The New Girl In The Band

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Jayden went out of the room and as the bright flashes of the cameras welcomed him, the reporters started asking him questions.

"Jayden, can you please explain what happened back there a while ago?" A reporter asked him.

"Well, we were performing when we heard the first gunshot. We were singing when the gunshot went off and then as the other people panicked, two gunshots were heard too and... There. Nicole and I were both shot." Jayden said.

"Do you know who did this?" Another reporter asked him.

"There's this girl named Haley and she has been sending Nicole death threats over Twitter these past few days and Nicole was just really completely shaken by all of it but we tried to assure her that that girl wouldn't get to our concert." He answered.

"Is that why you doubled-up the security at your concert?" Another one asked.

"Yes." He said. "Now, if you'll excuse me..." Then he was about to go back into Nicole's room when one reporter asked a question that he least expected.

"One last question Jayden, is it true that Trent and Nicole went out first before you and her?"

Jayden was taken aback by the reporter's question. He didn't want to answer it because if he did, then that would be a bad publicity for Nicole. Meanwhile, Trent and the others were listening behind the door and Trent couldn't take it in anymore so he turned the knob but William stopped him.

"Whoa mate, what are you doing?" He asked.

"Bailing my friend out from the press." Trent replied with a smile on his face. And so he went out and the media turned to him.

"Trent, is it true that you and Nicole went out before she and Jayden did?" The same reporter asked.

"Yes." Trent said. "Nicole and I went out." And the press gasped when they heard his answer. "I thought it was going to work out because we have a lot in common but it just didn't. And just to be clear, I broke up with her."

"What was your reaction when Jayden and Nicole officially went out with each other?" Another reporter asked.

"Happy. I was the first one who knew about their relationship. There were no hard feelings at all. Let bygones be bygones, as they say." He replied. "Now, if you'll excuse us..." Then he and Jayden went in already.

"Thank you Trent for bailing me out there." Jayden said.

"No worries." Trent said.

"Just a question... You did really broke up with her, right?"

"No. She broke up with me but I just said that to the press so that they wouldn't think of Nicole as a bad person."

"Thank you." Then he hugged Trent. A few seconds later, they noticed that the zigzag lines on the machine beside Nicole were starting to decrease and it's decreasing rapidly.

"I'll call the doctor." Darcy said as she went out of the room.

"No! No! No! NIcole!!!" Jayden said nervously as he held her hand tight. "Nicole!!!"

And then the doctors came in already and started to revive her body...

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Nicole opened her eyes too see herself lying in a field of flowers. She stood up and found herself barefooted and dressed in a white dress. "Nicole!" She turned around and saw her dad, standing a few feet away from her.

"Dad?" She said the she ran to him and hugged him tight. "I'm so sorry dad... I'm so sorry."

"It's okay, child. I have already forgiven you..." Jacob said.

She pulled away, "Wait, am I dead?" she asked. Jacob chuckled, "No. Not just yet." He said. "Nicole, you still have a lot to do out there."

"Nicole!"

"What was that?" She asked.

"They are calling for you now, Nicole. They are asking you to come back." He said.

"Who are they?"

"They are your loved ones."

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"Clear!" The doctor said as he tried to revive her body but they can't still bring her body back to life again.

"Doctor, her blood pressure just dropped." The nurse said.

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"What? Loved ones?" Nicole asked.

"Yes. Loved ones. Now, go back there. You still have a lot of things to do back there." Jacob said.

"Like what?"

"Like your singing. Now, go. GO!"

Then he pushed her into the black hole and Nicole felt herself falling in the middle of nowhere until she landed on the white surface and as soon as she landed on the white surface, she slowly opened her eyes. And as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Jayden, Trent, William, Zach, Julian and Darcy at the corner of the room, crying.

"She's awake! She's awake!" Jayden said in joy. He ran towards her and hugged her tight. "Finally! You're awake!" He added with tears of joy in his brown eyes.

"We thought that we're gonna lose you already!" Julian said then he joined them. Eventually, it all turned out into a group hug.

"You guys shouldn't be crying! I'm not yet dead!" Nicole said. "Mourn for me when I'm dead, okay?" And they all laughed as they pulled away from her.

"I thought that you're gonna leave me already!" Jayden said.

"That would never happen, Jayden. Never." Nicole said.

"I love you Nicole."

"I love you too Jayden."

And then Jayden lifted her chin up a little bit and kissed her on the lips, filled with love and lust for her.