Chapter 1 The boy band guy

Wesleys POV

Today was the big day for Wesley Stromberg. The day he was going to make it. He has always enjoyed playing music at local bars and small festivals, but now he was ready to shine. Together with his youth friend Drew Chadwick and his little brother Keaton they were going to rock the stage and blow the jury away. That's what Wesley said to himself, constantly. Ever since Wesley can remember he played music and couldn't imagine his life without it. It was the only thing he was really good. He never was motivated by school or work. It just didn't get to him the way music did. Ever since he filled in the application to the X Factor he had a hope inside that things could change. That one day he could let all the people hear his music and his passion. Today was the day he had lived for the last couple of month, his moment. Our well his, Drew's and Keaton's moment.

It was crazy at the San Francisco auditions. People running around, people crying, people laughing. You saw sweaty, shaky hand everywhere. Wes didn't want to admit it but his nerves where there for sure. All those people around him had the same dream as him and he had to beat them all to make it. A guy came walking flipping his hair way too much and sat next to Drew. Wes couldn't help but look at him. He looked cocky and just unlikeable. Wes didn't know why he this guy irritated him so much. Maybe because he saw him as competition, maybe it was because of the nerves. He just wanted that guy to go away. But of course the guy didn't. Instead he starting talking to the band.

'Whatsupp' he said to Drew 'I'm Vincent Thomas.'
'Drew', said Drew and shake his hand. After that Vincent shacked the hands of the two brothers. He started braking about his performance in front of thousands of people in Londen. Wes was already annoyed by this guy but when he started calling Emblem3 a boy band, he really just wanted to walk away. Vincent was trying to be nice and giving the band advice but it wasn't sincere. He wanted to brake and act like he was better because he had more experience. Or at least he said he had. If he really was so successful why hadn't the boys heard of him and why did he need the X Factor if he was already so famous. Wes just nodded, didn't want to make drama. He wasn't that guy, he was relaxed and leaned back. Or at least trying to be.

After waiting and waiting and hearing Vincent brake, they finally called his name. Emblem3 wanted to know how the 'famous' Vincent was doing. Wes was secretly hoping he would fail. It was mean, but not less true.

When Vincent said what he was going to sing Simon corrected him right away. It gave Wes chills. Simon wasn't going to be nice to anyone. Vincent started singing, it sounded more like whining to Wes. That Wes didn't like the guy might effected what he thought of his singing voice. But then the music stopped and the jury didn't look very happy. Simon started talking
'Vincent you know there used to be boy band years ago', making very clear that those bands were over 'And there were five of them and there was always one who didn't singing, that you.' The audience yelled and made shocking noises. Vincent was standing there and Wes almost pitted the guy. That could be him in a few minutes. Well at least if he was going down he'd have his brother and friend by his side, going down with him. But he wasn't going down he said to himself, again. They were going to be great and everybody was going to be blown away.
Vincent walked passed them and the band members said they were sorry for him. Wes couldn't get the words over his. Because he wasn't sorry. It a competition and Vincent wasn't good enough. One down, only thousands to go.

Then they got the sign that they had to go on stage. Wes's heart was beating really, really fast. This was it. They crowd started screaming when they came on stage. They walked in their lean back, relaxed way like they always did. Hiding that they were terrified. Or at least Wes was, he didn't know how his band mates were doing.

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