Fixed {Reece Bibby}

Chapter 1- Emily

My tripod is against the wall across from me. I want to record a cover of The New Hope Clubs song - "fixed", but I don't want to move. I log onto my YouTube channel to see what requests my last video got but- holy shít I got 30,000 views! With the motivation I needed I shut my laptop and take a second to look at the stickers on it, they still look good- very tumblr. I stand up my tripod and connect up my camera. I think my camera was the best gift I ever could have received. I love singing and dancing, basically anything dramatic! I'm a professional singer- in the shower... I wish I had the courage to tell my best friend Molz about my channel but I just want it to be something for me at the moment. That and I'm way to scared to show anyone- even my brother. I grab my guitar from it's stand and strum a few chords. I love the familiarity of the strings on my fingers and the acoustics echoing around me. I press record.

"I'm a shipwreck waiting for you
You're the rock that stop me going
Anywhere, anywhere
Going anywhere, anywhere

You're the storm that took me under
Before I knew it was you
I was already going down, going down
I was going down, going down

Anytime that you leave
I find it hard just to breathe
I come apart in every way
You never put me back again

Every time you go I come a little undone
Even when it hurts, I'm holding on to your love
Like I'm fixed, fixed, fixed
You got me fixed on you
You can walk away but I could never let go
Don't know how you did it but I'm set in stone
Like I'm fixed, fixed, fixed
You got me fixed on you

I'll be here if you ever come calling
By the ocean I'm a ghost of everything, everything
That we ever did, ever did
You got me caught, got me hooked, got me fixed up
You got me chained but I wouldn't wanna change for anything, anything
Not for anything, anything

Anytime that you leave
I find it hard just to breathe
I come apart in every way
You never put me back again

Stuck standing on a cliff
It's the way you get your kicks
Ain't the way I wanna live
But that's the way you got me

Every time you go I come a little undone
Even when it hurts, I'm holding on to your love (hold on)
Like I'm fixed, fixed, fixed (hold on)
You got me fixed on you
You can walk away but I could never let go (never let go no)
Don't know how you did it but I'm set in stone
Like I'm fixed, fixed, fixed
You got me fixed on you."

I finish off by saying thank you to my subscribers for all the love on my last video and turn off my camera. I don't believe in asking for likes and subscribers because I want my comments to be genuine. I plug my camera into my laptop and post it - I cba to edit it... instantly the views rise and rise and I'm on 300 within 5 minutes, I'm not used to this attention and I have to admit it makes me uncomfortable. I close my laptop and walk over to my vinyl player. I scan over my collection- it's stolen all the money I earn. If I want to buy even more records, I'll have to double my shifts at Waitrose. I put on my new fall out boy album and listen to the crackle of the needle. The opening trumpets dance around my room as I open the door and go into my bathroom. I look in the mirror and just stare at my reflection for a while- not in a vain and narcissistic way, but in confusion. I try to silence the questions bouncing around my brain. Questions I doubt I'll ever have the answers too.

I take off my make up, I mourn the loss of my eyeliner and eyebrows because I have to admit they looked pretty good today. I can still hear the lyrics of "irresistible" playing from my room and I do a little twirl, swishing my hair out and smiling at the ceiling.

"Emily, dinner" my mum calls from downstairs.
"Okay" I reply.

I go back into my room and turn off the my Crosley, I take the steps two a time because I can hear my brother Jake coming home! He's 18 but we have always been close, he's always stuck by me through every thing and I honestly don't know what I would do without him.

"Nice pyjamas Emily" he teases laughing at my old one direction t-shirt and suicide squad shorts with a smile.

"Thanks" I say but it's sounds more like "namk" because I say it whilst hugging him.

"Come on then Emmie, I'm hungry."

"Okay JJ."

When we're sat down Mum asks us about our days and I zone out, thinking about my recent video. Was it okay? Will they like the song? I know that the New Hope Club are quite new but everyone seems to know who they are...
As soon as I'm done with my pasta I put my plate in the dishwasher and kiss my mum on the cheek, I run upstairs and open up my laptop. I go straight onto YouTube and I'm blown away when I see 11,456 views. Its only been up for an hour! I pick up my guitar and play a little tune, please with how my day went.