Clare Point of View
IT was kind of ironic, I was singing for Alli's party, and Drew just left her to dance with Bianca. I had the perfect song.
S.O.S, S.O.S
What's up girlfriend, something's going on
You got a look about you, tell me what's wrong
Is that your boyfriend dancing with that girl on the floor?
We've got to dance now
Time to show our weapon of choice
S.O.S is all I need to send
Just a little text, I'm calling all our girls
F.Y.I you know it's not the end
Don't take it lying down, no crying now
It's your world
Let the music play, he won't get away
Just get the groove and then he'll come back to you again
(Let it play)
Let the music play, he won't get away
This groove you can't ignore, he won't leave you anymore
(Let it play)
S.O.S, S.O.S, S.O.S
That crazy chick don't know who she is messing with
Look in her eyes, she's mentally undressing him
Now listen girlfriend
Better step back right now
Better get your hands up
Yeah 'cause we're about to get down
S.O.S, I'm calling out again
Just a little text, you're surrounded by your girl
F.Y.I, I know how it's gonna end
Won't take it lying down, no crying now
It's your world
Let the music play, he won't get away
Just get the groove and then he'll come back to you again
(Let it play)
Let the music play, he won't get away
This groove you can't ignore, he won't leave you anymore (Let it play)
Get it on
No one stands a chance
Can't get enough when we start to dance
Come with me now, gonna shake it down
Let's blow it up, gonna hit the ground
Let the music play, he won't get away
Just get the groove and then he'll come back to you again
(Let it play)
Let the music play, he won't get away
This groove you can't ignore, he won't leave you anymore (Let it play)
Both Alli and Drew who I was singing about, Alli seemed grateful but Drew seemed humiliated, but it served him right, nobody fucks over my best friend, especially on her birthday,
Ah yeah that's right
All you single people out there
This is for you
I'm not waitin' around for a man to save me
(Cos I'm happy where I am)
Don't depend on a guy to validate me
(No no)
I don't need to be anyone's baby
(Is that so hard to understand?)
No I don't need another half to make me whole
Make your move if you want doesn't mean I will or won't
I'm free to make my mind up you either got it or you don't
This is my current single status
My declaration of independence
There's no way I'm tradin' places
Right now a star's in the ascendant
I'm single
(Right now)
That's how I wanna be
I'm single
(Right now)
That's how I wanna be
Ah yeah Uh Huh that's right
Don't need to be on somebody's arm to look good
(I like who I am)
I'm not saying I don't wanna fall in love 'cos I would
I'm not gonna get hooked up just 'cos you say I should
(Can't romance on demand)
I'm gonna wait so I'm sorry if you misunderstood
Chorus
Everything in it's right time everything in it's right place
I know I'll settle down one day
But 'til then I like it this way it's my way
Eh I like it this way
Make your move if you want doesn't mean I will or won't
I'm free to make my mind up you either got it or you don't
'Til then I'm single
This is my current single status
My declaration of independence
There's no way I'm tradin' places
Right now a star's in the ascendant
Alli took Drew away, probably to break up with him, the douche deserved it for being such a man whore, that's one of the reasons I preferred to be single, Alli should try it too, she shouldn't be tied down so much, she doesn't need any more guys in her life, it is unhealthy. Drew came back out after a few minutes, looking fine but I didn't see Alli, so I left the stage and went into the room that he had just left. There Alli was, sitting on the bed in tears, "He isn't worth you tears, fuck, no guy is. This is gonna start to kill you if you keep doing this to yourself, you don't need a guy to be happy, this is your party, you shouldn't be miserable, you gotta show Drew what he's missing, come up on stage and sing with me, we're legal now, lets have fun," I said, she sniffled, "Clare, I don't know what I would do without you in my life," she hugged me. We stopped in the bathroom to fix her makeup, and then we went back to the party to sing. We were going to a club later, just me, her, and Jenna.
The party was over and we kicked everyone out, and then proceeded to get ready to go to this new club. Alli was wearing a teal tank top with beads at the top and a black mini skirt with a pair of black pumps. Jenna was wearing a torn up purple shirt with a pink cami, black shorts, and black flats. I came out of the bathroom after getting dressed, "Clare, you look absolutely fuckable," Jenna said, "Yeah," Alli agreed, "I swear to God, if you put a pair of tennis shoes on with that, I will burn every pair you own," she proceeded to the closet to pick out a pair of shoes for me, "Alli, I love you and everything, but I can choose my own shoes," I said. I grabbed a pair of short boots to go with my black skinny jeans, and my gray plaid shirt, "See Clare, you can wear an outfit without your converse, if only we could get you into a skirt," Jenna said, "Fuck no, you were pushing it putting me in that dress earlier," I replied.
We made it to the club and the bouncer let us right in. As we got in, Funhouse by Pink was playing, not really a dancing song, so we went to the bar, "What can I get you beautiful ladies?" the bartender asked, "A martini, a daiquiri, and a piná colada," I said. Even though we all just recently became legal, we knew what we liked, I mean, we never were the most saintly. We had a couple more drinks while we waited for a song with a good beat to dance to, when "Dance Floor Anthem" began to play, "C'mon, let's dance, I love this song," I said, dragging the other two to the floor, where we began to grind on each other, Alli was in front, I was in the middle, and Jenna was behind me.
