Inked Souls

part one

I am sitting in the front row- I'm at school, it's my last day here- and waiting for my moment.

Today's the day I will show these people what I have been doing during the past five years. Not study; not sport. I have been singing in my group, "The Rogue".

I am Louis, and it's my turn to sing.

As we go on stage, people look at us as if we were aliens: actually most of the crowd don't even know who we are, even though we have seen each other every day.

The music starts playing, I hear the sound of the guitar and then only my thoughts. I close my eyes and try to remeber the lyrics of the song, but they seem to have disappeared.

I can't sing. That's the only thought i have in my mind, and I stare at my mates who are just keeping playing invane.

The thing is, I want to show how strong I am vocally, but all the things I have done cross my mind and I start listening to people whispering and asking when am I going to sing.

Suddently I remeber what my mom said me yesterday : I don't have to be what they aspect, but who I want to be to them. It's just a matter of impressions now.

Finally the song lyrics come out of my mouth and everyone seems to appreciate what I am doing, even myself.

I can now only see the lights as I stare at the bottom of the room.

As the song finishes, I can onlyhear the silence taking place in my ears, and after a little while, I see people standing and applauding to us, to me.

I finally did it, I revealed myself. Now I'm not the Louis I was before, now I am...

"Louis!!!" I hear my friend Josh screaming my name coming to me jumping like a penguin.

"Louis!!!The teacher offered us to join a contest- there will be lots of other bands of the country!!! What do you think mate? Shall we go??"

I can't let them down,so I accept, even though I'm afraid everything may go wrong. At least now we can concentrate on the good performance we have just held.

Me and the others go and take a break at the table of drinks. Meredith comes to me and, flipping her hair, she watches me with dreaming eyes. 

"Hey Louis, I was wondering if that invite to go out is still valid?"

"Hey, Meredith..."- she has been ignoring me for the past three years, I have been so in love with her she can't even understand how much- it's just that now I am tired of waiting for her.

"Meredith, you see, that invite was like...two years ago. I have new horizonz now, I have new crushes, and you are not between them. You know, It's been quite wonderful to be ignored by your flawless face, until I realized you were a waste of time. And I have wasted too muche time chasing you, that I haven't seen the beauty of love yet. So, no, I'm sorry, it isn't valid anymore."

I watch her standing in front of me speachless and pale. She didn't expect it, but I am not a temporary fix you can take advantage of whenever you want. I am not anymore.

I am called to go away, leaving her still with her mouth open since I also gave her my empty glass to trash away.

"Louis, what did she want?"

"Nothing, just hanging out with me." Josh knows everything I have done for her- all the letters, the tears, the time spent on her, so he seems to be relieved when listens to the news.

"And?"

"And, Josh, I said no. She can't treat me like that and then pretend like nothing happened, don't you think?"

"Oh, Yes man...you are right. So...are you ready to gooooo?"

I just have a friend who loves screaming in my ear at a metre of distance.

"Yes, Josh, but please don't shout."

Today's my last day at school, and I took a revenge on the girl who made me suffer for so long.

PLEASE GUYS IF YOU CATCH ANY ERROR PLEASE MAKE ME NOTICE AND I'LL CORRECT THEM. I'M NOT ENGLISH, I AM TRYING MY BEST, I love you all.

Hogwarts

All the Love,x.