In the Spotlight

Chapter One

Saying she was nervous would be an understatement. It was her dream ever since she was young to be on Cheryl Gardens' show and now her dream was coming to life. She was on a rollercoaster of different emotions; she was nervous, worried, ecstatic and excited all at the same time. She could not believe that she was about to sit on the chair where many of her favourite artists sat. She would pinch herself every now and then to make sure that she was not dreaming. Who could blame her anyway? She was living the life she had always wanted to live ever since she knew how to sing.

"Miss Devlin, five minutes and you'll be on air." Somebody came to her room backstage and told her. She was too lost in her own world to even hear the girl knocking on her door.

"Coming," she said happily, taking one last look at her reflection in the mirror and followed the girl who led her to the stage. With every step she took, her heartbeats accelerated. She looked around her in awe, amazed by her surroundings. She looked on the walls of the hallway and saw different pictures of Cheryl with celebrities who came to her show.

"Hello, Aubrey." Aubrey wanted to jump up and down like a little girl who just received her dream toy. Cheryl Gardens herself was welcoming her on her show.

"Hey, Cheryl," she said with a lot of excitement in her voice. She did not even bother to hide her eagerness. She just wanted to live the moment and enjoy every single detail about it. She wanted to remember the different kinds of emotions she went through. Those emotions did not start appearing on the same day of being on the show; in fact, they started when she first received the e-mail, asking her if she would like to be on the show. She thought she was hallucinating on receiving the e-mail that she had to read it ten times to make sure it was not a scam. She even made her best friend read it three times. Once they made sure that it was all real, she jumped on the couch as she screamed, not believing that she managed to make it that big in a short period of time.

"Heard that you're a fan of mine," Cheryl told her with a smile as she led her to the seats.

"Oh, I am! I have been watching your show ever since I was eleven and now I'm almost twenty-three," she exclaimed happily earning a chuckle from Cheryl. Aubrey eyed the black leather chair where she was supposed to sit; it was like a throne to her. She spent many years dreaming about that moment and she was finally able to make her dream come true.

"I'm also a big fan of yours; your songs are quite awesome. I can't wait for the album," Cheryl expressed her liking of Aubrey. Aubrey was a hundred per cent sure that this was her lucky day.

"You're on air in one minute!" a voice announced through the microphone making Aubrey straighten her mint green dress.

"Ready?" Cheryl asked her and she nodded.

"Five... Four... Three... Two... One on-air!" the voice declared. Aubrey's heart was still racing and her stomach was in knots, but she did not want her anxiety to ruin what she has always wished for, so she did her best to keep it all together in front of the camera.

"Hello everybody, I hope you're having a great day," Cheryl started talking with a cheery voice, "Today, our guest is a new star who is quickly climbing the stairs of fame. Her four singles made it to the top of the charts within days of their release. Everybody, welcome Aubrey Devlin!" People started cheering once she told the audience to welcome her and the camera moved from Cheryl to Aubrey and showed her face that had a big smile on it; a genuine smile.

Aubrey's make-up was very simple, complimenting her soft and beautiful features. She was blessed with a skin tone most girls would die for; her skin was perfectly and naturally tanned. Her blue eyes would immediately shine more than they already did with a minimal amount of make-up. At Cheryl's show, her eyes were enough to captivate anyone with the simple looking eye make-up which consisted of nude coloured eye-shadow, a little bit of mascara and a thin line of eyeliner. Her face did not need to be contoured since she already had a thin nose and a sharp beautiful jaw-line that any guy would consider kissable. Her lips had a soft shade of pink lipstick on them that she used most of the time.