She's going out to forget they were together
All that time he was taken her granted
She wants to see if there's more than he gave, she's lookin for,
He calls her up he's trippin' on the phone now
He doesn't want her out there and alone now
Knows she's moving it, knows she's using it
Now he's losing it and she don't care
Everybody put your hands up say, I don't wanna be in love,
Feel the beat now if you got nothing left say' I don't wanna be in love
Don't give up now, you got a reason to live say, I don't wanna be in love
Feeling good now, don't be afraid to get down say, I don't wanna be in love
People stopped to watch us as the second verse started, but there was a guy who caught my attention. He was tall, with jet black hair and jade green eyes. He wore all black and had what appeared to be a permanent smirk placed on his face as he watched me intently. He wore all black, but it seemed to suit him, "Clare, that dude is totally checking you out," Jenna squealed, "Which one?" Alli asked from in front of us, "The one in all black," Jenna replied, "Ooh, he's kind of cute, in the 'oh my God, I'm gonna kill you kind of way," she explained with a laugh. Before I knew what was going on, they stopped dancing and pushed me right into the guy, causing me to spill his drink all over us. I shot a glare over my shoulder, as I began to apologize, "I am so sorry, my friends- I am such a klutz," I stammered, "You have pretty eyes," he said, apparently not even noticing the beer spilled down his front , "Um thanks, do you want me to help me clean that up?" I asked, "You are just looking for an excuse to touch me, aren't you?" "My, aren't you one cocky son of a bitch," I retorted, "Maybe a little," he said, "So, what do I call such a pretty girl?" "A cab, so I can get far away from here," I said sarcastically, "Fine, I guess I'll just call you Blue Eyes," he said with a shrug, "Fine," I crossed my arms, he annoyed me, but I couldn't bring myself to walk away.
EPOV
I liked this girl, it was fun to mess with her head, "Could you stop just staring at me?" she asked in exasperation, "Why?" I asked simply, "Cause it bothers me, the only time I can handle being stared at is when I'm performing," she explained, "PReforming what, exactly?" I continued, "My music, I'm a singer," she said, with a small smile, "What exactly do you sing," I was intrigued, "Mostly pop shit," she said, making a face, "It's not really my choice, but my manager's 'suggestion'" she rolled her eyes, "So what kind of music are you really into?" "More hardcore stuff," she replied, "I would never have guessed, you seem too pristine for that," I said honestly, "It's the image I have to keep, I'd much rather be wearing something else," she sighed, "You look good, though," I said, hoping to lift her spirits a little. She smiled, so I felt like I succeeded, "Do you wanna leave this place, it smells too much of sex, alcohol, and desperation," she said, "Sure, go tell your friends,"
CPOV
"Um, I may just text them, they seem a little preoccupied," I said once I located Alli and Jenna, who were both having a steamy make out session with some guys. He laughed, "Maybe you should," he said, "I never got your name," I said, "It's Eli, I never got yours either," he replied, "I know, Eli" I said, "It makes things more fun," I laughed, "Send that text and lets get going," he sighed with a smirk. We went outside, and I noticed that it had gotten considerably cooler. I shivered and the next thing I knew, Eli had given me his leather jacket, "Oh thanks," I said, he chuckled and led me to what looked like a vintage hearse, "I seriously love your car," I said as he opened the passenger door for me, "Hey, I do to," he said in mock astonishment and I rolled my eyes.
"So Blue Eyes, where are we headed?" he asked, "I don't know, any thoughts?" I replied, "I honestly wanna hear what kind of music you have in you, not this pop shit your manager makes you sing," he said, looking at me for a moment before training his eyes back on the road, "Okay then, to my house," I said. I gave him the directions to my house and when we got there, to say he was surprised, would be an understatement, "You live here?" he asked in disbelief, "Yup," I said, "Which means your Helen Edwards' daughter, like the famous designer, Helen Edwards" he stated, no longer as a question, "Mmhmm," I said, getting bored with this little game, "Sorry, but this is all just kind of cool, my mom loves yours' work," he said, "Is yours' a word," I asked, desperate to change the subject, "Probably not, sorry, I really am, back to your music," he said, shaking his head to clear his thoughts, "It's fine, I get this reaction from all my 'friends' but then usually they just try to exploit me, my mom, and sister for money,"
EPOV
"I wouldn't do that, I don't need money," I said, "Well that's a new one, but I suppose you would have had to find out at one point or another," she sighed, "Blue Eyes, I'm serious, we live in L.A. I understand the whole backstabbing thing, my dad is kind of the president of Deadhand Records," I confessed, I don't know what it was about this girl, but I wanted her to trust me, "Your shitting me," she said, "Nah, and to think he started out as a shock jockey," I said, "I guess I owe you an apology, I thought you'd be the type of person who would just use me for money," she said, "Eh, no offense taken, I understand the type of things you go through, it sucks to be used,"