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Stevie, finally got the band a lead singer. We're at the hangout.

I enter the room, holding my bass by its neck. "Hey, guys." I greet, closing the door behind me.

The smile on my face instantly leaves once I see Kacey Simon at the center of the room. Even with braces and glasses and her reputation falling to bits, I'll never forget what she did to my life.

"Loserberry?"

This girl, who has ruined my life and made me believe that I was really a nothing, is standing in our hangout with my best friends. She's already taken everything from me. She's gotten out on dates with my crushes, she's stolen the spotlight when I had the chance of being in it, she's stomped on what was left on my self-confidence. And now, she's stealing my friends.

A bitter taste comes to my mouth as I realize what she's doing here. I take a deep breath. Keep those walls steady, Stevie.

"Excuse me." I start, glaring at her. "You call me that name in front of my friends, and I'll introduce my bass to your face." I raise the instrument for emphasis, blaring a mocking smile.

I turn to the boys, watching in fright. "What's she doing here?" I ask, secretly hoping my speculations are wrong.

Zander gives an uncertain smile and looks from me to her. "She's our new singer." All of them crowd together to protect themselves from my expecting punch. I figure I have to deal with them later.

I stare daggers at Kacey Simon. I knew for sure that this girl could not sing. All she ever did was lipsync, and stupidly enough, everyone fell for it just because she was pretty. "So, you want to be in Gravity 4?"

"Not really." She answers. Of course, she doesn't. "But if I did, I would make you a much better band."

This was coming from the girl who posed every 5 seconds, who sang with a recorded song, who probably can't even hold an instrument. But, I've never heard her sing without a CD player before.

I shrug. "All right, then let's hear you sing." I step beside the guys. "Show us all the you can hold it down."

"Why do you all keep doing that?" She asks after we do our signature hand movement.

I fake a smile. "I'm hearing a lot of talking. I'm not hearing any singing."

"Okay. Fine."

She clears her throat, and all of the sudden I get this uneasy feeling. What if she's actually a really good singer? What if she would actually get to be our lead and steal not only my friends, but also this whole band? I brush the thought away. Of course, a girl that needs a recorded track to sing for her would have a bad voice.

She starts singing "I'll Be There", and I find myself letting go of a breath. With just the first word, she start doing all these crazy hand gestures and her voice sounds all nasally.

But somewhere, beyond all those extracurricular, I was almost certain there was a really good voice.

She continues singing and I'm becoming more and more sure by the second that she would not suck if she actually put something real in it. I hope the rest don't notice it, but I know Zander's a bigger music freak than I am. I'm pretty sure he'll see through all those movements and tell her to stop it. And plus, he practically desperate.

She finally finishes the song with some pose. "That was awful." I tell her.

"I'm outta here." She says, then grabs her bag.

"Give her another chance, please." Zander whispers in my ear. I knew it.

"No." I say. She passes by me and I wave a taunting goodbye at her.

"Stevie." He scolds me.

"Zander, she's just gonna te—" I don't even get to finish my sentence when he's already catching up with her.

"Kacey, Kacey, Kacey, Kacey." He calls, stopping her from leaving. "Look, I know you just got dumped by your friends and you're feeling kinda low."

"So what?" She says. I roll my eyes. How thick can this girl get?

And why does Zander have to be so motivational?

"Sing that." He cheers, with that goofy smile I've always found cute. "No, really. Take that feeling and sing it."

He looks over at us with a tiny smile. I try my best to look happy. But I know that she's already gonna have the spot for lead singer and again I'll be the shadow.

She starts singing normally now.

And she sounds great.

I never get what I want.

"Hey, you what's the matter. Lately you've been looking down." She sings with ease as if she's been born for the spotlight. While I'm here putting up with everything because the farthest I'll ever be to the spotlight is second voice.

Is that someone in the mirror
The reason you don't come around?

That's crazy

I sing those two words, staring at her with jealousy.

Kacey Simon has always been the start of everything and she would always put me down. And now that I've gotten the chance to prove myself better than her, now that she's lost her reputation, I'm still the one lurking in the shadows. Nothing's ever changed and I don't think it will ever be. I'll never be one of them, I'll always be just Loserberry.

This isn't the you I know

Nobody even knows me well enough to see the insecurity that has left me scarred. Some part of me has always been telling me "You're great, Stevie. Don't let them get you down." Will it always be like that? Me against the world? Everyone tells me that I'm a loser, and I would have to build my walls thicker every time. For once, I want someone to tell me that I'm not a loser, that I'm just as good as everyone else is.

Feeling un-pretty.

That's all I'll ever be.

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