Chapter 8, the next to the last auditions
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We're now in chapter 8 of the Country Idol things are heating now another round of auditions will do. A recap of this chapter will be a recap of the blind auditions chapter part of the last chapter.
This chapter will not be a full-on pool story chapter but a little bit all right then we'll go to the good stuff in the next chapter, which will be chapter 9 and the final round of auditions for blinds. OK then let's begin.
Let's begin
In this chapter, this is the next round of auditions next to the end of auditions for blind auditions. It's not the last one there is one more before that, but this is the last one for the round for the week so I hope you enjoy it.
So let's begin this chapter.
I meant to the next to the right next to the last of the rounds of auditions that's the name of this chapter.
So let's begin
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The next night
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at Kate's house
Serena
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This is it we're getting close to the end of these auditions. One audition was coming to an end teams were getting full and I was nervous. A new battle was coming up and the knockout rounds were coming up after that I knew I might not survive this entire competition or my friends but we had an incredible time the live playoffs are what we're all trying to get to.
I watched nothing. I have watched enough of the boys to know that that's what's gonna happen. And that the live playoffs are voted on by the fans. They will vote us through if they decide as desirable and have a beautiful voice or not
That's the whole point of the competition your voice, not your looks I knew that much are you nervous Kate asked me a little, but I don't have to worry because I'm not performing.
My team is full. I said my coach's team I don't have to be there. Our teams aren't Kate said so we need to be there to support our contestants right I said of course.
And that is what we will do I said good Kate said, helping me get ready. Your love will be ready too soon. She said don't worry everything will be fine.
And don't worry, we're gonna get you and your love and Daniel a promise ring she said, and wouldn't that happen? Everyone will know that the two of you are together. I smiled. I was happy.
No, you better be she said are you feeling OK? I'm fine. I said just jittery. It's probably the pregnancies your body can't handle that many at once. But don't worry you'll be taken care of. Daniel will make sure nothing happens to you.
But you'll be OK. She reassured me.
I know you always have my back cake. I know I do I'm your Besty. She said meaning it and hugging me now let us go.
Let us get ready to leave. I smiled as I took it. Kate's hand is Daniel ready it will be she said.
And don't worry you'll return to the United States soon she said OK I said I believe you're good she said then let us get in the car you get his car and the rental car that you all came in and I'll get in mine and I'll meet you there.
Right, I said as I sat there and waited for Daniel and he came he came did you doubt me, darling? No, he said as he took my hand. I'll protect you. You know that I love you, Serena. I love you too. I said I snuggle to him we have all week after this to hang out till the next one to the final round of blind auditions.
I'll give you a promise ring I promise I smiled at his promise. I know he won't break it. He loves me right are you doubting yourself and me? Do I need to show you that I love you he wrapped me into his arms and kissed me.
Why are you doubting me, darling? I'm not precious good.
Because I love you princess not because you are one, but I love you and I call you that because you are my princess he said sending me into the front seat of the rental car as we drove to the studio following Kate's car or was she there already? I don't know.
Oh, there was Kate she was there already there you are she said there are my two favorite people in the world There were more people here than there were before don't feel nervous. Most of these people probably be sent home soon right this is the blonde auditions course more people are gonna show up.
And another group came up to us well, we didn't see them. Some people were trying out. We are already tired out getting ready to go to our seats in the back.
A group of Noel girls came up to us I didn't know where they came from but I think Kate knew them hello Kate said oh hello Matilda, what brings you here? I'm trying out for the voice. You'll make it because I will Kate.
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All the teams are getting full though there's no way you'll make it. Kate said who are you with at these two your ear-ear charity case shut up Matilda Kate said oh you're pretty she said to me, but you look poor you think of Kate boils you you'll be pretty.
Look at them she said to her group of girls. One of the girls looks blind because I am blind. I said oh how pathetic Matilda said, don't you think girls either Ava looked at her yeah pathetic looking you can pretend to be pretty but you're nothing but a loser.
