Not So Sweet

Chapter 2

POV Ana

I'm dripping with sweat as I walk in the front door of my childhood home. I wasnt expecting it to be so hot here in good ole Wisconsin today, but it is near the end of August so no one really knows what the temperature is going to be like. My walk helped me take my mind off of what I am going to do for school this coming semester, I havent heard back from any of the schools Mrs William suggested to me, if I dont hear back soon I am going to have to go back to UWM or drop-out. Walking up the stairs I feel myself giving up hope on being able to transfer, while im lost in my thoughts I turn on the shower and strip off my sports bra and running shorts that now clung to me like glue. Even though I am an aspiring singer song-writer my guilty pleasure is Rap so while I was listening to some Future my phone starts to ring. Without looking at the caller ID I pick it up,

"Hello?"

"Hi, is this miss Anabella Collins?"

"uhh yeah, who is this?"

"I am Lora Smith, I am the head of the brand new music program starting at The University of Connecticut"  when she finishes her sentence I feel my heart rate pick up and all the blood go to my face. I quickly turn off the water and grab my robe.

"Oh my, um hi, yes this is Anabella. Can I ask how you get my number and why your are calling?" sitting on the edge of the tube, I hear my voice get shaky I always get nervous talking on the phone.

"Yes, of course your professor Lillian William mentioned to me that you are a very talented songwriter and singer. She also told me you are looking for a change of scenery, well our program is look to fill one more spot. Its a little different here at Uconn its kind of treated like a sports team, we get to recruit students and we travel alot for various reasons, all depending on your emphasis within the program. However I can not promise you a spot right now, I can say I would love it if you would send us an audition and we would get back to you within 48 hours of your submission. If you are interested I would just need an email to send our audition format" My heart truly feels like it's going to beat right out of my chest.

"Uhh yes, yes of course I am most definitely interested. My email is Anacollins03@gmail.com"

"Perfect, so you have any questions you think I could answer for you right now?"

"Oh um no, thank you so much for considering me for this!"

"Of course, I'm looking forward to going through your audition, bye-bye now"

"Goodbye" I hang up my phone and stare at my wall feeling how heavy I'm breathing and my hands shaking. "I can't believe that just happened" I mumble to myself. Getting back into the shower I use this time to warm up my voice, no doubt this audition has me submit a recording of me singing.

Opening my email, I see the requirements for my audition. I have to send in my transcript, and a recording of an original song and a cover. I automatically know what cover song I want to sing 'Girl crush" by Little Big Town.

My original song was going to be much harder to pick, as mush as I love to write and sing I dont really like doing them together. When I write my own music I show so much of my soul that it feels like I cut myself open and anyone can see whats really going on in my head. I open my notebook and start to turn through the pages, the prompt for the original song was to submit something that made you feel vulnerable they wanted people that could draw from their emotions and put it into their art. So I choose a song I wrote recently labeled 'i cant breath' its not a song that shows off my voice but its the song I wrote thats the most raw and real representation of how I feel.