CHAPTER TEN
Becky's POV
I arrive at the battle of the bands and it is more crowded than I expected. I can barely even walk because there are people everywhere. I still have around a half hour until Whisper Hug goes on stage and performs. I can't wait to see Adam's band up there and show him that I am here and cheering for him.
I'm squeezing through the crowd when I see Annie out of the corner of my eye.
What is she doing here? Did Adam invite her? I mean I guess I'm not surprised. They have gotten pretty close over the past few days. A part of me was just hoping that she wouldn't be here.
I change directions so that I'm going the opposite direction of Annie. As I continue walking through the crowd of people, I make it close to the stage. If I want a good spot, I need to get one now.
A couple minutes go by as I am standing in the front row, waiting for whisper hug to come on. I feel a slight tap on my shoulder. I turn around only to see a mop of blonde hair.
"Jenna, I didn't know that you were coming." I say as I cheerfully give her a hug
"Well, I thought you could use some backup with this whole Adam situation, even though I'm sure he is going to take you back. He would be crazy not to." Jenna says releasing from my embrace
"Thanks Jenna, it means a lot." I say appreciatively
"I just wanted to warn you Becky because you will eventually find out…I saw Annie here." She says hesitantly
"I know, I saw her in the crowd around ten minutes ago. I was hoping that she wouldn't be here, but deep down, I knew that she would show up." I say sadly, "It's kind of hard not to notice her and Adam at school. They seem to have become pretty close."
"Well, Adam is a smart guy and he will see that he is with the wrong girl and that you guys are meant to be together." Jenna says
"I hope so." I say trying to make a smile
There is only a matter of a minute or so before Whisper Hug comes on and everywhere in front of the stage is crammed and jam packed. I'm just lucky that Jenna and me waited in our spots so we have a view from the very front row. Everyone is screaming for them and I look to my right to see Annie is in the third row only a few feet away from Jenna and me. I turn back around to face the stage pretending that she doesn't bother me even though she does. She really does, because I can't stand the thought of Adam being with her instead of me.
My thoughts are interrupted when the crowd erupts into loud screams and I realize that Whisper Hug is walking onto the stage. I see Adam walk on with the rest of the band and I notice how good he looks. He is dressed in black skinny jeans with a black short sleeve shirt. He also has on a pair of white straps attached to his waist that he lets just hang off his hips and is wearing a white bracelet on his left hand. His hair looks absolutely perfect, spiked up subtly and making him look hotter than I have ever seen him before.
His eyes immediately meet mine when he walks on stage and a smile slowly creeps onto his face. I start smiling back at him. I feel as though we are the only ones there until he breaks our gaze and looks slightly behind me and I can only take one guess as to who he is looking at right now…Annie. His facial expression doesn't change when he looks back at Annie. He still has a smile on his face and I can't tell who he is looking at anymore. I feel like he is looking at me, but I'm not completely sure. He winks in mine and Annie's direction before he starts playing for the first song of the day.
Was that wink for me or for Annie?
I have kept my eyes on Adam during every song that they have played. He glances up in my direction every once in a while, but I still can't tell if he is smiling at me or at Annie. They have already played three songs and are finishing there fourth one now. The song ends and I turn to Jenna.
"Do you think Adam has been looking at Annie or at me?" I ask seriously
"To be honest Becky, I really don't know, I'm sorry." She says sincerely
As I let my head down to stare at the ground in confusion, I hear Adam's voice in the microphone.
"Hey everybody, I really hope you guys liked our music, but this next song is going to be a little bit different then our usual music." He says as a chair is brought out on stage for him to sit on
He grabs an acoustic guitar on the side of the stage and takes a seat in the center of the stage with the guitar. He is only a couple feet away from me.
