Makaela's POV:
Vocal Coaching was so much fun. We had to reach different notes and we warmed our voices. We were also told that we had an assignment due 2 weeks from now. For the assignment we had to perform a solo song each. It'd be marked according to if we hit the right notes. We were all looking forward to that. As soon as we walked out of class we saw Rox practically running towards us. "
What's up?" asked Sarah.
"YOU. GUYS. WOULD. NOT. BELIEVE. WHAT. JUST. HAPPENED!" she gushed out of breath.
"What happened?" asked Tass.
"Can we talk about it somewhere else cause people are starting to leave" said Zoe.
"Let's meet at the diner round the corner, Kay?" I asked. Everyone murmured an 'okay'. We all left the school and everyone went to their car. I went with Zoe. When we reached we all sat at the booth in the back. Rukz was practically jumping in her seat with what I assume is excitement.
"So you dragged us over here so we can watch you jumping in your seat?" I asked her.
"Brandon. Kissed. Me." she said each word separately. I broke into a grin and when I looked at everyone else they all had different expressions. Tass was grinning and so was Sarah, Amber and Zoe were gaping. When we saw their faces we all cracked up. They sobered up and smiled, "I'm happy for you. You just caught me by surprise!" said Amber. "Yeah me too" agreed Zoe, "Now tell us EVERYTHING!" We all nodded.
Rox got the biggest smile on her face and she told us what happened. "Awww, ohmygod that is so friggin cute!" I said with a hand over my heart. "I know!" said Amber. The rest of them just starting laughing. "Y-you guys ar-are such sa-sappy romantics!" Tass managed to croak between laughter. "I know" I said with a frown and then smiled.
OH WRITTEN IN THE STARS A MILLION MILES AWAY A MESSAGE TO..
My phone's ringtone Written in the Stars blasted. I took out my phone and I saw it was an unknown number.
"Hello" I answered.
"Hi. Is this Makaela?" spoke a woman that I didn't recognize.
"Errmm... Yeah it is but who's this?"
"This is L.A. Reid's secretary. I called you because Mr. Reid wanted to talk to you. I will transfer to Mr. Reid. May you hold please?"
"Ohmygod. Yeah, okay!" excitement and nervousness suddenly surged through me. My friends were all looking at me curiously. I mouthed 'L.A. Reid'. They all squealed and I smiled. I honestly love how excited they are for me.
"Makaela?" spoke L.A. Reid.
"Errr... Y-yeah!" I spoke. Okay the nervous part of me won.
He laughed, "Don't be so nervous. You're an amazing singer. The most important thing in a performer is confidence. So let me cut you out of your misery and tell you my decision. You ready?" He asked me.
"Y-Yeah" I stuttered cause I was so nervous. My friends were looking at me worriedly. I just bit my lip nervously.
"Well I decided to sign you to my label!"
"OHMYGOD!" I shrieked and when I realized he was on the phone I winced, "I'm so sorry Mr. Reid. Thank you so much. I promise you won't regret it!"
He laughed and said, "That's okay and I hope I don't. I know you'll make us proud. I have a meeting. Meet with me at the label tomorrow to talk. My secretary will call you to arrange it with you. Have a good day Makaela!" he said with amusement in his voice.
"Okay. Thank you again!" and with that he hung up.
My friends were looking at me with curious expressions. When I didn't say anything Zoe said, "SO?"
"I got signed!" I said and broke into a smile that hurt my cheek muscles.
"OHMYGOD!" they all yelled and got up to hug me at the same time.
"I knew you would get signed!" said Tass. The rest of them agreed with an "I did too!"
"I'm so proud of you Kaela!" said Amber.
"I am too! We all are!" said Rox and everyone nodded.
"We HAVE to celebrate!" said Zoe. That girl sure did love celebrating. Hahaha.
"We'll celebrate, not today though. Let's celebrate tomorrow, kay? Cause I have a meeting with L.A. tomorrow. So if everything goes well at the meeting I'll call you guys and we'll go celebrate somewhere." I told them with a smile.
"Yeah, okay. We should go clubbing!" said Rukz. Of course always jumping at the chance to dance.
"Bring out the fake IDs girls" I said with a wink, "We'll go to Supperclub on Wednesday, alright?"
"Where's that?" Asked Zoe. Horrible with directions, as usual.
"It's in Hollywood Boulevard, remember?"
"OH! Hehe. I forgot!" She said with a sheepish smile. I just shook my head. The only directions she knows are probably to the school and her house. She even needs help to get to her house sometimes.
