"Well…" said Meagan excitedly.
"Well, you know how everyone loved when we performed A Christmas Carol?" she asked. "Saying we stole the show and such?" the other girls nodded, they were hanging onto her every word. "What if we were to put on another show, you know, a performance that people would pay to go see," she suggested. There was a short silence. Sonia looked around at them," What do you think?" she asked. Kyra clapped her hands together.
"In the immortal words of Ronald Weasley; 'Bloody brilliant!'" said Kyra. The other girls nodded.
"I love it!" said London.
"I'm actually surprised we didn't think of it before!" said Maddie.
"Good thing Sonia did," said Meagan.
"Yeah, whoo-hoo for Sonia!" cried Kyra slapping her a high-five.
"So how are we going to do this?" asked Meagan.
"How about a talent show?" proposed Kyra. "People would pay to see that,"
"Awesome!" said Maddie. "We can book acts and stuff, even have prizes!"
"Perfect!" said Sonia. "We just have to get it past Mosbey first,"
"Oh," said London with a wave of her hand. "That won't be hard, may I remind you that you are friends with the girl who's daddy owns the hotel,"
The girls all smiled at each other. They were geniuses. Well, perhaps not geniuses, but they came pretty darn close as far as they were concerned.
By that evening, they were already booking times for auditions that would be held the next day. People of all ages were coming over. It looked like it would become very competitive. The girls were quite interested in what the people's talents would be. They had decided that Kyra and Sonia would host while London, Maddie and Meagan would judge alongside Mr. Mosbey and a couple employees. One was a woman who looked about mid-forties and the other was at thirty-year-old man. They were all quite excited. Especially Mr. Mosbey who had another way to publicise the hotel. He decided the even would be public and held in a room that hadn't been used for years.
"Hi, name please?" asked Meagan, not looking up.
"Jackson Nervock," the voice replied and Meagan gave a little jump before looking up.
"Hey!" she said. "You're talented?" Kyra gave her a look like she was a moron. Meagan thought over what she said and blushed. Fortunately Jackson just laughed and those oh-so-adorable dimples appeared again in his cheeks.
"I'd like to think so," he said. Meagan was still slightly embarrassed.
"We can fit you in tomorrow at four thirty," she mumbled handing him a slip of paper.
"Thanks, see you then," he said and walked off.
"Whoa," said Kyra. "You were right, he is gorgeous,"
"Wow I'm an idiot," said Meagan as she fumbled with the next sheet of paper.
"Possibly," said Kyra. "But you're a very special kind of idiot," she said kindly. Meagan laughed and she began filling out her clip board.
"Okay, France Dupis, you're up," said Sonia. A woman, she looked about ninety at least, came in front of the girls. They were judging the whole first round. Mr. Mosbey and his employees didn't get to judge until the actual show. "What will you be doing for us?" The woman held up two spoons. Kyra gave Sonia a 'what-the-heck?' kind of look.
"Whenever you're ready," said Maddie. The woman began clanking the spoons against her knee.
"Alouette gentil alouette, alouette…" she sang in French. When she finished the girls looked to one another.
"Uh, I don't think you're quite what we're looking for," said Kyra gently. The woman just smiled and said;
"Oui!" she said dancing around. She obviously didn't speak English, she skipped around the room and left, laughing like a maniac.
"Okay," said Kyra. "Brian Junkers," she called. A boy with blonde hair and bright green eyes entered in. He had a goofy grin on his face, like he was about to do something stupid to impress his friends. "What's your talent?" asked Kyra. He grinned wider.
"I can burp the entire alphabet," he said almost proudly.
"Uh, right, you can save us the demonstration and leave I don't think we'll be needing you," said Sonia briskly. Sure enough he just smiled and walked away, his guy friend who had been watching laughed and slapped him a high five as they walked out. London shook her head.
"Boys are so stupid," she said.
"Don't stereotype, London," said Maddie. "Lola Cremer," A strikingly beautiful girl walked into the room. She had a flawless complexion, ocean blue eyes and strawberry blonde hair. She smiled revealing perfectly straight teeth.
"Hi," she said friendlily.
"What's your talent?" asked London.
"I'm going to sing," she said. London nodded and she began, "Every night in my dreams, I see you, I feel you, that is how I know you go on," Kyra looked to Sonia, she wasn't bad. "Near, far, wherever you are, I believe that the heart does go on, Once more you open the door, And you're here in my heart, And my heart will go on and on," she was really belting it out. She went on and the girls watched her with fascinated expressions. "And my heart will go on and on," she carried out the last note beautifully. The girls broke out into applause.
"Excellent!" said Maddie wiping a tear from her eye. The girl smiled, she didn't look modest about it, she obviously knew she was good. "We'll see you he night of the talent show," the girl walked out and a many more names were called. Some people sang, some people danced, there was even a mime or two. Kyra looked to her clipboard.
"Jackson Nervock," she called. Meagan's heart leapt. Jackson walked in, he was holding a guitar.
"What's your talent?" asked Meagan dumbly. He held up his guitar. Meagan wished she knew when to stay shut up.
"Whenever you're ready," said Kyra. Jackson pulled over a chair and began to strum his guitar. He hummed with it for a minute before starting to sing quietly,
"Where am I headed now? What am I doing here? Why don't I let you know? Why don't I make things clear? I am stuck in a dream, nothing is as it seems, I wish, I wish, that you would love me." He glanced upwards quickly then almost bashfully turned back to his guitar. "I didn't know angels really did exist, my situation is a hit or miss, and I'm scared. Unprepared. Part of me wants to go, I'm so confused and I don't want to leave you behind, I wish, I wish," He paused. "Please give me a chance, if I asked you to dance would you just say no? Will my plan break, fall down before my eyes, why can't I remove this pathetic disguise, I know and you don't. I hope that you won't let me just pass by. I wish… I wish," he closed his eyes and said once more, "I wish," The girls gave this a standing ovation.
"Wow," whispered Meagan. Could he be… she wondered and she tenderly touched the note she had crumpled in her pocket. She grabbed a slip of paper and went to hand it to him, but not before she tripped over a table leg and fell on her face. He helped her up and as she handed him the slip he smiled and said quietly,
"You're kind of accident prone, aren't you?" Meagan felt her face go hot. She knew it, he was the one. The secret admirer. He train of thought crashed when a voice came in squealing;
"Oh baby, you were awesome!" It was Lola. She ran into his arms and kissed him on the cheek. They walked out, he with his arm around her back. Meagan's heart sank. She felt like someone punched her in the stomach. She had been so hopeful. The whole time running after the rose petals, reciting the notes to her self, in the back of her mind she thought it was Jackson. But no, she thought sticking her hands in her pockets, it wasn't. She almost wanted to cry, one for being ashamed of even thinking that, and two because she had never felt like this before, so hateful, hurt, confused, and wistful at once. Meagan slumped back over to her seat. Time passed and she felt like she was standing still. Like everyone was going and going but she just couldn't keep up. The auditions ended and she couldn't remember anything but Jackson and (she thought with such loathing she cold kill) Lola. Kyra and Sonia were laughing over something when Meagan slouched past;
"I'm going to bed," she mumbled. They simply waved and she left.
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