Trapped With the Memories of You

Chapter 6 Henry's POV

This was it. Today would start what I have been dreaming of for the past twelve years of my life. It was now 11:45am and Kelsey should be here soon. While my mom went to put my luggage in the car, I sat on the couch with my head in my hands, thinking about what was actually going to happen soon. I was going to audition for Super Junior M, and only one person was going to get into the group from all those who were going to audition.

Zhoumi had called me on Friday and told me some details of the audition. He said there were over 15,000people who had signed up to audition. The audition would take four days with three call backs at most, and the winner would be narrowed down to two people and then chosen on the final day. I had to be perfect, if this was the time in my life that I had to perform my best than I had better do it.

“If I didn’t know you any better I’d say that you were nervous.” I looked up to find Kelsey staring down at me with a sympathetic smile on her face. It was amazing how just the sight of her could calm me down. I guess I really was in love with her.

“Me?” I responded with a smile on my face, “I’m Henry Lau, I’m never nervous.” That was a total lie. Every time I was around her my nervousness was on overdrive. She laughed a little which yet again got a smile out of me.

“Okay kids let’s go, Henry you don’t want to miss your plane.” My mom said from the front door. I took a deep breath and got up off the couch, ‘here goes nothing,’ I thought to myself.

Once we got into the car I decided to sit in the back with Kelsey. My mom started the car and we were off toward the airport, and with every passing second I was getting more nervous. My legs began shaking and the actuality of how big the thing I was about to do finally hit me. Kelsey must have sensed my nervousness because she took my hand in her small one, and just held it. I looked down at our interlocked hands and I immediately felt relief, but I also felt something else. I felt total appreciation and happiness and gratitude and a whole bunch of other lovey-dovey stuff toward Kelsey, I was so lucky to have found someone like her, and that made me want to pass the audition even more so I would be able to give her everything she would ever want. I realized I had been caught up in my thoughts again when I heard Kelsey calling my name.

“Oh sorry.” I said embarrassed.

“You know it’s okay to be nervous.” She said softly. “It would be weird if you weren’t nervous actually. Just focus on what you practiced, I believe in you Henry. You can do this!” I was glad she said that, I really needed the support at the moment. I calmed myself down and looked up only to see my mom looking at me through the rearview mirror with a smile so big it would make you believe she won the lottery. I guess I didn’t have to worry about her liking Kelsey.

Thanks to my nerves the ride to the airport, which was a twenty minute ride seemed like a five minute ride. I got out of the car shakily and opened the trunk. I grabbed my luggage and headed into the airport with my mom and Kelsey talking about something at my heels.

As soon as I stepped into the airport I realized why my mom had wanted to get me here so early. The place was so busy! Every ticketing line had at least twenty people in it, all of them old with the exception of a few young businessmen.

I stood in line and waited for it to move, and it did, but ever so slowly. By the time I had gotten my tickets, and passed through the security check it was 1:45. We had gotten to the airport at 12:20pm. On the way to the gate my mother and Kelsey continued to talk. Well actually, my mom was doing all the talking while Kelsey had this cute confused look on her face while trying to keep up with my mother’s rambling. When we finally got to the gate my mom pulled me into the tightest hug I think she had ever given me, she cried a little bit, and I think I would have too if Kelsey wasn’t there. My mom said goodbye and started walking back to the car while Kelsey stuck around to tell me her goodbyes.