Fight Song

Chapter 26- The Brit Awards

My alarm sounded at 7:30 waking me up, I couldn't stay in bed for long I had a soundcheck and rehearsal in an hour. I ate some breakfast, tied my hair into two french plaits, changed clothes, brushed my teeth and left the house with Emily. We had the radio playing in the car and all anyone could talk about was the Brit Awards. The nerves began to sink in but I felt ready. We hopped out the car once we arrived and made our way inside the O2 where the Brits was being held. James Corden was the host this year and he was rehearsing the same as us. "Hi I'm Samantha, I'm here for a soundcheck?" I say to the organisation director. "This way Samantha, I'll show you your dressing room and some of your dancers have already arrived! They are in there waiting for you." The nice lady said as we followed her. "How you feeling? Its your first Brits right?" The lady smiled. "I'm okay, a little nervous." I say back. "You'll do great I'm sure, my daughters a big fan!" I raise my brows , "Oh really, do you want a photo or something? I know right now I look awful but if its for your daughter?" I laugh. She nods, I know it can be so awkward asking celebrities for photos or autographs. I would always get nervous when I wasn't famous. I opened the door to my dressing room and 5 of my dancers were there, they cheered as I walked in being drowned in hugs. "Hi guys. How we all feeling?" I got mixed replies, most were positive. We hung around until we were called to go on stage, we just did warm up stretches. 

"Could I please now have Samantha and Niall?" James requested though a mic that sounded through the building. Emily followed me as we made our way to the stage. "I'll stay here." She said as she stood in the wings. Niall was standing on stage tuning his guitar. "hey!" I said hugging him. "Sambo, you nervous?" "I'm okay." I get handed a microphone, "Samantha talk into the mic please."I take a small breath "testing 1 2 1 2." "Perfect." Niall did the same after. "Okay so this is how it will work, you are the 3rd performance, James will introduce you and then you will immediately start playing." I nodded at the guy telling us this information. "Okay James you're line." James said his line and we did as we were told. We sang our song and got a small applause from our audience. "Okay then you will exit here, Niall you will go back to your table, Samantha you will stay back stage as you will be the 5th and final performance." I nodded, wait I was the last performance, thats some pressure. Me and Niall chatted back stage and then I was called on to perform Teenage Dream. "Again Samantha same drill as before." "Cool." James said his line and I begin singing teenage dream, remembering every word and dance move. Everything was running smoothly. 

"Okay guys great work, now rest up, its gonna be a long night and try not to have too many pre drinks." The managing director said. Oh yeah I forgot about the afterparty! Thats gonna be fun! It was 12:30 already. "lets get some lunch." Emily suggested. I said bye to the dancers and we went to Leons for lunch. We got it take out and decided to eat it back at the apartment which was only a train journey away. "God I feel tired now." I say rubbing by eyes, "You'll be fine, just take it easy before the Brits." We took the lift up to our apartment, Emily stuck the key in the door. "Hey guys, SUPRISE!" The last time I heard someone say that Zendaya was standing at the Atlanta house and that was not the greatest surprise but this was better. "Harry, Sam and Elysia! What are you doing here?" I say smiling wide as I hug them all. "Well we wanted to see our new sister in law." Harry joked nudging me. "ha ha very funny!" I shake my head. We eat our food and catch up with them. It was so nice seeing them again. "So hows the film life treating you?" Sam asks. I swallow my mouthful of food, "its really fun and Tom is great to work with, the film seems to be coming along pretty great." I explain. "I still can't believe you two are boyfriend a girlfriend." Harry says. I laugh, "what why?" We all look at him confused, "because your cool and fun and Tom is just not." I roll my eyes and laugh. "Tom is cool and fun." Harry scoffs. "As if." We all shake our heads at Harrys dissing of his older brother. "Hows Paddy, Tess and your parents?" I ask. "They're all good, mum and dad were pleased to hear that you and Tom are a couple now. They really liked you when you came over." Sam says. Aww thats really sweet. "Aw thats nice." "Yeah Tom phoned them as soon as he asked you out and they were happy." I laugh that Tom was so eager to tell his parents. "Hows Harrison doing?" "He's good, him and Tom and probably enjoying the house to themselves since us girls have left but he's good I think." We catch up more and Emily and Elysia get to know each other well too. It go to 3pm and it was time to start hair and make up soon, I had stylists coming round to make me look pretty but before I did that I needed to take a shower.