"Hey," Eric said as he opened the french doors to his house.

"Hi, so what did you want to ask me?" I said, really wanting to cut to the chase.

"Can we skate to the park?" he said right when i finished. Eric grabbed the skateboard i got him for his birthday and we set off. "So, did you hear from that Action Shots opening act contest Talie(pronounced Tal-ie)?"

"No not yet, but they're supposed to call today," I said.

"You're totally gonna get it. Your songs are amazing, and you have an ... awesome voice." I blushed fourteen shades of red.

"Thanx Eric. So what did u need to ask me?" I said

"I just wanted to know if you like me more than a friend, you know?" he said looking past me.

"Um.......I don't know," I said. So weird that I knew what he was going to say. An awkward silence fell over us, and before you could say, OH MY GOSH, I left in a hurry.

I skated home with tears rolling down my scarred was absolutely no way of avoiding it. I was forced to choose between my two best friends. Desperate for an escape from the stress, i skated home wishing for good news.

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"Mom! I'm back!!!" I shouted as I entered the drafty two story house.

"Hey sweetie, Oh my! Are you okay?" Mrs. Merche said.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm gonna go upstairs for a little bit."

"Okay, I'll call you when it's dinnertime."

I washed up in the bathroom, trying to erase what just happened to me. This decision is gonna hurt. A lot. I fell onto my navy blue camo bed and began writing a new song, "Walking on Thin Lines". Suddenly, I heard a million explosions happen at once. I quickly grabbed my cellphone, unaware of the unknown number.

"Hey this is Natalie," I said out of habit.

"Oh hey. It's Ryan Smith from Action Shots," the voice said. Action Shots was a very popular boy band in my area.

"Hi..... um is this Jace? or Eric? Come on, i know one of you guys are faking it," I said ,thinking it was a practical joke.

"I'm pretty sure I'm Ryan Smith. Anyways, I'm calling to tell you that you've won our opening act contest!" he said, a little over exaggerated.

"That's totally sweet! We can meet tomorrow? How about then?"I said, resisting the temptation to scream.

"Cool, how about 11:30 AM?"

"Sure! I'll meet ya then!"

"Bye!"

"Bye!!!"

I nearly screamed! I get to meet,hang out, and perform with Action Shots!! It was a total dream come true!