Luke is determined to breeze through his senior year and onto mega stardom (which means avoiding school, and Principal Lessa, as much as possible). That is until he's forced to work side-by-side with quiet good-girl, Julie Molina, on the big end-of...
"Alright everyone, our last act up for tonight, a crowd favorite-Sunset Curve!" A man at the microphone onstage announced before the room burst into cheers and applause.
Julie and Flynn held each other's hands tightly as they squeezed through the throng of people, trying not to get separated while they made their way closer to the stage. Julie looked to the stage to find Alex counting off with his drumsticks as the band quickly broke into an upbeat rock song at his cue. The crowd erupted again and began to sing along with Luke and Reggie.
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Julie and Flynn settled into a spot close enough to see the performance, but not so close that they would be pushed and shoved by the mass of women there.
"They're really good!" Flynn shouted over the noise into Julie's ear.
"I know! I had no idea!" Julie shouted back.
As the song ended, the crowd cheered. Luke smiled and approached the microphone, "Thank you all for coming out tonight. I'm Luke, and we're Sunset Curve."
A few of the women up front cat-called and whistled to the guys. Reggie and Luke exchanged a pleased look just before they slammed into another song.
"I have to pee!" Flynn announced. "I'll be back!"
Before Julie could say anything, Flynn was gone. She stood awkwardly by herself for a moment until she got caught up in the music once again. As the song came to an end, Luke approached the microphone once more, scanning the crowd as he spoke.
"This next one is a little different sound for us." He began as his eyes seemed to settle on Julie.
He shielded his eyes from the lights for a moment, squinting in her direction. His mouth broke into a wide grin as he continued, "It's more of a ballad, but we think you all will like it. It's called 'Unexpected'."
Luke quickly switched from his electric guitar to an acoustic, sharing a brief word with Reggie who looked in Julie's direction before walking to his own microphone. Alex gave the two a nod as the melody began. Luke began to sing in a soft sweet way that took Julie by surprise, especially coming from a guy that gave off hard rock vibes. His eyes seemed to lock on hers as Reggie and Alex joined in adding depth and beauty to the song. It was almost as if Luke was singing it to her, for her, about her.
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