It's not talking about my girlfriend Daniel said sticking up for me thanks darling always precious. Yeah, can you leave us alone? Kate said Kate, you may be rich, but you are stupid and you're still just as poor even with your mansion.
Matilda two likely came up. Hi, I'm Samantha, and this and this is Susan.
Hi, I said, looking and finding their hands to shake, but they pushed me away a dirty, blonde girl, touch I just wanna shake your hand. I said no blind girls gonna shake our hand.
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We should go we gotta go get our seats. Kate said, changing the subject.
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You haven't changed since high school have you? Kate, you're still the pathetic loser you are then matter if you're a rich woman I'm rich Kate said yes and so are you 323 are so stuck up I don't even know if you'll even win. We'll get the we'll get the producers here and the coaches and the host. We'll get their attention and get snuggled in them.
And you too handsome looking at my Daniel no Daniel said why not Matilda said coming up to my my love why would you want a lonely, blind girl homely blind girl because she's beautiful to me girls on my way what is your full name gorgeous I told you to leave me alone he said he has to wear a name badge. The other two girls said looking at it of course we were all wearing name badges Daniel Peace well you can give me all the peace you want you won't give me I won't give you any peace girls and I'm not even a star. I'm just a contestant here just like you.
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You insulted my girlfriend too so that you pay you can't do anything. I'm gonna be a nobody here in England in London, but I'm big in the US.
Really like you can impress us sweetheart no none of my face Matilda Susan bad at him and so did Miss Samantha as well are you three trying to be a trio? Oh no, we're not gonna be trios Kate we're gonna be individual artists.
Matilda got closer to my husband to be who I wanted to be my husband it's just your boyfriend. We can steal him from you. You're just a blind girl. What can you give him? It's what I can give her Daniel said defeating defending me bringing your arm around me and holding me close to him.
He's just using you, honey. Once he's done with you. He'll dump you. Why would any sensible person want a blind girl?
Why would you want me you shameless women you all are from here correct oh yes, we're all girls from the UK we all went to school with Kate. Here. I come from the United States. Daniel said besides, I'll be returning to the US. I will not be staying here and my lovely girlfriend will be going back with me.
We're a lot prettier than that blind girl dating one of us, and we promise you a better career in a better future. No, he said as he held me closer and kissed me in front of them well then Matilda said, pushing me out of the way and kissing him yuck he said why did you kiss me, Matilda?
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Because you're handsome, she said and your girlfriend is Home a homely blind person. You can't even take care of yourself. That's a good thing I can take care of her. He says, wrapping him his wrapping himself around me, wrapping his arm around my waist. I'm pushing Matilda out of the way.
He pushed her out of the way. I can't believe you did that. I'm another pack of girls that were part of her little group started showing up. I guess they were part of a mean girls' pack that taunted my good friend Kate I can't believe you're friends with a blind girl Kate.
It's none of your business who I'm friends with Kate defended.
There were a lot of them who didn't introduce themselves one was Kathy another was Victoria.
I bet your daddy paid you to hang out with her. My daddy didn't pay me to hang out with this girl. The mansion is mine and besides, I live by myself, Kate defended in front of the other girls.
We'll see about that Matilda said, and I will steal this beautiful handsome man from this homely blind girl. I'll still his attention soon.
No, Daniel said you're not stealing my attention. My love is standing right here. Oh please, sir you would do much better with one of us more beautiful girls who can see.
No, I can't do any better than this beautiful woman now go and get out of my sight Daniel said.
Fine, but you will be one of our sooner or later.
No, he says now go.
The girls went to disappear to the the room to get ready for auditions while the three of us went to take our seats that was uncomfortable Kate said, tell me about it. I hope none of them become part of any team here it would be surprising if all three of them end up on a team most of the teams are full there's no way they'll make it onto any team.
