Not mine. :(
Bella
I pull my bag up onto the bed I claimed in our hotel room and unzip it. Alice was already putting her stuff into the drawers of her dresser by the bed that was a few feet away from mine. Mike and another guy name Jake were in the room connected to ours, and I heard them yelling and screaming at the TV.
"So," Alice says as she stuffs a pile of shirts in the top drawer, "are you going to take a shot at Edward? I mean, I know he's a judge and all, but who cares?"
I look over at her, rolling my eyes. "I care! If they find out, I would get kicked off. I can't afford that. I've worked way too hard to get where I am right now. This is my first time getting accepted into the competition."
"Really?" her eyes widen. "With your voice?"
I sigh, taking out a pair of jeans to change into. "I know. My friend Angela even cussed out Simon Cowell from American Idol when he went to pee. It was funny until they kicked us out."
Alice bursts out laughing and I even hear Mike and Jake laughing from their room. I roll my eyes again and open a drawer in the dresser.
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We walk downstairs into the hotel lobby to see all 56 other contestants all over the place, ready to hear what we were going to do next.
Me, Jake, Mike, and Alice sit down at a table in the little breakfast buffet area. The bitchy girl from before (I learned her name is Tanya) was sitting on the couch a few yards away, and she kept glancing at me as if I were vermin sent from the sewer lines.
"So," Jake takes a swig from his water bottle, "Mike tells me you are giving stares at Edward Cullen. He is one nice piece of human."
I raise my eyebrows, laughing. "Are you gay too?"
"Of course," Mike snorts, laughing along with me.
Alice giggles and I run a hand through my hair. "Well Jake, if you really want to know, I do think Edward is attractive. I just…I don't I can really do anything about it. He's a judge and I am a contestant. I'd get in a lot of trouble if the producers found out. And who cares? It's not like he likes me back. There are plenty of women out there; he can choose any one he wants."
Jake nods as Alice scoffs. "Bella, what if you find out that they wouldn't kick you off if you dated him but it's too late? Just…give it a shot."
Before I could reply the table next to us is suddenly occupied by the four judges. We instantly go to talking about what songs we should sing for the next challenge, but I couldn't help but be aware that Edward was right behind me.
He was sitting in the chair at the next table that was next to me, so that our backs were to each other. We were so close together, that our backs we almost touching. I could feel my heartbeat now, and it was pounding loudly in my ears.
It was very humiliating.
Mike sends me a sly smile and I smack his shoulder. He wiggles his eyebrows before going back to talking about maybe singing For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert with Jake.
The next part of the competition was that we went to the giant assembly room in the hotel (I don't know why they have it here) and we choose the song of our choice. They narrow the 60 contestants down to 30 and we go from there to the next step. I was still debating between two songs on what to sing, and it was getting hard for me to choose.
"Hey," Alice taps my shoulder, bringing me back to the present, "what song are you gonna sing? I think I'm going to sing Cowboy Casanova by Carrie Underwood. I love that song."
I laugh and nod. "Sure. Isn't that the one you sang for your audition though?"
She shakes her head. "No. I sang Before He Cheats for that."
She wiggles her eyebrows and I laugh again. She goes back to talking about something with Jake and Mike and I couldn't help but overhear the conversation from the judge's table right behind me.
"…yeah," I hear Cassadee saying, "she's definitely a favorite. Her voice is incredible. Edward said it's the best singing he's heard since himself."
Hayley snorts. "Edward needs to stop kidding about that. Yes, he has a good voice, but Bella has an even better voice. She has amazing vocals! They are amazing. Like, mind-blowing. I can't believe she was turned down before this."
"What?" Edward suddenly joins the conversation. "She got turned down? What the hell was wrong with those people?"
"Oh! I heard about that," Emmett says. "She tried out for American Idol and Simon said something really mean or whatever. She was actually on TV. And she also tried out of America's Got Talent, but the other British dude on that said her voice was terrible."
I could just hear Edward's jaw drop open. "Are you kidding me? Wow, people really need to learn how to see good talent."
The other three judges agree, and I suddenly feel my arm being pulled.
I look up at Alice's smiling face. "It's time to go to the assembly room. From there they'll call us up individually. Are you ready?"
I smile and nod, standing up.
Before I left the buffet area I see Edward watching me go with an indescribable look on his face.
Sorry, but I couldn't think of anybody else to make gay other than Jake. :P
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