Band Girls

Band Practice (3)

"She plays beautifully," Tori said, putting my Gibson Les Paul down. She'd just finished playing a sick Van Halen solo. I honestly didn't expect that from her.

"Has any one ever told you what a great guitarist you are?" I asked her. She shook her head and blushed. "Well they should, because you're amazing."

"What about you, Oli?" Vi asked. "Why don't you play something for us."

I was a really shy person and didn't really play guitar for anybody but myself. I didn't even really play guitar for my family and I was really close to them.

"Do I have to?" I sat down on my bed.

"Yeah, you have to," Kat handed me my Fender. I sighed, knowing that I wasn't going to get out of this. They were going to bug me until I played a song for them. I could play the same solo that Tori had just played, but I didn't want to show of or anything, so instead, I plugged my guitar in and turned on the amp. I then started playing Smile by Avril Lavigne. Kat smiled and started singing.

Vi went to the piano, Tori to the other guitar and Cam to the drums.

You know that I'm a crazy bitch
I do what I want when I feel like it
All I wanna do is lose control
Oh, oh
But you don't really give a shit
You go with it, go with it, go with it.
'Cause you're fucking crazy rock'n'roll

Yo-u said "Hey,
What's your name?"
It took one look
And now we're not the same
Yeah you said "Hey."
And since that day
You stole my heart
And you're the one to blame

(Yeah)
And that's why I smile
It's been a while
Since every day and everything has
Felt this right
And now you turn it all around
And suddenly you're all I need
The reason why I-I-I
I smi-i-ile

Last night I blacked out I think
What did you, what did you put in my drink?
I remember making out and then, oh, oh
I woke up with a new tattoo
Your name was on me and my name was on you
I would do it all over again

Yo-u said "Hey,
What's your name?"
It took one look
And now we're not the same
Yeah you said "Hey."
And since that day
You stole my heart
And you're the one to blame

(Yeah)
And that's why I smile
It's been a while
Since every day and everything has
Felt this right
And now you turn it all around
And suddenly you're all I need
The reason why I-I-I
I smi-i-ile
The reason why I-I-I
I smi-i-ile

You know that I'm a crazy bitch
I do what I want when I feel like it
All I wanna do is lose control
You know that I'm a crazy bitch
I do what I want when I feel like it
All I wanna do is lose control

(Yeah)
And that's why I smile
It's been a while
Since every day and everything has
Felt this right
And now you turn it all around
And suddenly you're all I need
The reason why I-I-I
I smi-i-ile
(The reason) The reason why I-I-I
I smi-i-ile
The reason why I-I-I
I smi-i-ile

When the song was over, we looked at each other and started laughing.

"That was actually really great!" Cam exclaimed. We nodded in agreement.

"You know," Tori said thoughtfully, "We should enter Talent 101. It takes place at the end of summer vacation."

"What is it?" Kat asked, sitting down on the bed.