"You're horrible with directions Zoe! I came from Britain and I know LA roads better than you!" said Rox.
"Psht. That's no excuse. You've been here like 4 years!" said Zoe.
"and you've been here your whole life!" I told her looking at her incredulously.
"Can we change the conversation now please?" said Zoe with a sweet smile.
"You guys know that I don't feel good about using my fake ID. I didn't even want one. You guys forced me to!" said Tass worriedly.
"Oh c'mon Tassmo! It'll be so much fun!" said Rox pushing Tass's shoulder playfully. Tass still didn't look convinced.
"We don't drink Tass! We just go out and dance all night. We drink red-bulls, that's it. Nothing with alcohol. Why are you so worried?" I told her.
"Because if we get caught I'll get in so much sh*t. We all will!" Tass said looking at us like we were crazy for even thinking about it. I winced knowing that if I even got caught Walter won't care. Actually it'll be worse if he cared because I'll get double the beating. I'll get my fair share of yelling from Drew's mom Pattie and Zoe's mom. Ahhhh. Speaking of Drew got me feeling low. We haven't talked to each other since the fight. Or when he wished me good luck when I bumped into him at the studio. We have never not talked for this long. Even when he was away, he'd call me every night. Even when he was exhausted after a show he'd still call. I talk to him until he falls asleep. We'd also skype like twice a week. I missed him. I missed hugging him even just talking to him. This is his choice though. He couldn't pick between me and his b*tch of a girlfriend. Me reminding myself that he was the one who's a jerk isn't healing me. I still hurt.
"Makaela did you even hear me? What's wrong?" asked Zoe with furrowed eyebrows. I realized that I zoned out.
"Nothing" I said and fake smiled. I knew they didn't buy it but thankfully they just dropped it because I knew that if I said it out loud I'd bawl my eyes out, like every time. "Hey guys I'll head on home, alright? I'm not feeling too good." I shrugged.
"Are you okay?" asked Amber.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just sleepy I guess." Zoe was looking at me like I was insane.
"I thought you were coming over today!" she said with a smile on her face but she narrowed her eyes at me. I couldn't go over today too. Her mom would ask why and stuff.
"No, I better go home. Haven't been there since Thursday!" I told her hoping that she's get the message and drop it.
"Makae-"
"Zoe, I wanna go home. I'll come over on Wednesday after we go to the club, okay?" I interrupted her.
"Are you sure?"
"Positive" I told her with a reassuring smile. She just nodded.
"Want me to drive you?" asked Zoe.
"Nah, I'll catch a cab. See ya guys tomorrow" I said as I got up and hugged everyone. I knew that house will be quiet, for now.
I was playing Temple Run on my phone when it rung. You may wonder how I pay my phone bills and stuff. Well when my mom passed away she left me money in a bank. I didn't understand why she didn't tell Walter about it but now I'm glad she didn't. As for the phone Drew bought it for me When he came back from his 'My World Tour'. I had a crappy phone but he bought me a customized iPhone. It's blue since that's my favorite color. At first I didn't want to take it from him but then Pattie forced me to.
"Hello" I answered it as I looked at the clock and saw it was 7:55 pm.
"Hello Ms Peters?" asked a woman.
"Yeah, Makaela please" not wanting to be called Ms Peters.
"Okay Makaela. This is L.A. Reid's secretary. Sorry for calling you so late but Mr. Reid said that you have to come tomorrow by the label at 3 pm to discuss business. Is that okay?"
"Yeah, I'll definitely be there!"
"Okay. I'll tell him you said that. Welcome to the label Makaela and good night!"
"Thanks! G'night!" she hung up. Ohmygod I'm so excited! I can't wait to get into the studio and start recording.
BAM!
I jumped out of my skin. Who the hell would come now?! This is too early for Walter! I'm sitting in the lounge, well now practically lying on the floor but there's footsteps on the steps.
BAM!
"WHERE IS THIS UGLY CHILD?!!!" came out Walter's dreadful voice. The hate in his voice made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Why is he here this early?!! Shall I run out? Where the heck would you go Makaela? You can't waltz in Drew's house after you guys fought! I heard glass crashing and when I looked up over the couch he was standing at the bottom of the stairs and a beer bottle broken on the floor.
"DAMN!" he spat out.
