Unexpected

Chap 10

Ericka's POV

I walked out on the stage and stood center stage with my lime green bedazzeled mic and lime green bedazzeled mic stand. The song started playing. "You wanna play. You wanna stay. You wanna have it all," I sang. "You started messing with my head until I hit a wall. Maybe I should've know. Maybe I should've known. That you would walk, you would walk out the door."

I held my mic to the audience, "Hey!"

"Said we were done, then met someone and rubbed it in my face. Cut to the part, she broke your heart. And then she ran away," I sang. "I guess you should've known. I guess you should've know. That I would talk, I would talk." I put my mic on the stand. "But even if the stars and moon collide. I never want you back into my life. You can take your words and all your lies. Oh, oh, oh. I really don't care. Even if the stars and moon collide. I never want you back into my life. You can take your words and all your lies. Oh, oh, oh. I really don't care. Oh, oh, oh. I really don't care." I grabbed my mic and sat on the edge of the stage. "I can't believe I ever stayed up writing songs about you. You don't deserve the way I used to think about you. Oh no, not anymore. Oh no, not anymore. You had your shot, had your shot but you let..."

"Go!" I let the audience sing.

"Now if we meet out of the street I won't be running scared." I stood up. "I'll walk right up to you and pur one finger in the air. And make you understand. And make you understand. You had your chance, had your chance." I smiled. "But even if the stars and moon collide. I never want you back into my life. You can take your words and all your lies. Oh, oh, oh. I really don't care. Even if the stars and moon collide. I never want you back into my life. You can take your words and all your lies. Oh, oh, oh. I really don't care. Oh, oh, oh. I really don't care." I put my mic on the stand. "Yeah! Listen up. Hey, hey. Never look back. Dumb struck boy. Ego intact. Look boy, why you so mad? Second guessing but should've hit that." I took a deep breath. "Hey girlies, you picked the wrong lova. You shoulda picked that one. He's cuter than the other. I just wanna laugh 'cause you're tryna be a hipster. Kick him to the curb. Take a polaroid picture." I grabbed the mic off the stand and spun around. "But even if the stars and moon collide. I never want you back into my life. You can take your words and all your lies. Oh, oh, oh. I really don't care," I sang as I stood on the front edge of the stage. "Even if the stars and moon collide. I never want you back into my life. You can take your words and all your lies. Oh, oh, oh. I really don't care. Oh, oh, oh. I really don't care." I posed and the song ended. "Thank you."

"Woo!" exclaimed Todd walking out to me. "That was amazing." Todd hugged me. "Ericka will be sitting right here because she's singing again but first, here's Alexis singing The Middle Of Starting Over."

I sat on the right side of the stage on the edge to watch Alexis. She walked out with her purple bedazzeled stand and mic. "How's everyone doing today?" she asked situating her guitar on her. "I'm going to be the acoustics to The Middle Of Starting Over." I smiled at her. "Ericka knows what I mean."

"Yeah," I said.

"Bare with me," said Alexis. "Todd got my back on this too."

"You got this," I said as she started strumming.

"Cast out to see. Drifting with the tide and no way of finding me, yeah. Now, that I'm free, nothing but blue skies. Paradise in front of me." She looked at me. "Awake from this dream. I hold my breath and just believe." She sped the tempo a little bit. "Tired of all the troubles, they've been wasting my time. I don't wanna fight, gonna leave it behind. Taking on faith, now I'm ready to fly. I'm in the middle of starting over." She smiled. "Back to the beginning, gonna hit rewind. Chance to do it over, get it right this time. Life gives you pennies, turn them into dimes. I'm in the middle of starting over. I'm in the middle of starting over." She slowed the tempo a little bit. "Alone in a room, tearing down the walls. Painting over scars and bruises. Now, this is home. Fill it up with love and make the best of something new, yeah." She took off her guitar and put it on the stand behind her. "As hard as it seems. I hold my breath and just believe." She took her mic off the stand. "Tired of all the troubles, they've been wasting my time. I don't wanna fight, gonna leave it behind. Taking on faith, now I'm ready to fly. I'm in the middle of starting over." She waved to a girl in the audience. "Back to the beginning, gonna hit rewind. Chance to do it over, get it right this time. Life gives you pennies, turn them into dimes. I'm in the middle of starting over." She stood center stage. "The color of the stars seems a little brighter. Tomorrow isn't far away! Through the hardest part, I'm working towards a happy ending!" The tempo slowed just a bit. "Tired of all the troubles, they've been wasting my time. I don't wanna fight, gonna leave it behind. Taking on faith, now I'm ready to fly. I'm in the middle of starting over." She put her mic on the stand. "Back to the beginning, gonna hit rewind. Chance to do it over, get it right this time. Life gives you pennies, turn them into dimes. I'm in the middle of starting over." The tempo quickly sped up. "Tired of all the troubles, they've been wasting my time. I don't wanna fight, gonna leave it behind. Taking on faith, now I'm ready to fly. I'm in the middle of starting over. Back to the beginning, gonna hit rewind. Chance to do it over, get it right this time. Life gives you pennies, turn them into dimes. I'm in the middle of starting over. I'm in the middle of starting over."

"Woo," I said getting onstage with her. "Isn't she amazing?"

Drew's POV

"We're on next after the girls duet," I said.

"Let's watch," said Blake.

We had Mama Fox facetime Ericka's and Alexis' performance to my cell. "Come on," I said.

"So, this next song," said Ericka as Alexis put on her guitar, "is All About That Bass." They put their mic on the stand. "It's a song we both enjoy."

"And we hope you do too," said Alexis. "So, here we go."

Alexis started playing the guitar. "Because you know I'm all about that bass, bout that bass. No treble. I'm all about that bass, bout that bass," they sang. "No treble. I'm all about that bass, bout that bass. No treble. I'm all about that bass, bout that bass."

"Yeah, it's pretty clear. I ain't no size two. But I can shake it, shake it like I'm supposed to," sang Ericka. "But I want that boom, boom that all the boys chase. With all the right junk, in all the right places."

"I see the magazine, working that photoshop. You know that just ain't real," sang Alexis. "Come on now make it stop. If you got beauty beauty, then raise 'em up..."

"'Cause every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top," they sang.

"Yeah, my momma she told me don't worry about your size. She said boys like a little more booty to hold at night," sang Alexis. "You know there won't be no stick figure silicone barbie dolls. So if that's what you're in to, then go ahead and move along."

"Because you know I'm all about that bass, bout that bass. No treble. I'm all about that bass, bout that bass," they sang. "No treble. I'm all about that bass, bout that bass. No treble. I'm all about that bass, bout that bass."

"I'm bringing booty back! Go ahead and tell them skinny witches that. No, I'm just playing. I know you think you're fat," sang Alexis. "But I'm here to tell you every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top."

"Yeah, my momma she told me don't worry about your size. She said boys like a little more booty to hold at night," sang Ericka. "You know there won't be no stick figure silicone barbie dolls. So if that's what you're in to, then go ahead and move along."

"Because you know I'm all about that bass, bout that bass. No treble. I'm all about that bass, bout that bass," they sang. "No treble. I'm all about that bass, bout that bass. No treble. I'm all about that bass, bout that bass." She strummed the last chords and the facetime ended.

"Alright guys," I said. "Here we go."

"Let's do this," said Jayk.

"One, two here we go," we said. "After, After Romeo."

"Let's get cray," I said.