My Freshman Year

Chapter 18

"Time to practice" he says, cheerfully

"we need to find a song to cover"

"hmmm"

and being the child hearted people we are , we chose a Disney song

it was called 'You Can Come to Me" by Ross Lynch and Laura Marano

he stared to play it and i started singing it , we sounded awesome !

after 45 minutes of first practice , we decided to take a rest. we sat on the floor, he kind of started leaning forward and so did I, we were so close and just about the second we were going to kiss, his older brother entered the room, we both bolted away and pretended to be talking about a book we liked

"Ryan, may I talk to you for a second, outside ?"

he emphasizes the last word and i know i should be getting out

"uh, i will just be .. going now, my mother is probably worried, heh"

"oh, ok" says Ryan

before leaving, i thank his parents for letting me stay

i left, and i took a walk around Hyde Park before going back home . once im halfway through, i get a call from Austin

"You done yet ?"

"Way before that"

"should i pick you up ?" yes please ! my legs are killing me

"if you could, i would be thankful"

"okay where are you ?"

"Halfway through Hyde"

"okay im coming

and in 5 minutes, he is already there

"hop in"

"don't tell me what to do"

" if you were walking, why did you need a ride ?"

"these babies were walking for way too long" i say,pointing at my legs

"at least your fat is burning"

"Hey!"

"ok chill ,Blueberry"

"i never really knew why you call me blueberry "

"because you are small, like a berry, and your eyes are blue , so you are a blueberry"

"oh , i get it now "

"i called you that since you were ten , you still didn't figure it out ?"

"Nope" i say, grinning

when i am home i go upstairs and a grin is plastered when i see my phone is fully charged

i go downstairs with my laptop to the living room to watch some videos on YouTube

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its talent show day, i have butterflies in my stomach and Ryan is shaking

Roger and his band just finished singing their cover of 'Me and My Broken Heart'. the only reason i think he is doing this is to get girls. he started winking every now and then at girls

"What is he doing ?" i ask , wanting to know Ryan's opinion about this

"using his band to get girls, he needs to get a life"

we both squint our eyes to see what happens next

the light is so bright and, there is smoke ? how could they afford these things.mind you, our school makes us bring the things , they wont give in anything

Scarlette's show is up next. her team keeps going forward until the last one..

"Mackenzie ?!"

"What do you want ?"

"oh so you betray me, then join Scarlette ?"

"yeah, whats wrong with that ?" she says, sounding careless

"Okay, Mac, okay" i saw slowly tearing up at my ex friend

"if you excuse me now , i have a first place trophy to win" she says, flipping her hair and tripping on her heels

"it will all be fine" says Ryan, putting a hand on my shoulder

"I know" i say , determinate to win this show.

they did a ballet show to the swan song, which was kind of quiet, i guess she wanted to show off her talent

"Now , for the last act of the day, I present you with Jenniefer White and Ryan Wilson !"

we go on stage to start our show
(Start song now)
Ryan starts the guitar

When you're on your own
Drowning alone
And you need a rope that can pull you in
Someone will throw it

And when you're afraid
That you're gonna break
And you need a way to feel strong again
Someone will know it

And even when it hurts the most
Try to have a little hope
That someone's gonna be there when you don't
When you don't

If you wanna cry, I'll be your shoulder
If you wanna laugh, I'll be your smile
If you wanna fly, I will be your sky
Anything you need that's what I'll be
You can come to me

You struggle inside
Losing your mind
Fighting and trying to be yourself
When somebody lets you

Out in the cold
But no where to go
Feeling like no one could understand
Then somebody gets you

So take a breath and let it go
And try to have a little hope
'Cause someone's gonna be there when you don't
When you don't

If you wanna cry, I'll be your shoulder
If you wanna laugh, I'll be your smile
If you wanna fly, I will be your sky
Anything you need, that's what I'll be
You can come to me

Like a chain that never breaks
Like a truth that never bends
Like a glue that takes a broken heart and puts it back again
It's the feeling that you get
It's the moment that you know
That no matter what the future holds
You'll never be alone

If you wanna cry, I'll be your shoulder
If you wanna laugh, I'll be your smile
If you wanna fly, I will be your sky
Anything you need, that's what I'll be
If you wanna climb, I'll be your ladder
If you wanna run, I'll be your road
If you want a friend, doesn't matter when
Anything you need, that's what I'll be
You can come to me

You can come to me,
Yeah...

We hear cheers and clapping. I get a glance of familiar faces, Austin and my mother ! They are clapping for me until i enter the backstage

"Disney ?" Ugh, did Scarlette just have to ruin this moment
"Yeah, what's wrong with it?" Ryan says , sounding innocent
"You are really childish" she says, with clear hatred in her voice
"Thank you !" I say , in a cheerful voice that frustrated her
Score!!
After a few minutes, they gather all of us on stage to tell us our places
People kept getting out until it was Ryan and I, Roger's band, and Scarlette's ballet team
The hostess starts to give the places
"Roger, im am sorry but the judges found that you are trying to get girls , and because your unnecessary smoke and bright lights, you are in third place"

Now there are two teams
"Scarlette and the ballerinas, you come in second because your act was full of orientation but, it lacked originality, im sorry"

"That leaves us with the winners !! They were original in their theme , which reach every child hearted person here , including me !"

What !! We won !!
We jump in happiness and hug each other
In a few seconds, the hostess brings in the trophy
After A LOT of argument, I convinced Ryan to take it since his sister is depending on him to bring the trophy, Austin takes my mum and i back home where i go up to my room , and get sone rest