spin off {boyband abc • michael conor • in real life}

chapter 21

today is the day of our sixth live show! i am currently sitting in the dressing room getting ready for the show, which is in two hours. sadly, none of the boys are able to make it to the show but it's totally understandable. the band is already busy and the other boys are enjoying themselves.
earlier today, my mom, michael's mom and i made a quick trip to target. we got more soap, shampoo, conditioner, waterbottles and since we are nice, we even got michael some hi chews. i wasn't too nice though, i ate some in the car on the way back.
i change into my outfit for the opening number, which is a poofy blue dress.

i curl my hair into loose curls and do half up half down and our make up lady does our make up so it looks good on tv. as i add some pins into my hair, i see my phone buzz and when i check it i see that i have a text from michael.

michael : babe good luck today❤ i'm sorry we couldn't hang out today i miss u :( tomorrow we are performing at city walk and you guys are coming! there's an after party after the performance, do you wanna go?
giuliana : thank u my love💞 and i didn't hear ab it until now but i'm so excited already!! and of course i wanna go i'm always down for a good party
giuliana : oh damn wait that's so weird u wouldn't even know that since there's been no parties
giuliana: well fun fact i love them
michael : yo really? i've never been to one that i thoroughly enjoyed but if you're there i'm sure i'll love it :) talk to you later have fun tonight i love you😍
giuliana : i looove youuu!! you have fun too hasta mañana

once i put my phone down, i go to my place for the opening number. 
right before i run onstage, i throw a huge smile on my face.

"'cause you can't stop the beat
you can't stop the beat!!
you can't stop the beat!!
you can't stop the beat!!
you can't stop the beat!!" we all harmonize as we end the song. when we end and rita starts talking, we all run backstage so we can change for our group performances. i grab my cream pajama set that i wear and throw off my dress and hop into the set.

at first, all of the girls and i would face away from eachother when we would change, but now, we are all so comfortable with eachothers that we hangout just wearing sport bras and shorts sometimes.

my group is the first to perform tonight so we get into our staring positions on the bed of our set. the music starts and evie starts the song.

"hey, fungul, i'm sandra dee" i sing and the song ends. this performance is probably my favorite ever. it was mainly our expressions, gestures, and motions we are being judged on, not our vocals.
"that was so much fun! architects what do you think?" rita says joining our group as we put our arms around eachother.
"i just wanted to jump on stage with you guys! evie you opened strong, you set the tone for the rest of the performance" emma says.
"you guys just killed that performance. giuliana your facial expressions were spot on and your voice too it was amazing" nick says and i smile as a thank you.
"danielle you too your movements and expression was great but you was lacking on the vocals and ava i thought your vocals was good but you could've used your face more you gotta loosen up" timbland says.
"thank you architects. when we come back we have two more amazing performances from our other groups" rita says as it cuts to a commercial.
we go back to our seats as the second group goes to their spots.

"the group that is safe from elimination is... eclipse!" emma says (a/n: i suck at coming up with names i'm so sorry lol).
"congratulations to you girls. now timbaland, who from on top is being put up for elination?" rita asks.
"the girl from on top being put up for elimination is ava"
"ava come here. nick who is the second girl being put up for elimination?" rita says putting her arm around ava.
"the second girl being put up for elimination is... ellie" nick replies and my jaw drops. tears immediately start to flood down my face just thinking about her not being here. we make our way back to the seats, kaylee, nic and i all crying our eyes out.
"tim, why did you decide to put ava up for elimination?" rita says, standing in between the two girls.
"when you sing you gotta be expressive so the audience can feel what you are singing. yes this wasn't an emotional song but emotional or not, the emotion still had to be there and i just wasn't feelin it"
"and nick why do you think ellie is standing up here?"
"in my eyes, ellie didn't meet the standard that we need for all the girls to be on in this competition. we just have to see what america thinks"
"vote vote vote to save your fav, we'll be right back"
i hug danielle while she consoles me since nic and kaylee aren't near me. i never thought ellie would be put up for elimination. nick was so vague with what he said, like he always is. but what's new?

"welcome back to girl group. in just a few moments we will find out who was saved by america and who is going home. girls, good luck" rita says as ellie and ava squeeze eachothers hands.
"the girl going home is..." rita says as i think in my head ava. ava. ava. ava. as much as i love her, she's gotta go if she's against ellie.
"the girl leaving this competition tonight is... ellie. do you have any last words?"
"thank you everyone so much this experience has been amazing. this isn't the end, this is only the beginning." ellie says as she waves and walks off stage. we all walk onstage before the taping ends as i am still sobbing. i get in a small huddle with kaylee and nicolette, the only three of five still left. we don't speak we just hug and cry and hold eachother. when we let go, the camera comes up to us to get a close up of us crying. i probably look atrocious with makeup all over my face and let me just say, i am an ugly crier.

when we get back to the hotel, i spend time with ellie, kaylee and nicolette before we are split apart. i text michael to tell him how pissed off i am and he comforts me over the phone. i have the best boyfriend and the best friends and the possibility of being split apart sucks.