✤ SOLO

Chapter Thirty-two (Rewritten)

Continued.......

I groan and let her go. James already has his hand wide open for me so I hug him instead.

"You were great." He says.

"I don't think so, I was so scared. I thought I was going to die, did you see the way I was shaking?, I was so...."

"Hey..hey..hey..." He pulls me away from the hug and put his hands on my shoulders, "you were awesome out there. I didn't even know you were scared."

"Yeah! Me too!." Jenny adds.

"That's because I was closing my eyes," I say wiping the tears off my face, "do you think they'll like me?" I sniff.

"They would love you." He assures me and Will appears beside him.

"Hey!" He says clearly out of breath. I move away from James Anderson and embrace Will.

"Thank you." I mumble into his chest.

"No problem." He strains his voice. I guess I'm hugging them too tight. I pull away and see him smiling down at me.

"Someone wants to see you." He says and I raise my eyebrow. "You'll see." He grabs my hand and pulls me away, "she'll be right back!" He shouts to our friends.

"Go get them!" Jenny shouts back.

"Where are we going?" I ask him as he pulls me backstage.

He stops and I see principal Smith smiling.

Oh. My face falls in disappointment. With the way he said, 'you'll see' I thought it would be one of the producers.

"Hi principal!" I smile my famous fake smile.

"That was one talent your mum didn't tell me you had!" She exclaims and pulls me in for a hug, I hug her back, "why didn't you tell me?" She asks after she pulled away.

I shrug, "it never came up I guess."

"Nonsense! It has come up a thousand times, you just wanted to keep it a secret." She flicks my forehead and I raise my hand to rub it as pain shoots through my veins.

"I just felt it wasn't necessary..."

"Miss Colton?" A voice calls me and I stop talking to principal Smith and turn around to see, Mr Nathaniel Jinx, the man who signed Will last year, smiling at me.

"H..hi" I stutter nervously.

"Hi," he reaches his hand out for a shake and I take it, "you were amazing out there. Why weren't you in the competition?." He asks after taking his hand away.

"Um...there was a rule to reduce the amount of people participating in the competition." I explain.

"When William told me about your talent last week, he pressured me into coming and I told myself I have to check it out and I was worth it." He smiles.

Okay I'm lost. I just told Will this week and not last week.

"Thank you." I say grinning.

"I would love it if you join our record company."

"Oh my god!!!" I scream, "really?" He nods. "I'll live to join your record company!."

"Will you be able to make it on Monday?"

"Yes! Yes of course!" I nod vigorously. He smiles and takes out a black card from his the pocket of his suit and gives it to me.

"So I'll see you on Monday?"