CHAPTER 8: GIRL TALK
Up on the highest floor of the music studio in a moderately sized bedroom,Alice appeared to be sitting on the edge of her nicely made bed and playing a tiny toy piano not unlike Scheroder's,although it was a slightly decayed light brown instead of the clean and dark black paint job that the Beethoven idolizing musician owned. The girl seemed to be redoing the same song she was playing earlier in the instrument room except she wasn't singing the lyrics this time and kept herself completely silent and focused,she didn't play a single note off key and played the entire song flawlessly,unaware that Freida was slowly approaching the bedroom door. Once Alice had finally finished the ballad and took a deep breath out of a sense of accomplishment,she would be suddenly startled when the door slowly creaked open from behind as she promptly turned around to see Freida walking in with her suitcase as the curly haired girl politely greeted her roommate "Hi there,Alice is it?" to which the girl in question gulped and meekly answered "Speaking. Freida is it?"
"Uh-huh. In the flesh." answered Freida with a nod of her head as she sat down on her bed alongside her luggage before she decided to make some small talk while she started to unpack "That's a real nice setup they got down there isn't it?" which prompted Alice to politely agree while she began playing some quiet notes on her piano "Yeah,it's a nice little place. So where's Randy off to now?" to which Freida promptly explained the teenager's whereabouts "He said he was going out to bring back some food for the night,so I'm taking this time to unpack."
"Well that's good to know,it's probably Joe's since he lives and breaths that place." lightly chuckled Alice in response while her piano playing started to slowly intensify and get more audible which Freida was quick to notice as she wondered with a smile and raised eyebrow "You a piano player? If so then you and one of my friends would get along in an instant." to which Alice blushed a little and timidly confirmed that she was "Y-Yeah,it's just a little hobby of mine and I don't do it a whole lot."
"Still,either way it's good that you're slightly passionate about something like that." complimented Freida in a supportive and friendly tone as she set aside her now empty suitcase before she politely asked out of curiosity while she began organizing some of her clothes and other belongings "So where are you from? You live in Sparkyville?" only for Alice to shake her head and confirm that she wasn't "Actually I'm not,I'm from North Carolina,well more specifically up in the mountains there." to which Freida softly gasped in awe "Oh really? That's pretty far from here,what's Randy doing getting you all the way over here for?"
"The…..the higher ups think I could be a good backup singer if you decide to take the job." informed Alice with an oddly cautious tone of voice as Freida turned around to face the girl and replied with a somewhat confused look on her face "Backup singer? You mean you're not getting your own role for yourself?" to which Alice nodded her head and promptly confirmed in an attempt to make it sound better than it actually was "Yeah,I mean it ain't much but it's at least something for me to do." only for Freida to respectfully disagree with the statement while she brushed some of her hair "Well the thing is…..I still don't know if I'm even gonna take the job in the first place. I got so many friends and family members here in town that I don't think I could even leave,and that's not even taking into account my boyfriend."
It was at this point that Alice was starting to feel a little nervous at the possibility of her not even getting a job at all as she stopped playing her piano and meekly asked "S-so does this mean if you don't take the job,I don't get one either?" only for Freida to shake her head and encouragingly retort "Nope,because I think the higher ups should consider passing my potential starhood onto you." to which Alice instantly jolted up out of shock and stammered while her eyes widened "M-me?! No you got the wrong girl here Freida,I don't think I'd be cut out for that."
"Why not? Surely you can sing if you're being considered for the role of a backup singer?" questioned Freida out of confusion as she set down her brush and proceeded to sit beside Alice before the latter blushed and nervously admitted "I mean….yeah I suppose I can,but I don't think I'm good enough to warrant the higher ups picking me over you. I mean you look miles prettier so I think that's already a strike against me." to which Freida placed her hand on her chin so she could think for a few moments before she smiled and heroically stated while she patted Alice on the shoulder "You know what Alice? Whether or not I'm taking the role has yet to be decided,but tomorrow I'm gonna get Randy to let you prove you got what it takes to be a superstar." Alice was of course completely appalled and yet flattered at such a proposal as she couldn't help but smile and agree with the idea "I don't know what's gotten into me,but I think it wouldn't hurt to try." to which Freida chuckled and confidently stated "I think you'll grow to love it Alice." before the girls proceeded to chat about more and more stuff while they waited for Randy to return.
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