Max POV
I headed towards my place in the lead and waved at the crowd as I passed by. Iggy took his place next to me. Fang and I were going to sing together, but not anymore. Now that I mention him…I couldn't find him anywhere. Oh well…I began singing.
(Distance by Christina Perri ft. Jason Mraz)
The sun is filling up the room and I can hear you dreaming
Do you feel the way I do, right now?
I wish we would just give up
'Cause the best part is falling, calling it anything but love
Just then, instead of Iggy singing, a familiar voice took his place. Fang sang the other part with me. He walked towards me and gripped my hand. I pulled it away and focused on the crowd.
And I will make sure to keep my distance
Say "I love you" when you're not listening
And how long can we keep this up, up, up?
I flung my hand out, to keep him from coming towards me. He broke my heart, and went with another girl. I looked into his eyes.
Please don't stand so close to me, I'm having trouble breathing
I'm afraid of what you'll see, right now
I'll give you everything I am
All my broken heartbeats until I know you'll understand
And I will make sure to keep my distance
Say "I love you" when you're not listening
And how long can we keep this up, up, up?
And I keep waiting for you to take me
You keep waiting to say what we have
He tucked a strand of hair behind my ear and stroked my cheek. I pulled away and felt tears form in my eyes. I can't do this.
So I'll make sure to keep my distance
Say "I love you" when you're not listening
And how long can we keep this up, up, up?
Make sure to keep my distance
Say "I love you" when you're not listening
How long till we call this love, love, love?
After we finished, I stood next to Iggy, which he blocked my view from Fang. I noticed he stood there.
"That was so beautiful! Can we get the other band here?" asked the host.
"Now I know that a person from another band is allowed to sing the duet. Last time I checked, it wasn't against the rules. And this young man is part of the band, according to the band. In case you all were wondering," said the host, squeezing Fang's shoulder. I looked at the gang and they nodded. What!? This can't be happening. Iggy mouthed we'll explain later. Fuck you I mouthed back. He smiled.
"Now…the moment we've all been waiting for…judges please one of you come here to tell us who won!" with that, Mr. Montgomery climbed the steps and placed himself in between our bands. He had a red envelope in his hand. I gulped and my band and I gripped each other's hands.
"The winner is…Wing Reed!" he said. I froze. We won? We won! We hugged each other shook the other band's hands, telling them they were good. I saw Iggy kiss JJ and hug her. Ookaaay. Not weird at all. Mr. Montgomery gave me the mic.
"Thank you so much guys for listening to us throughout the years and motivating us. Most of all, we thank our parents, our family members and our music teacher. Thank you for helping us reach our dream," I told them. Everyone clapped and cheered. We made it…We're living our dream.
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An hour later, everyone was cleaning up, but I received a text on my phone. It was from unknown.
Max, honey it's your dad and I want to congratulate you! I'm in the middle of the park and I don't want to risk seeing your mom, so come here. You're probably wondering why I'm not using my other phone. Well I dropped it in a toilet and I ahd to get a new one…I can't wait to see you Maxie-poo ;)
My dad! He's here! Oh I've missed him so much! What about Ig? Then it struck to me why he didn't mention Iggy. He and dad didn't get along after my brother's…death. I told mom I would be going for a walk and she said ok. I ran to the middle of the park. My rib was a bit rusty but I can still run. I reached the fountain and looked around.
"Dad?" I asked breathlessly. Then a figure moved in the shadows, and stepped into the light. Oh my god. It's not my dad…it's him.