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Chapter Ten

Finally, classes has come to an end and Therese, Jasmine, and Jason dropped the whole Emmett thing as they went to their individual obligations. Leaving me to snoop around the Glee club. I never knew I could be so obssessed in someone that I'd actually look and spy on that someone's someone just to see if I was more beautiful.

Yes, it's creepy I know.

The Glee club always practiced by the Little Sony Hall, beside the Sony Hall. It was tinier, more compact, and were all around audio and visual centralized.

I gave innocent smiles to the people who caught me walking down the long corridors and as I reached the hall, my guilt had boiled up to my head that I was unsure whether I'm still being sane or not.

My heart pumped as I heard the voices of angels lingering through the air. Our choir was one of the best around, that I had to admit. The shaking of the ground become more sensible and violent as I neared the hall. A single bright light illuminating the insides. I peeked through the slightly opened two doors, choir members were gathered on stage while the choir master, Mr. Griffin, stood in front of them below the stage.

Mr. Griffin motioned a halt and restart, and so they did. His organ hummed and echoed through the hall, it was heavenly music and as the choir started to sing, the environment around me became paradise.

How was I going to know who Lea was? I did not think this through.

Inhaling deeply, I squeezed my body through the slightest opening but luck was definitely not on my side as the two doors creaked and disturbed the whole choir. They suddenly stopped and looked at me in unison, Mr. Griffin included.

"Hi," I choked on my own saliva and had to clear my throat.

"Ah, Ms. Keats, what brings you here?" Mr. Griffin's voice sounded displeased and angry from the disturbance.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Griffin." I remembered something they used to talk about in class when we had our Music class and Mr. Griffin would teach us. "I was walking pass when I heard the choir, it sounded so beautiful that I just had to see."

He smiled all of a sudden, proud. That was one way to get on Mr. Griffin's good side; Flattery.

"Well, if you can keep quiet you can go grab a chair and watch the practice." He motioned towards the piles of white monoblocks stacked upon each other.

"Yes, and if you don't mind Mr. Griffin? I'm helping Therese Hart with the yearbook and I'd like to know more about the choir members." I smiled sweetly, my heart holding its pumping.

"Well, of course." He nodded, flattered. He turned and signalled a restart. The music drowned me again in its beauty as I blankly took a chair and sat nearest Mr. Grifiin. All the choir members smiled at me as they sung their wonderful tunes. It was enough to make me smile back. Oh if Matt only knew what I had to go through to know this girlfriend of his.

Something vibrated from my pocket.

Emmett calling.....

"Shit." I whispered to myself and quickly took a step outside. "Hey, Em."

"El! Where are you? I've ran acrossed Therese told me you already went home."

"Oh no, I'm in the LSH."

"LSH? What are you doing there?"

"Um, duties and stuff." I wasn't all lying, I made it a duty to know what Matt's keeping from me.

"Oh alright, I'm coming there." He ended the call and I muttered another cuss word to myself before sliding inside the hall again. I scrutinized everyone on stage, trying to decipher which one looks like a Lea, but to me they all could've been named Lea. I cursed Therese for just not remembering her last name.