Life with my best friends

Chapter - 25 The audition

Jannat's POV: The next morning, I woke up to the faint sound of my phone vibrating near me. I had got a text from Siddharth. What the heck?! Is he kidding me right now? I immediately got up from my bed to get ready to go yell at him. After 15 minutes, I knocked at his room's door. Riyaz opened it and greeted me before leaving the same way I entered his room. I saw Siddharth working on a piece of junk with utmost sincerity. There were beads of sweat on his brow and OH MY GOD, HOW THE HECK IS HE AWAKE THIS EARLY? There is no way he's up and about that too before 9. That is highly suspicious. And secondly, why is he working on a piece of junk? His voice brought me back to the scene before my eyes again.

Sidd: Oh hi Jaan 

Jannat: Pata hai logon ko na subah subah good morning ke texts aate hain. Mujhe pata hai kaise texts aate hain? Audition's at 11 am. Matlab wah, kitne zyada considerate ho aap?

Sidd: Bro you have two hours to prepare, what's the big deal?

Jannat: This is a huge deal. And what are you doing with that piece of junk?

Sidd(annoyed): Gosh, people, stop calling my creation a piece of junk. It's a freaking robot. 

Jannat: What the heck are you doing with a robot?

Sidd: I'm buliding a robot duh

Jannat: And why are you buliding a robot?

Sidd: I'm trying to apply my theoretical knowledge to practical use dude

Jannat(smirks): So in other words, you are trying to waste your time on a piece of junk?

Sidd: So easy to criticise when you haven't spent days coming up with the idea, and hours with steel and copper wires and planks.

Jannat: Dude you are literally using a steel ice cream bucket for your so called robot's head. Now get this in your head, that's called junk!

Sidd: Okay fine so maybe it's made from leftover pieces and stuff-

Jannat: You mean junk

Sidd: Alright, maybe it's made from junk but it's gonna be the best robot you'll ever meet

I was about to reply to that when my phone buzzed with another text. My home screen glowed and I noticed the time and remembered why I was originally here

Jannat: To heck with you and your robot! I have less than 2 hours to go for the audition and I have no freaking idea what I am gonna do. I can already tell I'm gonna embarrass myself in front of everyone. I do NOT wanna face people. I can't believe you set me up for this stupid thing.

Sidd: Yeah you're gonna run outta breath if you speak anymore. But anyway, look, you have a talent. You are incredibly good at singing. So what if you have stage fright? It has to go away someday. How long are you gonna waste sitting around just like that without showcasing real talent?

Jannat: Um, I was thinking forever

Sidd: Oh come on. Besides all you have to do is shut your eyes and sing the song with all your heart. Me and Anushka will be right there cheering you on. There is absolutely no reason to fret.

Jannat: But what if everything goes wrong? What if I sing terrible? What if the judges kick me out? What if I make a fool out of myself in front of the whole college?

Sidd: If there are a 100 reasons to back out of this, there are a 1000 reasons to stick with it

Jannat: You know what? Maybe you're right. I'll never know unless I try. 

Sidd: There you go! My half built robot is wishing you good luck, she knows you'll rock it

Jannat(laughs): Wow, your robot's a "she"?

Sidd: Hey don't laugh, this gives me a chance to become a daddy 

Jannat: Yeah right

Sidd: Nah I'm kidding. I just wanted it to be a girl I don't know why

This guy sitting in front of me with a hammer and screwdriver in his hands has no idea how much better I'm feeling than before and that too all becuz of him. The fact that he is encouraging me to do something that I have ran away from my entire life hit me hard. An absolute sweetheart, that's what he is. Maybe I owe this to him. I can totally do this much for him. And for me of course. I know the song that I'm gonna sing very well. I know how to sing very well. If the judges have any taste, and if I don't mess up, then I'll be up for the competition. I can do this!

Yeah, whatever I was thinking over two hours ago was down the drains now. It was about to be 11 am and the audition was going to start. I was sweating through my hoodie. Thank goodness, the only people present there were contestants and the judges. I'm pretty sure the judges were all seniors. There were 3 girls and 1 guy. I was so freaking nervous. Why the heck am I even here? Oh God someone please just take me back to my room. I wanna get back to my bed and hide under my blanket. I heard someone repeatedly taking my name so I snapped back to reality to look at the two people standing in front of me.

Sidd: Jaan, don't worry. You'll do great

Anushka: Rock it baby. We are right here

The people who gave their audition before me were pretty average. The judges didn't seem impressed one bit.

Sidd: Jaan, they are calling your name, come on go go go! Show them what you got

Jannat's POV: I took my position on the stage in front of the 4 judges sitting in the auditorium and took a deep breath. I told the band beside me the song I was going to sing and they started the beats. I held the mic close enough to impress one of the judges, that's for sure. 

(Play the song now till 37 seconds)

"Take the world, shakin' and stirin'

And that's what I've got going on

I throw my cares up in the air 

And I don't think they're coming down 

Yeah, I love how it feels right now"

That's it. That's all I remember singing before I went completely blank. I saw people before me, I felt dizzy. I knew I shouldn't have done this in the first place. I'm so dead. 

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