One Direction's Daughter

Chapter 17

~Savannah's POV~

After I finished, the whole audience was silent. I looked at the closest one to the front, and I saw tears in her eyes. She smiled at me and started clapping, and that got the whole audience going.

I looked over to the judges, and all three of them were standing. Every single person in the audience stood, and my eyes went wide. I got a full house standing ovation.

Once they finished, everyone sat down, and Cheryl wiped her eyes.

"That was absolutely incredible!" she exclaimed. "And that song was so touching, especially because I'm sure we've all heard your story." A month ago I was asked to share my story on Ellen when the boys had flown out there, because everyone had seen my TwitLonger post. I told them most of my story, leaving out a few parts.

I smiled at her, and I looked over at Louis.

"If you had an album out right now, I would be the first in line to buy it," he told me, and I heard a cheer from someone in the crowd. I beamed, and then Simon cleared his throat.

"I have never seen a performance that has got me at a loss for words, in a good way," he said. "That performance right there, is the first." My eyes could've popped out of my head. "It's a yes for me."

"A definite yes for me," Louis said, smiling at me.

"Savannah Payne," Cheryl said, and I looked at her. "You're going to bootcamp." My eyes went wide, and Paris ran on stage to give me a hug. I hugged her back, and I thanked the three of them before walking off.

"I can't believe I made it," I said, shocked.

"Of course you were going to make it!" Paris exclaimed. "With a voice like that, you should've been signed a long time ago!"

"Savannah," a voice said. I looked up to see Simon standing there.

"Hey, Uncle Simon," I said quietly.

"Savannah, if you wanted to sing, why didn't you just come and ask me?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. I flushed in embarrassment.

"I didn't want people thinking I was just using the boys for fame," I said. "I wanted to do this. I wanted to become my own person." He looked down at me, and smiled.

"Alright," he said, hugging me. "Just know if you need anything–"

"Nope, I'm doing this like any contestant," I said. "I'm doing this on my own." He nodded and smiled before walking back to the judges' table.

"We're going to bootcamp together!" Paris exclaimed, giving me another hug. I hugged her back, and we jumped up and down.

"Savannah!" 5 voices I'd recognize anywhere yelled, and we stopped jumping. I slowly turned to see the boys standing there, all of them with their arms crossed.

"Hey, boys," I dragged out.

"Why didn't you tell us that you were auditioning?" Liam asked, raising an eyebrow at me. I shrugged.

"I wanted to surprise you," I said. "I had forgotten about it until I saw it on the T.V this morning."

"You said you were out," Louis said.

"And I didn't lie," I said. "I just didn't say I was here."

"You still should have told us," Zayn said. "We would've supported your decision."

"Like I said, I wanted to surprise you," I said. They pulled me into a hug.

"Well the good thing is, you're going on to bootcamp," Harry said, and I smiled.