A/N: I hope you enjoyed my first chapter! I'm sorry if this sucks, it's my first story :( This chapter is in the music class, where it builds up tension between Maddy and Alex (Mr Autumn). Anyway, Vote, Comment, Share, Fan. Thank you, enjoy.
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I don’t know why, but he wouldn’t look at me. I was getting scared about this, because he always looked at me. It was a double period of Music, and it was half way through second period. He hasn’t looked at me the whole time.
‘’Right, it’s time for a performance. Who should we have today?’’ Mr Autumn asked the class.
Everyone pointed at me, while Katy, my best friend, was jumping up and down shouting my name. I grimaced as I realised I’d have to perform. This was the first time I’d ever performed, and everyone else had already done it. I was terrified.
‘’Madeline, why don’t you perform for us today?’’ Mr Autumn said, smiling at me.
I sighed, both with relief and despair. I was relieved that he’d finally looked at me, but I was so scared about performing. I grabbed an acoustic guitar from the side of the room, and sat on a stool in front of the class.
‘’This song is by my favourite band, All Time Low. It’s called Remembering Sunday. I’m going to change the lyrics a bit so I don’t sound like a lesbian.’’ I muttered.
I began strumming the guitar, playing every chord perfectly. I began to sing, and had the attention of everyone in the room. When I got to the chorus, I looked right in to Mr Autumn’s eyes.
‘Forgive me, I’m trying to find my calling, I’m calling at night. I don’t mean to be a bother, but have you seen this boy? He’s been running through my dreams, and it’s driving me crazy, it seems. I’m gonna ask him to marry me.’ I sang with all my heart.
I finished the song and looked up at everyone. They were all silent. Katy’s mouth was hanging open in shock.
‘’Um, was that okay?’’ I whispered across the room.
Mr Autumn started clapping really loudly, causing the rest of the class to join in. Everyone started screaming and cheering ridiculously loud, I may as well played at Wembley Stadium. Mr Autumn ran over to me with a huge grin on his face.
‘’That was amazing. Why haven’t you performed before? Your voice is beautiful.’’ He whispered in my ear. His neck was close enough to kiss.
‘’Um, thanks, but I’m really not that goo-‘’
‘’Stay behind after this lesson is over, okay? You can go out to break if you really want, but I’d love for you to sing me some more songs!’’ Mr Autumn interrupted.
I nearly screamed in excitement. I’d rather stay with him all break than go outside.
‘’Sure.’’ I said with a smile.
The bell rang shortly after that, and I stood up to wait for Mr Autumn. After everyone left, Mr Autumn shut the door and looked at me for a long time. I didn’t know where to look, so I decided to look back at him.
‘’So, do you write any of your own songs?’’ He asked, sitting opposite me.
I felt really uncomfortable; I didn’t want him to see my songs. The lyrics were so obviously about him.
‘’Um, yes; I have a book of lyrics in my bag.’’ I muttered.
I pulled out the notepad carefully, and handed it to him. He looked through it for a few minutes, and then started flicking through the pages really quickly.
‘’I’m going to pick a random song, and you’re going to sing it for me. Is that okay?’’ He asked.
‘’Okay.’’ I managed to squeak.
He stopped turning the pages, and it landed on a random page. He touched the page for a second, and then handed it back to me. I looked at it and wanted to cry. It was one about him, and he’d realise it so quickly.
‘’Y-you want me to sing that one?’’ I stammered.
‘’Yes, please.’’
‘’Okay, but only a verse.’’ I sighed, picking up my guitar.
Mr Autumn waited patiently while I tuned my guitar. I started to play, and his eyes bored in to me as I began to sing.
‘You are electric; running through my veins. I can’t help but stare as you light the room with your shine. We stand inches apart; I could kiss you if I leant forward. But in my mind, you’re an entire ocean away from my lips.’
I stopped as soon as I said the last word, and looked up at him. He was smiling at me, but then started to pout. God, he looked cute.
‘’I want more!’’ He whined.
I pouted back at him.
‘’No.’’ I said stubbornly.
‘’Fine; let me read the rest of the lyrics then!’’ He said, snatching the book from my hands before I could stop him.
I watched his face while he read the lyrics. It turned from a smile, to a frown, to a worried look. He handed me back the book without saying a word. I looked at the page, and gasped. I had forgotten about what I’d written at the bottom of the page. It said For Alex Autumn, I love you.
Mr Autumn stood up and walked to the door. I could feel the water in my eyes rising. I ran over to him and tried to cover it up.
‘’Sir, I swear I didn’t write that! It was Katy, she thinks I have a crush on you!’’ I choked.
‘’And do you?’’ He asked me, not able to look me in the eyes.
‘’No, I swear!’’ I almost yelled.
He suddenly looked like he was in pain, like my words hurt him. Soon after that, though, his expression was calm and happy again.
‘’That’s good to know, you had me worried! You should probably leave now, though. It’s time for third period.’’ He said cheerily, holding the door open for me.
‘’I’ll see you at the end of the day, Maddy.’’
‘’See you later, Sir.’’ I sighed.
Well, that was close. I was definitely not going to let myself get in that situation again.
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DID YOU LIKE IT? I sure hope you do! Are any of you fans of All Time Low? I love them, so I thought I'd include them in this chapter. What do you think of Alex's reaction when Maddy denied having a crush on him?
I'll try and update tomorrow, but it might be later than that. I'M A VERY BUSY GIRL :3
