Everyone has something to hide... Alexis Carder was an all around teenager with a more than perfect life. Until her world came crashing down when her parents had announced they filed for a divorce. Alexis thought there was no way things could get wo...
"Sales have been going great so what's the problem?" My publicist Kelly asked as we sat around the table in the conference room at my record label.
They had called me in to talk about sales but from what I knew everything was fine. Great even!
"The problem is we want them to stay great! So we need something new from you." Mark my manager said as he sat back in his chair.
"But I don't have any new songs. I haven't been writing yet!" I said kind of scared. They had told me I didn't have to write anything new for a bit, so I had been going out and doing anything but writing music.
"I'm not talking about a song, I'm talking about a contest!" Mark said excitedly and I was shocked.
"A contest?" Kelly and I said at the same time.
"Yes, the winner will be in your next music video and will get a chance to sing with you. Maybe even go on tour with you." He said happily and Kelly just shook her head.
"No no no... this is not going to happen. What if they all suck? And how will they be touring with him? What would they be singing" Kelly said and I did agree with some of her concerns...
What would they be singing? I couldn't even come up with anything new, let alone even get any ideas.
"Well, I was thinking we could have some of their original songs produced under our label and from there we can do duets.
"Wait you want me to sing with this person?" I said kind of half nervous as I thought of all the sappy romantic duet songs.
Gross!
"We will sign the winner to Virgin Night Records and go from there," Mark said and I nodded my head.
"That actually doesn't sound that bad. It would be huge." Kelly said and I could tell by her smile and voice that she found the idea to be rather genius.
"Oh, it will be huge! I will advertise it everywhere, buses, websites, posters, and radio. You name it I'll have it done!" Mark said all cocky.
"Fine but if we are going to do this then we have to do this right, I want to see Kyle's contest everywhere I go!" Kelly said and Mark laughed.
"Oh, you will sweetheart!" Mark said and I rolled my eye's.
"Seriously can you two get a room!" I said for the first time. They had been flirting with one another in every meeting I had. It was starting to get really uncomfortable... fast!
Mark cleared his throat and took his eye's off of Kelly to look at the contract on his desk.
"Cool, then it's settled," I said happily.
"Ah... not so fast. We are going to hold the concert back in London... so we're going to get you to move back there for the year..." Mark said and my eyes flew to Kelly for help.
"WAIT... WHAT!" I said completely speechless. I was not expecting this. I had just moved to California a year and a half ago, now I'm moving back?
"Well yeah, it only seemed fit to find a winner from your home city," Mark said and I shook my head.
"So what about school?" I asked and he smiled.
This is not going to be good...
"Oh, that's simple. We're sending you back to your old school."