We sat down to watch the auditions. Everyone came out, including the three girls, a different points of the show, and the whole pack of them. There were not just three there was a whole pack of girls one by one they each performed, and there were still a few spots on teams so the girls got spots my team was full. I guess that's a good thing I guess.
But bad too, because the girls were eyeing my coach which I didn't care anything about.
And then when the show was almost over, we left before anyone could see us just like always.
In the end, it was time to go do whatever we wanted to do tomorrow we had nothing to practice for we had one more week of auditions of blinds, and then the dreaded brown. The dreaded battle rounds will begin.
I have to be on one with my coach and I dread that I don't wanna be with him in any room but I have to. He's my coach and I can't just quit. Harmony does though but I wonder what happened if I did with Daniel hate me if I decided to quit the show.
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I have to make it through I guess and we still have to figure out who my kidnappers were and who else was involved someone from the US had to smuggle me here I wonder who it is could it be one of those other girls?
I know it wasn't Kate my Bestie and I know when I loved Daniel I had been someone else they know it's not them either. They love me too much. They're my only companions and my only allies.
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So I know my only ally wouldn't betray me so they'll find out who it is. I know they will. My friends will always be there for me. I know that much.
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Daniel came with me with a ringbook. I want you to pick out which ones you like and we'll get your ring size for that ring. I smiled OK I will be able to pick it out right away. Yes, he said you're gonna be my girl forever and we'll find your father. I don't know about your adoption. Father may be him, but if we can get to your birth father, that'll be even better my birth father you're adopted, darling. I need the approval of both your fathers to marry you.
I know I'm adopted we know who you truly are. Kate said, but we're not gonna tell you right now. It'll be a mystery for you precious but remember Daniel and I will keep you safe. Why can't you tell me who I am? We want your birth family to tell you, Daniel said hold me close to him. It's not our place precious we want to, but we can't.
OK, I said again all right I believe you do know we need to come up with another plan. We're gonna get you a ring precious and then we'll figure out other plans for you. Your dates anything you want? We'll go shopping. Kate said we'll go shopping for a perfect dress too while we're out shopping, we want the engagement time, even if it is a promise ring to be special and romantic and those awful women aren't getting their hands on me. Daniel said as he held me close you're mine first precious. I have a suspicion about those girls. Can you look in on that of course Kate said I think most of those girls were in on her kidnapping and brought her here.
I think Matilda is involved in this side of it. Besides our free little producer are two pro producers and coach and host and all that stuff but I think one of the girls from the US. I knew she didn't go to school with me, but I knew her Kate said I had seen her before which one Samantha I think Samantha and Susan I know they're twins. I saw them. They probably helped smuggle our beautiful girl here and kidnapped her and brought her here.
And the others well I've known them from high school they're rich people thinking they can get their hands on someone who will be Rich or is Rich.
Oh, they got another thing coming he says because I'm rich too my face went pale, and then weird look. What do you mean? I'm Prince too of another country music kingdom and do you think Nashville is the only country Kingdom out there revealing it to her now I might as well. Danielle said, taking my hands will find your real parents. We want them to tell you more about it, but you are a princess that's why you sing like an angel dear you are a princess of a kingdom of country hearts you are the daughter of the biggest singers in all Nashville he says you're the daughter of Rayna, James, and Deacon Claiborne Serena Claiborne that's who you're supposed to be you were adopted to another family to keep you safe.
And why I know so much about London is because I've been here plenty of times I am a prince too. He began to say, Kate, I asked are you a princess? No, I'm just a rich debut she said, but I want to become a pop singer, but I wanna break free from the evil pop culture, singing sensations. I don't know if I wanna stay a pop singer or not she said, even though that's what caught me on the show.
Brian Rich that I'm not lying about.
But I'm not royalty she said of anything of any kind of royal background, but you are and not it. OK, we'll have it explained to you by your real parent's biological parents Daniel said do you know who I was right away? No Daniel said and neither did Kate, but we did some studying on you when we found out you were kidnapped and brought here. It's strange. Someone from America just came here unless they chose to and you didn't choose to you look scared, and alone. There was no way you came by yourself and there's no way you would've been brought here of your own free will.
