Our Song

10

I was on the group chat, messing around because I was bored. Then, Taira entered the chat room and everything became chaotic.

TayTay has entered the chat room

TayTay: OMG guys you won't believe it!

TayTay: so I got a call from an unknown number, thinking it was an ad, I picked

TayTay: up, and it was a man. He asked "is this the leader of the rock band LCC?"

TayTay: and I replied with "no, I think you gut the wrong number, but I can pass

TayTay: the message on to her if you want me to."

Ray has entered the chat room.

Ray: whoa TayTay, slow down.

TayTay: and he said "well tell her that I'm willing to sponsor her and her band to go

TayTay: on tours, concerts, etc." He said that he'll hook us up on gigs also!

DrummerBOI has entered the chat room

DrummerBOI: RIP my laptop 💻

TayTay: 🤦‍♀️ guys WE ARE IN THE SAME HOTEL ROOM!

TayTay: DID YOU NOT SEE ME SCREAMING AND LOG ONTO MY LAPTOP?! 👩‍💻

Ray: we did

TayTay: you can just pass the message on my laptop 💻

DrummerBOI: naw we rather chat on our own devices

RebelQueen has entered the chat room

RebelQueen: well??? Don't leave us hanging!

TayTay: sorry! 🙇‍♀️

TayTay: anyways WE GOT OURSELVES A RECORD DEAL!!!

RebelQueen: what???

RebelQueen: WHAT?!

Ray: whoa

DrummerBOI: sounds too good to be true

TayTay: well there is a catch

TayTay: he'll hook us up on a gig and attend the concert. If we impress him there,

TayTay: he'll sponsor us!

RebelQueen: that's

"KISARA! COME DOWN HERE AND EXPLAIN THIS!!!" Dad yelled from downstairs.

I yelped and quickly logged off the chat without saying bye.

RebelQueen has left the chat room

I came downstairs with a nervous smile on my face. My parents were fuming in front of Dad's laptop. "H-Hi-" I stammered.

"Kisara, I like for you to explain why the hell is there a video of you performing with your friends at a concert in your school?" Mom growled, showing me the video.

A student that apparently uploaded a video of the concert onto the internet and it went viral. I guess that's where the sponsor heard about us. "Do you know how shocked I was when a coworker of mine showed me this video?" Dad glared. "He kept on saying how great they were and that why they weren't famous yet. I was left speechless. Why? Because how the hell am I going to explain that it's my daughter up there?"

"We told you to forget that band!" Mom yelled. "Did you order them to fly from New York to here so that you can perform?"

"But Mom, Dad-" I started.

"No buts," Dad sighed. "I'm disappointed in you, Kisara. We thought that you would change. You did show change and we believed that you had forgotten them. We are wrong. Go upstairs and bring me your guitar. I'm going to sell that damn thing for some good money."

"No!" I snapped.

"What did you say?" Dad jerked up, narrowing his eyes at me. Mom copied him.

"I said no!" I yelled again.

"Don't you dare defy us!" Mom roared. "We give you the clothes you wear, the food you eat, the roof you rest, and even the business! Don't you dare say no to us!"

"Well I am!" I shouted. "I joined this band and fell in love with it! I am not going to leave and forget about it! No matter how many times we move, I'll never forget them! LCC is my life! It's my dream to be in a band! Hoe could you crush it like that?"

"Because that's not how our daughter is suppose to be!" Dad shot back. "If you went down the path we made for you, you'll become one of the richest and most powerful people known to be alive!"

"Well, what if I told you that we just landed a record deal from that concert and that we have a sponsor?" I challenged. My parents paled. "You see, someone liked us and offered to sponsor our band!" I laughed. "You can't change that! If. I tell our sponsor that you won't let me play, then he'll find some way to come back around and stab you guys in the back!" I laughed like crazy and made my way up the stairs. My parents still stood in shock down there. I poked my head out and yelled, "Oh, I don't need a arranged husband after all! You see, I'm dating my band mate, Saku!" I closed the door to my room and logged back onto the chat.

RebelQueen has entered the chat room

RebelQueen: sorry I left so abruptly

RebelQueen: had to deal with shit from our parents.

RebelQueen: so when's our next concert?

TayTay: two weeks from now!