It's almost time for the talent show. I'm backstage getting ready and I'm nervous as hell. I've been moved up to lead drummer because the original one was a dumb ass 'and broke his wrist skateboarding. 'I can't do this! I'm not good enough!' I was able to calm myself down with the help of my fellow drummer. Then when we went on stage and I sat at the drum set in the middle, I looked out at the crowed and saw dad, Chase, Wilson, Cuddy, and some woman I didn't know who was with Wilson. I tried to stay calm. Then when the keyboardist started playing and I just concentrated on the music.
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'She looks nervous.' thought Chase as he watched Michelle walk out on stage. The lead guitarist from last night introduced themselves as Untitled and said what they were playing. When they started playing, Michelle seemed to calm down. Then she started getting really into it, so much that she stood up and went made drumming seem like it was the only fun thing compared to anything else.
"She's amazing!" Chase said loudly so Wilson could hear.
"Wait until she starts singing!" Wilson replied at the same volume.
When she started singing, everyone in the audience who was a peer of Michelle froze in shock. Not only did everyone not expect a girl to be singing the song, but they also didn't expect the 'Deaf Girl' to have pipes like that.
'They're going to win!' though Chase with a big smile on his face and he started cheering as loud as he could.
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When the song was over we all went to the front of the stage to take a bow. I couldn't believe how loud everyone was cheering. They were all standing up and chanting something, but I couldn't make it out.
"What are they chanting?" I asked the other drummer.
"They're chanting your name!" as he pushed me in the crowd with a big smile on his face and I crowd surfed all around the auditorium. But what surprised me is that when they were taking me back to the front, they didn't put me back on stage. They put me next to Chase and Wilson who put me on their shoulders and carried me on stage with my dad following them. My band mates were running around the audience feeding off the energy being fed to them from the cheering and headed back onstage and we all took a final bow and went backstage.
"You were fantastic!" Wilson said hugging me.
"You are damn good at what you do!" Dad said. He was giving me a look like could be mistaken for being proud.
"Wow, you guys did great!" said Chase with a big smile on his face. The band slowly made there way down to there seats in the audience. Chase and I lingered behind, because I could tell that he wanted to talk.
"I was wondering if you would like to hang out sometime. Before prom, I mean" He said.
"Yea, I'd like that." I said as we followed the others to our seats.
All the other acts sucked, except one, and they were good, but I couldn't see them winning. But when they announced that we won, we went ecstatic anyway. And when dad wasn't paying attention Chase did something insane. He stole a kiss from me.