The Chim Factor

Chapter 20

Kimberley's POV

I've just finished doing the last interview with contestants after they have performed for Cheryl. I now feel extremely sorry for Cheryl because the girls were all really good which means she's got a tough decision to make.

I'm told that I have to go and interview Cheryl now, I have to do an interview with her before she makes her choices and after.

I'm actually secretly glad about this because it means I have to stay up until Cheryl has finished deciding, which I was going to do anyway but now I have an excuse to without other people getting suspicious.

I make my way to the balcony where the auditions took place and see Cheryl already sat on the chair where the interview is taking place. She doesn't notice me making my way over to her but as I sit down next to her she looks at me with a sad look on her face.

I pull her into a hug stroking her back knowing it would calm her down. After a few seconds she tries to pull away, I can tell she is worried about the people around us and their reactions to us.

"It's fine, friends hug, don't they?"

My words seem to calm her down and she relaxes into my embrace.

We pull away as we hear someone calling our names, we're told we have to start the interview now so we do.

All the producers seem stressed tonight, we know not to get on the wrong side of them. We only had a few seconds to separate and gather our thoughts before they started filming.

"So Cheryl, how are you feeling after the performances?"

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The interview didn't last long and unfortunately for me I've had to leave Cheryl so she can film the parts she needs to before making her decision.

I'm sat out by the pool on a sun bed with my book in my hand. I've almost finished it and I promised Cheryl I'd give it to her after so she could read it.

Before I start reading my book I look out into the distance and notice the view.

This is the first time I have been to Spain and I'm already loving it, I really want to come back at some point and hopefully it will be with Cheryl.

I'm not far from where Cheryl is filming her part with the guest judge because I can hear noise but I can't see them.

After about 10 minutes I start to feel a cool breeze so I head inside hoping Cheryl would be done by now. I had perfect timing as I see Cheryl enter the house as I step back onto the main part of the patio. She doesn't see me so she keeps on walking and I'm slightly confused as to why she's going back into the house, I thought we had another interview to do?

Before I can follow her I'm stopped by one of the main producers.

"Kimberley."

"Hey, what's going on?"

"Well we've had a little technical fault with the cameras and we would be able to sort it out but it would take us about an hour to do it and we could all tell that Cheryl had had enough for tonight so we've let her go up to bed and we'll do the other interview with you two tomorrow if that's ok?"

"Yeah I'm fine with that, I'm gonna head up to bed now then too."

"Alright, night."

"Night." Secretly I'm a lot happier about not having to do another interview than they think, this means I get to be with Cheryl sooner, just us two.

I make my way to my room, get changed into a pair of pj shorts and vest top and then make my way to Cheryl's room.

I close the door of my room so it looks like I'm asleep and quietly tiptoe to Cheryl's. I'm glad when nobody spots me in the corridor. I quickly knock on Cheryl's door before opening it.