Chapter 1

Hi, my name's Musa. I have dark blue hair and navy blue eyes. I am a Japanese girl. My favorite thing to do is listen to music. I also like to watch the football games. I have a crush on this one football player, number twenty, Riven. He is all muscles, has magma, spiky hair, purple eyes, and I love to watch him. He is the running back on the football team. I sit in the classroom on a Friday and thinking about Riven and the football game tonight. I can't wait, this time I am going to show Riven I like him. I've dreamt about him a thousand times, I just can't get enough of him. Even though he doesn't know I exist I still have faith we'll be together. The bell rings and I snap out of my thoughts. It was the last period and I walked to the football field to go cheer Riven on as usual. One thing I forgot to tell you, our team, the Warriors, has never won a game for 10 years. It's pretty sad. Not many people go to the football games. I walk to the bleachers and sit down at the thirty yard line. The two teams warm up to get ready for the "big" game. Riven looks this way and I stand up and wave my hand. He looks right through me and then looks away. I sadden as I sit back down. Why does he do that? Can't he just wave back like a normal boy would do? The game started and it was seven to fifteen, Warriors. I look around and see everyone getting bored and packing up to leave. But I stay there and cheer Riven on. He never noticed me through the whole game. I see a pass to Riven as he catches it and runs it home.

"TOUCHDOWN!" The ref yelled. I jumped up and cheered. The game ended and we still lost. I walk down the bleachers to the football field heading towards Riven when I stop in my tracks. I see with my bare eyes, Riven hugging a girl and walking off with her after a deep and passionate kiss. My eyes fill up with tears.

"That should be me." I whispered as I cried. My hands clutch to a fist. And I run home as fast as I could.

NEXT MORNING:

I woke up and got ready for school. Another dream about Riven but this time it had that girl in it. The phone rang and I picked it up after the second ring.

"Hello?" I ask.

"Musa! It's me Stella. Did you make a song yet? I wanna hear it!" Stella told me. I had forgotten to write a song for today at announcement. We will all be meeting in the gym and the head mistress told me to sing a song.

"I finished the song but you'll have to wait until this morning!" I lie.

"Killjoy, alright see you in school!" Stella said as she hung up. I hung up too and then ran to the kitchen. I grabbed a pencil and notebook and tried to come up with an idea for a song and then it hit me. I wrote it down and stuck it in my backpack. I ran all the way to school just in time for the announcement.

"Musa will be singing a song for everyone this morning as a welcome back from the weekend! Musa you're on." The head mistress announced. I nod and grab my guitar. I get to the microphone and start playing.

"Sidelines"

Payton Rae

I remember cheering you on at every football game
Shoutin' number 20 as a running back takes your place
I wave from the bleachers on the 30 yard line
You only look away
Don't you see what it does to me

When the game is cold and the crowd goes home
I get my chance with you alone
All you seem to do
Is look right through me
I've dreamt of you a thousand times
But you don't even bat an eye
It doesn't matter what I do
Or how I try
I'm always the girl on the sidelines

In the air or on the ground, I feel the spirit all around
I guess you really drove it home again
As I watch you walk away with her in your arms
Like I'm only a friend
Can't you see that should be me, that should be me

When the game is cold and the crowd goes home
I get my chance with you alone
All you seem to do
Is look right through me
I've dreamt of you a thousand times
But you don't even bat an eye
It doesn't matter what I do
Or how I try
I'm always the girl on the sidelines

Now pretend you're just a mistake
As I watch the instant replay
Spinnin' round and round again inside my mind

I've dreamt of you a thousand times
But you don't even bat an eye
It doesn't matter what I do
Or how I try
I'm always the girl on the sidelines

I'm just another girl on the sidelines

I finish and look at Riven. This time he notices. He noticed I used his number and he faintly remembered he saw me waving at the thirty yard line cheering him on. Everyone clapped and cheered. I walked out of the gym without permission. Riven came running after me and then taps me on the shoulder.

"Was that song about me?" He asked. I looked at him. It was the first time he talked to me.

"Yes." Was all I said as I ran to my classes.