I was wondering if you guys would want me to write a Christmas chapter. I would publish it on Christmas Eve, so I need to know now. Just let me know in your reviews, which as always I am forever grateful for. As per usual, italics means lyrics.
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"Harlow," Brynklie called, "Hey." Harlow didn't answer, "Harlow!"
"What," Harlow said loudly, spinning around, "Why are you following me?"
"Please, please, please, please, PLEASE can you join the Glee Club?" Then it clicked in Harlow's vindictive mind. Brynklie was her key into the Glee Club. She wanted Harlow to join the Glee Club so badly that she would beg and that was just what Harlow needed.
"I don't know Brynke."
"Oh come on Harlow. I need you so we can sing awesome songs and show people how to actually dance and it would be so much fun. You have a really good voice." Harlow was silent for a few moments, pretending to deliberate.
"Oh, fine," Harlow said.
"YES!" Brynklie hugged Harlow. She grabbed her arm and pulled her towards the choir room, "Look who I finally convinced to join," she said, loudly, once they were inside.
"Oh, hey Harlow," Bree said, not looking up from her phone. Finn came into the room, then stopped abruptly when he saw Harlow.
"Brynklie," he asked, not yet used to her antics, "Who's this."
"This is Harlow. Can she join?"
"Well I'm not holding a third audition, but if you want to sing something, you can."
"Alright," she agreed. She was directed to the center of the floor where she began to sing.
She sees them walking in a straight line, that's not really her style.
And they all got the same heartbeat, but hers is falling behind.
Nothing in this world could ever bring them down.
Yeah, they're invincible, and she's just in the background.
And she says,
"I wish that I could be like the cool kids,
'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in.
I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids."
He sees them talking with a big smile, but they haven't got a clue.
Yeah, they're living the good life, can't see what he is going through.
They're driving fast cars, but they don't know where they're going.
In the fast lane, living life without knowing.
And he says,
"I wish that I could be like the cool kids,
'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in.
I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids.
I wish that I could be like the cool kids,
'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to get it.
I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids."
And they said,
"I wish that I could be like the cool kids,
'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in.
I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids.
I wish that I could be like the cool kids,
'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to fit in.
I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids.
I wish that I could be like the cool kids,
'Cause all the cool kids, they seem to get it.
I wish that I could be like the cool kids, like the cool kids."
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Like the cool kids
Harlow was already a very strong singer, despite only being fourteen.
"Harlow Benson right," Kitty said, "You're on the JV Cheerio's squad?"
"Yeah," Harlow replied.
"Did Coach Sylvester put you up to this?"
"No," Harlow lied, "I'm just here because of Brynklie." Brynklie beamed.
"Really," Kitty said doubtfully, although not pursuing it any further.
"Anyway," Finn put in, "You're really good and we'd be happy to have you here."
The next day, Brynklie was in her science class, trying to take a test, however, the guy she sat next to was tapping his pencil on the desk. Just before she yelled at him, she noticed a melody. He was tapping out the words to the song Cough Syrup.
After the test, she caught up with him down the hall.
"Hey," she said, catching her breath, "This is probably going to sound really weird, but were you tapping out a song with your pencil during the test?"
"Oh," he said, rather put out as Brynklie had never spoken to him before, "Um, yeah sorry."
"No, it's fine. Was it Cough Syrup?"
"Yeah. It's one of my favorite songs right now."
"Oh my God, mine too! You're Charlie, right?"
"Yeah."
"Do you sing?"
"Yeah. You?"
"Sing, dance, the works. I actually just joined the Glee Club here."
By the time they reached Charlie's next class, she had talked him into joining the Glee club.
"You'll never guess what I did today," Brynklie told the Glee Club later that day. Without waiting for a response, she said, "I got another person to join."
"Seriously Brynklie, where do you find all of these people," Bree asked, letting her head drop back with exasperation.
"I don't know. I guess they just come to me."
"Brynklie," Finn started, "I don't know if I can just let you have these people join. I've never even heard him sing."
"I don't think you can be picking and choosing considering the competition is in five weeks and if you want us to start to get ready for it, we don't want to be scrounging for people last minute. I'm assuming there was a reason you lost last year and it wasn't the songs." Finn opened his mouth to speak, and then closed it again, shaking his head, "He'll be here in a couple minutes. If you want him to sing, he can."
As she had said, Charlie arrived almost exactly two minutes later.
"Oh, look," Brynklie said, jumping up, "Guys, this is Charlie. Charlie this is Marley, Kitty, Jake, Unique, Macy, Bree, Carson, Harlow, my brother Ryder and our teacher, Finn."
"Hi," he said, addressing the Glee Club, "Do you need me to audition or something."
"You don't have to," Finn responded, "But if you have something prepared, you could sing."
"Uh, sure."