"What is he doing?" I whisper to Jenna
"I don't know." She whispers back just as confused as I am
"I thought Adam doesn't like to sing." I whisper
"He doesn't, but I mean I've never really heard him sing before." Jenna whispers back
"I wrote this song for a girl that I really like and I want to show her how I feel." Adam says into the microphone as he is getting situated in his chair on stage, "This ones for you." He says looking out into the crowd
He starts slowly picking at the guitar, creating a beautiful sound. He eventually breaks out into strumming and raises his voice to sing.
I know this is wrong
But it feels so right
Right when we met
There's a connection
Its like forbidden love
Going nowhere
And I don't know what to do
All I know is that I wanna be with you
Always and forever
And I'll show
You my heart
Everyday till forever
Let's make this work
Cause I need you
I want you to know that
I'm not giving up
Cause we belong together
Together
The song goes on for a couple minutes and I feel like he is avoiding eye contact with me and even Annie. Obviously it is about one of us, but I'm not sure who.
He finishes the song and quickly gets off stage before he even looks up and hears the crowd erupt into screams and applause. He is actually a really good singer. I got chills a couple of times, but that might have been because he has that effect on me without singing.
"That was beautiful." I whisper to Jenna
"It was for you." She shouts over the screaming crowd
"How do you know?" I ask confused
"Becky, did you hear his lyrics? I know this is wrong, but it feels so right, when we met there was a connection, its like forbidden love." She shouts to me
"I have to go see him." I say as I start running through the crowd, making my way backstage
After a minute or so of squeezing through the screaming fans, I finally make my way backstage. I get back there only to see Adam kissing Annie on the cheek. It feels like I got kicked in the gut and can't breathe. I'm standing there watching from afar feeling sick to my stomach.
Jenna was wrong, he chose Annie over me. That beautiful song was for her, not me. He doesn't want to be with me. He doesn't have feelings for me anymore.
"Hey cutie, you didn't have to come backstage for me, but I guess I will take that good luck kiss before I go on stage." Says some random 19-year-old guy, coming closer to me as he laughs
"Stop, I don't know you." I say as he wraps his arms around me and tries to kiss me
Suddenly, I feel him get ripped off of my body. I look up to see Adam holding onto the guy's shirt, keeping him away from me.
"Becky, are you okay?" He asks worriedly
"Yeah, I'm fine." I say shakily
"Look buddy, I was just introducing myself." The random guy says as he pushes Adam away and starts walking towards me again.
Adam quickly runs over to the guy before he gets to me. Adam turns the guy around by his shirt to face Adam, and then Adam punches him in the face onto the ground. Adam keeps punching him while he's on the ground.
"Adam! Stop! He's not worth it." I say running over to Adam's side to pull him off of the guy
Adam gets up shakily and looks into my eyes. I wrap my arms around his neck and hug him. We end up hugging for a while before I decide to pull out of his warm embrace.
"Thank you Adam, for protecting me." I say looking into his blue eyes
"I'll always protect you, didn't you hear my song?" He says with a smile on his face
"What do you mean? I thought the song was for Annie?" I say confused
"No, it was for you Becky, it's always been you. You're the one who told me that yesterday…remember?" he says inching himself closer to me "You're the girl for me Becky Baker." He says as he pulls me into his body and kisses me
His sudden movement surprises me, but I immediately start kissing him back more intensely than we have ever kissed before.
Then I suddenly pull away, but still have my arms wrapped around his neck.
"Wait, then if you chose me, why did you kiss Annie on the cheek?" I ask out of breath from our kiss, leaning my forehead against his
He puts his hand around my face and looks into my eyes.
"I was telling her sorry, and that I chose you, that you are the one I want to be with." He says a smile appears on my face
Then I pull his lips into mine, kissing him again and again and again.
So I hope you guys liked the chapter(him choosing Becky). I plan to have the next chapter take place at Fiona's loft, but I haven't decided yet. Please leave a review of what you think and any suggestions you have for the next chapter. I plan to update soon, but it might not be until Wednesday or Thursday, not really sure.