Musical Encounters

~Chapter 11: Auditions ~

Grabbing my towel I got out the shower and dried off, while thinking about what I'm going to sing at my Auditions. Harry told me the other day about how One Direction are going on tour soon. So he told me to go to the auditions for the bands/singers they are taking with them, as an opening act. I told my boss about it of course, and she told me that I should take the chance to catch my dreams.

So here I go! The only problem is I don't know what song to sing.

"Did you know that Alice was coming over?" Harry asked pointing at my best friend lounging on my bed.

"No, but Hello there...?" I said confused, she smiled at me deviously.

"Sing now! Must prep them vocal cords!" She rose to her feet snapping her fingers.

"I don't even know what song to sing!" I whined as Harry left the room.

"That's why I brought these!" She smirked pulling out many CD's from her bag. Smiling I grabbed the first CD resting on top which happened to be Christina Aguilera- Back To Basics putting it to my favourite song I began to sing along to the chorus.

Tears sprang to my eyes feeling the emotions pour through me.

"Woah, there was so much emotion in that... Definitely singing that I almost cried!" Leah said hoarsely, I turned noticing teary eyes around the room.

"How did i not notice your presence?" I asked Leah and Harry as I wiped at my eyes.

"You were so into the song we didn't want to interrupt." Harry said walking to me, wrapping his arms around my waist. I layed my head on his shoulder as he held me t tightly.

"I could hear the pain in your voice as you sang.." Alice whispered looking down at the floor.

"Sorry, I always listened to that song during my activities." Her eyebrows furrowed before she understood what I meant. She nodded her head before walking out the room with Leah.

"Are you okay now?" Harry asked taking my hand in his larger one. "What did you mean by 'activities'?" He asked once I nodded my head. I clenched my eyes shut not wanting to remember all the horrible events of my past.

"Bell?" He called out my name causing me to look up into his emerald green eyes. I loosened my grip on him and began walking away shaking my head.

"Nothing..." I lied smoothly, but he was always able to see past my lies. He looked at me closely, before we heard a phone go off downstairs.

"Harry your phone is ringing! Hurry up its Niall!" Alice yelled up to him.

"We'll talk about this later." He turned and ran downstairs, I walked back to my bed and plopped down face first.

✔At The Auditions✔

Alice held onto my hand as we walked into the huge building, the boys were already inside with their management.

"Al, I'm nervous..." My voice shook along with my knees, as we walked to the room to write my name down.

"Don't do that, you will do an excellent job and they will pick you!" She encouraged me as I signed my name and sat next to a kid with blonde hair and blue eyes.

"Hey, I'm Luke!" He gave me a friendly smile.

"A-Annabelle." I stuttered looking away with a shy smile.

"What song are you singing for your audition?" He asked politely his Australian accent flowing freely.

"Er... Hurt by Christina Aguilera. What about you?" Why am I being so shy?