Alicia came by Chase's house day by day as the talent show approached closer and closer. The day the show before Chase found himself with Alicia as the vigorously practiced.
"You turned in the form right?" inquired Alicia.
"Yeah." replied Chase.
"For sure, we are not going in there looking like idiots."
"I am the idiot with an undersized guitar, you're the singer. Calm down."
"Hey! I'm also the one playing a box, idiot."
Alicia said she wanted to play on the cajon as well, and Chase approved. She would sit on it and play a simple rhythm which added much more song itself.
Chase and Alicia went to Chase's room. They started once more to practice, just as they had for the last two weeks.
"Just run through the song ten more times." urged Chase after practicing for two hours.
"We've been at this for three hours, could we just do it one more time." groaned Alicia tiredly.
"Fine, fine. Four more times it is."
"Ughhh... You are so hopeless."
After they ran through the song four more times, they agreed that they were done preparing. Alicia headed home, as Chase laid on his bed, and stressed about the concert.
"Ohhhh... We are going to do bad... What if the audience doesn't like us... What if I mess up and Alicia beats me up about it after. What if Alicia messes up and beats me up even though it was her fault. What if..."
Chase realized that there was no use in worrying, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Alicia and Chase walked to the city hall to check in. They were ushered backstage, where tens of apprehensive kids sat, waiting for the show to start.
"Ohayo!!" Ren waved.
"Hi, Ren!" Alicia gave Ren a hug.
"Ohayo?" inquired Chase as he said down next to her.
"Good morning baka." she curtly anwsered.
"So, what are you doing for your act, Ren?" Alicia asked
"I'm going to do singing and comedy. Weird combination, right?" Ren responded.
"Well, Chase and I are going to sing a song." Alicia said.
"A romantic song?" joked Ren.
"I wish. Wait what?" brooded Chase.
"Nooo!" Alicia cried, "Why would I do that with this idiot."
"Ouch!" mouthed Ren to Chase.
"Well, See you guys later! Good luck!" exclaimed Renas walked away to her family.
After a few minutes, a man holding a bucket full of paper slips.
"Each act take one piece of paper. This determines when your act goes on." The man announced. "Then, take a seat among the audience until your act is next.
Chase chose and got tenth.
"Could be worse." Chase thought as he held the paper.
As soon as he went back and sat down with Alicia, the lights began to lower and a man with a microphone appeared on stage.
"Welcome to the 1st Annual Roseville Tri-school Talent Show!" The man announced.
Thunderous applause filled the room.
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The Duet
RomanceChase is starting middle school with a bang. or should I say with a painful Ouch! Chase's life could never be the same as a new person barges into his life, making life both agonizing and exciting Join Chase as he pushes through middle school, with...
