Josh's POV
"I'm telling you, Josh, that kid was amazing." My friend Rosie tells me.
"What was her name?" I ask.
"It was something like May, but anyway, you should come and watch the talent show and see for yourself." She insists.
"Maybe, but there's one problem." I say. "I need someone to give me tickets, because I don't know where you can buy some, and besides, I'm saving up for a present for my nephew's birthday."
"I can help with that. And besides, haven't you got a niece who auditioned for the talent show?" Rosie asks.
"Riley got in?" I say in surprise, since Riley hasn't got much coordination.
"Yeah, sometimes we have a few ones who aren't that good, because people love watching them, and some like the underdog in a competition." Rosie says. "Not trying to be offensive to your neice or anything, but she isn't really amazing, not like that blonde haired kid. I think I might remember her name. It's Maya, I think."
"Maya? Maya what? What's her last name?" I ask.
"It's something cute, like Love or-"
"Hart?" I ask.
"Yeah, that's it! Why, do you know this Maya?"
oh, she's only the girl who's loved me since Christmas more than two years ago, but I keep turning her down, and I don't know why. I think, but instead I say that she's Riley's best friend.
Rosie leaves after a little while, but the name Maya Hart lingers in the air long after she's gone.
Why didn't I visit her on new year's eve like I planned? Should I go to the talent show?
Suddenly my phone rings, and it's Riley speaking.
"Uncle Josh, I wan't you to come to the talent show final. I'll give you a ticket and everything, but please come." Riley says.
OIt's like a sign, so of course I say yes, then we say bye.
Riley's POV
When Friday comes, Maya and I are prepared. I picked out a song for her to siing, and some weird music for me to dance to, and we've practised a little bit, so we're good to go.
Maya steps on stage and starts singing, this time a song called White Flag.
"Take, Take, it all away,
Save my heart for another day,
I'm up late on the telephone
and I'm all alone with the dial tone.
Wait, Wait till the sun is up,
drown my dreams in a coffee cup,
Palms out, wanna beg for luck,
but I'm way too proud, never giving up.
Oh, something's gotta happen,
Something's gotta give, and something's got to break,
I know, some day it's gonna happen,
Someday it's gonna give, can't always be this way,
And if the riptide comes to get me,
and pulls me under, it won't upset me, I'll go down
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
I'll throw the white flag of surrender,
knock me down, not forever,
just for now
oh oh oh oh oh oh" She goes on singing the whole song, and everyone claps her again.
All of the judges want her, obviously, but in the end, she goes with Rosie.
Each judge has to take three people from each skill group.
When it's my turn, only one judge wants me, but that judge is Rosie, so that's fine.
Farkle gets chosen by Will, one of the boy judges, but Zay gets chosen by Rosie like us.
We find out that each round will take place on a Friday after school, and someone will be voted out each week, from each category. We also learn that the judges will practise our acts with us every week on a monday or a wednesday, or both days if we want.
"So let's go find Lucas and Smackle, and tell them!" I tell the others. "Come on!" I say then I drag them off.
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