Spencer's POV:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, give it up for Ashley Davies and her special guest, Spencer Carlin!"
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I should've known. Ashley is always up to something. See, she dragged me into this stupid karaoke night she got invited to. I've already said no but she can be irresistible these days. Her weapon of choice? Her infamous puppy dog eyes which beats Veronica Mars' and Puss in Boot's, TENFOLD. Me? I don't have one. You know me, I detest wars. I didn't have a choice really but to raise and wave my white flag and forcefully give in.
And this is what I get for giving in.
"But you promised I didn't have to sing along if I come with!" I yelled at her as the crowd cheered ridiculously.
"No, I said, you didn't have to sing alone if you come with." Ashley said childishly.
O evil you!
I wrathfully opened my mouth trying to find the right words to riposte at her being unfair. Unfortunately, there's just too much, only air could escape my mouth which caused her to snicker.
And that laugh that wrinkles your nose, it touches my foolish heart.
Is Frank Sinatra trying to possess me or something? Argh! I hate karaoke nights!!!
"Come on. Get your lame ass up here!" Ashley offered me a hand up to the stage. The audience unbelievably cheered for me. I guess they didn't mind Ashley, THE ASHLEY DAVIES, singing with a nobody like me, after all.
I nervously and shakily reach for her hand.
I could've sworn my body registered 10 on the Richter scale!
When my hand clutched hers, she somehow pulled me back to the world I got sucked out of. She's my gravity you know. I guess that is one of the reasons why I stick around this obnoxious person.
My charmingly obnoxious Ashley.
Is it okay if I call you mine? Just for a time…
Seriously! Where did that come from?! Ah I see, Ole Frankie brought his pal, Paul McCrane. Enough already!
Jeez, I'd have to like warm up my throat for singing/screaming later. Wonder which song she picked to rock out the crowd…
"Knocks Me Off My Feet by Stevie Wonder" suddenly displayed on the TV screen beside us.
Whoa. Didn't see that one coming. Never thought I'd see the day she'll sing something mushy. Ha-ha!
I looked at Ashley, she seems nervous too.
That's weird. She performs all the time. This shouldn't be new to her, unless it's because of me. Nahh.. That's my fantasy talking. Maybe it's the sudden change of genre. Yeah, that's it.
And then the music began.
Ashley started to sing:
I see us in the park
strolling the summer days
of imaginings in my head.
I swear she has a voice of an angel! I l---
I sang the next part, relentlessly looking at the monitor cause I don't know the words.
And words from our hearts
told only to the winds
felt even without being said.
I realized what I just sang, it reminded me of something, but I brushed it off. Maybe it's just coincidence. I began to loosen up a bit.
It's her turn again.
I don't want to bore you with my trouble
But there's something 'bout your love
that makes me weak and knocks me off my feet.
My turn:
There's something 'bout your love
that makes me weak and knocks me off my feet
it knocks me off my feet.
Then we sang together:
I don't want to bore you with it
I began to look at her.
oh but I love you
I love you
I love you.
Surprisingly, she was looking at me as well.
I don't want to bore you with it
oh but I love you
I love you
I love you…
I felt my cheeks burning up. All of a sudden, my shoes became strikingly interesting.
…more and more.
My head went up to the monitor again and the next verse came up the screen. I started to sing:
We lay beneath the stars
under a lover's tree
that's seen through the eyes of my mind.
Seriously, these are my words.
Then came Ashley's turn:
And I reach out for the part
of me that lives in you
that only our two hearts can find.
This is definitely our song. Or that's what I want it to be.
I don't want to bore you with my trouble
But there's something 'bout your love
that makes me weak and knocks me off my feet.
I continued:
There's something 'bout your love
that makes me weak and knocks me off my feet
it knocks me off my feet.
We joined again for the chorus:
I don't want to bore you with it
I met her eyes as she met mine.
Oh but I love you
I love you
I love you.
I wonder why we kept on meeting each other's eyes on those parts. Well, I have my reasons to look at her, but I don't know hers.
There was a look of hesitation in her face. Oh my... Was it too obvious that I wasn't only singing it?! She began to pull her eyes away.
Don't keep my hopes up. Don't keep my hopes up. She is WAY out of my league.
She turns her focus to the audience and began clapping her hands to a beat. The audience soon clapped with her, and so did I.
I don't want to bore you with it
oh but I love you
I love you
I love you…
"Sing!" Ashley instructed the audience as she offers her mic to the crowd.
The DJ-like for karaoke bars muted the song. The crowd continued clapping to the beat and started to sing along too.
I don't want to bore you with it
oh but I love you
I love you
I love you…
The audience trailed off.
More and more…..
I trailed off.
More and MOOOOORRRREEEE….
Ashley finished it off like Elliott Yamin did on American Idol.
It was too damn breathtaking.
We received a standing ovation from the audience. Ha-ha! So, I wasn't the only one astounded by Ashley's change of genre.
Ashley took my hand and we both bowed to the audience and said our thanks. We then went backstage.
I hugged Ashley tightly. "That was amazing!" I told her.
She pulled away.
"You're amazing! Never thought you could sing like that!" she said to me teasingly.
I playfully slapped her arm. "Hey!!! Thanks to me, you got a standing ovation on karaoke night!"
"I know, I know... Thanks by the way, love you to bits!" Ashley said, hugging me.
Did you know you have said you love me sixteen times all in one night? Fifteen were through Stevie Wonder's song but hey I could die just right now.
Come on just say it. Say it casually
"Ashley, I L—"
Ring Ring
"Hold on one sec." Ashley said as she pulled away and answered her phone.
"Hey Aiden!" She was talking to her lame boyfriend, Aiden.
I began to look away. My eyes lingered everywhere but Ashley.
"….Yeah, I'll meet you there… I love you." Ashley sounded more sincere than when we sang "our song".
Told you I should've died a few seconds ago when the last thing I heard was Ashley saying she loves me. Not this, she loves someone else more and I'm afraid my heart's not going to take it lightly.