Cheri Banks is only 22 but knows her plan. She's going to be the next big thing. But her dreams shift a bit more when she meets her celebrity crush. Miguel Hernandez, Olympian swimmer. It's tough to finally meet a celebrity, especially live with the...
Honestly, Cheri only wanted one thing. For her band to not screw up their only opportunity. They always end up having something go wrong during an audition to be Openers for a band. She'd have a voice crack, Trent would have a loose string, Mason would somehow break his sticks, etc.
It left them a little broke. A lot of people knew about them, but they just didn't care. They didn't have a reason to care really. But Cheri hoped tonight that would change. They were going for an audition for Scadoxus (A/N: I hope that's the band name)
"Hey, Cheri. You ready?" Mason twirled his sticks in his hands before they walked in. Cheri nodded, knots in her stomach. They really needed to pay rent while affording food...
"Alright, let's jump right into it," The lead singer Valentin said as they walked in. Trent and Mason glanced at each other nervously. "You got 1 minute," Valentin added.
"Can't stay at home, can't stay at school. Old folks say 'You poor little fool'. Down the streets I'm the girl next door. I'm the fox you've been waiting for. Hello, daddy. Hello, mom. I'm your ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb! Hello world! I'm your wild girl. I'm your ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb!" Cheri sang out. Noticing the look of interest in a couple other members she got a little more confident.
"Stone age love and strange sounds too. Come on, baby, let me get to you. Bad nights causing teenage blues. Get down ladies, you've got nothin' to lose." They finished, slightly out of breath.
"Well, I'd say you're it. No question." Valentin spoke after a moment of silence. The other members nodded their heads. The band thanked them and walked out. Then, they all squealed.
"We're getting paid!" Trent pumped his fist. The others laughed along while getting into their car. Once they reached their rundown apartment they collectively sighed. Their room was so small and stuffed. All Cheri could think about was hitting it big and getting a better one. Maybe even Lilac Court. Now that'd be cool. Immediately Cheri flopped on the couch and called her brother.
"Blake, you'll never believed what just happened!"
"You got an actual job," he joked.
"Haha. Very funny. But no! I finally fulfilled my dream!"
"You're marrying Miguel?"
"What? No..." Cheri didn't want to admit she still had a crush on him. Once he made it big at 19, little 14 year old Cheri fell in love. She talked all about how she'd meet him and they'd fall in love. Embarrassing, right? "We're gonna be an opener for Scadoxus!"
"Wait really? You guys are still a thing? Huh. Didn't see that coming,"
"Wow you really know how to make a girl feel special." Cheri rolled her eyes.
"You know, mom and dad would be proud of you..." Blake trailed off.
"Oh would they?" Cheri replied saltily.
"They would. Listen if you don't want me to tell them-"
"They can find out themselves. Once I get on stage they'll see." With that, Cheri hung up on him.
"You know who we should really thank for nailing the audition?" Trent asked.
"Cheri for writing it?"
"Close but no. Drugs." Trent smiled. The other two stared at him till he elaborated. "Bridget Jones couldn't perform as opener because of her drugs."
"Oh. Yeah that's bad for her but I guess it helped us." Cheri put her phone down and stretched before getting ready for bed.
"After we get paid, we could pay rent like 5 times!" Trent joked.
"Pros of a cheap apartment," Cheri added.
"The cons are bed bugs," Mason dusted off his blankets with a grossed out look on his face.
"Right as I'm about to go to bed! Now I have to get those thoughts out of my head," Cheri groaned.
~Time Skip~
"Listen, all I'm saying is that we need to finish a song. And I vote for Kill The Director." Mason prompted.
"Well how would we end it?" Cheri rolled her eyes.
"Hopefully we can just like," Trent shuffled a bit, "figure it out then... Let's just wing it"
~Another Time Skip~
"Hey, you ready to go on?" The stage manager popped into their dressing room. They nodded to her while adjusting their headset. Cheri put on another layer of lipstick and they headed out to the stage.
The crowd was silent. Almost mockingly. They were just staring at the band. Nobody seemed to be happy. Cheri heard a person say "they are no Bridget Jones, that's for sure." That's how Cheri got it. Immediately, Trent started and Mason joined. Then Cheri had to start singing.
"Ive met someone that makes me feel seasick. Oh what a skill to have. Oh what a skill to have, so many skills that make her distinctive," the crowd slowly got into the song. Soon though, they reached the unfinished end. Both Trent and Mason looked at Cheri for help but she kept going.
"This is no, Bridget Jones! This is no, Bridget Bridget!" While Cheri sang she stare at the person who said it first. Once they finished the crowd loved it. For the first time the band felt recognized.
"I'm your cherry bomb!" Cheri screamed out. After a couple more songs it was time for Scadoxus to go on. Quickly, Trent shouted "and thank you for listening to Meteor!" Well that settled it. That's the band name now.
They walked off, smiling ear to ear. Cheri smiled, knowing it'll be somewhere on the news or social media. Her parents are gonna regret what they said.
A/N: so unless stated I do not own the songs. Also, this is what Cheri's hair looks like *im calling her a strawberry blonde*
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