We Need That 'One Thing'

#3 Anytime, Anywhere, Practice Makes Perfect! (Candace)

Okay, so this is where they just practice too much and over-tire themselves

This one is from Candace's POV...in third person....

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     "WE ARE GONNA ROCK THIS THING!!" Candace screamed. She couldn't believe they were actually going to do this!! Sure, she was really nervous, but as long as she was with her best friends, she wasn't going to be scared one bit.

     They have been practicing for 2 weeks now, and they are EXHAUSTED. It's been non- stop. They would practice EVERYWHERE. Whether it was in the library, air-guitaring, drumming, keyboard playing,  and singing with no sound coming out, to playing at home with the guitar and keyboard sounds on really low, and whisper-singing, and using pencils and pens with a table to drum in the middle of the night. 

      They were definatly ready.

     Right now, they were practicing in Sophie's garage. Playing "Rumour Has It" over and over again. This was about the hundredth time they've played it today.

     "How many more days until the Open Mic?" Sophie asked, turning off the mic, and plopping down on the couch, worn out.

      Candace got up, her legs sore from standing for 3 hourse, and her arms and fingers sore from holding that heavy guitar and playing the song so many times. 

     "Two more days..." Rebecca said, looking at the calendar on her phone.

     The all whined. "Ughhhhhhhhhhhh. Why can't it be tomorrow?" Skylar said, staring at a picture of Zayn making a random face. "Oh Zayn...you make me smile..." she said, smiling at the phone.

     They all rolled their eyes at her. "You know...he's my favorite. HE'S SOO HOTT!!!" Skylar said, reminding them for the seventh time in the past ten minutes that she loves Zayn Malik. 

     "Nope, I didn't know that. Considering you said it...oh, i don't know...ABOUT SEVEN HUNDRED TIMES TODAY!!!" Candace said, putting her guitar back in it's case, closing it, and falling of her knees. "Im soooooooo tiiiirrrrreeedddddddd" she said, trying to stay up on her legs, but plopping to the ground. 

      Candace is the kind of girl who is really pretty and really cool to be around cuz she just....well...she blurts out any random thing that comes to her mind. She stores all this randomness in one part of her head and organizes it in there so that she will never run out of things to say. She finds the BEST places to get all the fashionable clothes that Skylar tells her about for an affordable price, and she is a great writer. Whenever she's upset, or really happy, she writes. And its not like "Hi, I'm Candace, I just had a traumatic moment..." its more like...OH I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN IT. She's a great writer and will someday have one of her books published. Guranteed by all the people that have read her stories. Her straight, black hair raches up to her shoulders, and her big, brown eyes pop out of her pale-ish skin. She is a great friend is will always be there for you no matter what, and she doesn't care what people say. But...if you break her heart...she has sooo many friends that will make your MISERABLE. But...if you break her heart and she knws that it's for a good reason, then she will leave you alone. I mean...its not her fault anyways that all her friends will gang up on you....it's just the way their friendship is built.

     "We still need to find something to wear..." Skylar said, blowing a strand of hair from her face. 

     "UGHHHHHHH" they all shrugged. There were two more days left and they still didn't think about the outfits they were gonna wear. 

      "Whatever. We will just wear whatever we feel like wearing." Rebecca said, too tired to think of what to wear. "Oh, and Val, that doesn't mean you can wear grey sweatpants with a blue shirt. If you're gonna go all sporty, at least wear something....neon. Please?" she told Val, her twin sister. 

      "Okay. Our color scheme should be neon colors, so just take out the neon clothes you have, and wear them. But make it stylish." Skylar said, emphesizing "stylish".

     "I gotta pee." Candace said, but didn't get up.

     "Then...go...pee....I personally don't want to have a wet spot on my garage couch after you leave." Sophie said, motioning Candie to the bathroom. 

     "Ughhh FINEEEEE.I'll go...." Candace said, and slumped to the bathroom.

    When she came back, they sat around, really silent, and relaxed. It was the best feeling in the world for them right now, and they wanted to savor the relaxation forever, even if it was only for 5 minutes. Then their phones buzzed and rang, with their parents' number and text messages asking them to come home.

    And they dispersed, going home for the day. Ready for another Jam Session as Sophie's tomorrow. And then...THE OPEN MIC JAM!!!!