Shine Chapter 12- Everlasting Love
Went to the concert the other night! AWESOMENESS! I almost frickin' DIED knowing I was in the same room as Danny, Adam, Allison, and Anoop (YAY!)! Sure, it was an abnormally large room and I was in the back really high up, but that shows that I'm a dedicated (and obsessed!) fan! Really wished I could have stayed for autographs, but NO, my friend's dad wouldn't let us… Oh well…
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I was the day of our first rehearsal for the disco dance. Danny was hyperventilating as we sat in the waiting room, waiting for Paula. Anoop and Matt were dancing around as if they had any dancing talents, and Adam was trying to show them how to do the steps right, making every move look gay in the process. Lil was talking to Allison, and I was trying to make sure Danny was getting enough oxygen…
"Danny, it won't be THAT bad…"
"Yes! If it's anything like YOUR lesson, it'll be highly painful…" Danny screeched between breaths.
"It can't be. Then no one will be able to do it…" I motioned to Matt and Anoop, who were now struggling to do a slide, and were instead sliding around the room as if it was an ice rink, and nearly crashing into Paula as she entered the room.
We walked into the room, and Paula turned on some warm up music. This would be fun…
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After warming up, Paula started the choreography.
"Okay, so you start over there…No…Matt, wrong way…No, the other right…MATT!"
"AH!" Matt crashed into the wall with a loud bang. We all laughed as Paula sighed.
"This is going to be a LONG day…Okay, so you run over here…Matt, keep up with everyone else…Now Anoop, you go in the center and start singing…"
"What am I supposed to sing?"
"We'll get to that later, anyway, everyone sits around him, clapping, then Matt gets in the center, and- Matt, don't fall off…"
"I won't…"
"See Danny, it's not that bad…" I muttered to him. He nodded.
"Okay, so now you all run up here, and Matt, don't trip up the stairs…And you start singing as you run up here, then its stop in a pose and hit, hit…" She demonstrated.
We then got spots and tried everything all together…
…And it was a trainwreck…
"Anoop, you have to actually GET to your spot…" Paula laughed. I've never seen her as pumped as she was now. She seemed amused and tired of the 5 hopeless idiots running wild…Matt was crashing so much, you would have thought he was blind, not Scott. He was mostly crashing into Anoop, who was nowhere near him, who pushed him over and into Allison, who fell over. Lil tripped over Allison, and Danny…well, his attempts at the dance were enough…Adam and I were trying to stay out of the pile of the hopeless when I felt a pull on my shoulder…
"..help…" Danny groaned. Only someone with his "amazing" dance skills could end up on the ground while doing a simple run…I sighed and helped him up. They looked more like drunk monkeys on crack than dancers…Well, not that many of us WERE dancers…
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The seven of us sat in the waiting room, taking advantage of our 15 minute break. Once again, Matt was crashing in to things, and Adam was shaking his head as he watched the terrible attempts at dancing. I couldn't help but laugh, even as he insulted the most amazing of dance moves…
Anoop was…well, being Anoop. Talking. Laughing. Being an idiot. Trying to dance. Failing like Matt. The usual…
Allison was pretending to listen to Lil rant about her kids, looking as bored as ever. Lil seemed happy listening to herself though…
Danny was screaming in pain as he got over his "injuries" from dancing. I was trying not to laugh at him, something that was becoming more and more difficult, as he looked stupider and stupider every time I glanced over.
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After a few more rehearsals, the dance finally looked…okay…Well, probably the best it would get considering we had a week, our own performances, and some hopeless So You Think You Can Dance rejects…
"Okay…" Paula started. "This is probably…as good as it's gonna get…So good luck Wednesday night, and Matt, don't get hurt…Or hurt anyone else…"
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Hearts
go astray Open
up your eyes Open up your
eyes
Leaving hurt when they go
I went away
Just when
you needed me so
Filled with regret
I come back beggin'
you
Forgive, forget
Where's the love we once knew?
Then you'll realize
Here stand with my
Everlasting
love
Need you by my side
Want to be your bride
You'll never
be denied
Everlasting love
From the very start
Open up your
heart
Be a lasting part of
Everlasting love
Then you'll realize
Here I stand with my
Everlasting
love
Need you by my side
Want to be your bride
You'll never
be denied
Everlasting love
"Lila," Simon started. "You're performance was good, but not your best."
"I agree with Simon," Randy commented. "I sounded a little karaoke to me."
"I thought this performance wasn't you best," Paula said. "After last week, I think you can do better."
Kara spoke last. "It was alright. After last week, it was just okay."
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I walked off stage. As soon as I was off, Danny hugged me.
"No matter what they said, you were great," he whispered.
"Thanks, good luck!" I replied as he walked on stage.
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It was Wednesday night, and the seven of us were freaking out.
"Matt! What did you do with my sunglasses?!?" Adam yelled as he searched frantically. We were on in 15 minutes, and we were trying to practice one last time before me made fools of ourselves on television. Personally, I was spending the 15 minutes enjoying what I had, since after I got on stage, my dignity would be gone…
"WHY is everyone blaming me?!?" Matt asked, annoyed.
"Because YOU'RE the one who's ALWAYS around when something happens…" Lil yelled. I felt someone take something off of my lap. I sighed. I love these people. But they tend to annoy me whenever they get the chance…Now I had to actually get up…
"ADAM!!!!!" I yelled, chasing after him. Crap…Curse my small legs vs. his giant ones… "Just give me my stuff back…I know you ran out of eyeliner, but why'd you have to steal mine?!?"
"Well…I don't know…"
"Why don't you annoy Allison over there…?"
"Fine…" he gave me the eyeliner back and ran to bother Allison.
"You ready?" Danny asked me.
"Me ready? Yeah! It's you who I'd be worried about…Every time Paula mentioned dancing or choreography, you froze…"
"Yeah…Well, I guess we'll have to see how it goes…To be honest, I'm a little scared…Hopefully Matt is the slightest bit more coordinated today…" Danny sighed.
"My guess would be no…" I looked over to Matt, who was now practicing with Anoop. He wasn't tripping over air like during our rehearsals, but he wasn't exactly completely stable…
This would be ONE interesting dance…
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"Well that was fun…" Allison muttered as we walked over to the couches. The disco dance wasn't THAT bad…
"Yeah…At least SOMEONE didn't trip!" I said. Matt gave me a weird looked that I had to laugh at.
Then, Ryan called up Lil, Anoop, and Allison…
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We watched Lil's journey, and she went to sing her last song. Now it was Anoop or Allison. I didn't want either to leave. If Allison left, I would be the only girl left, but if Anoop left…Well, the mansion would be quieter…
Anoop was leaving. As he sang his song, we all went up to hug him. It wouldn't be the same without Anoop's…Anoopness…
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"This just feels weird…" Allison said randomly when we got back to the mansion.
"What's weird?" I asked her.
"Going from the Top 7 to Top 5…The numbers just feel so…different…"
"Yes…the number 2…It's HUGE right?"
"Speaking of the number TWO, do you know what we're doing in TWO days?" Danny asked?
"Hmm…practicing our songs? That is, if I FIND one…I know NOTHING about the Rat Pack Standards…" I sighed.
"Uh, sure…" Danny walked away.
"What was that all about?" Allison asked, completely confused.
"Oh, nothing…" I smiled. I knew exactly what…
