Not Your Average Football Girl

Chapter Nine

"So for the auditions all you have to do is sing a song of your choice. Simple enough? Let's get started" Mrs.Everheart explains.

Saturday. There are so many things I could be doing on Saturday. I could be with Kael, I could go shopping, I could be with my boys, but I'm not doing any of that because I'm here.

"I'll be calling you up one by one in alphabetical order. So first one up is Anderson, Kaeleah."

Curse my last name. I walk onto the stage and look at Mrs.Everheart. "Can I leave once I'm done?"

"Yes yes. Just sing."

I rack my brain for a song I could sing. All of the Stars by Ed Sheeran comes to mind. I take a deep breath and begin singing.

"Its just another night, and I'm staring at the moon

Saw a shooting star and thought of you

Sang a lullaby by the waterside and knew

If you were here I'd sing to you

You're on the other side and the skylight splits in two

I'm miles away from seeing you

I can see the stars from America

I wonder, do you see them too?

So open your eyes and see

The way our horizons meet

And all of the lights will lead

Into the night with me

And I know these scars will bleed

But both of our hearts believe

I can hear your heart on the radio beat

They're playing chasing cars and I thought of us

Back to the time, you were lying next to me

I looked across and fell in love

So I took your hand

Back through the lamp lit streets, I knew

Everything led back to you

So can you see the stars? Over Amsterdam

You're the song my heart is beating to

So open your eyes and see

The way our hori-"

"Enough enough, thank you Kaeleah. You may go now." Mrs.Everheart cuts off my singing.

I walk off the stage and out the auditorium.

I take my phone out of my purse and call Ray. He picks up on the third ring.

"Hello?"

"Hey Ray, what are you doing?"

"I'm kinda busy right now Kaeleah."

"Oh, well what are you doing?" I wonder what's up. Ray never uses my full name.

"Something alright. Look I'll call you later." He says and hangs up.

Geez, rude much? I decide to call Tyler. It goes straight to voice-mail. Sighing I get into my truck and start it up.

What to do, what to do. Oh,I'll call Ryan.

He picks up on the second ring.

"Hey Ryan speaking."