1000 Miles - Chandler Riggs // Austin Abrams

Chapter Fifty Three: Last Chapter

a/n: like i said many chapters ago, Bea Miller doesn't exist and Poppy's songs will be Bea's. I guess that works? Yeah okay. On with the final chapter.

January 24th

Breathe Poppy. Just breathe. Don't let the past two weeks' hard work be for nothing. You need to prove to everyone that you aren't the quiet weird girl who had her best friend sticking up for her. You need to show them that you're not like that. That you can actually be somebody.

The past two weeks I had to rehearse with the guys but I also had to write my own song and get it okay'd by Mercury Records. It's all been a lot of work but I've finally done it. During the tour I'll have to write an album as well. It's all really complicated to explain so I guess I'll just see how it all plays out. 

There's a silence in my dressing room. The only sound is my breathing. I'm trying to keep my heartbeat steady. Today marks the first day of the rest of my life. I still have another 30 minutes before I go out on stage. 

I've only ever been to a couple concerts in my life. Never in a million years did I think of actually being on stage with the artists and performing with them. I never thought I'd be performing in front of thousands of people who may or may not like me. It's all really strange to think about. I complain about how I wish we would have never went to Dollywood on June 1st, 2016. I complain how I should have never agreed to hang out with the Paper Towns cast. How I should have never went on the whole trip to begin with. How everything changed that day. I never realized that I actually didn't mean it. I am glad I went on that trip. I'm glad I met everyone. 

I'm happy.

If it wasn't for that trip I may not be where I am today. I know I wouldn't. It was because Nat helped Kaylin get a role in the movie that she encouraged me to start singing. Mercury Records would have never agreed to sign me if just my dad asked about it. They saw my videos and thought I was good enough. It's because of Kaylin I'm where I am today. It's because of her that I'm happy.

I take a sip of water and one last glance in the mirror. I can hear the announcer getting ready to announce my name. I smile. I smile a real smile and turn and walk to the door, down the hall and to the stage doors, fixing my skirt in the process.

Here goes everything. 

The Vamps give me a thumbs up from the door and I smile and nod. As I walk out onto stage I hear cheering. My smile widens. 

I stand near the microphone and speak into it. "Thank y'all all for coming tonight. I know that these guys have worked so hard and are really excited to be doing another world tour. So I've never really performed on stage before, but here it goes. My name is Poppy Delewater and I'm going to be singing my new single 'Fire N Gold'." The audience cheers and the music starts to play.

"Like an astronaut that's scared of heights. With a heart that's beating at the speed of light. You've been waiting for this feeling all your life. Sometimes it's just hard to realize.

When you're stuck in a moment and your spark has been stolen, this our time to own it, so own it.

Baby we were born with Fire and gold in our eyes, eyes. With fire and gold in our eyes, eyes.

Got lightning in a bottle, hands on the throttle. Even in dust we shine. With fire and gold in our eyes"

As I sing, the adrenaline rushes through me. The song comes to an end after a few minutes and the crowd is cheering louder than when I came out. This is what happiness feels like. I throw my hands up in the air. "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Vamps!" 

Then the four guys walk out on stage as I walk off. The bodyguard nods at me as I make my way over to the food stand. I have at least 15 minutes before I have to go back out and perform with the guys. We're singing Somebody To You with me taking the place of Demi.