Not So Little Secrets

Chapter Twenty: When One Door Closes...

A/N 1:

READ! READ! READ! READ!

I dont want anyone to feel like I'm not mentioning Brittana enough, because I kinda feel that way. But I'm just tryna get certain things out of the way now. But I also don't want you feeling like those things are happening too fast either. Just bare with me please.

A/N 2: Crowd sing along is in perenthesis and CAPITAL LETTERS 
Ex: (XXX)

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Santana's POV:

Today is a big day for me, I've been trying to settle my nerves all morning but nothing has been working. As soon as I stop thinking about one thing, I think about another. The reason I'm so nervous is because I have my graduation today and a performance later on tonight. I'm not so nervous about graduating, its more about the performance. Tonight's performance will be my biggest yet.

Things have been on the up and up for me ever since the release of my EP. Once I released my EP, I immediately hired a manager to help manage my career on the business side of things. Of course my manager is none other than Ms. Holly Holliday herself.

I knew that if I ever got my career to where I wanted it to be, that Holly was going to be my first option as a manager. She just reminds me so much of myself, she's head-strong, ambitious, smart and feisty... A total bad ass. When I called her and asked her to be my manager, she said that she would be on the next flight out from Lima to New York.

As soon as Holly signed the contract that Quinn drew up for her to be my manager, she got to work immediately. The first thing she did was create me an email account for bookings and posted the link in the bio of all my social media outlets. Once she did that, the rest was easy. She started getting emails left and right from other managers and promoters. Nothing major but gigs here and there at clubs, bars, parties, etc. Holly really has been getting things going for me, I've done a few small interviews with almost all the local radio stations.

But tonight's performance is more nerve wrecking because usually I perform one or two songs at gigs... Tonight I'll be performing about five songs from my EP. I no longer know if I'm nervous or if it's me being anxious.

Shaking my head to clear my mind, I look around at everyone in their seats as I stand in line and wait to be called to walk across the stage.

"Jessica Wheeler" Dean Geller said as the crowd clapped when Jessica walked on stage.

"Bitch I'm so ready to be done with school." Bree said from in front of me.

"You could say that shit again, I got too much going on as it is. I needed to close this chapter of my life."

"I feel you." She says just as her name gets called.

I immediately started cheering loudly along with the rest of the crowd. Bree is such a fool, once she shook Dean Geller hand and got her Degree she did a quick little two-step before walking off stage causing everyone to laugh.

"Santana Lopez"

I walked on stage and shook Dean Geller hand and got my Degree. Everyone started cheering loudly but I could still see and hear my mom and Quinn with little horns that stood out through all the noise. I looked over at Brittany who was cheering with Bryson on her shoulders so he could see and cheer as well. I waved at them before walking off stage to a cheering Bree.

"I'm so proud of us." Bree said as we were hugging.

"Me too."

"Say Cheese." The school photographer said.