Time To Live (Ricky Wilson)

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I went home, smiling as I walked. I couldn't wait to tell my mum. This was the best news we've ever had.

You see, we've never really had much luck. My dad left us when I was just five and then mum lost her job and we were forced to live on the streets. I mean, things picked up a few years later and we got a new house but it was tough.

I unlocked the front door and my mum was on the stairs waiting of me. As soon as I stepped in she jumped up asking 101 questions.

"Mum!' I raised my voice, stopping her in her tracks. "I got it!" I told her.

Her face lit up like a Christmas tree, then tears started building in her eyes.

"I'm so proud.." She said as she cried, hugging me.

"Thank you mum, I will make us happy again.."

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"We have our first gig tonight, Ricky. Excited?" James asked me as we packed up our equipment after practise.

"Yeah, and nervous.." I confessed.

I'd only known the boys a week, and they were already like family. We had named the band 'Hightide' due to our joint love of spending time by the sea.

"Don't be dude, your voice is really on point!" Louie said, closing his guitar case.

I started to feel a little bit more at ease, knowing that they believed in me.

"So how many do you think will be there?" I asked Louie, hoping there wouldn't be a lot.

"Landlord reckons the pub will be full!" He told me, seeming all too calm about the situation.

A pub full? That was a lot

I had only ever sung in front of mum and the boys

I was nowhere near ready for this but I couldn't let them down. They had given me the opportunity of a lifetime here.

"We might even get you a Girlfriend, Ginge!" James looked at me, wiggling his eyebrows.

A girlfriend? Hahaha what a joke

I'd never even had a friend before, let alone a relationship.

Anyway, I was 19 and not very athletic. No girl would even turn their head in my direction.

"I mean it bud, you're a singer now.. Girls will dig you!" James continued.

Oh really?

I was in it for the music, not the girls

I couldn't fall in love that easily