Distant (Book 3)

Chapter 23: The Youtube Video~

"Okay so heres how it's going to be, Robert and Alex are on a team and Sadie and Austin are on a team. I'll be the ref and the people asking questions at the interviews. We're going to start out with an interview asking how ya'll will think the tournament will go then we'll do the tournament the have another interview after asking how you feel about winning or, if you lost, how you feel about that. Everyone got it?" Zach says.
"Got it." We all say.
"Okay places everyone." Eric, the guy that is filming the youtube video, says.
I put the gum in my mouth and get in character.
"And go!" Eric says.
Austin and I walk and sit down at a table. I smack my gum.
"So team Sadin-"
"No no no, that's not going to be our name that's lame." I say.
"I came up with that." Austin says.
"Which is why it's lame." I say.
"You can't just change your team name." The "interviewer" asks.
"Fine." I say.
We do the first interview then we switch to a scene where Austin is wearing a black tank, a red sweatband, and gold shorts and he's stretching.
"What are you wearing?" I ask coming on to the scene.
Austin stops stretching.
"Our uniform."
"You're kidding me right?"
"Nope." He says, then hands me my clothes and I go change and come back.
"See it's not bad. You look hot." He says.
"Yeah I know but you don't." I say.
"I think I look great."
I roll my eyes.
"Fine whatever lets just go to the game."
As we are walking to the basketball court, and right now not filming anything, Eric talks to us.
"So before the game starts I want you two to do like a 'good luck' kiss and turn it into making out and then the other team will like pull you two apart telling you the game is starting." He tells us.
"Alright." I say.
So we get to the court.
"And go!" Eric says.
Alex and Robert are stretching and getting ready, then the camera turns to Austin and I.
"We are going to do amazing, but just in case, you should probably kiss me for good luck."
"Good idea." I say.
We lean in and start to do a simple kiss then it slowly becomes making out.
"Okay that's enough." Alex says, pulling me away from Austin.
"The game is about to start." Robert says.
"Oh right the game!" I say.
So we start the tournament and Austin and I win the first round. But in the end Alex and Robert win. Afterwards we go to the closing interview. Austin is wearing a sparkly suit jacket thing with red pants, a black hat and some fake glasses which are the most adorable thing on him.
"So Austin what do you think you could have done better?" Zach asks.
"What could I have done better? Had a better teammate. She was awful."
"Excuse me! As I recall, I was the one that made most of the shots!"
Austin and I start bickering back and fourth then the camera switches to Alex and Robert to answer some questions then back to Austin and I who are still bickering. The third time the camera is on Austin and I someone clears their voice. Austin and I both stop.
"We're still the best." Austin says.
Then every time Zach tries to talk Austin just keeps saying "we're still the best." After him saying that a few times I push him off his chair.
"He's full of it. Don't you guys worry, we'll win next year." I says with a smile.
Then at the end Austin gets back up.
"Is this interview over?" He asks.
Zach says yes and we both get up and leave. Then the video is done.
"That was great guys." Eric says.
Then Eric immediately starts editing the footage, so we can get the video out on youtube as soon as possible.
"You did good." Austin says.
"As did you. And by the way, those glasses are adorable on you." I tell him.
He smiles.
"I know."
I slap him and he laughs. Alex, Zach, and Robert come up to us.
"That was fun." Alex says.
I nod.
"Sadie, Iwas actually really impressed with your acting." Robert says.
"Thank you." I say, then do a little hair flip.
"Wow. You did not just do that." Zach says.
I shrug then go to the kitchen to find a snack. I pick out some strawberries and start cutting them. As I'm cutting them I accidentally cut my finger.
"Oww!" I say.
"Sade you okay?"
I hear Austin say from the living room.
"Fine. I just cut my finger."
"That doesn't sound fine to me." He says coming to me. "Let me see."
I show him my finger.
"Sade it's gushing out blood."
"Thanks Dr. Mahone, for pointing out the obvious."
He looks at me.
"You said it was fine."
"It is. I just need to clean it and get a bandaid." I say.
"Let me help."
He cleans the cut then puts a bandaid on it.
"There we go." He says.
"Thank you Dr. Mahone." I say, looking into his eyes.
"Just doing my job."
I laugh a bit.
"Want to watch tv with me?" He asks.
"No, I'm going to go write a song."
"Oh! Okay."
I go to my room and get my guitar and song journal out. I start working on a new song. The title I decided is Forever. I work on it for a while trying to think of lyrics and melodies. After a bit I sing what I have so far.
"That is gold right there." I hear Austin say.
He comes over and sits next to me on the bed.
"You like it so far?" I ask.
"Yes. And for the record, I still think you should put a single out. I just know people will love it."
"And then they'll hate it and I'll be a one hit wonder."
"Not if you keep putting music out."
"That's not what I want to do."
"Why can't you just accept the fact that you're an amazing singer and you're voice needs to be heard more often?"
"Because it's not what I want to do Austin. It's not my passion like it is yours. I just like doing it for fun." I say.
Then I actually start to cry.
"Hey hey. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset." He says, cupping my face in his hands.
"It's not you. I don't even know I'm crying."
He wipes some tears away with his thumbs.
"Maybe you're stressed."
"I don't know what I would be stressed about."
"You're moving into a new house, and even if that doesn't seem stressful it is."
"Yeah, maybe thats it."
Austin wipes some more tears.
"Where's that smile?" He asks.
"Austin." I say.
"No, I need to see that beautiful smile." He says.
I look at him, trying not to smile.
"Okay now your just trying not to smile."
Then I smile because I can't help it.
"There it is." He says.
I look back up into his eyes, then lean in and kiss him softly.
"I don't know what I would do without you."