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Chapter 55

The Band

Nina's POV

Well today has been just terrible. I got expelled, because the principal thinks "I'm not bright enough for this school". Well I'm sitting in my room all alone. I stood up and went to my desk, grabbed my notebook, and pen. Well let's see I could write a song. No one knows about my songs expect for Hayden, the voice told him about my songs. But I started writing about things, just things.

(I know this song is by Paramore. But in my dream Paramore doesn't exist. Yet.)

I'm sitting in a room,
Made up of only big white walls and in the halls
There are people looking through
The window in the door, and they know exactly what we're here for.

Don't look up
Just let them think
There's no place else
You'd rather be.

You're always on display
For everyone to watch and learn from,
Don't you know by now,
You can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have.

And it's obvious that your dying, dying.
Just living proof that the camera's lying.
And oh oh open wide, 'cause this is your night.
So smile, 'cause you'll go out in style.
You'll go out in style.

If you let me I could,
I'd show you how to build your fences,
Set restrictions, seprate from the world.
The constant battle that you hate to fight,
Just blame the limelight.

Don't look up
Just let them think
There's no place else
You'd rather be.

And now you can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have.

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying.
Just living proof that the camera's lying.
And oh oh open wide, 'cause this is your night.
So smile.

Yeah, yeah you're asking for it
With every breath that you breathe in
Just breathe it in.
Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this big talking
So now let's see you walk it.
I said let's see you walk it.

Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this big talking
So now let's see you walk it.
I said let's see you walk it.

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying.
Just living proof that the camera's lying.
And oh oh open wide, yeah oh oh open wide.
Yeah, oh oh open wide,
'Cause you'll go out in style.
You'll go out in style.

After I finished writing the last line, there was a knock on my window. I saw a familiar pair of wings, they were white, with black spots on them. They belonged to none other than Sam. I rolled my eyes and opened the window. He jumped in and looked around. I noticed he had a guitar strapped to his back.

"What do you want?" I asked coldly. He didn't flinch. Wow, that's a first.

"Can a guy visit a flock member without being questioned?" Sam asked.

"If he calls first. But one question, why do you have a guitar?" I asked him. He went over and sat in my desk chair. Sam's eyes fell right to the notebook with my new song in it.

"I never go anywhere without my new guitar. And can you sing a few lines of this song?" Sam asked me and I sang the first verse. He started to play a few cords on his guitar after I finished. Then I sang along with the guitar, and we ended up coming up with an official song.

"That was awesome!" I exclaimed.

"How about we start a band?" Sam suggested. Let's see we start a band that's not a bad idea.

"But we only have two people," I pointed out.

"Yeah, but so does La Roux. And we can always add people from the flock to be in it," Sam said.

"What if we get discovered by the school? " I asked.

"We can have fake names. Like if people want to use our real names instead of the band name we can have different names. Like Josh, Jeremy, Taylor, and such," he said.

"Alright, what about the band's name?" I asked.

"How about Paramore?" he suggested.

"Okay. That's good. Let's work on some other songs now," I flipped to a different song in my notebook called: Looking Up. Then we worked on Misery Business, Decode, and All I Wanted. After we finished that song there was a knock on my door.

"Yeah," I said.

"Nina, it's time for dinner," Sky told me.

"Okay, I'll be right down," I said. "Oh and Sky."

"Yeah?" she said.

"Tell Mom and Dad that I have a friend over," I said.

"Can do. Just don't be late," Sky said.

We put the stuff away and walked downstairs talking about more band stuff. Max was the first one to notice we were downstairs.

"Sam, what are you doing here?" Max asked him a little too loud. Fang and Maria came out.

"I came here to talk with Nina," Sam said.

"Why?" Fang asked.

"You'll find out," I said.

'Are you going to tell me?' Maria asked in my head.

'Come up into my room after dinner and I'll show you,' I answered.

'I'm coming too,' Fang joined in our conversation.

'Fine, but Max and Hayden can't know about what we're doing,' I said.

"Are you guys coming?" Lina asked us.

"Yeah, let's go," I said. I took a seat between Sam and Hayden. They were glaring at each other. This can't be good. After dinner I started to walk upstairs, but Max stopped me.

"Why is Sam really here?" Max asked me.

"He just came by for a visit Max. Take my word for it," I said and walked upstairs to my room. Maria and Sam were already in there. Fang came in after I did. Sam grabbed his guitar.

"Why are we here?" Maria asked me.

"Because earlier Sam and I started a band called Paramore. And I want you guys to be the first to know about it," I explained. Then we started Misery Business.

I'm in the business of misery,
Let's take it from the top.
She's got a body like an hourglass it's ticking like a clock.
It's a matter of time before we all run out,
When I thought he was mine she caught him by the mouth.

I waited eight long months,
She finally set him free.
I told him I couldn't lie he was the only one for me.
Two weeks and we caught on fire,
She's got it out for me,
But I wear the biggest smile.

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
just steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
Cause I got him where I want him now.
And if you could then you know you would.
Cause God it just feels so,
It just feels so good.

Second chances they don't ever matter, people never change.
Once a whore you're nothing more, I'm sorry, that'll never change.
And about forgiveness, we're both supposed to have exchanged.
I'm sorry honey, but I'm passin' up, now look this way.
Well there's a million other girls who do it just like you.
Looking as innocent as possible to get to who,
They want and what they like it's easy if you do it right.
Well I refuse, I refuse, I refuse!

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
just steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
Cause I got him where I want him right now.
And if you could then you know you would.
Cause God it just feels so,
It just feels so good.

I watched his wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving you
Just watch my wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving.

Whoa, I never meant to brag,
But I got him where I want him now.

Whoa, I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now.
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
just steal it all away from you now.
But God does it feel so good,
Cause I got what I wanted now
And if you could then you know you would.
Cause God it just feels so,
It just feels so good.

After singing that, both my siblings were just staring at me. It was kind of awkward. But then Maria blinked a couple of times.

"That was amazing. Hey what if I could be your backup singer. Lauren too," Maria suggested.

"That would be cool," I said simply.

"I could play bass. I learned how a few years ago," Fang said.

"Well I guess we just need a drummer," I said.

"Doesn't Drew know how to play drums?" Sam asked.

"Yeah he does," I said. "He could be our drummer. Maria call Drew and ask him if he wants to be our drummer."

"Amy knows how to play piano, Becca knows how to play bass, and my brother Ben knows how to play guitar too," Sam said.

"Let's get to work on making this band," Fang said. Then there was a knock on my door I went to answer it. Hayden was standing there.

"What do you want?" I asked.

"Just wondering what you were up to," he said.

"Well I was working on something with my siblings and Sam before you came in," I said.

"Will I find out what it is?" Hayden asked me.

"Soon, but not now," I said.

"Fine. Well I should go. Night," Hayden said.

"Night," I said and closed the door behind him.

Well that was short and awkward. But I do have a band to start, but how are we going to get discovered?

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