Hey everyone! I've got the first official chapter written, and I'm excited to post it for you...
It jumps around a bit, and it gives you a little background, but I think you'll find where it is going...
There might be some questions in areas, but it'll all come together... so don't worry...
Any advice, ideas, or constructive criticism is always welcomed...
Thanks for the reviews... and ENJOY!
Destined For Help
Chapter 1 No Place to Go
Jude stood up in her room wiping away the tears that had recently been strolling down her face.
'How could he?' 'Why would he?'
Those are the only two things that she could think about. He had broken up with her and failed to give her any explanation why..
Flashback
"Jude it's over..."
"Huh? What? What are you talking about Josh...?"
"Jude we need a break... I need a break..." By now Jude had completely removed herself from her earlier position of nearly kissing him.
"Need a break...? But why?" She said while continuing to back up.
"Jude.." Josh took a breathe to find the right words. "It's complicated..."
He now decided to approach her. He stopped nearly inches from her and took her hand. "Keep singing though Jude... It's good for you."
He than dropped her hand and walked away; leaving Jude speechless.
Back to Reality
'Keep singing?'
That is the last thing he said to her. Why that? Why not an explanation, or farewell, or something more deep?
'Keep singing?' There is that thought that won't leave...
"Well I'm not tonight!" She found herself saying this out loud, while slamming her fists on the dresser. "Not tonight."
Jude, in fact, was expected to sing at the local Bar & Grill. A few months back Josh had convinced her to sing karaoke there. Hesitant at first, she eventually did, and she absolutely loved it. The locals at the grill seemed to too... And ever since than she had been singing every few days... And today was one of those days.
But today she wasn't going...
She needed to get away. Away from the stress of college, from Sadie and her father's worries...and from all the that was surrounding her.
'But where...?'
Jamie was on vacation, Kat had recently moved to New York, and Kyle, Wally, and Spied wanted nothing to do with her... especially after her recent rant. They had attempted to go pro without her... performing for a talent agent, minus her lead vocals...and it hurt her...no it enraged her... and she let them know it.
So here she was... nowhere to go... no one to see.
But wait, there was some place to go... yes... maybe it may not have been owned by her or anyone of her trusting, but that wasn't going to stop her. Last she heard, the farm house was owned by a young rich man... Heck he probably never even see's the place. Most rich and famous never visit there lots, especially an old country lot like the one she was about to attend. They normally had it for an investment, or to burn some money, or maybe for bragging rights... but never to live, or hardly visit for that matter.
'I'm going'
And with that she went...
She arrived at dark. As she entered the driveway she immediately looked for signs of life...especially human life..
None. Whatsoever.
That was all the proof she needed as she walked up to the door. She quickly checked the door to see if it was locked, and just like she presumed, it was. She quickly pulled out a bobby pin, slid it through the door hinge, while pulling at the handle, and there it went. Open. What a great trick. Josh showed her that one...
'Oh Josh...'
No, tonight was about her.
She quickly fumbled with the side of the wall before finding the light switch...and as she flicked them on she was baffled by what she saw...
"Oh my gosh.." That was all she could say...
In front of her eyes was the most amazing musical set up she had seen...
There was every kind of instrument imagined... not to mention a beautiful recording set up. She couldn't help but run up to it, start touching it, and try it all out.
This was her heaven... what she dreamed of doing... right here in her old farm house. Which, by the way, had been sold only about four months ago. So much had been done here since than. But she also knew what that meant. The farm house was visited, much more often then she had presumed.
But there was no one here tonight, and she was not going to leave right now...
After about an hour of drooling over the set up in front of her, she decided to write. Jude loved writing music, more than performing it, and when things got tough for her, she wrote. After all that had happened she had been phenomenally inspired.
She was tempted to go out to her car and grab her old acoustic, but decided against it. There was plenty of instruments here to use.
Approaching a stand, Jude grabbed for the acoustic resting on it. It had caught her attention earlier. It was beautiful. She was going to use it to help put together the beat and lyrics running through her mind.
She sat on the floor and with the acoustic in hand and started playing...
Where Does It Hurt...
Right now a lot hurt.
She continued playing through the beat in her head, trying to continue to find the appropriate words for song...
When You Open Your Heart...
She started to like where this was going... and she continued with the beat slowly putting lines together.
There's a sky full of broken stars...
After a bit she stopped, and decided to write down the lines she had come up with. She had a lot more to go, but she like what she had so far.
But right as she started strumming again she was rudely awoken.
"BANG"
The door swung open...