~ It Never Should've Been...Again? ~ Sequel to It Never Should've Been ~

~ Chapter 10 - The Concert ~

I wiped my eyes, knowing that Niall was lying for the sake of the band. He didn't want to sound mean, so he did what he had to do."

"So the truth is, is that Ellie and I are dating. No cover story, just us. Right?" he asked, turning to me.

I nodded, pulling a microphone to me, "Yeah."

He smiled and nodded to Josh and the other musicians and they started up again. "Now let's sing this song like it's supposed to be sung."

I held the microphone to my lips again and looked out over the crowd. I couldn't do it. But Niall could.

It's probably what's best for you

I only want the best for you

And if I'm not the best, then you're stuck

He looked at me and tried to get me to sing with him. And I did. No cross that; I could.

I try to sever ties and I,

Ended up with wounds to bind

Like you're pouring salt in my cuts

I took a deep breath and got ready to sing the next part. Alone.

And I just ran out of band-aids

I don't even know where to start

'Cause you can't bandage the damage,

You never really can fix a heart

I took a deep breath. I could do this. I could actually do this. I looked at Niall and he asked me with his eyes if I was okay. I nodded.

He grinned and raised the microphone to his lips, "Ladies and gentlemen, Ellie Keddington!" He ran off stage again, letting me sing my song.

Even though I know what's wrong,

How can I be so sure

If you never say what you feel, feel?

I must have held your hand so tight,

You didn't have the will to fight

I guess you needed more time to heal

I gripped the microphone a little tighter, and looked out over the crowd again.

Baby I just ran out of band-aids

I don't even know where to start

'Cause you can't bandage the damage

You never really can fix a heart

I started to relax a little more and started to walk around the stage a tad bit.

You must be a miracle worker,

Swearin' up and down,

You can't fix what's been broken, yeah

Please don't get my hopes up, no no

Baby, tell me how could you

Be so cruel?

I took a deep breath and popped out my ear piece for a minute and all I heard was cheering. And there was lots of it. Hearing it, made me happy and it helped me put so much power into the next part.

It's like you're pouring salt on my cuts

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids

I don't even know where to start