Thanks for the reviews! And thanks for telling me its spelled Kwest, not Quest. My mistake! lol. Well anyway, here's the next chapter, and please R & R because i appreciate it, and i love reading them!
She got up, putting the head phones down on the soundboard. She walked out the door, leaving Kwest and Mason in the studio. She heard Kwest ask him what this whole thing was about, but she decided to keep walking towards the big doors that lead to Darius's office. She knocked lightly on the door, and heard him tell her to come in.
She walked into his office, just as he got off the phone. He motioned for her to take a seat, so she did. He didn't say anything for a few seconds, but then started to speak, in that "business" tone.
Darius: "Did Mason tell you?"
Jude: "Nope. He just said to come here and find out for myself. So here I am."
Darius: "Alright well you know Mason's first album is being released soon..."
Jude: "Yeah I know. It feels like just yesterday we were finding out he was the newest Instant Star."
Darius: "That's what I wanted to talk to you about."
Jude: "Mason being the second Instant Star?"
Darius: "No no, not that… we're going to get a third Instant Star."
Jude: "Already?"
Darius: "The faster G-Major gets another artist, the more money we make."
Jude: "I know but people are already starting to forget me. I'm tired of being replaced."
Darius: "Nobody's replacing you, Jude. You will always be remembered as the first Instant Star. Besides, your record sales are actually getting better and better. I'm proud of you."
Jude: "Thanks Darius. I love making music, and you love making money so we're both happy." Jude laughed and Darius laughed with her.
Jude: "So me, Mason, and whoever wins are all going to be using Kwestas a producer?"
Darius: "No actually, I talked to Mason, and I told him that I wanted the newest Instant Star to work with Kwest, but not both of you also. I told Mason that you and him would have to decide who works with Kwest, and who works with one of the other producers."
Jude: "Oh… so Mason and I won't be working together?"
Darius: "Well you'll work the same hours, just not with the same producer. Mason already said that he wanted you to work with Kwest, and he'll work with another producer."
Jude: "Before talking with me? Why"
Darius: "You know why Jude. He's your friend. He knew that you couldn't take losing another producer."
Jude didn't answer him, but she knew that was probably the reason Mason let her stay with Kwest. He understood that she had already lost Tommy and that it wouldn't be fair to lose Kwest too. She didn't like being pitied, and she didn't like feeling so vulnerable. But she was thankful to have friends like Mason and Kwest. They really do help when times get tough.
Jude: "Anything else Darius?"
Darius: "No that's it… wait, there is one more thing. The day that the Instant Star winner is announced, Mason is going to perform a song from his soon-to-be-released album, and you are going to perform a new song of yours."
Jude: "I'm recording a song today with Kwest, we have already started. If you like it enough, I can perform that one."
Darius: "Great. You have two weeks if you decide to do another song. But let me hear it first."
Jude: "You got it Darius."
Jude walked out of his office, and back into Studio 1. She immediately gave Mason a hug, and he knew she was thanking him for letting her keep her producer. After a few minutes, Mason went out on his lunch break.
Kwest: "Are you ready to record your song? The piano sounds great, so we're ready for the vocals."
Jude: "Yeah… I'm always ready to face the music." She said as she walked into the recording booth.
Kwest held up three fingers, and counted down. Put her hands over the headphones as the sound of the piano filled her ears. Then a few moments later, she closed her eyes and sang into the microphone. She let out as much passion into the song as she could. She wanted to make the words sound real, like if she was singing the truth. Because she was…
Jude Singing:
"I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone"
So many thoughts ran through her head. All those thoughts for the same person. The person she cared about most in her life.
"These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time can not erase
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me"
He wouldn't get out of her head. The more she tried to free her mind of thoughts of him, the more she would think about those ice blue eyes and that unforgettable smile.
"You used to captivate me by your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me"
She couldn't believe how helpless she was without him. She thought she was stronger than this. After all that she had been through, she thought that she could be strong enough to get through anything. But she was wrong.
"These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time can not erase"
Of course she tries her hardest to make everything back to how it used to be. But things would never be the same. Because there was this immense amount of strength that she seriously lacked.
"When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me
I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me I've been alone all along"
Because he had been her only strength. He had been the one to get her through every ounce of pain. But what was she to do when the strength that took away her pain was the one that caused.
"When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears
I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have all of me"
This is what has happened to Jude when her strength is gone. This is what happens when Tommy Quincy is gone.
As soon as the song finished, tears left Jude's eyes. She hadn't cried in awhile, but now it hit her that Tommy was gone, and she had no way to bring him. Was he ever going to come back? Jude didn't know, but she didn't think he would. She just sat on the stool and continued to let tears poor out of her eyes. Kwest looked up at her in sympathy. He knew what Tommy did wasn't fair to anyone, especially Jude. She was always there, and of course he was always there too, but none of that mattered anymore. He had done the worse he could possibly do by leaving Jude, without even leaving some sort of explanation. Kwest got up and went into the recording booth. Jude didn't look up, but she knew he was there. He went over to her and hugged her, and she cried into his chest.
Jude: "Why did he leave me?"
Kwest: "I don't know Jude. But it will be okay. I promise."
He rubbed her back in hopes of making her crying stop, and she did. After realizing that she was crying at her job, she quickly stood up and wiped her tears away, though the redness in her eyes and smeared eyeliner on her face showed that she was crying.
Jude: "I'm so sorry Quest. I'm just… I… I don't know. You must think I'm an idiot for crying like this."
Quest: "No Jude, it's ok. What Tommy did was wrong, and he probably had a good reason for leaving, but you still deserve an explanation."
Jude decided that she needed to forget about Tommy and everything that had happened. It was the only way.
Jude: "So, do we need another take, or was the first one good enough?" Her voice was still a little unstable,but she pretended as if everything was fine.
Quest: "Jude… acting like that won't help."
Jude: "Like what? Like I need to finish this song and get it to Darius?"
Quest sighed and rubbed the back of his head.
Quest: "You did awesome in the first take. There was a lot of passion, and listeners love that… I'm going back to the soundboard to listen to it a few times, and see if it needs any adjusting."
Jude: "Okay. Thanks."
I hope you like that chapter! The song is be Evanescence, not me, and it's called "My Immortal" btw. Once again, thanks for reading! I'll be typing a post so this should be updated by sometime this week! ; )
