"She was the queen.."

Chapter 11

Nika - Oh, Elijah.. This is March, we met at his father's house.

Both guys shook hands, coldly.

Elijah - Hello.

March - Hi.

Elijah - Nika, I'm not the type but I'm really disappointed.

Nika - Wait, why..?

Elijah - You didn't tell me you already had someone else.

Nika - Hold on, March is a friend, we are not dating.

Elijah - I don't know, you guys seemed to be very close.

March - Are you her boyfriend?

Elijah - Uh, no..

March - Then you look ridiculous, she can hang out with whoever she wants.

Elijah - I wasn't talking to you in the first place.

March - And WE weren't talking to you, so please turn around and leave.

Nika - You guys.. (They are fighting, what am I supposed to do..?)

Elijah looked at Nika, disappointed, then he left. Nika tried to follow him.

Nika - No, Elijah! Wait..

March caught her by the arm.

March - Don't follow him, he clearly doesn't want to talk.

Nika - But, he thinks that I used him..

March - I know, you'll explain it to him later, he won't be angry anymore and will be open to listen to you.

Nika - You are right, thanks.

March - It's okay, do you want me to take you for an ice cream?

Nika - Sure!

March - Come here.

March put his arm around Nika's shoulders, pulling her towards him. Nika laughed at this contact. After spending time with March, she came back home and sent messages to Elijah.

Nika - Elijah, please answer. He's only a friend. I didn't use you.

But he didn't respond, so she called Celine and explained the situation to her.

Celine - What a bastard! Trust me, I don't like him. He seems to be such a toxic guy. Why is he mad at you? You're not his girlfriend, you can do whatever you want.

Nika - I know, but he's not answering. I don't know why he acted like that.

Celine - I don't care, I knew March was better for you.

Nika rolled her eyes.

Nika - You will never give up, won't you?

Celine - Never, I'm team March!

Nika laughed. They talked for a while then ended the call. She went to sleep. The next day, she was at Kanye's studio. She must rehearse because the round 2 of the competition takes place tomorrow. Once she's done rehearsing with Kanye, March comes to her.

March - A new rap verse?

Nika - Yes, this one was inspired by her Envy song  from her mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty.

March - I could tell, something about it reminded me of her.

Nika - I'm glad you noticed it!

Nika removed her headphones and faced March.

March - And about the whole Elijah situation..

Nika - It's okay, it's not your fault. He was just a bit jealous.

March - Did you have the opportunity to talk to him?

Nika - No, he's ignoring me.

March rolled his eyes.

March - What a jerk.

Nika didn't answer, she was lost in her thoughts.

March - So.. we are friends, then?

March woke her up. He was waiting for her to shake hands. Nika smiled.

Nika - We are friends.

Nika playfully shook his hand. March gently pulled her towards him and hugged her. She held him tighter.

The next day, it was the second round of the competition. When it was Nika's turn, March winked at her and she blew him a kiss before going on stage. She performed the song she wrote inspired by her mother's song. She was confident on stage and we could notice an improvement from her first performance. At the end of the performance, the judges told her she made it to the top 30.

Nika - (Round 3, i'm coming!)