"Don't forget we've got unfinished business. Stories yet to unfold; tales thatmust be retold. And I regret not knowing when to put an end to all this madness. Keeps me wanting, keeps me wanting, keeps me wanting, keeps me wanting more." I strummed the last noted on my acoustic guitar just as my best friend Audrey let herself into my house.
"Leila! You're never going to believe what I just heard!" She yelled as I heard her heels click against the marble floor in the foyer while she made her way into the den. Audrey always looked gorgeous, even on a rainy day like today. With her natural blonde hair and gorgeous blue eyes, she had the looks the guys drooled over; along with the attitude to match. Audrey and I had always been told we looked a lot alike, almost twins even, but her personality made her stand out more than me.
"What? Did Rick Meyers get caught smoking pot again?" Rick Meyers was the pothead of the small but rich high school that Audrey and I attended. At least twice a week, Rick was always caught either smoking pot or selling pot. But of course the cops wouldn't do anything about it, his dad was the mayor, and his family had the most money in the town. Because our town is right outside of Salt Lake City, his family is well known all around metropolitan area. Most of the time, we just referred to our town as Salt Lake City, because initially, that's what we were part of.
"When doesn't he get caught?" Audrey said as she slipped her bag off and put it on the piano bench before coming over to sit on the couch across from me. I put my guitar back in my case and she started talking again. "I was listening to the radio on the way home from getting my pedicure, and this rep from RCA Records came on and started talking about this national contest RCA is holding to look for the best non-signed individual female singer! The prize is a recording contract with RCA! So of course I was like holy shit, if I did this, I could be famous, but then I realized that I can't sing to save my ass, and I instantly thought of you! Leila, you'd be perfect for this!" She said to me, her blue eyes twinkling with excitement.
"Aud, I don't know. There's no way that they would want a girl from a small town in Utah. What do I have that every other girl doesn't have?" I asked, leaning back into the plush couch and tucking my legs under me.
"You have a good voice! Duh! 99% of the people who try out aren't even going to good! You could win this!" She said, getting even more excited than she already was, if that was even possible.
"Really, there's nothing special about me. Plus, I'm sure a million other girls are having this same conversation with their best friend right now. I'm not going to stick out of the bunch." I replied to her.
"Did I mention that the winner also gets to go on tour with All Time Low?" She said, now trying her best to contain her excitement. She looked like she was about to burst from all the energy she was holding in. When she said that, my mind completely stopped thinking about everything except that.
"What? No way!" I said. "Aud, why didn't you say that first? A chance to tour with All Time Low, that's incredible! They're one of my favorite bands!" I nearly yelled, my mind reeling. Now I /had/ to do this. "When are entries due?" I asked her.
"Wait, does this mean you're going to do it?" She said, jumping off the couch. "Leila's actually going to listen to me? Holy sh.it!" She screamed, running around the den in her heels. "Leila's going to take my advice and do the contest! YES!" She yelled.
"Aud! I can only do the contest if you give me details!" I said, bringing her mind back in. She stopped running and looked at me.
"Oh, yea, I guess that's important. Well All Time Low leaves for tour on August 5th, and right now it's June 22nd, so they're doing everything quick. Entries are due by July 1st, they are having like a couple hundred people watch some of the videos, and each person is going to pick their favorite. Then all of the videos that the people picked as their favorite will go to a hundred different people, and they will each pick their favorite. And so on and so forth until it gets down to 5 videos, then they will go to the execs at RCA, and RCA will pick the best one out of the top 5. This is all going to happen in about a 2 week span, and the winner will be announced live on MTV on July 14th at 3:00 P.M. Eastern time. Videos can't be over 2 minutes long, and they have to be sent to their headquarters on a disk." She said. Holy sh.it that was a lot of stuff, and I didn't have much time to prepare.
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Make It A Sweet, Sweet Goodbye
FanfictionCOMPLETED: When Leila enters a singing contest put on by RCA Records, she never thought that she would actually win. Her prize? A recording contract with RCA Records, and the opportunity for her and her best friend Audrey to go on tour with their f...
