I was sitting on my bed,reading The Hunger Games: Catching Fire while eating a bagel,like I do every morning before I go to school. I was so into the book that I didn't even hear my best friend Roxanne tell me to 'get off my lazy butt so we won't be late.' She poked my cheekbone,which got my attention.
"You gotta get ready,Jen! We're gonna be late! You're not even dressed!" she laughed. "And you haven't done your homework! Whatever,I'll do it for you."
"Thanks,Roxie. Sorry I didn't get ready,I just REALLY like that book!" I said.
I went to my closet and picked out an outfit: blue jeans,a flannel shirt,and black plumber boots. I tended to wear tomboyish clothes,and it kinda annoyed Roxanne,because she dressed like a freaking model all the time!
After I got dressed,I checked my email. My mom had sent me something,so I clicked on it.
It said,"Hey,Jenny! I came across this on YouTube,and I think you might want to see this. xoxo"
Them she put a link by it. Everyone in my family loved to go in YouTube,especially me.
I clicked the link,and I was taken to a video called 'One Direction is Looking for a Talented New Member!' My heart stopped. I pressed play.
"Hi! We'd like to tell you some important news about a contest we'll be holding!" said a blonde boy in the middle.
"We're going to pick one talented,lucky person to become the newest member of One Direction!" said the curly haired one.
"Make a video of you singing,and send it to our new YouTube channel,'1DMemberSearch'. We've hired some people to go through all the entries,and they'll send their top 100 favorites to us." said the boy in a striped shirt."We'll pick our top 20 favorites out of those,and those 20 people will get to come to California to compete."
The blonde one spoke up,"After the first round is over,there will be 5 left. Those 5 will be tested to see how well their voices go with ours,and we'll decide on one to put in the band! Do you have what it takes?"
Yes! I definitely had what it takes! I sang at the restaurant downtown every Saturday night! I wasn't a HUGE One Direction fan,but I did like some of their songs.
I told Roxanne about the contest.
"OMG,you HAVE to enter! You're such a good singer!" she complimented me.
"Well,no derp! That's why I'm telling you about it! Now c'mon,we gotta get to school!"
After school was over,Roxanne ran to get her camera. I stood in the hallway,ready to sing. I had chosen to sing Something Beautiful by Bridgit Mendler,because it's a really powerful,emotional song.
"Roxanne,what if I'm not good enough?" I asked. After all,people from Bismarck,North Dakota don't usually win things like this.
"You're good enough,Jen. Just remember to sail your vessel,till the river runs dry. Like a bird upon the wind,these waters are your sky. You'll never each your destination if you never try." she quoted her favorite song. I laughed. She could be so weird!
Roxanne pressed record.
"Hey! I'm Jennifer Harville. I'm going to be singing 'Something Beautiful' by Bridgit Mendler. Hope you like it!" I said to the camera.
I got out my guitar,and started playing the first few chords.
"Tell me,who's your angel?
Who's your shoulder,
To hold your boulders?
Tell me,when it's raining,
Who will hold ya?
Who will warm ya?
You might be broken with
all these cracks in your skin.
You might be broken that's
Where the light gets in.
You're something beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
You're something beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
And I just want you to know, you to know, you to know!
That you're not alone,oh,you're not alone. Oh,oh..."
I didn't even realize how passionately I had been singing,but when we played back the video,it sounded amazing! We sent it to '1DNewMember' and then I went to bed and hoped for the best.
I sat on the couch,watching a new episode of Raising Hope with Roxanne Then my cell phone rang.
I went to get it. I gasped. "Roxie,this is a California number!" We both got really exited. I answered the phone.
"Hello,is this Jennifer Harville?" a familiar British accent asked.
"Yes!" I said. I was super exited,because I was pretty sure I knew who was on the other end of the line.
"This is Simon Cowell,and it's your lucky day,because you're one of the top 20 contestants to become the newest member of One Direction!" I couldn't believe this was happening.
"OH MY GOD!" I screamed."Are you serious?"
"I'm dead serious! Make sure all your belongings are packed,and we'll send you two tickets to Santa Monica,California. You need to be here in two weeks,so I'd recommend leaving for California in one week if you'd like to get there early." he said. Then he hung up. Well,that was kind of rude. But I was still super happy.
"So...?" Roxanne asked eagerly.
"I'M IN THE TOP 20!" I screamed excitedly.
We both jumped up and down screaming. I called my mom and dad to tell them the news. As soon as we thought we had danced and celebrated enough,we started packing. I didn't pack much. I only packed my clothes,my laptop,my wallet,and my purse. That was really all I needed. But Roxanne felt the need to pack everything but her bed.
I was ready to take on the competition.