Never made it to 4

Missing

All the girls are buzzing around with nerves, it's shocking. I thought we were past this, most of them had done shows before. Most of their shows just weren't as big as this one, or with such important people.

"Alright girls, listen up." They quiet down, all heads turn to me.

"This girls is what we have been preparing for, look around you. The lights, the sounds, the cameras and the audience. They will all be focused on you." In my head I'm just begging for this to work.

"Okay, are we ready now? Julia, you're up first. Ready?" If she says no now I'm lost.

As I scan the room for her I realise that she is missing. Crap, not now.

"Has anyone seen Julia?" I ask the others nervously.

"I saw her 'bout five minutes ago." comes a voice from behind me, due to the southern twang in the voice I immediately know its Callie, and boy does that girl get on my nerves sometimes.

Turning to face her I see the small smile on her face that tells me this will take a while. Over the few months we've been working together I've come to know that she likes to beat around the bush, she likes playing games and not sharing what she knows right away which is what I really need right now.

"And where was she headed?" I ask as politely as I can muster hoping she will just tell me.

Sadly no such luck, "Well I think she went down the hall towards the back exit, but maybe, it was the hall towards the toilets. Let me think now, hmm. I know she definitely went to the back door."

God this girl does not make life easy on me. I listen carefully for a minute and realise Mathew is almost finished, that means we have maybe two minutes max to get Julia on that stage.

"Are you sure Callie? We really have no time for your games tonight, this is the real deal not one another practice where you can have a little joke." I'm losing patience and I'm not in the mood for this. My entire life has led up to this moment I will not have it ruined because she wants to play games.

"Yes, I'm sure. I know when a time has to be serious, jeez. Search both ways if you don't trust me." Great, now she's pouting. Sometimes these girls are such drama queens.

"No, I trust you." turning away from her I hear her snicker behind my back.

I call over the guards, "I need two men, one to go look outside and preferably a woman, to go look in the bathrooms. Now, I'm missing my first up. Hurry." Okay so I could have been more polite but I was starting to stress. We just had to find her. Now.