Olivia
" Hello and welcome to The Music Scene! I'm Moxie Morris, your host. Today we have a band that we all knew and loved, Lemonade Mouth!" Moxie introduced us. The crowd cheered even louder and so did the boos.
" We have Stella, Charlie, Wen, Olivia, Mo, Scott, and the new comer Jamie!" We all waved to the crowd.
" So, how have you guys been doing for the past nine years? It seems like everybody is married or about to be married to one of their band members." Moxie began, avoiding the topic everybody is curious about.
Stella laughed, " It looks like it did happen that way. We have started our careers like we would have if Lemonade Mouth didn't exist."
" That's good. Some bands that were formed during their teenage years would fall apart and not have a plan to fall back on. If you don't mind me asking what are your careers?"
" I am an administrator at Mesa High School," Stella began.
" Charlie?"
" Uh… I'm the percussion teacher at the middle school."
" Wen?"
" I own a music studio. People come in so I can record them. Then I send it to the bigger companies. If they like it, I become the producer. Like we produced Joe Jonas and Jordin Spark's said when her record label with American Idol expires, she'll come to us."
" Interesting. Olivia?"
My stomach was in knots and I felt like I was going to throw up. Wen squeezed my hand and I took a shaky breath. I know it was a simple question but it leads up to the bigger ones.
Finally, I stutter out, " V- vetinarey nurse."
" Mo?" Really! She's just going to go on like she's bored. Boy, do I hate talk shows.
" Pediatrician."
" Scott?"
" I work with Wen."
" Cool. I see you and Mo had a child together."
" Yep. Jamie. He turns three next month." Mo said while Jamie and Scott nodded.
" I'm glad that all of you are starting on with your lives but, know it's time to get serious. Olivia, Wen, there has been a video submitted. In this video you were called a slut and said to have an abortion," Moxie looked at the camera, " For the viewers who haven't seen this video, we will play it now."
Moxie handed the video to the tech guy and he popped it into the DVD player. Then, he rolled the little TV behind us. You could see the cameras zoom in and the crowd lean forward in their seats to get a better view. Wen squeezed my hand and we turned in our seats. The rest of the band were already turned and ready to watch the stupid video. Finally, the tech guy hit play.
It was silent in the studio for a few seconds and then the voice of the announcer boomed through the speakers. Janet's voice was next and then my confused expression. Finally, the words that tormented me were spoken.
" Stop the video!"
Wen
We were watching the video when Olivia jumped up and nearly yelled, " Stop the video!" Her breathing was quick and her fists were clenched. I put my hands on her shoulders and Moxie called for commercial.
" Are you okay?" I whispered in her ear, which just made her angrier.
" No. I am not okay. Give me minute," with that she walked away from me and towards Moxie.
" Olivia, was that really necessary?" Moxie questioned. Was she this ignorant last time?
Olivia's knuckles were turning white, I have never seen her this mad and it's not me! Anyway, Olivia ignored her question.
" Was it really necessary to show the video again? Everybody in the world saw the stupid thing!"
" Hey-" Moxie got cut off by one of the set managers.
" Thirty seconds! Everybody take your places!"
Olivia walked back over to us. Her hands were still clenched and her face was red.
" Calm-" she cut me off.
" Don't tell me to calm down!" she whisper yelled.
I wasn't able to respond because Moxie began talking again.
" Welcome back to The Music Scene. We have Lemonade Mouth here! Before the break we were showing the video of Olivia being called a slut and having an abortion. Now it's time for the questions. First off, do you know the woman in the video?"
" We went to high school together and she was part of the group that didn't like us. Oh and uh she was my ex-girlfriend," I answered a little embarrassed at the last part.
" Oooo, jealousy in the air! Olivia, was anything in that video true?"
" No, none of it was true. Well kinda, I was pregnant, one month to be exact."
" So you were pregnant. If you don't mind me asking what happened?"
" Miscarriage. I was really stressed out and it was too much for the baby."
" I am so sorry." Moxie stated. " Thank you guys for coming to the show and explaining everything. That's it for the questions and a little birdie told me that you have a new song to perform!"
We all nodded in agreement and set of to the stage. We took our places. I started out with the noise that can only be made with my keyboard and then Olivia started singing:
If you ever leave me, baby,
Leave some morphine at my door
Cause it would take a whole lot of medication
To realize what we used to have,
We don't have it anymore.
There's no religion that could save me
No matter how long my knees are on the floor, oh
So keep in mind all the sacrifices I'm making
Will keep you by my side
Will keep you from walking out the door.
Cause there'll be no sunlight
if I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skies
if I lose you, baby
Just like the clouds,
my eyes will do the same if you walk away
Everyday, it will rain,
rain, rain
I'll never be your mother's favorite
Your daddy can't even look me in the eye
Oooh if I was in their shoes, I'd be doing the same thing
Saying there goes my little girl
walking with that troublesome guy
But they're just afraid of something they can't understand
Oooh well little darling watch me change their minds
Yea for you I'll try, I'll try, I'll try
I'll pick up these broken pieces 'til I'm bleeding
If that'll make you mine
Cause there'll be no sunlight
if I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skies
if I lose you, baby
Just like the clouds,
my eyes will do the same if you walk away
Everyday, it will rain,
rain, rain
Ooooh Don't you say
goodbye, don't just say, goodbye
I'll pick up these broken pieces 'til I'm bleeding
If that'll make it right
Cause there'll be no sunlight
if I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skies
if I lose you, baby
Just like the clouds,
my eyes will do the same if you walk away
Everyday, it will rain,
rain, rain...
The crowd, including Moxie, clapped and we left the stage.
" Oh my god, Liv. That was so good!" Mo gushed. Scott agreed and they left with Jamie in between them.
" You know if Stella Yamada cried- who am I kidding! That brought tears to my eyes!" Stella said raising her head to show her unshed tears. Charlie laughed and pulled her away from us.
" Livy that was amazing!" I whispered in her ear, pulling her into the janitor's closet we went into when we told each other our feeling the last time we were here.
" It's the story of us but the whole band can relate to it," she said looking up with tears threatening to escape.
I looked down at her and pressed my lips to hers. I felt the tears running down her cheeks as she kissed back. After what felt like forever, we pulled back. Olivia gave me a tight hug, " Never leave me."
" I won't be able too. I love you way too much to leave," I said wrapping my arms around her, pulling her closer.
We stayed like that for a while, in till we heard a knock on the door. We turned and opened it. Stella was there, rolling her eyes at us.
" You guys always have romantic memories in here! Anyway the limo will be here in fifteen minutes, so hurry up and change. Oh, and guess what?"
" What?" Olivia and I said at the same time.
" They let me keep the shoes!" she nearly yelled with excitement.
We laughed. Olivia and I went to our dressing rooms and changed.
I am so sorry for the long wait. I had writers block and I didn't know what to put in the interview. But I did get a couple good ideas for other stories. I'll write them when I have time but this is my main priority. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and if you have any ideas…. TELL ME. Oh, and I don't own It Will Rain by Bruno Mars. Did you know that will be in the Breaking Dawn Soundtrack? OK. I'm done typing. Lol. Bye.