White Rose: A Collab ~ Chapter 6

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The bell rang and I headed out of the classroom, glad Geometry was over. "Oh my god Rose!" An exasperated Jordan said, running up to me. "Are you okay?" I asked, pulling her off me. "Girl, there's band auditions, you HAVE to go with me!" She exclaimed, pulling me towards what I assumed would be the band room. "Why would I go?" I asked, letting her pull me. "Girl, your voice is like an angel's I swear! You NEED to audition!" She told me. I froze, "Uhm, no. I don't sing for people. And my voice does not sound that great." I said, pulling away. She frowned, "Come oooooon! At LEAST come there for me, I need emotional support!" I sighed, "Fiiiiine." I followed her down the hall, struggling to keep up. When Jordan knew what she wanted(which wasn't often) there was no stopping her. Soon enough we made it to the band room, and we headed inside. Jordan went over to a clipboard and wrote something down. "Okay, girl. Now we just need to figure out what to sing." She told me, sitting down next to me. I nodded, not really paying attention. The judges were talking to each other, and one of them ran out of the room. "-so I have noooo clue and I can't pick! Which do you think?" I looked up, "Huh?" She shook her head, "What were you doing? Ooh! Were you checking them out?" She teased, gesturing to the small group of boys on the other side of the room. I blushed and looked down, "No!" I already have a guy in mind, I added silently. One of the judges called out a name and a boy started his audition. Jordan kept talking, but I wasn't really paying attention, I couldn't. My mind kept drifting to Caden. "Rosanna!" I looked up, at Jordan but she wasn't looking at me. "Oh, sorry, 'Rose'?" It was a guy's voice, and I realized it belonged to one of the judges. I recognized him as Luke, from one of my classes. Why was he calling my name? He looked at me, "You ready to start?" He asked. Start what?? But I knew. Jordan pulled me up from my chair. She had signed me up for auditions. I was tempted to run out of the room because on the one hand, I really, really didn't want to sing. But on the other hand, I really, really, didn't want to embarrass myself. I stepped closer to them, and nodded. "Y-yeah, I'm ready." He nodded and handed me a phone. It was hooked up to a speaker, so the auditioner's voices had a bit of backup. Just like karaoke, I told myself. Nothing too hard. Just karaoke, I repeated to myself as I selected a song. I closed my eyes, focusing on the music. You're at home... You're in the shower, by yourself. By yourself. The music stopped, and I opened my eyes, remembering I wasn't at home. Nor was I by myself. I felt my cheeks grow hot as I retreated to my seat. "Girl, you were SO good!" Jordan said a bit loud, giving me a hug. I shook my head, trying to focus on breathing regularly. Luke came over, "You did great, Rose. I'll let you know if we need you, we just need to get through the rest of the auditions." He looked behind him and whispered, "Your audition is a personal fave." And went back to the rest of the boys. I sat there, shocked. Jordan led me out of the room, "Let's do something to celebrate! A personal fave! More importantly, singing in front of people without passing out!" I smiled a bit, amazed. "Well... I think you could come over to my house this afternoon." I offered. She nodded, "Yeah and-" I stopped her and pulled her into the nearest room. It happened to be the girl's restroom. I put a finger to my lips, the universal sign for quiet. I was sure my face was red. She gave me a look and poked her head out the door. "All I see is a cute boy and-" Her face lit up, "Oooooooh! A cute boy!" She teased, grinning. "This DEFINITELY calls for celebration! You finally have eyes on a boy and you're what, 16 now?" She pulled me out of the bathroom, and thankfully Caden was gone. •┈••✦ ❤ ✦••┈• That night all I could think about was Caden. It was all so new, liking someone. But I had a feeling it wasn't going away anytime soon. But a part of me liked the idea of it.