I walked out onto the stage and began to sing.

Wake up when will things be good enough for you to see
All that we can be
I'm sick of playing games and acting like we never care
That you're never there

We pay attention for only seconds

Look at you, look at me there's never any us
Can't you see all we can become
We can shine like the sun
If we believe that two stars are brighter than one
Come on come on come on look at you
Come on come on come on look at me

Is it too much that you put us first
I feel like we're last in our universe
And that's not where we oughta be

Look at you, look at me there's never any us
Can't you see all we can become
We can shine like the sun
If we believe that two stars are brighter than one
Look at you, look at me there's never any us
Can't you see all we can become
We can shine like the sun
If we believe that two stars are brighter than one
Come on come on come on look at you
Come on come on come on look at me
Come on come on come on look at you
Come on come on come on look at me

That's me: Jessa St. James. If you know anything about high school show choir, you've probably heard of me. I've only won Nationals three years in a row. If you not you might have heard of my dad: Morris Davis. Of course calling him that would be a little bit of a stretch. He hasn't really been my dad for the last ten years. They say celebrities get divorced more often than real people. I don't know if that's true or not.

I am the oldest of three children. I have an 11-year-old brother Robbie and a 13-year-old sister Sadie. I also go to the most prodigious performing arts high school in Western Ohio. Okay, so it's probably the only one, but I don't have to go very far for school. I do love my family, but I want to get out of Lima, Ohio. I've already had my interview for UCLA, which I am one hundred percent sure I'll get into, but my dream is go to Juilliard. Is it the smartest since UCLA would be better for a career, maybe not but I've wanted to go to Juilliard ever since I knew what it was. Hopefully my resume is good enough. I'm about to have for straight championships. All I have to do is ace the audition. I'm pretty sure that my dad is going to be there.

"And the winners are….Vocal Adrenaline!" The judge declared. I tried my best to look shocked whenever we won because I didn't want to look smug. Some of the others didn't like it. Of course, some of them didn't like that I was the star, but it had been this way ever since I was a freshman. Our previous star got sick and I was thrust into the spotlight.

"Jessa." Our director, Shelby Corcoran said to me as I was about to leave. "Great work out there. I knew that you would be able to connect to this song."

"Thanks, Shelby." I responded.

"So I have something that I want you to do." She stated. "I need you to go watch another competition and report back to me."

"Okay…why?" I questioned. Shelby always scouted out the other competitions herself. Why couldn't she go to this one.

"Because my daughter is going to be there." She explained. I didn't know that Shelby had a daughter. "I worked as a surrogate when I was younger. By the terms of our agreement, I'm not allowed to be near her unless she's the one who initiates it."

"Can you at least tell me her name?" I requested.

"Her name is Rachel Berry. I wouldn't be surprised if she's a big star." Shelby declared.

So I went to this competition. It was an interesting competition because there was only one real school at the competition. McKinley High was up against a halfway house and a school for the deaf. I thought we had a good matchup.

I had seen pictures of Rachel and I was a little bit surprised when she wasn't the one to come out first. This girl had chestnut hair with green eyes and I wasn't sure but she actually looked like she was pregnant. The thing was her voice was amazing and she was so beautiful. She was singing "Everything I Own" by Bread. While it wasn't as good as the original. She really seemed to connect with it. So this girl was pretty and talented. I would need to find out more about her.

I decided to call Shelby as soon as I was done.

"Well?" She asked. She could have at least said hello.

"Well I have something to say. They're really good, but Rachel wasn't the one who was given a solo. Do you know anything about a brunette? She's a little taller than Rachel and I think that she might have been pregnant." I replied.

"You know I think I actually do know who you're talking about." She declared. "Her name is Faith Fabray. People at the country club were talking about her, mainly because her family disowned her. I don't know why no one called child protective services on her parents. So is she good?"

"She's amazing." I answered. I wasn't one who thought people were better than me, but this girl may have legitimately been better than me. "I want to meet her. I want to get to know her."

"I think you're going to have to wait for that." She remarked. "You have your audition to Juilliard and weren't you going on vacation after that?"

She was right. I had my whole life ahead of me and I wasn't sure if I could give it up for a girl that might not even be interested in me. Plus I wouldn't be surprised if she wanted to be with the baby's father. That was what girls who got pregnant did.

Later, I was waiting for my audition. I hadn't seen my dad but according to his agent, he was going to be there.

When I walked in, I saw him sitting with the others. I couldn't believe that he was there. I started to sing my song. It was the same song from Sectionals. I was really getting into it. However I opened my eyes as I got to the bridge and like in the movie, my dad had his phone and was walking out and also just like in the movie, I choked. I didn't trip, but I missed my cue and messed the words up. I blew it. I wasn't going to get into Juilliard. I couldn't believe it. I was going to be stuck going to UCLA. I didn't even want to speak to him. I just went to my hotel room and started to cry.

So this something different. We're going back to the beginning of the relationship. She hasn't even met Faith. We did get to see her audition to Juilliard and it didn't go well. She's already seen sparks and what will happen when she actually meets Faith. Please don't forget to review.