Chapter 7- Before He Cheats, Think of Something Threatening to Say…
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I sighed as we went over our group performance one more time. I was so tired of it…I didn't even get to dance with Danny…Lucky Alexis…Adam wasn't a bad dancer, but…Danny was…beyond words…
Now, we had to shoot the Ford music video. We were using the song Here It Goes Again by Ok Go…
We were told that we were going to have a water balloon fight to "wash the car"… After we recorded the song, we started shooting the video…
Allison and I were in the car at first. Everyone else got to throw water balloons at us, and, we got to reach into the back seat and grab water balloons to throw at them. Then, the "bomb squad" (Matt, Alexis, and Scott) dumped water balloons down onto the car. Finally, Allison and I drove away, while the others who weren't in the car or on the bomb squad ran after us, throwing water balloons.
We all had so much fun. Maybe a little too much…
"CUT!" the director yelled. I felt something hit my face and explode.
"DANNY GOKEY! GET BACK HERE!" I chased after his angrily, water balloons in each hand. He grabbed a few water balloons and began throwing them at each other …
"Hm…Looks like fun!" Allison yelled to me, throwing one in my face.
"Hey!" I yelled. I threw one at her. She ducked, and the balloon hit…
"LILA ALLEN!" Adam yelled, charging towards me with fake anger. He threw a balloon at me. I laughed at threw one at Megan, who missed and hit the camera guy…he tried again, this time hitting Lil, who was right next to her…She threw one at Michael, who threw one at Anoop, who was trying to walk away as if no one knew he was there…
I heard laughter from above us, and we were hit by more balloons…
"ALEXIS! SCOTT! MATT!" I yelled. Anoop, stupidly, tried to throw balloons at them, not noticing they were too high up, and ended up being hit by his own fire…
"Wow…Anoop…" I laughed. Finally, Danny threw one at him, hitting him right at the back of the head. He turned around and, not know who threw it at him, threw the remaining balloons at all of us.
"I guess we're done…" Adam sighed, searching for any remaining water balloons to throw…
"I'm SO bored…" Allison yelled for what seemed like the 74892174897th time…
All of the guys had gone to sleep, but we weren't tired yet…
Lil kept giving suggestions of things Alli could do, most of them things she didn't want to or was too lazy to do…
"Why don't we just make some popcorn and watch a movie?" Lil suggested. I sighed, knowing Allison would probably go with that, as it didn't require movement like cleaning the kitchen did…
"Why don't we go to my room and have a sleepover?" I suggested, knowing that Allison would chose that as opposed to a movie that Lil chose…
"Fine with me…" Alexis said, knowing that I pretty much volunteered our room.
Allison finally got off the couch, dragging her feet as we all went upstairs. Megan almost pushed her down the stairs twice, since she took forever…
''…and I'm bored again…" Allison muttered. She was pretty much took my bed, leaving me on the floor with everyone else…
Megan looked like she had something to say, but she didn't want to randomly say it…"Um…" she acted like she was thinking about it, though we all knew she had something in mind. "Ooh! I have an idea! We should play truth or dare! Um…Lila! Ask me!"
"Fine…Megan, truth or dare…"
"Truth!" she replied immediately.
"Okay…what do you want me to ask?" I knew she wouldn't be satisfied by any other question than the one she was thinking of…
"Ask me who I like!"
"Fine…Megan, who do you like…?" I sighed.
"Matt!" she exclaimed as if it wasn't obvious. She didn't seem satisfied with our reaction…
"Um…Megan…We could kinda tell by, well…everything…" Alexis said
"OMG! Am I being THAT obvious?!?" Megan gave Alexis a confused and horrified look.
"Well, you pretty much slam yourself into him in T-R-O-U-B-L-E…you hug him at every moment…" Alexis added.
"Great…I'm so obvious…"
"Why don't you just ask him out girl?" Lil asked her. "I mean, I think he likes you. He looks HAPPY when you do those things…"
"Really?" she asked hopefully.
"Yeah…" I replied. I didn't want to hurt her feelings, but come on, how could you seriously think a guy who cared more about his hats than the rest of his outfit could really be a good boyfriend? Megan deserved better, but…
Suddenly, music began playing. We all looked at Allison, who was playing with her iPhone and playing the most random songs…
"The thing about love, is I never saw it coming…" she sang along to the song. She finally got up and began dancing to the song. Some time before the end of the song, I fell asleep…
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I woke up to laughter.
"Mornin'" I muttered as I walked into the bathroom. Still, there was laughter.
"We should do this every week!" Allison suggested. "Like Monday nights before the show and stuff!"
"Whatever…" I grumbled. I walked into the bathroom…
"ALLISON IRAHETA! I'M GONNA KILL YOU! OH YOU BETTER RUN!" I yelled as I chased her. I almost knocked Danny over.
"Oh, Alli, have so seen Lila?"
"She right there!" Allison yelled to him. He turned between the two of us, confused.
"Allison was so…nice to dye my hair…"
"Oh…" he laughed a little.
