Neighborly Love

Chapter 15

Justin's POV:

My hands keep sweating. What if she will stop talking for me forever when she realizes that it's me? No, I wasn't doing this for her but all that group. This was just one gig which I will get paid, I tried calm down myself.

I took a deep breaths and wait behind the curtain with my guitar, until Jordan finished his words. It was the time, I thought. I opened the curtain and walked to the small stage and sat down on a little bar chair middle of it.

"Good evening, everyone. I hope that you have had a fun night so far" I said out and smiled to the group of young peoole. My gaze scanned the room, before it stopped on black-haired girl in the corner, who wasn't facing me. Hailey, my heart took an extra beat.

I heard a cough Jordan coughing quietly and nodding over me. "Oh, yeah... maybe I had some reason to come it here too" I chuckled softly and took a better grab of my guitar.

"I have made these songs myself. This first one is called 'Recovery' I hope you like it" I mumbled before I started play and sing:

"First I'll acknowledge
Your trust has been broken now
A successful recovery
I pray for us at night

Blessed me with a second chance
Never thought I'd see your face again
Learned a lot through trial and error
Tryna make it right

Make it right
Make it right
Make it right
It's time to do you right,
woooah woah woooah..."

I hit the note and made my audience clap their hands a little. I smiled a little for the girls close the stage and continued:

"Missin' ya good intentions
Missin' ya from a distance
Hope ya did the same

I know that I caused a problem
I Know that I left you livid
Pushed you far away

Learned it don't pay to lie
Costs more to see you cry
Sayin' nothing gets you nowhere fast
Imma hold it back inside

Well now that I'm back around ya
Nothing else really matters
Hope ya feel the same..."

I kept playing and singing. Sometimes I tried make a quick look to the audience and search for Hailey but she was still in the conversation with two other girls. First one had to be Charlotte, I thought but the second one was unfamiliar to me.

I finished the song and got loud applauses. I smiled again and nodded. "Thank you, guys" I licked my lips and looked over Hailey again. My heart kept beating faster. I didn't know was it because I was stressed that she could see me, or because I wanted her to see me but she wasn't paying attention at all.

"You know what, guys. It has been a little hard time for me last few months" I let out of my mouth. "I have gone through so many different emotions from anger to sadness but same time I am kind of happy that I did because without those emotions, I wouldn't be here performing you these songs which I got for you tonight" I continued.

"It has been hard for me but right now I feel myself really happy when I can be here singing and playing for you" She wasn't still looking over me. I got quiet for few seconds to think, should I sing that song which I could sing here. Would it be too much?

"Uhm... this next song and actually last song is called 'Hold Tight" I bit my lower lip and prayed the God in my head that he wouldn't let me die tonight, before I started:

"They hold on tight
Yeah, they hold on tight
Ooh, they hold on tight
Them lips won't let me go

They hold on tight
Yeah, they hold on tight
Ooh, they hold on tight
Them lips won't let me go

Don't let this go to your head
But you're the best I've ever had
Not to mention
That thing is swollen
You got me, oh, so in a trance

Something like a zip lock, but a lip lock
Want you wrapped 'round my arm like a wrist watch
Oh, so hard walking out
Got me stuck like crazy glue, ooh..."

Girls in the front started look at me more intensively but also one other girl had turned around too to see who was singing that so intimate and honeyed song, other side of the room.

Hailey's face was full of suprised when she realized that the singer was me. I gave a quick under second lasting gaze to her, before I hit the last lines:

"Holding back the faces I would make
I'm a fan and you're the rock star
Making it hard on me
Visualize a monster
'Cause you're too bad for me
Shot that arrow, I'm hit
Need you right near me
Trying to maintain, so don't mind if I turn away (no, no)
I try to maintain, so don't mind if I turn away, ooh

They hold on tight
They hold on tight
Ooh, they hold on tight
Them lips won't let me go"

The audience clapped again and this time there was one more hand pair, making it even more louder. "Thank you so much. Have a great night!" I wished and waved for people in that small room, before I made my way back behind the curtains.

I put my guitar in the case and pulled it over my shoulder. I grabbed a small envelope from the table where was my pay for this little gig, and made my way out of the building.

However, I couldn't walk too far before I heard someone running high heels on over me. "Justin" I heard Hailey's voice behind me and I froze. Make some explination quick Justin, I thought myself. "Hailey, I didn-"
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Is there more drama coming, or will they finally get closer each others? What do you think?