Once Upon A Time...

Chap 3

Alexis' POV (Tati's Room)

"When I said that I'm officially done with Jayk, I didn't mean for you to break up with TC," I said.

"Well, the social groups obviously didn't want us with the star athletes," said Tati. "That's them. We're us." I sighed. "Now that we're done with our homework, what should we do?"

"You really want to know?" I asked.

"Well, I could say we could study more if you have nothing," said Tati.

"I think I know a way we could stand up to people like Avery," I said.

"Alex, you're not seriously about to break your little bubble and show some secret talent that I don't know about, are you?" asked Tati. "Because if you are, I don't think it's such a good idea. We should stay who we are. We could join the JV dance squad for all I care."

"Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of joining the talent show," I said.

"What talent do we have other than being the brains of the school?" asked Tati. "Look around, Alex. I'm nothing more than a stay at home school nerd that goes nowhere unless it was with TC."

"You have a guitar," I said crossing my arm. "You know how to sing."

"But what does that —" She paused to look at me. "Oh no. You're not putting me onstage with a guitar, are you?"

"Yes, I am," I said smiling. "Now, other than TC, who else are you crushing on in school?"

"Well, there's this one day that I tutored and he's part of the music program," said Tati. "He has an amazing voice that can travel and —"

"Are you talking about Drew Ryan Scott?" I asked cutting her off.

"You know him?" asked Tati.

"More like heard him," I said. "A lot. He's pretty loud and isn't hard to miss."

"Okay, so what are we doing?" asked Tati.

"We show them we can be us by ourselves," I said. "You'll do a solo and I'll do a solo."

"What song am I actually singing?" asked Tati.

"Any song you want," I said.

"What are you singing?" asked Tati.

"Mine is a suprise," I said. "I'm pretty sure we're in different acts so I'll record yours and you can record mine."

"To relive the one time we got confident in front of the whole school?" asked Tati. "Alex, don't you think you're leaping a little too far?"

"This is the only time we have to get from under the social norms," I said. "It's either this or they'll make our lives miserable till graduation."

Jayk's POV

"Guys, I have a big problem," I said walking inside the home.

"You're not the only one," said TC. "Tatiyana broke up with me."

"Alexis broke up with me," I said.

"Because?" asked Drew.

"Of Avery," I said with TC in unison.

"Okay, when you guys left this morning, you were two seperate happy guys," said Blake. "When you come back, it's like your one person."

"They broke up with us because of the social groups the school is in," I said. "I know Alexis but she's not taking that chance at all."

"Are you sure that's the only reason?" asked Devin.

"Yeah, dude, she probably is into someone else," said Blake.

"Wait, Tatiyana and Alexis?" asked Drew. "The smartest girls in school? That's who you were dating?"

"Do you have a problem with that?" I asked.

"No," said Drew.

"Just let it go," I said. "We gotta enter that talent show."

"We're on the verge of becoming famous and you wanna enter the talent show?" asked Devin.

"I know what he's getting at," said Blake. "Breaking the social norms once and for all."

"Let's do it," said Drew. "I'm up for it."

"Okay, we need a song," said TC. "Nothing actually breaks social norms."

"Free Fall," I said. "It's about anti-bullying." I sighed. "The girls are getting bullied."

"Let's go for it," saaid TC. "For them. We can do this."

"Let's go and save the world," I said.