"Now if you excuse me, I need to go try and get this crap out of my hair."
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Right now he's probably slow dancing
With a bleached-blond tramp
And she's probably getting frisky
Right now, he's probably buying
Her some fruity little drink
'Cause she can't shoot whiskey
Right now, he's probably up behind her
With a pool stick
Showing her how to shoot a combo
And he don't know
I dug my key into the side
Of his pretty little souped-up 4 wheel drive
Carved my name into his leather seat
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
Slashed a hole in all 4 tires
And maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
I might've saved a little trouble for the next girl
'Cause the next time that he cheats
Oh, you know it won't be on me!
No, not on me
"Okay," Simon started. "First, what did you do to your hair?!? I thought Allison went right before you…"
"Oh, I don't know…Why don't you wait to ask her yourself?"
"…Alright then…Your performance was good, but it sounded like you were trying too hard."
"I liked it!" Paula yelled at Simon. "She did really well with this song! I love your outfit too!"
"Thanks!" I laughed.
Now, Kara spoke. "I agree with Paula. You really put a lot of emotion into the song! It was like you wrote it from your own experiences!"
Oh, trust me, you have NO idea…I thought.
"I thought it was okay. I do agree with Simon though, you sounded a little out of breath. It was almost like you were focused a little too much on the emotional side of it."
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"I hate you…" I muttered at Allison. After 10 showers, that morning, the dye hadn't faded even the slightest bit…
Allison laughed again. "Next week, don't fall asleep so quickly!"
"How did you get the purple in with your new hair color?" Megan asked. She was sitting between Allison and I so I didn't kill her. We were in the red room, waiting for the break to end. Lil was going to perform next…
"Um…I kinda borrowed Adam's blue…"
"No wonder I couldn't find it this morning!" he yelled. We all laughed, even Lil, who was, according to her, "worried about her performance". Truthfully, she was freaking out…
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Lil, Adam, and Scott had gone, and Alexis was walking off the stage now. Next Danny would be on, singing the song that told the story of my life.
She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snow white Christmas Eve
Going home to see her Mama and her Daddy
With the baby in the backseat
Fifty miles to go and she was
Running low on faith and gasoline
It'd been a long hard year
She had a lot on her mind
And she didn't pay attention
She was going way too fast
And before she knew it she was spinning
On a thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was so scared
She threw her hands up in the air
Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel
Oh, Jesus take the wheel
Oh, I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
From this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel
I cried sometime during his performance. It reminded me too much of my life. I gave him a huge hug when he got off stage.
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Now, it was the eliminations.
"Oh…my…God…" I muttered. Alexis and Michael were the bottom two, and Michael was now walking towards us. I cried. Alexis was my best friend here…Well, I guess Alli was pretty close to me…That is, if I ever decided to forgive her for dying my hair. She said that it should be out before next week's show…
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The next week went by pretty fast. It was now Monday night, and the Lil, Megan, Allison, and I were in the room that I no longer shared with Alexis…Allison had loud music playing, and Anoop had already come in twice, telling us to turn it down. We refused and made him leave.
Megan and Allison were fighting about the Truth or Dare game they were playing, and Lil was trying to break up the fight.
"Why do I have to tell you who I like?!?" Allison yelled.
"Because I did last week!" Megan yelled back.
"You wanted to!"
Then my phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Lila…It's Kris…" His voice was shaky as if he had been crying.
"Kris, what's wrong?" I asked, concerned. I knew there was something wrong. I hadn't heard him like this since…
"Just come down to the hotel. Quickly."
"I'm on my way." I ran out of the room. Allison noticed and followed.
"What's wrong?" she asked, concerned.
"Honestly, I don't know…"
"Should I move everyone to my room?"
"Whatever…" I ran into my car and sped down the highway.
"Kris, what's wrong?" I asked him, yelling frantically.
He hesitated. "Lila…Trevor's missing…"
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It was early Tuesday morning. I was in my room, crying. I had spent all night with Kris, trying to find information about Trevor. We didn't find a lot, but enough to get us really worried. I knew I would have to get up for the show soon, but I really didn't feel like it. It was about 7 when Danny knock on my door.
"What's wrong?" Danny asked as he walked in.
I couldn't speak for a second. "T-Trevor was kidnapped…" I fell into his arms, crying into his chest.
"Oh my God…" he said. "I'm so sorry…"
"Why do I have to be here?!? Why did I have to follow my stupid dreams?!? If I wasn't here, none of this would have happened! I should be home, taking care of Trevor…If I wasn't so damn selfish…"
"Lila, you're not…" he started.
"Yes I am! I'm a bitch!" I yelled at him.
"You're not a-"
"YES I AM! I'm also a terrible excuse for a girlfriend!"
"LILA! First, you're not a terrible excuse for a girlfriend, and second, I'm sure Kris can take care of his son without your help..."
"Yes I am! I didn't even tell you the truth!"
He froze. "About-about what?"
I sighed. I knew I would have to tell him one day. "Danny, I'm so sorry…Trevor's my son. Not Kris'"