You're like perfection, some kind of holiday
You got me thinking that we could run away
You want I'll take you there,
You tell me when and where,
Oh oh oh oh
But then I asked for your number,
Said you don't have a phone
It's getting late now,
I gotta let you know
That everybody wants to take you home tonight
But I'm gonna find a way to make you mine
Don't stop doin' what you're doin'
Every time you move to the beat
It gets harder for me
And you know it, know it, know it
Don't stop 'cause you know that I like it
Every time you walk in the room
You got all eyes on you
And you know it, know it, know it
You're coming close now, swear I can taste it,
You got me tongue tied, I can't escape it
I'm loving what you got,
But then you push me off,
Oh oh oh oh
And everybody wants to take you home tonight
But I'm gonna find a way to make you mine
Don't stop doin' what you're doin'
Every time you move to the beat
It gets harder for me
And you know it, know it, know it
Don't stop 'cause you know that I like it
Every time you walk in the room
You got all eyes on you
And you know it, know it, know it
Every day it's the same, love and games that you play
Back and forth, round and round, kinda like it this way
Don't stop doin' what you're doin'
'Cause every time you move to the beat
It gets harder for me
And you know it, know it, know it
Don't stop 'cause you know that I like it
Every time you walk in the room
You got all eyes on you
And you know it, know it, know it, know it
Don't stop (don't stop, stop what you're doing) doin' what you're doin'
('Cause you know that, you know that I like it)
Every time you move to the beat
It gets harder for me
And you know it, know it, know it
Don't stop, 'cause you know that I like it (you know that I like it)
Every time you walk in the room
You got all eyes on you
And you know it, know it, know it
"Are you a freshman," Finn asked, "Wow, you're really good."
"Thanks," Charlie said, awkwardly sitting down next to Brynklie as Finn addressed her and Harlow.
"You two have something prepared?" They jumped up.
"Yeah," Harlow replied, "Well, we've never sung a duet before and we just thought that we should."
"Well, okay," Finn said, stepping out of their way.
Harlow and Brynklie:
Used to be your baby, used to be your lady
Thought you were the perfect lover (Brynklie: lover)
All the harmony went fallin' out of key, so
Now you gotta find another (Harlow: 'nother)
Now you're talkin' crazy, sayin' that you made me
Like I was your Cinderella (Brynklie: rella)
You and me are through though, watch me hit it solo
I'm a do it acapella, yeah
I'm a do it acapella, yeah
Brynklie:
Once upon a time, I met the perfect guy
He had that Colgate smile, he had that suit & tie
Mama always said, "Get a rich boyfriend,
You don't gotta love 'em, girl, you can pretend."
You bet I totes believed her, yeah, every word she said
Thought he was gluten-free, but all that I got was bread
Mama always said, "Nice guys finish last.
Beat him at his own game, honey, take the cash.
Harlow:
Ooh, and what a lucky girl you will be
Brynklie:
But no, he didn't do jack for me
Harlow:
I want a bean with the beanstalk
Brynklie:
And if the magic ain't right, time to walk
Harlow and Brynklie:
Used to be your baby, used to be your lady
Thought you were the perfect lover (Harlow: lover)
All the harmony went fallin' out of key, so
Now you gotta find another (Brynklie: 'nother)
Now you're talkin' crazy sayin' that you made me
Like I was your Cinderella (Harlow: rella)
You and me are through though, watch me hit it solo
I'm a do it acapella, yeah
Brynklie:
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I'm a do it acapella, yeah
Harlow:
Out on our first date, he took me gourmet
We hit that Olive Garden, my Little Italy
Daddy always said, "Let the gentleman pay.
Never ever go Dutch at the buffet."
I saw his bad intention, he didn't wanna talk
He put the saucy on it (Brynklie: Oops!) time to check my watch
Daddy always said, "Money can't buy class.
You don't wanna get stuck takin' out trash."
Brynklie:
Ooh, and yeah I guess it wasn't meant to be
Harlow:
Because he didn't do jack for me
Brynklie:
I want a bean with the beanstalk
Harlow:
And if the magic ain't right, time to walk
Harlow and Brynklie:
Used to be your baby, used to be your lady
Thought you were the perfect lover (Brynklie: lover)
All the harmony went fallin' out of key, so
Now you gotta find another (Harlow: 'nother)
Now you're talkin' crazy sayin' that you made me
Like I was your Cinderella (Brynklie: rella)
You and me are through though, watch me hit it solo
I'm a do it acapella
Harlow:
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I'm a do it acapella
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Watch me do it in falsetto
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Never mind, bring the beat back
Harlow and Brynklie:
Used to be your baby, used to be your lady
Thought you were the perfect lover (Harlow: lover)
All the harmony went fallin' out of key, so
Now you gotta find another (Brynklie:
Now you're talkin' crazy sayin' that you made me
Like I was your Cinderella
You and me are through though, watch me hit it solo
I'm a do it acapella
Harlow:
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I'm a do it acapella, yeah
"Mom," Brynklie, "I'm home."
"Hey Brynny," Diane Lynn replied, "Where's Ryder?"
"He's coming," she replied, dropping her backpack on the floor, "I saw your car in the driveway. Why aren't you at work?"
"I wasn't feel very well," Diane replied, wincing as she picked up Brynklie's backpack, "It's probably a cold or allergies or something. How have you been feeling?"
"Fine," Brynklie replied, as Ryder came in, "That's my queue to leave. I have to get ready for dance."
"How are you Ry," Diane said as her daughter ran upstairs, "How was school?"
"Fine. I got a B on my science test."
"That's great! See, I told you that if you worked at it, your grades would get better."
"Yeah," Ryder replied, "I guess you were right."
Songs:
Cool Kids by Echosmith
Acapella by Karmin
Don't Stop by 5 Seconds of Summer