Chapter Three Cheesy Talent Searches
Summer vacation had only just started and already Jude was bored. Jamie had been grounded for the weekend, an incident involving masking tape and his grandmother's car; and Kat was visiting her grandparents in Vancouver for another week.
Jude roamed around the house, still in her pajamas. Her hair was in uncombed clumps on top of her head, her bangs hastily pushed back, partly from grease, partly from sweat. Sadie had already long gone, claiming that she had a job interview to go to. Jude hardly believed that.
She walked into the kitchen and grabbed a clean bowl out of the dishwasher. She poured herself some Cap'n Crunch and walked into the living room to watch mindless television. She turned the channel to some music station that played videos all day.
Just as she was settling down, the phone rang. Aggravated, she got up to answer it.
"Hello?" She said roughly into the receiver.
"Why hello to you too, Harrison." Jude rolled her eyes.
"I thought you were grounded, Jamie."
"Nana got bored keeping prison." Jude laughed.
"You got on her nerves didn't you." She heard Jamie take in a deep breath of air.
"Yeah, I did." She giggled.
"Okay, I'm gonna take a shower. Feel free to come on over." Jude hung the phone and ran upstairs to shower and change.
She came down ten minutes later, her hair wet, and wearing her favorite shorts and band T-Shirt. Jamie was lounging on the couch watching the TV.
"You wasted no time, did you?" Jude teased sitting down next to him.
"I've been bored at my house. Leave me alone."
"So what videos have been playing?" Jamie shrugged.
"Some stupid Good Charlotte video. As if they can call themselves punk rock!" The video ended and the TV went to commercial.
"Let's face it; the music industry needs something new. Everything is the exact same." Jamie nodded in agreement.
"If I was a famous musician I wouldn't want to do the same crap that everyone else does. That would be stupid." Jamie tapped her on the arm.
"Maybe you should?" Jude turned towards him.
"Yeah because it's so easy to happen! I can't just wish for it." Jamie shrugged and pointed to the TV.
"There was a commercial for a talent contest, hosted by G Major, that independent label here in Toronto. They must be scouting new talents." Jude nodded.
"I'm doing a talent contest."
"Why not? It can't hurt to try." Jude frowned.
"Oh yeah, because all the greatest rockstars made it big by going on cheesy TV talent searches." Jamie smirked.
"I dare you to sign up for it." Jude frowned at him.
"You know how I am with dares! Besides, where would I sign up?"
"How about online?" Jude shrugged and walked towards the computer.
"What was the sight's name?" Jamie told her and she entered her name, address, and phone number. She walked back into the living room.
"Auditions are next Saturday." Jamie smiled.
"I can't believe you did that." Jude stared at the computer.
"Me neither."
