-1Jude looked around the studio. No one was there and that made her mad. Tommy
was suppose to be here over thirty minutes ago and he had yet to show up or
even call. She got up from the chair that she had been sitting in and walked
out of the room.

She was about to go to the Hospitality Area when she bumped into someone.

"I'm sor-" Jude looked up at the same time as the other person and sighed,
annoyed, and decided not to finish her sentence.

"What the hell Tommy?" She asked, "I mean, you were suppose to be here half
an hour ago."

Tommy looked at Jude. "I know, I'm sorry. I got off to a late start this
morning."

"No duh. I figured that one out Sherlock," Jude said trying to keep her
anger in check. "Now come on. We only have an hour left in the studio before we have to give
it up to Karma."

Jude nearly hurled as she said Karma's name. Ever since Karma had won
Instant Star, she had not been on Jude's top friends list.

It didn't help either that Karma was the devil in disguise. I mean, ever
since she arrived at G-Major, she had made Jude's life a living hell these
past few months. She'd had to sing one of Jude's songs and then basically
called Jude a slut in front of reporters, making Jude lose a job. But no,
the icing on the cake was when Karma had tried to steal Tommy from her.

HER Tommy.

Sure Tommy had confessed that he had asked Darius for that job, but she just
wasn't buying it. Karma was too…Too impossible to trust. Every chance you
took at trusting her, she turned around and kicked you in the chin, punched
you in the stomach, or slapped you in the face. (Metaphorically, of course.)

As Jude was thinking of all the possible ways to get back at Karma for
causing her all these misfortunes, she hadn't realized that she had arrived
at the studio. She would have walked straight into the door if Tommy hadn't
pulled her back.

"Whoa, you might want to watch were you're going, Girl," he said.

Jude looked at him and smiled.

"Thanks," She said, opening the door and walking in.

"Not a problem," Tommy said walking in after her. "So; are you ready to get
this song down?"

Jude nodded. "Yup, I am," She said.

"Well, then get in there and tear the roof of this place," Tommy said and
smiled. Jude smiled back and walked into the recording booth. She picked up
her guitar and placed her notebook on the music stand. She began to play her
guitar. Closing her eyes, she opened her mouth, and her voice began to fill
the room.

Thought you'd be the exception
Thought you were one true friend
Guess I never should've turned my back
Because pain and suffering were your intentions

Watch the color drain from my face
Watch the pain never go away

Turn around
There's the door
Turn around
I'm getting off the floor
Turn around
Never should have trusted you,
Cause my pain travels straight to the core….
Turn around, turn around

Ohhhhahhhh…..

Shed a few tears
My ex will go running
Ask for a little help
They'll chase away your fears

You walked right in
Made yourself at home
Showed me a side I thought was honest
Little did I know, your truthfulness roams

I let the tears fall
I knew you were the cause
But I couldn't hold them in
I wouldn't let you have the last straw

Watch me drop the ground
Watch my world turn upside down

Turn around
There's the door
Turn around
I'm getting off the floor
Turn around
Never should've trusted you
Cause my pain travels straight to the core
Turn around, Turn around

Stop holding in the lies
They'll tear you to pieces
Tell them the truth
Only then the guilt ceases
Show a real side
Then they'll begin to smile
Show us someone we can trust
Then I might stick around for a while…

Turn around
There's the door
Turn around
I'm getting off the floor
Turn around
Never should've trusted you
Cause my pain travels straight to the core
Turn around, Turn around….

When Jude finished, she left the recording booth and headed back to where
Tommy was waiting for her. Jude entered and Tommy looked towards her.

"Well, what do you think?" She asked, setting her guitar down on couch.

"That was amazing, girl," Tommy replied.

Jude smiled. "I was hoping that you would say that, because it was about
us…And…others." Jude paused and looked up at Tommy.

He smiled. "Karma?"

Jude refrained from gagging and simply nodded. She walked into the mixing
booth and he looked over the lyrics. The smile on his face faded as he read
over the last part. Tears stung his eyes as he looked up at her.

"I never knew I hurt you this bad…"

Jude sucked in a deep breath.

"Yeah, well…." She stopped, not knowing how to answer him. She looked at the
ground, trying to gather her words. He lifted her chin to look at him. "I
never thought you would either…"