Lyrics from the song silence by Aly and Aj

Down at the dining room, everyone started eating and chit chatting. Lila forgot all about her problems and ate a lot. Why wouldn't she eat a lot? A big juicy steak filled with gravy and fries are something she can never refuse. She can eat two at a time and never gain weight. Lila is chatting with Marissa and Selma puts her fork down.

"Lila" Selma said softly with a smile, "Would you like to come with me tomorrow at my recording studio?"

Lila looked at her step mom and so did Marissa. Why would she want Lila to go? Is it because she wants her to sing or she wants her to meet someone there? Definitely not for her to sing.

"Sure, but why?" Lila asked curiously and took a big bite on her steak.

"I want you to sing what you sang when you were in your room" Selma finally said.

Pfftooo!

Lila spat out the piece of steak on her plate. Milo and Marissa are also as surprise as her. She doesn't sing, or at least that's what everybody knows. Lila started to shake her head and stabbing her steak bone.

"No, I'm not doing it!" she said confidently.

"Seriously, Lila can sing?" Marissa butted in.

She's really amazed to hear that.

Selma drinks some water before answering, "Yes, she can. I heard her"

Marissa turned back to her sister with a grin and slaps her on the arm.

"You little devil, you could join American idol!"

The three of them; Marissa, Selma, and Milo started talking about on what they'll do with Lila's hidden talent.

Lila groaned and her family didn't even notice her leave the room. She locked herself in her room and changed into her pajamas. She sank on the bed on her front, beside the brown acoustic guitar. The night became chilly and Lila didn't even open her air con. She faced her guitar and could imagine Joe's face. The guitar is very valuable to her. When she spent her last two weeks in London, Joe made some time to teach her how to play the guitar. She is a fast learner and fell in love with it. Joe decided to give one of his guitars to Lila as a present and for her to practice. At that point, she practiced a lot at home and it made her feel that Joe's beside her.

Joe.

Joe.

Her eyes felt heavy. Before she knew it, she's already asleep hugging the guitar beside her pretending that it is Joe.

A cold weekend morning and people are out to do some fun activity to beat up boredom. Selma is ready to go out. When she went to the van, she saw that Lila isn't there yet. They're supposed to be going to the recording studio together. She went back inside the house and headed to Lila's room. She saw that she's still sleeping. She sighed and gently shrugged her.

"Lila, wake up already" she whispered.

Lila moved a bit and tried to open her sleepy eyes. Selma stood up and looked back at her before leaving the room. "Take a bath and go down as soon as you're finished"

Lila dragged herself to the bathroom and turned the faucet to fill the bath tub. She took off her clothes and it made Lila squeal when she went in the water. It is so cold. After a quick bath, she ran downstairs and saw that Selma is already inside the car. Selma looked at Lila, whose hair is dripping wet, but drove off already. Selma actually scheduled a meeting with some famous producers to let them hear Lila sing. They'll be the judge if Lila is suited to be a superstar. No traffic and they arrived at the recording studio on time. They both walked in and Selma approached a group of people and talked to them. They're the producers; four guys and a woman. Just looking at them makes Lila tensed, as if Ryan Seacrest would pop out from somewhere any minute now and reveal that she's in American idol slash punk'd. they all went inside a room where Lila would be recording and the producers listening.

Selma pulled Lila and introduced her to the producers. "Everyone, this is my step daughter Lila Williams"

"So you're the one with the hidden talent?" the bald guy said. "Well, good luck and I hope you don't mess it up"

The producers walked to their seats as they get ready to hear her sing. Lila hates the bald Simon Cowell wannabe he's just too arrogant. She stood in front of the microphone and her step mom handed her her guitar. She smiled at her, but she still feels nervous and doesn't know how Joe and other celebrities handle it. She took a deep breath and started playing the guitar.

I'll bet my tears

I'll bet your tears

I'll bet those tears

Over time could disappear

Wait a minute I have more to say

And I care if you're listening to me

I need you more than you'll ever know

Still do

Willing to let it show

I need a minute just to get to you

I feel like I might be getting through

Come over and say nothing

Silence is everything

Lila finished and it and felt relieved that it's over. All she's worried about right now is the producers' opinions. They are all murmuring to each other; some smiling and some of them aren't. the head of the producers, Mr. Baldy, stood up and cleared his throat.

Lila gulped and hugged her guitar. I'm doomed.

"Congratulations" he simply said and stretched out his hand for a shake.

Selma almost jumped in excitement and Lila is shocked and at the same time, happy. She shakes hand with each of them and couldn't believe she pulled it off. Selma talked with the producers about signing contracts and Lila sneaked out of the room. She needs space to breathe. Lila leaned on the door and tried to calm herself from the excitement.

When she is about to go in again, someone called her from behind. It was Tyler.

"Tyler, what are you doing here?" Lila asked surprised.

She never expected to see a football player like him to be in a recording studio. It just doesn't seem like their place to be.

"I'm actually here waiting for Ashley. She's recording an album" Tyler said.

Lila is more surprised. She never knew that Ashley sings too.

"How 'bout you? What are you doing here?" he asked again.

Lila doesn't know what to say. Is she going to tell the truth or not?

"Well, my step mom introduced me to some producers and—"she faced Tyler with an embarrassed look, "She kind of signed a singing contract for me"

Tyler is really startled in a happy way. No one really knew she is in to singing.

"Congratulations then!" Tyler gave her a tight hug.

"Thanks, all I have to do is sign the contracts then I'm in" Lila shared. "But, can you please not tell anyone about this? I don't want anyone learning about my singing just yet"

Tyler smirked, "It's a Hannah Montana kind of thing?"

"Err, I guess you could say that"

"Okay and let me tell you, I am now your fan"

Tyler left leaving Lila all smiling. Even in public, Tyler is so nice to her. It only means that he is no plastic. Not only is he nice, handsome, and smart, but also has a great sense of humor. Lila went back to the room and Selma is so happy she's back.

"Lila, come on. You have to sign the contract" Selma said excitedly and pulled her towards the long table where the producers are.

Mr. Baldy handed a pen to Lila for her t sign, but of course she scanned through the terms in the contract. It was all okay for her. She pulled the cap of the pen and signed at the bottom of the contract with her left hand. Starting from now, Lila Williams is a singer. Both Selma and Lila said goodbye to the producers and went straight to the car to go home and tell the good news.