Wanted (A Restless Road Fanfiction)

It's Just Luck

CHAPTER 2

It's Just Luck

"I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often." ~Brian Tracy

I walked into school Monday morning, feeling ecstatic. I raced over to my best friend, Danielle.

"Danielle, you are NOT going to believe what happened. Like, it just can't be real. It's like a one in a million chance, but it happened!"

"Okay, first of all, calm down. I'm sure it's not that big of a deal. Second, I would like you to calmly tell me what happened without jumping up and down," Danielle replied.

"Zachtweetedthelinktomysingingvideotothewholeworlddoyouevenknowwhatthismeansdaniellehesawmytweetheheardmesingdanielle-"

"Katie. Calm. Deep breaths," she said.

"Right," I started. "Well, you know how you kept pestering me to upload that singing video? I uploaded it. And Zach Beeken tweeted the link to it for EVERYONE to see. He heard me sing and he actually thought I was good! I feel like I'm dreaming right now..."

"Seriously? That's incredible!" she said, and hugged me. "I told you you were good! I'm so happy for you! So, are you going to post any more videos?"

"I haven't exactly thought about that," I said. "I feel like I should, but I don't know. I love singing, but it might interfere with my regular life."

"A lot of people upload covers on YouTube. Come on, Katie, you'd be great at it. Plus, you know, Zach is probably going to watch them," Danielle said with a smile.

"That just adds pressure. I don't know, I'll think about it, okay?"

"Okay," she said.

After school, I went up to my room, thinking about what Danielle said. Maybe it would be a good thing to upload more videos. Singing made me happy.

I decided to go ahead and upload a video. I decided on a Taylor Swift song, "Forever and Always", because it was a song that I could relate to. I always felt that I could sing with more emotion if I could relate to the song.

I made the video, edited it, and uploaded it, feeling confident. I had never had much confidence before, but I am very grateful that I took a chance for once.

I closed my laptop and smiled. Right now, I felt like I could take on the world.