I'll be here waiting wishing you could see
But I'll just remember the promise that you made whoa
I'll keep on fighting, I'm fighting for you
I swear I would give you the sun and the moon
If you'll just remember the promise that you made
Framing Hanley- The Promise
IPOV
"What?"
"Get up, we're going to school today." Rina said.
"I'm up." I groaned sitting up. "What am I wearing?"
"Leggings or shorts and something from Jasper's closet." She said. "I'm wearing Garrett's football hoodie and shorts."
"Sounds like a plan."
"Minimal makeup and leave your hair curly. You have to pick up everyone." She said before hanging up.
I went to shower and wash my hair. I stood in front of my mirror when I got out and debated changing my jewelry.
"Fuck it." I decided to leave in the plain silver jewelry I had.
I pulled on my black bra and thong set and light wash shorts. I searched my entire closet for the hoodie I wanted.
"Aha." I shouted when I found it. It was Jasper's black lacrosse hoodie. It had the school mascot on the front with the school name and on the back was Jas's number 7 and his last name on the bottom.
I pulled it over my bra and went to change my tongue ring. I replaced the blue bar with the plain silver bar with a J on it and grabbed my phone off the nightstand. I slid my glasses on my face and pushed them on top of my head.
I swiped on some mascara and eyeliner before sliding on my black and white low cut converse.
As I walked out of my room, I knocked on James's door. "Let's go Garrett."
I grabbed the keys to daddy's Range Rover. Neither of my cars was big enough to hold everyone. Mom had left already and daddy was on another trip for work.
Garrett met me at the car and we made our way to get everyone.
Rina was the last stop and by the time we got to the school, I was sure we both had headaches.
Jas and I went to class and I spent my time writing on the cover of his notebook.
"Isabella, Mr. Vicenza would like to speak with you." Varner called.
I nodded and stood to follow him out of the room. "What's going on?" I asked once we were outside.
He wrapped me up in a hug once we were out of the view. "I'm so proud of you Izzy." He whispered to me before releasing me.
"Thanks Steffy." I whispered back. "But what's with the commotion?"
"My company wants to sign you." He said shrugging. "They sent me to tell you to pack your things because you're moving on up."
"Steffy your company is in Italy." I said blankly. "This means I'd have to move."
"Izzy this is your dream." He emphasized. He sighed heavily when he saw the frown on my face. "Izzy I know you like it here, Jesus knows why, but you do. And I know you have your friends here but this is your dream."
"Steffy it still is my dream but I don't want to lose everything to do it." I told him sliding down the wall next to the classroom door.
"I didn't know that but Isabella this is what you do best." He said crouching down in front of me. "I know you don't want to lose everything but is everything worth giving up your dreams?" he asked me. "Look, call me when you figure it out but just know that you're wanted and you've only done auditions. Imagine what would happen if you went to finals and won." He said standing and walking away.
I took a deep breath and let it out loudly before rubbing my forehead.
"Wanna talk?"
I looked up at Jas. "Jas, Stefan's company wants me."
"That's amazing Iz. Why do you look like you lost your best friend?" he said coming to sit next to me.
"It's in Italy." I whispered out staring blankly ahead. "I'd have to move halfway around the world to follow my dreams."
"Whoa." He said before sighing and pulling me into his side. He wrapped an arm around my shoulder.
"I don't know what to do Jas."
JPOV
I looked down at her and contemplated my answer. I pulled her onto my lap and rested my forehead against hers. "Isa, I sing well great if you compare me to a lot of people. But you, my love sing fantastically, compared to anyone. This is your dream babe, go for it." I told her honestly. "If you have to go, then leave."
She looked up at me, her jade green eyes glistening with unshed tears.
"Baby, don't cry I know you're trying your hardest, and the hardest part is letting go of the nights we shared." I sang to her, wiping her face as she started to cry.
"Come on. Let's grab our shit and we can go tell Jenks something, then go to Stefani." I said.
She nodded and I pulled her to stand with me. We grabbed our stuff and we walked to English. We got our work from Jenks and started towards Stefani's room.
