27 August 2012
So on that fourth of July, when most people were celebrating americas independence. Zach and Shanea were nervously standing in the queue to decide Zachs fate as an artist.
"Shan what if they dont like me?" Zach asked, his hands shaking with anticipation.
Shanea took his hands and kissed his chest, for Zach was quite tall and Shanea quite small,
"They will love you." she replied softly, " That song
Made me cry remember?"
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"Zach Hudson!" A volunteer shouted across the hall,"To the waiting please!"
Shanea took his hand and dragged him towards the guy speaking, he was on next. "Argh!" Zach screamed. He peered through the curtains at the crowd, the guy before him had sounded like a strangled cAt and the judges reviews were even worse so Zach stepped onto the stage a big bundle of nerves, he smiled a little and stood on the X.
"You are?" Said a lady he didn't recognise.
"Zach hudson" he said, his voice shaking
"Okay tell us what your going to sing, your age, and who your here with today." Simon barked quickly
"I'm going to sing my own song, 3O seconds to change a life, I'm 20, and I'm here with my beautiful girlfriend Shanea."
The judges smiled and a guy in full black handed Zach his guitar, he professionally swung it over his shoulder and strummed softly, he saw girls on the front row pushing there friends away to get a better look at the heart throb; but as Rory sang the last line, " I stepped up, up and that's when I realised. It takes 30 seconds to change a life.." He was only thinking of one girl, the girl who was standing backstage, the off stage presented putting his arm around her as tears rolled down her cheeks. The judges all stood up in unison clapping wildly, and Zach thought he was going to cry. As each judge sat down the crowd roared louder, it was like a million fire crackers going off at once! Zach slung his guitar over his back, eagerly waiting for their opinions.
"Love Love Love it!" said, a balding man on the end.
"This is what we look for in a popstar, you've got the looks, the voice, the guitar, girls will love you!" cried an enthusiastic lady on the right.
"Ladies calm down, Hun if you say the song was written by you then please! What was it about?!" A manly looking woman who Zach seemed to think was a guest judge.
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Shanea nodded her head, a telepathic communication with Rory saying it was OK to tell them, to tell the world about her past and her little secret that only a handful of people knew about. She smiled with as much happiness as she could muster, and bowed her head.
" In Secondary school I hung out with a group of boys, bullies really, and one day they were targeting this girl, who was the prettiest girl I'd ever seen. But because she had glasses they were teasing her and punching her, they were awful. Unfortunately they always strike twice, so I knew the next day they'd go again, however on the same day they'd started to bully her id found out who my new English partner was, it was that girl. And by the end of the lesson I'd fallen in love with this girl. So the next day when she looked to me, and the boys shouted why would he like a fugly thing like you, I took her away and kissed her, we've been dating four years." Rory said truthfully, Shanea stood behind the wing and blew him a kiss, which Zach then caught effortlessly. One of the judges were crying and several girls in the audience were screaming, "Why not me!"
Simon said with a wink, " Bring the beauty on."
So nervously Shanea stepped onto the stage to be greeted by a kiss from Zach, who then put his arm around her waist and they waited together to hear the verdict - four yes'.
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