Caught

one.

Lainey

From El

Are you ready for tomorrow?

To El

No not at all.

From El

Then I guess I'm giving you the best prep talk in history tomorrow.

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"Are you ready?" 

"I'm really nervous."

"It's normal to be nervous," El grabbed my shoulders,"s'okay, imagine what Zayn would say to you."

 "El, you know that's never gonna happen," I pushed her hands off my shoulders.

"Stop with that, if you're not gonna believe I guess my believing is gonna have to be enough for the both of us," El laughed and grabbed my shoulders again, I sighed,"now listen to me and let me finish, Zayn would come up to you when you're sad and doubting yourself and be like, 'what's up babe' and he would sit next to you and wrap his arm around you and start to kiss the side of your head while you told him what was up and as soon as he heard the words 'doubting myself' he would stop everything and kneel down in front of you grab your hands and be like ' Elaine Malik how dare you doubt yourself! I don't give you permission to do that! You are beautiful and talented and the most important thing is... I love you' and you would blush like a psycho, he would call you cute, give you a soft lingering kiss on the cheek, and you will love it and die and be happy." El laughed at her brilliant ending and did this big smile that I found adorable on her. She pulled me in for a hug before I could say anything.

"I love you so much," I said to her shoulder.

"Now come on we're already late starting the club."

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"Okay girls it's almost time to go and Lainey has a surprise for you guys," El quieted the girls down and winked at me. I glanced over at Anthony and felt my cheeks heat up. Its not that I don't like him its just that I'm not ready to do this in front of him yet.

El caught me nervously glancing at him and instantly knew what was up, "Thanks for helping out today, Anthony you can leave now," she smiled at him but was saying 'get the hell out' with the face she was making. 

He caught on and walked out of the room, saying bye to the girls.

"Okay so I'm gonna sing 'The Writer' by Ellie Goulding," I said shyly taking a deep breath.

Anthony

"Alright Booker, I'm out of here, see you next week," I said as I walked out of the office.

"Bye, Anthony!"

I was about to walk out of the main door of the school when I realized I left my ear buds in the club with El and Lainey. I was about to walk in the room but I heard the most beautiful singing I've  heard in a long time. I pulled out my phone and started recording.

"Why don't you be the artist

And make me out of clay

Why don't you be the writer 

And decide the words I say..."

The voice continued to sing and finish the song. Multiple claps and cheers were heard in the room and I walked in. Lainey turned her head and started blushing. I guess she was singing.

"That was beautiful," I grabbed my ear buds and ran out the door.

Lainey

Oh my God, Anthony heard me singing, I thought to myself having a small inner panic.

I was then surrounded by the girls in the club shouting things at me.

'Lainey that was so pretty!'

'You're so good!'

'Are you famous?'

'Sing again!'.

"Thanks girls!" I yelled as they ran out to find their parents.

"Will you sing for them again?"

I laughed,"No." 

        

[ First chapter. Oh, yeah!

Okay so like I'm writing still but I keep getting more reads and I'm so sorry. So I just wanted to post the first chapter. Im gonna do one of those things where it switches pov every chapter between lainey and zayn but this chapter is different. That will hopefully make sense as I start posting more. If you haven't heard The Writer it's at the top or on the side. If you have the update for the app you can play it while you read now.]