Addicting (A Yoandri Cabrera Fanfic)

chapter fourteen.

**Monday Morning - Yoandri's POV**

It's 6:35 am. I barely got any sleep last night. I couldn't put myself at ease at all because my mind was overflowing with the idea of my big break approaching like a light at the end of a long tunnel. My audition day had finally arrived after what was months of speaking to the representative at Capitol Records and arranging the meet up with the business people that could potentially sign me or leave me hanging.

I had sent over a demo of a couple of covers and an original song , but when the label's rep contacted me back, he didn't give much detail on what the label felt when listening to my music, simply telling me they wanted to hear me live and in studio. The Miami rep got a chance at watching me perform at a gig in a cafe that's known to host performers before they get big. Now, three months ahead of time, here I am in LA, the day of my in-studio audition. I was extremely nervous.

I didn't feel tired but that's the way I always felt the morning after when the nerves keep me awake at night. I always get tired later on, but I really hoped to not make a bad first impression with the music producers by yawning.

I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. I can't seem to drag myself out of bed yet. I don't know why I'm so scared, I've practically learned these songs so well, I couldn't forget a single lyric even if I wanted to. However I do fear that I could potentially blank out completely. I really don't want to screw this up.

I know that there's really nothing I should be worried about, I've been through a lot even if I'm only 18. I've been through plenty of pressure before, but something about this makes me extra nervous. As strange as it might sound, the LA air doesn't feel the same as Miami air. It throws me off a little because I know I'm not home, much less in my comfort zone. I'm in an unfamiliar city, going to a major record label to audition, in a hotel that feels cold compared to the familiar warmth of my home.

It's 7:25 am by the time I check the clock again. I had spent almost an hour trying to comprehend everything going on at the moment, but I've done enough thinking about this audition. I needed to relax somehow.

I propped myself up in bed and take a big stretch of my arms. I log onto Twitter, still trying to not worry too much about my audition. I decide to surprise some of my fans and sneak into some group chats, just for some fun. There are hundreds of group chats in my messages, only very few that I recognized were there ever since I was on La Banda. I was so surprised that some of these girls has stuck with me as I was struggling to find a way into the music industry.  It was because of them that I was here, that I was about to audition and be one step closer to making my dreams come true. I couldn't let them down. I owed it to them to do the best at my audition.

I read through what some of the group chats are saying. A girl in one chat had just gone to the iHeartRadio festival and saw the CNCO boys and everyone was asking her questions about her experience . Another group chat was sharing their favorite picture edits; some really cool ones I liked.

"Hey those are nice ☺️" I type out and send the message to that group chat.

Another group chat popped up in my messages, with a preview that said "IF YOYO COMES IN THIS GC I'LL PEE MYSELF." I'll have to admit, some of these girls crack me up.

"Please don't pee" I reply, hoping I don't scare the girls. I can't imagine their faces, because I still don't understand how they get excited over a message from me; it doesn't make sense to me because I'm just me.

I've done enough creeping into the direct messages for now, because it's starting to get late. I get up and untangle myself from the bed sheets and stretch again. I head to the bathroom and I get the water running in the shower. I take a good look in the mirror, analyzing my features and how much I've changed since I started out on La Voz Kids. It's been an incredible journey, and today could mark the beginning of a new chapter in my life...

*** 20 minutes later***

All these thoughts and reflections overflowed my mind while I showered, but I guess it all relaxed me somehow. And along these thoughts popping in my mind, I had gotten an idea. The one person that could take my mind off of things would be Cassie. I needed to call her, hear her voice, maybe even see her. I want to call her and ask her to join me for breakfast before I head out to my audition. I mean, I was going to hang out with them anyways, but I'd love to see her too. I know I told her I wanted to hang out again this Friday, but it wouldn't hurt to ask her and see if she wants to. I'm half dressed, but I should call her now before she already eats breakfast or anything else happens, or before I forget to actually call her.

"Hello?" I hear a quiet little voice answer on the other side.

"Cassie? It's me, Yoandri. Did I wake you up or something?" I say, I had forgotten that it was still pretty early, and maybe she was still asleep.

"No, no, I've been awake," she giggles, "but I just wasn't expecting a call from you, or anyone, really, you've caught me off guard a bit,"

"Sorry, I just wanted to ask you, I know this a bit short notice, but I wanted to know if you wanted to join me for breakfast in about an hour or so? I could send my chauffeur over to pick you up and we could head to this little restaurant-cafe I heard about, if you'd like?" I ask Cassie.

"Oh my gosh, uh, I would have loved to, but I've got classes all day today, and I can't miss out on my morning class because my professor is reviewing for our midterms next week." I can hear Cassie sigh through the phone.

"It's okay, really, I knew it was really short notice and all of a sudden too, so it might have not been the best idea,"

"Don't worry about it, either way, we're still hanging out on Friday, right?"

"Of course, I'll text you more about that later today, sounds cool?" Right, I couldn't forget to ask Joel about making plans for Friday, so we could all hang out together. I really want to hang with Cassie again.

"Definitely, so I'll catch up with you later?"

"Yeah, I'll text you!"

So we hung up, and I couldn't believe it but I instantly had a new motivation to get through with my audition. Cassie had brightened up my day, and I felt as if the phone call with her was going to be my good luck charm. I was ready to take on Capitol Records.

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Okay so this was kind of a reflection chapter, but this chapter got much longer than I expected. Leave a comment on what you think should happen next, or what you think will happen next? Maybe I'll pick up some inspiration from some of you?

-Kat