(ON HOLD) How Did We End Up Here

Chapter 7: Gotta get Out

Hailey's POV

I found him. He was lying in the grassy area in a park near our house with both his arms tucked under his head. He was looking at the sky, thinking deeply. 

I sat beside him. He didn't even move, he just looked at me.

"Calum" I called unto him. He looked into my eyes for a second but then shifted his gaze back to the sky.

Calum: Go away, I wanted to be alone.

"No you don't."

he scoffed at me. then he bit his lip still not looking at me as I talk.

"I know you, idiot. Come'on talk."

he let out a deep sigh , giving up with thought that I was going to leave him all alone here.

Calum: Why can't you guys just hear me out? Every time for the past two years that we cover songs and put them up on youtube, people would come up and greet me saying how great we were performing that song by Blink, that song by green day, that song by mcfly. You know what hail? That sucks. Having no originality sucks. Being in the shadow of famous bands sucks more!

 I bet he's confused that we never get the chance to be known for our own music.

"I know, pal. I know."

Calum: You do?

"Look, I know you've been dreaming of this. Now that we're in a band you wanted people to sing our songs too, put them up in the're playlist even if they'd had to illegally download our stuff."

he chuckles.

"You know what? tell Mikey exactly the words you said to me a while ago."

He looked at me and then turned so he was facing me now.

Calum: will he even listen to me?

" You know him more than I do Cal, you know he's going to listen to you. I know that right now he must've been thinking about how to talk to you again after all that happened today. He's your best friend after all."

He rolled over again so he was facing the sky again. He covered his eyes with his arm.

Calum: Okay.

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Calum's POV

I was thankful Hailey followed me. I actually felt a lot better after I told her my thoughts.

It was getting darker now, stars are appearing and it  makes my mood more gloomy than normal. By this time I think Luke and Michael were already home since they don't stay at Hailey's place this late.

"hail.."

Hailey: Hmmm?

She was lying on the ground now looking at the stars. She was pointing them one by one playing connect the dots.

"Do you think people would like our songs? What if they won't? 

What if we weren't good enough to please them?"

Hailey: Cal. do you still remember what Michael told us  right before he asked us what would it be like if we were in a band?

I do. I could clearly recall what he said back then

*flashback*

Michael: You know guys, if we all like the same music that if we only can we'd sing them all day and just jam like nobody cares.. What if we're all in a band?

*end of flashback*

 Hailey stood up. dusting the dirt that got into her pants. I sat up and she turned around to say one last thing before going back to their house.

Hailey: Cal, get your ass out of that thinking. When people come say and do things that bring you to your knees. You just gotta get out of those negative thoughts. We gotta go Cal, it's getting late.

"We're teenagers now, It's not like when we were 12 back then." I raced up to her as we walked our way home.

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Next morning I went to Hailey's house just like the normal routine and found out that I was the only one they've been waiting for .

"hey guys" I greeted them, as usual.

I sat on the floor, feeling the awkward situation we're in  I pretended to be searching for random stuff in my backpack.

Hailey: Come'on Mikey, go.

hailey was making weird signals to Mikey, encouraging him to speak. She was like a mother forcing her child to do something. I was about to let out a laugh but then fought the urge because it was really an awkward situation between me and Michael.

Michael:  I know Hail, I can do it by myself.

Hailey: then maybe you should start with that now.

Michael: Uhmm, Calum.... I.. I think I have been completely dumb yesterday

Luke: you were. you really were.

Michael:  I think I was wrong coz I haven't been able to hear your side and I just kept on talking about what I don't like. I think we can make a great song if we just worked together, I'm sorry man.

" It's okay man "

Hailey was looking at me strangely again. I began to remember the first day I came here and she did that thing where she gets her face really close you'll eventually end up getting nervous.

Hailey: Did you sleep Calum? there are bags under your eyes.

I touched my eyes, they hurt like hell now that she's talking about it. I feel really sleepy too.

" Uhm, about this. i haven't been able to sleep last night 'cause I was busy with this."

I took out a paper I've been scribbling on last night. I handed it out for them to see.

Luke: You wrote a song overnight? 

" thoughts just came into my head. I started scribbling with these lines and then the rest just came in altogether."

Michael: Sing it for us Calum.

He handed me his guitar, I started out testing the first chords then.

"Well, here it goes."

I sang the song in front of them, it felt weird though. singing something that's completely made by me.

When I finished, Hailey was clapping like crazy while the other two were smiling back at me.

Hailey:  that was really great ! 

" Well , it should be 'cause its basically about all of us facing this whole new world together."

Luke: It was catchy. I think we should really perform this.

Hailey: What do you think,Mikey? 

Michael: We definitely shouldn't let this thing go to waste. Since it's Calum's first composition too.

Luke: looks like we got ourselves a performance to practice.

"Wait.. guys."

Hailey:  What's the matter Cal?

" I was actually thinking this song would sound really great with drums playing in too."

Michael, Hailey & Luke: But we don't  know how to play drums

Crap.

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