Chapter 9
The school decided to have the concert outside at the Asphalt Café. I saw Beck sitting at a table in the middle of the lot, both of his arms around two bleach blonde Northridge girls. I just send him a menacing glare to let him know this is all to him.
The music starts and Tori and I both take our spots on the stage. We decided to sing an old favorite of mine "Stand up" by Fireflight.
I start off the song
Look at all the lonely hearts
Shivering out in the dark
Hiding from the truth
Cover up the proof
Demons that I've tried to hide
Imprison me in my own lies
And all I can do is cover up the proof
At this point the Northridge girls we hired to act interested in Beck got their cue and handcuffed both of becks hands to the armrests of his chair. Both girls taking out a pair of scissors while Tori joins me in singing.
Don't be afraid to..
The Northridge girls start to cut locks of Becks hair off as we continue singing and the audience is going crazy loving every second of it. I am pretty sure they all thought it was part of the act though.
Tori and I continue to sing together.
Tori: Stand up!
Jade: Stand up if you're broken
Tori: Stand up!
Jade: Stand up if you feel ashamed
Both: You are not alone when you hurt this way
Beck no longer has his trademark long hair and the audience is starting to sing with us.
Audience: Stand Up!
Tori: Stand up if you need love
Audience: Stand up
Both: This is not judgment day
You don't have to hide
There's no need to run
Everything will be okay
Tori: Secrets got me torn apart
Trying to destroy my heart
But I can see the light
It's cutting through the night
Don't run away
Jade: (Don't run away)
Both: Don't be afraid to..
Beck is completely bald as I jump off the stage and go over to him. I give him a quick smile as I take out a small battery razor from my pocket (there is a reason I were my black tripp pants today) and shaved a perfect streak from his forehead to the back of his neck making my way back to the stage before my verse comes on.
Tori: Stand Up!
Jade: Stand up if you're broken
Tori: Stand Up!
Jade: Stand up if you feel ashamed
Both: You're not alone when you hurt this way.
Tori: Stand up if you need love
Audience: Stand up
Both: This is not judgment day
You don't have to hide
There's no need to run
Everything will be okay
Jade: You say you love me
That's all I'll ever need
Both: If you say I'm good enough
That's good enough for me
Tori: Stand Up!
Jade: Stand up if you're broken
Tori: Stand Up!
Jade: Stand up if you feel ashamed
Both: You're not alone when you hurt this way.
Tori: Stand up if you need love
Audience: Stand up
Both: This is not judgment day
You don't have to hide
There's no need to run
Everything will be okay
Stand up!
Look at all the lonely
Stand up!
Stand up if you're broken
Stand up!
This is not judgment day
We finish the song and the crow erupts and cheers and applauds. The two girls uncuff Beck from the chair and he stomps away pissed off rubbing his freshly shaven head. And we head to the back of the stage area where Andre and Beck are arguing.
See we figured once we got payback on Beck he would be less than willing to perform so we want to the principal and got it approved that if for some unforeseen reason Beck could not perform then Tori could take his place so Andre did not fail this project. She talked it over with Andre and he agreed to keep everything a secret. Tori won't tell me what song her and Andre are going to sing but the look she is giving me right now probably means I will be dragging her off the stage and into the backseat of my car.