When we walked in, we sat at her desk as she taught.
"Class this is…"
"That's Isabella Volturi. She's like my favorite YouTube singer ever." One of her students cut her off squealing.
I leaned down and whispered into Isa's ear. "You know she's like ridiculously and insanely proud of you right now."
"What do you mean?"
Before I could respond Stefani came over to us. "Isabella, I hear congratulation is in order."
"No, there really isn't." she said shaking her head.
"Stefan came to see me."
"That's like three percent of why we're here." Isa started chewing on her lip. "If I go with Stefan, I go to Italy for three years and if I get signed before that I might not be able to come back here."
"Oh." Stefani said softly, leaning against her desk in front of us. "So what are you going to do?"
Isa shrugged and I ran my hands up and down her arms as she spoke. "I have not a freaking clue." She said honestly. "I want to go but I feel like if I go I'm losing a lot more than it's worth."
Stefani nodded her understanding. "Think about it."
We sat quietly until the bell rang. Isa was writing her name on the board when the girl from earlier came over.
"Yes sweetheart" Isa asked.
"Can I have your autograph?" she asked shyly.
Isa bit her lip and reached for her binder. She stood next to me, taking the sharpie off of Stefani's desk and starting to write.
"To Cassidy Franklin, my very first fan. Love Isabella." She said as she wrote. She signed her name quickly, drawing a heart at the end of the A in her name.
"Thank you so much." Cassidy said holding the binder to her chest.
"Alright princess, spill." Stefani said.
"I want to go but I really don't want to leave everything here. Especially Jas." Iz said quickly. "If I don't leave, I miss out on the opportunity."
"So do go Isa. It's not like you won't get picked again."
Isa laughed softly and we sat through the next class talking quietly.
When the bell rang, Isa and I moved over to our seat.
There was no theme for class this week, so Stefani stood in front of the class when the bell rang again.
"Today we're just gonna perform original songs. First up is Rina."
She went easily and one by one, the rest of the rest of the class followed.
"Jasper, you're up."
I stood and made my way to the front of the room.
"Hey babe, what's your song?" Isa asked rubbing her red nose.
"Wait you don't know." Stefani said, feigning shock. "This must hurt so much."
The class laughed as Isa rolled her eyes. "What is it?" she asked again.
"Wipe Your Eyes." I said grabbing a guitar.
"When you're ready." Stefani said softly.
I played for a bit before starting to sing.
"I'm afraid that I gotta do, what I gotta do, but if I let you go, where you gonna go? We gotta make a change, time to turn the page; something isn't right, I don't wanna fight you. We've been through tougher times, you know it gets worse. We can turn this around, please let me be first. And as I feel your tears spilling on my shirt, something isn't right I don't wanna fight you.
"Hey you, come over and let me embrace you; I know that I'm causing you pain too, but remember if you need to cry, I'm here to wipe your eyes. Tonight, before you fall asleep, I run my thumb across your cheek. Cry, because I'm here to wipe your eyes. I know I made you feel this way, you gotta breathe, we'll be ok. Cry, because I'm here to wipe your eyes. Because I'm here to wipe your eyes.
"When did we cross the line; how could we forget? Why do we let the pressure get into our heads? Your broken heart requires all of my attention; something isn't right, I don't wanna fight you.
"Hey you, come over and let me embrace you; I know that I'm causing you pain too, but remember if you need to cry, I'm here to wipe your eyes. Tonight, before you fall asleep, I run my thumb across your cheek. Cry, because I'm here to wipe your eyes. I know I made you feel this way, you gotta breathe, we'll be ok. Cry, because I'm here to wipe your eyes.
"Please don't lose your faith. Don't worry because I'm here to keep you safe. I promise if you let me see your face that I won't let you down. I won't let you down.
"I'm here to wipe your eyes. Tonight before you fall asleep, I run my thumb across your cheek. Cry, because I'm here to wipe your eyes. I know I made you feel this way, you gotta breathe we'll be ok. Cry, because I'm here to wipe your eyes."