Another chapter? I think so!
An hour later I was sitting in homeroom with Charlie, telling him that I had a surprise for everyone at practice. He was anxious, like we had all been when Stella told us the same thing. But that conversation hadn't lasted long before the worry came back into his voice like it had been yesterday. "So, are you feeling any better than you were yesterday? You were kind of a roller coaster of different things all day. First tired then happy then in pain. We were all worried." I slapped my hand down on his shoulder and gave a slight wave of my hand.
"That always happens when I don't get enough sleep. But I slept for a good 14 hours last night so I'm all ready to go for today." I explained, hoping that would bring a smile to his face. But he just shook off my hand and glared at me with disbelief.
"14 hours isn't ready to go. 14 hours is unnatural and I think you should go to a doctor, Wen. This could be serious!" he said frantically with worry rising in his voice with every word he spoke. I was taken aback by his reaction, not expecting his to be more concerned.
"For me, 14 hours is the most normal thing in the world, Charlie. When my body misses out on sleep it just has a tendency to keep me down for a while until I've caught up on the sleep. I promise you its completely normal for me." He seemed hesitant at first, but he silently nodded his head and gave me a small smile. We sat for a while in this awkward silence until the bell had rung for first period to begin. So I quickly snatched up my notebook and strode out of the room, hoping that my friend understood.
Like I had predicted, the day had gone smoothly and practice had finally arrived. I had seen my friends at lunch, where I had been hounded with questions galore from all of them. They were all worried about me and I had found out that they just left practice after I had, deciding that they wouldn't be able to focus on anything when they were all too worried about me. I was touched but at the same time, I told them that I was fine and they should've practiced a little bit more. But they insisted that they could just pick up the slack today at practice. So it came time for my surprise to be unveiled and I was probably more excited than my friends were.
I fished the folded up piece of paper out of my pocket and smoothed it out, the familiar words that I had written earlier coming into view. I took a deep breath and turned the paper around for my friends to see. They all lit up at the sight of my song and I laughed. Olivia held out her hands for the paper, about to grab it when she looked at me and smiled. "May I?" she asked with the type of shyness that disappeared on stage.
"Be my guest." I answered. So she gently took the paper out of my hand, our fingertips brushing each other for a second. We both blushed but ducked our heads so everyone couldn't see. She read the paper and smiled at the words scribbled on the paper, taking a breath and slowly started to sing.
Sometimes I take a look at what I've done
And think how long it's been since I begun
And I know that I am not the only one
It's time to stick together
Someday I'll climb that mountain top
Towering so high
Someday I'll be that free bird
Flying through the sky
They say it's never gunna happen
They always doubt me
But I just ignore cause I got faith inside of me
Reaching out to catch a shooting star
Hoping that my efforts bring me far
Waiting for someone to know who we are
Conquering things wherever
Someday I'll climb that mountain top
Towering so high
Someday I'll be that free bird
Flying through the sky
They say it's never gunna happen
They always doubt me
But I just ignore cause I got faith inside of me
It always seems that people are taking pieces away
And it may be hard sometimes
To find the right words to say
There's no need to worry
You'll find another way
To show them what you say is true
Someday I'll stand on top of the world
Someday my life will be a new pearl
Someday I'll travel near and far
Someday I'll be amongst the stars
(Someday) Someday I'll make a big difference
(Someday) Someday I'll go over the limit
(Someday) Someday I know I'll make a change
(Someday) Someday
(Someday) Someday
(Someday) Someday
Everyone started to clap and cheer and that was when I knew this was going to be our new song on tour. We all knew because that day during practice it was all about that song. Someday was sure to be a hit on stage and we all knew it. We had spent 3 whole hours of practice figuring out melodies and harmonies and who should play what and when it should be played in the song. By the end of it all, our timing was perfect, the music flowed, and Olivia's soft voice carried out every note with perfect pitch. We all gave each other hugs and set off for the night, reassured that this tour was going to be the first of many. All thanks to Someday.
So I hope you guys liked this chapter! It's pretty long because of the song I added in. Which I would like to give S&A some recognition for the song! Me and my friend wrote this song and performed it in the spring concert at our school. The music teacher helped us with the piano and everyone loved it! So I figure why not throw an S&A original into the story! I hope you guys liked it! Tell me what you think of it in the reviews! THANK YOU!