Strong

Chapter One

"Well hye there young lady, what's your name?" I hear britney voice through the microphone as I walk in.

I take a deep breath to calm all my nerves. Now Rachel you don't want to mess this up. My subconscious add.

"I'm R-Rachel, uh Rachel White." I try to say calmly.

"Okay Ms. White how old are you?" Simon ask

"16" I say and get an 'oooo' from the audience. I'm so fucking nervous here.

"And you came with your family?" L.A's wild guess is really off target

"Uh no. I came with my sister only." I answer nervously, grasping the microphone on my hand a little bit too tight.

"So what are you gonna sing to us today?" Simon goes straight to the point.

"Heart Attack by Demi Lovato" I try to sound convincing. Wait, how the hell am I gonna sound convincing if I'm not confidence enough with myself?

"Your gonna sing my song?" Demi sounds a bit excited and I just nod.

Shut up, Rach. You've practised a thousand times! Believe in yourself! My subconscious hit me. Okay, this is it. Its now or never. I'm not gonna mess this up.

"A risky choice I see. Okay let's hear what you got." Simon say and I take that as my cue to start.

The music starts and I take one last deep relaxing breath.

"Putting my defenses up,

cause I don't wanna fall in love,

If I ever did that, I think I have a heart attack" settling down perfect with the first verse, I continue with the second.

"Never put my love out on the line,

Never say yes to the right guy,

Never having trouble getting what I want,

But when it comes to you I'll never good enough." I don't know whether I can believe my ear or not but I think I can hear the audience cheering loudly.

"When I don't care,

I can play it like a Ken doll,

Won't wash my hair,

And make it bounce like a basket ball." And I make my way to the crowd

"But you, make me wanna act like a girl,

Paint my nail and wear high heels,

Yes you, make me so nervous,

And I just can't hold your hand." I raise the note a little bit.

Okay, this is it. My thousand times practice gonna worth if i hit this one perfectly.

"You make me glow,

But I cover up won't let it show,

So I puttin my defenses up,

Cause I don't wanna fall in love,

If I ever did that,

I think I have a heart attack yeah yeah." I hit the high note strong enough that I can feel all the weight I've been carrying lifted up.

"I think I have heart attack" I close my eyes, enjoying the strong aura that I've been creating with my own voice. The wave of power flowing in my blood.