I'm not an actual prince. I'm more like a Duke. He said I'm not part of your royal family. He said but I am kind of a prince or something from the country music Kingdom in Texas explains the accent. I said yes he said I am a Texan. There's a kingdom called country something they are not country hearts but something else that I'm a part of he said, and I am a prince. I have more claim to marry you, but there are evil princes after you three of Them well, two of them were not princes. I think they're like his bodyguards or helpers or something, but I think your coach is an evil prince of pulp culture here in Cat in the UK and well I think they brought you here to keep you here. I want to return you home, but I don't know how easy this will be.
It should be easy Kate said if we can get her to win or even get her to lose she can stay here at my house until you get kicked off or win and we can go home. You could take her home that sounds like a plan, but what if we both come in close to the second first second place even better you can go home now son recording try and try here, and go back to the US.
Sounds great we can do that but first I need to get a promise ring for her. Of course, I leaned against him my head on him don't worry, precious darling. He said you are not gonna be neglected. I'm gonna take care of you. I promised you that I would and now that you are royal, you need to be protected even more princess And you're gonna be my prince charming I asked yes I'm gonna be your Prince charming and rescue you and I promise I'll keep you safe forever no creepy. Evil men are gonna keep you here. You're coming home with me back home or it's safe.
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I fell against him, his arms wrapped around me. I was so late so I was so tired. Why don't we all go to bed? He said, picking me up and carrying me to my bedroom. Good idea. Kate says if she disappears to the master bedroom get some rest you too tomorrow will be a busy day ring shopping and then on a romantic date, oh, it'll be so wonderful.
He tucked me in. He took me to the bedroom. I can change my clothes. I said I know he said I'll leave you to it. I'm not gonna tuck you in, darling. I just want to carry you in here. You get dressed for bed and I'll see you in the morning we'll go ring shopping. OK good night precious good night, my love.
A change for bed and thought about him my love as a prince an actual prince. I have a prince charming after all and I am a princess. I didn't know what it meant yet, but I wouldn't tell this news to my adopted parents not because they'd hate me but because I didn't know if they believe me or not. I did call my parents though and told them that Daniel is taking me shopping tomorrow for a beautiful promise ring and then one day he's gonna ask me for a real engagement.
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I didn't tell them that he's my prince or a prince and that he's my prince charming I didn't tell him and tell them any of that stuff and tell him that it'll be difficult for me to travel for a while because I was pregnant but not by Daniel by three awful men, but I'll try to make it home so the children will be born in the US.
And I can skate my fate, but I'll keep my secret of being a princess, a secret from my adopted parents and for anyone else in the show, Daniel kept his status secret so I can do this too.
And I'll make it through and get home and be with my parents. Hopefully, I won't have to give birth for a while. It'll take nine months for children to be born. I'll be home by then.
That's what I'm hoping for and I think that'll happen soon enough.
I fell asleep dreaming about my date tomorrow shopping hopefully having it ready in time to pick up before we leave we'll have a date to go pick up to get the ring then we'll go on a date to pick up the ring.
I can't wait it's gonna be so wonderful.
ending here
In this chapter here, I hope you enjoy it. The next chapter will be the engagement ring or the promise ring chapter and then we'll have one more round audition chapter after this, but I hope you enjoy it. This part of the story is about to come to an end part one is about to come to its roller coaster and I can't wait and I know you can't either to see what happens. Troops are about to come out the truth to come out but more will come out later on throughout the story what will happen you'll have to find out.
Next chapter Serena will get her promise ring everything that she wants will be at her fingertips a date with Daniel all that kind of thing all right I'll see you in the next chapter. I'll see you then which will be chapter 9. I'll see you in chapter 9 soon.
The next chapter will be chapter 9
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