Second Chance, Second Choice.

Chapter 7 - Blown away.

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Second Chance, Second Choice

Chapter 7 – Blown away.

No One's POV.

Tori was feeling hyped as she stepped off the stage to what she could only describe as rapturous applause.

Immediately a group of well-wishers, came to congratulate her.

"That was awesome." Said one girl, who looked totally impressed.

"You blew me away." Said another student.

As she received her adulation, Tori looked up to where Jade was. She really wanted to see Jade's reaction. Would it be a look of envy or bewilderment. Tori, much to her disappointment, didn't get to find out as Jade was nowhere in sight.

The others were there, just getting out of their seats. They looked more confused, than anything.

Turning her head Tori could see Andrea Chang and her friends walk up. Andrea's group of friends were comprised of the richest kids in school, aka the cool crowd. Tori remembered the group and from recollection, she found them a bit snobbish. But they weren't terrible, like the stereotypical rich kids you see in movies. They didn't play pranks, bully anyone or put them down. They just ignored the people they didn't like or approve of.

Tori knew that Andrea would eventually give up on show business and join her family's shipping firm where she rose to some high position.

Andre came up and smiled. "Tori, that was great, we all loved it."

"Thank you. I put a lot of work into it. If you're going to do something, do it right."

"Hey Tori, were having a party at my place after this. Why don't you come along?"

For a moment Tori was torn as her friends were just getting up, but she quickly decided to go with the cool crowd, something she never got to do the first time.

"Sure. I'd love to."

"Great, you can ride with me."

Tori left with the group and rode in Andrea's brand-new Camaro. As promised, there was a party, with some people from Hollywood arts and others from the same social circle as Andrea and her friends. It was held at Andrea's beach house and Tori found herself having a great time as everyone treated her rather nicely. They even had a full-scale karaoke setup and Tori again got a chance to wow the crowd with her voice.

The rest of the weekend, Tori spent either doing homework or spent time with her sister.

Monday finally came and Tori was hyped for a different reason. Today was the day for the auditions for Bye Bye Birdie, the musical that Tori had decided to try out for the lead.

She was at her locker and getting ready for the day when Andre came up.

"Hey I didn't get a chance to tell you, but your performance was great. Really professional looking. I didn't know you could play the guitar."

"I don't really, I had known one or two chords, I just practiced that little bit a whole lot."

It was then Andre's demeanor shifted from congratulatory to somewhat serious. "Tell me, are you really going out for the lead in Bye Bye Birdie?"

"Yes Andre, I am."

"Jade wants that."

"I know she does, but I'm within my rights to try out."