Fall

Chapter 11

"Brynna! I was starting to think that you wouldn't show up. I'm so happy you came." Savannah ran up to me, wrapping her arms around me. I laughed a little bit, because the truth is, I wasn't going to. I was going call her and tell her I was sick with the flu, but we all know that plan wouldn't go down well because Kimmie was my all time best friend and she would know when something was up or not.

"Of course, I'd come. Anything to support you." I lied. Savannah was counting on me to be here, and I couldn't let her down.

"Now that you're here, we can get started." She hugged me once more and told me to just go sit on any of the side stools on the carpet in the back of the room. My eyes darted around the room, taking in the amount of unfamiliar faces. The more faces I didn't recognize, the more my anxiety worsened. Savannah and Kimmie made their way over to me and took their seats.

"Okay, guys. Thanks for all coming!" The people in the room got quiet and all took their seats. "I know it's super weird to ask you guys to come to the rehearsal, but that's what helps me get ready for the actual performance. So, let's get this thing going?" She questioned the audience. There was small cheers around the room as Savannah started strumming on her guitar.

It was a tuesday morning
when you first laid eyes on me.
You said you'd been waiting
for the girl that I would be
And I was breathless
and you would confess
your love for me

You took my heart
and gave it a home
I waited all my life.
for you to come along
I stood right there,
in front of you
your eyes they stared
into mine, I didn't care

I didn't care about the time
I only cared that you'd be mine...

All eyes were on me, including Savannah's and Kimmie's. My eyes widened with fear, and I glanced around at everybody in the room.

"Keep going." Savannah whispered quietly on the side of her mic.

My heart was racing. And I couldn't remember anything. I couldn't remember the lyrics, the melody, and I'm not entirely sure I even remembered how to breathe. I stood up and put my mic on ground and ran.

I ran. How stupid could I have been?

I pushed through the front doors, gasping for air. My lungs felt tight and I couldn't catch my breath.

"Are you okay?" I heard a man's voice coming from behind me.

"Yeah... I'm fine." I managed to spit out between breathes. "Thanks." I leaned against the fence and tried to steady my breathing. Inhale. Exhale.

"You don't look okay." He said. I felt a hand on the small of my back and I whipped around, frightened by the touch. He held his hands up in the air. His eyes were concerned, yet his face was relaxed.

"Sorry." He said, slowly backing away.

"No, you're fine. I'm just... A little on edge." I admitted, turning back around, trying to focus back on my breathing.

"Why's that?" This man asked me.

"I just..." I sighed. "I made a complete fool of myself in there." I admitted.

"You wanna talk about?" He asked me and leaned his elbows down on the fence. I hadn't realized how tall this guy actually was until he bent over, his face level with mine. I looked into his eyes, curiosity inside them.

"My friend asked me to perform with her this Friday. And tonight was our rehearsal. And she always likes to have people there, because it gets her used to the idea of performing in front of an audience. And when it was time for me to sing..." I exhaled, shaking my head. "I completely forgot everything." I scoffed at myself. "I literally forgot everything. I forgot what I was doing, I forgot the song, the melody, the lyrics... Everything. It was so embarrassing." I admittted.