Countdown || 5SOS Short Story

50 Days

She lounges in the pool, on a float above the water. With sunglasses on her face and the speakers playing her favorite song, she can't feel any happier. She sings out loud, her friend at the edge of the pool harmonizing with her feet in the water. "You have a nice voice," he friend tells her, but she shrugs it off. "No, really, I think you could be the next American Idol or something. You could make it big." She argues, silently considering it. Later on, in her room, she tells her friend she is considering auditioning for a talent competition. "Idol auditions are next month, you know," her friend says, and she contemplates whether or not she will do that. The worst thing that can happen is they say no. It's not like her future is being planned around this, she just wants to know if she really can sing. She agrees on auditioning. After all, you have to live while you are young. They Google the date and time of the audition, and her friend offers to drive her. She smiles at the thought of going on a tour like her favorite band. Her eyes flick over to the countdown on the wall.

"Fifty days," she says to her friend, and her friend squeals in excitement.