Well, here goes nothing........ 

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To be continued.