Trina was getting ready for the big showcase for her school, Hollywood Arts. I honestly do not know how she got in that school, being as though you had to AUDITION to get into the school; and that would mean that you had to have talent. Trina has no talent.

She was having a boy my age from her crazy talented school come to help her write the song she was supposed to "sing." I felt really bad for the kid, he had to put up with her for a while to write the song, let alone rehearse it.

I heard the doorbell ring and I got up from the bright orange couch to answer the door, when Trina screamed "TORI! Get the door and if it is Andre, let him in. If not, send them away."

An African American boy was standing at the door, and he looked a little uneasy. Probably because he had to work with Trina.

"Hey, I'm guessing that you are Andre, the boy helping Trina with the big-" I was interrupted by him.

"OhMyGod. Trina has a sister, YES. Now i do not have to be alone with her for hours on end!" He said while hugging me and spinning me around. I felt really bad for him.

" Actually, I have to be somewhere in about 20 minutes." I said to him as i watched his face drop. He begged me to stay, and after about a minute of it I decided to stay with him because I really didn't have plans. I just hated hearing Trina sing.

"Thank you so much!" Andre said as he hugged me again.

After all of the pleading and hugging, Trina came downstairs ready to start.

"Tori, can you give us some space already! Leave, Now!" Trina demanded.

"No, Trina it is my house just as much as yours." I replied.

Trina muttered something under her breath that souded like not really. She says stuff like that all of the time, and it really gets on my nerves. What did I ever do to her to make her act this rude to me all of the time? Now this is why I did not want to leave Andre alone with her. I sat down on the couch again and turned on the tv.

"Tori turn that off! We are trying to concentrate. At least turn the volume down." I turned it off annoyed and found a book to read.

"Wow, that is a really nice piano you got there." Andre said.

"Yeah I know, now lets start already." I heard Trina say.

Andre started playing a really nice melody on the piano when I started singing a few words to myself, feeling that they would go great with the song.

"Here I am

Once again

Feeling lost

But now and then"

Andre and Trina both looked at me. Andre gazed at me with complete amazement in his face, while Trina glared at me with annoyance. I was about to apologize when Andre said: "Trina's sister, I think that would work great." At the same time Trina said "Tori stop trying to help. You are untalented and unwanted here."

I was so sad and happy at the same time. I just started walking upstairs to my room when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around and saw Andre pulling me to the piano, making sure that I was on the opposite side of the piano as Trina. Andre said "Don't leave me please you cancelled your plans so I wouldn't have to be here alone. Make it worth while." I smiled at him and said okay.

Trina was staring at me with jealousey. Did she like Andre or something?

"So..." I knew he was asking about my name.

"Tori"

"Tori, you sounded really great before. Sing it again for me, and if you think of anything else you would like to add, just sing it."

I nodded and began, with a bunch of ideas running through my head.

Here I am once again

Feeling lost but now and then

I breathe it in

to let it go-o

But you don't know

where you are now

or what it would come to

if only somebody could hear...

I heard Andre stop playing the piano, but I didn't stop singing.

When you figure out how

get lost in the moment

you disappear!

"Tell me about it." Andre said and i finally opened my eyes to two unique faces I haven't really seen before on Trina and Andre's faces staring at me. I can't believe I just did that. I am so embarassed. All I could do was run, so I did. I ran out the door and down the road. I kept running until I saw the public park. I decided to sit there for a few minutes until I calmed down. I didn't realize that I was crying...

-Third person POV-

"TORI!" Trina and Andre screamed.

"Why did she run like that?" Andre asked because he didnt know her well.

Trina replied with "She has terrible stage fright." She doesn't know why though. She also doesn't know where she gets her talent. She clearly was. It is because she was jealous of her. Nobody was as talented as her in her whole family, even in Trina's mind.

"Why does she have stage fright?" asked Andre.

"Who knows, but it is not like she will perform in front of anyone." She had to keep the whole "Mean to Tori" facade going.

"Why not? She must have a hard time at school then" Andre blurted out, completely oblivious to the fact that Tori did not go to Hollywood Arts.

"Haha, you think she is talented enough to go to HA. Thats funny."

"What is funny is that you think she isn't talented enough to go there. Why, anyway?"

"Okay you got me," Trina said, "She is really talented and I am jealous so I put her down all the time." Trina was really telling the truth.

"Ha I knew you had a heart!" Andre said while laughing. "Lets go find her. Have any ideas as to where she would be?"

"Actually I do, but I am not going with." Trina sent him to the only place where Tori goes to get cheered up.

Tori POV

I finally stopped crying when Andre showed up.

"Why did you run away? You have nothing to be afraid about. You are really talented, and honestly I think you should go to HA." Andre said.

"Really?" I said while trying not to cry again.

"Yeah. So, why don't you come back with me and we all can work on the song."

"Ok, I guess, but you caon't tell anyone about my singing or stage fright, got it?" I had such a serious look on my face it wasn't even funny. But it made Andre laugh.

"Sure thing."

I went home with Andre and he, Trina, and I finished the lyrics to the song. I had a feeling that we would be close friends, even if I didnt go to school with him. I went to sleep happy.