Finding our Voices {Nicholas McDonald & Sam Callahan}

Chapter 14

Jess' POV.

I can't believe that in less than an hour I will be singing for my life in front of my own mother. This depends on my whole future and I can't afford to make my more mistakes. I don't want to go back to school and look like I don't have a talent. Everyone at our school has a talent, even if it's something like burping the alphabet. The nerves are really getting to me now. I walk down into the kitchen to find mum eating a bowl of strawberries and reading a magazine. I sit down at the table with her and she looks up and gives me a smile.

"Hey sweetie, you okay?" She asked as she puts down her magazine.

"Yeah, nerves are just getting to me a bit now" I say with a nervous laugh.

"Don't worry babe you will be fine. If you sing like you sing in your room all the time then I'm sure you have nothing to worry about."

"Thanks mum" I say.

"What you singing anyway?" She says as she finishes her last strawberry.

"Rita and Sigma - coming home, I've changed it a bit though. It's kinda a slow version" I say.

"I like it" she nods "can't wait to hear it!" She says as there was a knock at the door. "That will be the camera men" she said getting up and walking to the door. I walk back up to mine and Lauren's room to find Lauren rushing about getting ready.

"Where you off to in such a hurry?" I asked her sitting on the bed.

"No where Jess" she said to me frustratedly.

"Was only asking Lauren."

"Don't push it Jess, not today anyway" Lauren said.

"Why not today?" But before I could get an answer the bedroom door had slammed shut. Well then...

Time had past and I had been called to do my part and sing in front of my mum. I walked down the stairs and out the glass back doors, my heart beating out of my chest. I walked past the pool and over to the patio where my mum... I mean Nicole was sitting with her guest Rita Ora. I have to have a little fan girl with myself about that later. But wait I'm singing one of Rita's songs, oh no, this is going to go horribly wrong. I can just see it. I'm going to let my mum and Rita down.

"When you're ready" Nicole says. Breathe Jess, breathe. I can see my mum smiling at me telling me to stay calm and that everything is going to be okay.

''Knowing that I find it on my own
Cause if life ain't leading though where I can go
I'm standing still with nothing in my way
Letting me go so I can find myself again" I start off slow and quiet as my nerves take the better of me on the first line.

"I need that
Ground beneath my feet to feel that
Ground beneath my feet
I need that
Ground beneath my feet to feel that
Ground beneath my feet
I need that" I carry on my voice growing stronger as I start to feel more comfortable and confident.

"I need that home, I'm coming home, I'm coming home
Cause it's life that I've been living in my home
Home, I'm coming home, I'm coming home
Cause I'm tired of being out here on my own
I'm coming home, oh yeah yeah yeah
I'm coming home, oh yeah
All of this time I've been living it up
All that's is left is rubble and dust
Oh oh, I'm coming home" I keep the paste slow as I make it my own and I give my all to it finishing off I smile bringing the microphone down. I get a massive smile from Rita and my mum as I walk away over to Dermot.

"Jess that was amazing! How do you think you've done?"

"Thank you!" I say giving him a hug. "I hope I've done well enough , it's just the waiting game now " I say smiling as I let a breath out.