A Little Cinderella Moment

Chapter 22

Walking into the class with Jen and Selena I see Chase is sat at one of the tables in the middle of the classroom. I smile in his direction and his face is unreadable I don't like not being able to read his face and he just head nods at me. The smile drops from my face as quickly as it was on it feels like he's now being distant with me because of what happened last night between us and this morning between him and Candace. Not thinking much of his action, I take a seat close to Jen and Selena taking out my notebook and my philosophy book. 

The girls were not kidding when they said how hard Mr. Waterston is for an older gentleman, he can be quite scary. With short grey hair, he does remind me of my grandpa, but Mr. Waterston is much better dressed. The lesson is about the differences between free will and fate. I thought they were connected, and Mr. Waterston proved me wrong. 

If something was meant to be its fate but if we choose and it's not that is free will. I had no idea philosophy was going to make me see everything around me in a different light. Maybe I should take his teaching with certain things in my life like for example my musical ability that is fate I tried something for the first time, I have excelled, and I am in love with it the more music I learn and play. But for me to fall for Chase Lockwood the moment I first met him that is free will. 

Well, philosophy went much better than I thought it would. Rough around the edges well, of course, what lesson isn't like that some days when you're in high school? But my next lesson I am looking forward to. My old school never had the facilities for this class, so I jumped at the opportunity, and I signed up for Music Production. I would love to be able to write and produce my own music one day so this class will help me with going through with my dream one day in the future. But right now, I am not quite there yet with writing music as I don't feel like I am there I still have a lot to learn as I do not know what genre of music I want to perform. 

Walking back into the music department I notice that this school also has a recording studio. I think I know where I will be spending my free periods and when I get inspired. I am thinking though if I do start writing something now due to my emotions, I can have a play around here in the studio to see what genre they best fit. For all, I know it may be country because I am a country girl. No matter where I live in the States I will always know where I come from and where I am going. 

Mrs. Penny is the music production teacher and she's asked for someone to go into the sound booth so we can learn the sound differences and auto tuning. Lewis Cardiff, a jock on the football team pushed me forward to go into the sound booth. How did I know he was on the football team? It's because he was one of the guy's Chase was with yesterday when I bumped into him. I look around me feeling a little nervous of singing a song in a sound booth as I don't know how my voice sounds on recording. 

Walking into the sound booth I go and stand in front of the mic and put the headset on. Mrs. Penny's voice boomed through the booth asking me if I had something in mind to sing. Seeing that I'm in this class with Selena and I see Chase hiding in the back I know just the song to sing. 

"Yes, I know what one I would like to sing." I look at Selena and wink at her and she gleams at me and goes to Mrs. Penny knowing what song I have in mind and whispers the song to her. 

Mrs. Penny's crystal blue eyes look at me, "Is that the one you want to sing Savannah?" 

Nodding I say, "Yes ma'am that is the one." 

"No problem that's a nice song to sing, good choice." One of the students programs the track to play through the system. Just as I get myself into position the music plays. 

The opening to 'I Could Fall in Love' by Selena started playing and Mrs. Penny was counting me in. I start to sing the opening line to the song when I'm cued in. As I sing the opening line, I could lose my heart tonight if you don't turn and walk away, I am looking at the only guy who has never left my thoughts from the moment I drowned into his olive-green eyes. 

I could see Chase trying to look everywhere but at me as I am singing. It was not until I started singing the chorus is when his eyes gazed into mine and he shook his head and left the studio. Oh, great I've pissed off a guy who's already pissed off over this morning's events. Once I've finished singing, I put the headset back on the stand and leave the sound booth, and join the rest of the class. 

"Now that Savannah has joined us back in the studio and Josephine here has had a play with the tempo, pitch, and crescendo to her liking, we're now going to play it back and I want you to write down what you like about the track and what you want to improve on the track and please be kind with your words." The music starts playing around us as I grab my notebook and take notes throughout our listening exercise tapping along to the beat of the music.