He looked at the lounge and when he saw me his eyes widened. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. I heard his footsteps thumping on the wooden floors. When I looked up he was standing there with bloodshot eyes and he was reeking of alcohol. He raised his hand and I winced knowing that I'm screwed. He grabbed me by my T-Shirt and lifted me off the ground. He threw me away on the ground. I looked up just in time to see his fist connect with my face. I fell on the ground and he kicked me on my stomach. I groaned. For a drunk man he sure can kick hard. He looked at me and smirked. He walked back and said, "All these bruises make you prettier" he scoffed "If the word can even be used to describe you!"
"Mom used to say I'm beautiful" I told him as I got up. He looked at me with a murderous look in his eyes. The next thing I knew was that he slapped me, hard.
"DON'T. YOU. EVER. TALK. ABOUT. HER!" with that he smacked me on my side which sent me flying across the room. Literally. I fell to the floor with a thump. I best run for it. I don't care where I go or where I end up but anywhere is better than here. I got up and tasted blood in my mouth. Great. He busted my lip. He went to the kitchen to get a beer I guess. I ran towards the front door, flung it open and ran out. I heard him shout in the background, "YOU CAN'T STAY OUT FOREVER. YOU'LL COME BACK. YOU ALWAYS DO!" then he slammed the door.
I kept walking down the road until I saw benches on the other side of the road. I went to cross the road but when I was in the middle of the road a car came speeding down the road and almost hit me. The person stopped at the last minute.
"WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU?" I shouted at the person in the car. I was staggering while clutching my ribs because it hurt like a b*tch and this person was almost gonna run me over!
"WHAT THE H- Makaela?" asked the guy. How the hell does he know me? I looked at the person and it was the last guy I expected to see. It's also the last person I wanted to see me like this.
"Hello Brax" I said with a worried smile.
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THE END OF THE CHAPTER!
Naaaah, just kidding. I'm not that mean :p
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"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Errr.... Walking?" I told him like he was ridiculous.
"What's wrong with you? You look like crap!" he told me.
"Wow. Nice way to make a girl feel special!" I said sarcastically.
He nervously laughed and said, "Sorry. I-I di-didn't mean it l-like that!" he scratched the back of his neck.
"The mighty Brax stuttering for me? WHY I AM FLATTERED!" I said while batting my eyebrows. He laughed. It was genuine laugh. Not like the chuckles he had at school that were a little fake.
"What can I say, you're so hot!" he said with a smirk.
"Even looking like this?" I said teasingly and pouted.
"Even looking like that!" he said and winked. My cheeks heated. I still am a girl.
"So what happened?" he asked with worried eyes. I've never seen this side of Brax. He's always cocky and just cocky really.
"Errr... I tripped down the stairs. I'm such a klutz!" I said laughing nervously.
"Ahaa, really?" he said and I knew he wasn't buying it. I nodded.
"Let me take you to the hospital. You're bleeding and you're clutching your ribs!" he said and sounded nervous. He was at my side immediately.
"I'm fine. I don't want to go to the hospital!" I told him.
"Alright at least come with me, we'll go get antiseptic and clean you up" he said.
"No, I'm okay. Really I am" I said and put on a fake smile.
"Please" he told me with pleading eyes.
"Fine!" I huffed, "But only antiseptic, okay?"
"Okay, I promise no hospitals!" he smiled. He took one of my arms and put it around his neck. I walked to his passenger seat, he opened the door and I got in. He closed the door, went to the other side and got in. His car is really nice. I think it's a sports car. These leather seats are really comfy.
"Nice car" I said with a nod.
"Thanks. I got it for my birthday. It's my baby!" he said as he sped down the road. I love the sound of this car. The roar of the engine is powerful.
"Something Brax loves more than...... Brax!" I asked faking surprise.
"Definitly!" he said laughing.
"What kind of car is it? I didn't catch the logo" I asked curiously.
"It's a 2012 Porsche Boxster S black edition!" he said with pride.
"Sounds.... awesome!" I said with a smile.
He just laughed and said, "We're here. You wait in here while I go get it, alright?" I just nodded. He got out and walked into the pharmacy. I can't believe we reached already. We just got into the car. He must have been going at full speed and I didn't even feel it. He's an amazing driver!
I heard a door opening and I looked up frantically then I was relieved to see it's Brax. He opened the door and he got in. He took out the antiseptic, cotton and a box of band-aids. He poured the antiseptic into the cotton and closed the bottle.
"Look I know it's sting but please just endure it, okay? I need to clean it or else it'll get infected or it'll never stop bleeding!" I just nodded.
He touched the side of my face and tingles came with his touch. What the heck was that all about?! He must have felt it too because he looked into my eyes as it happened. It must've been one of those static electricity things. He put the cotton to my cheekbone and I winced.
"Sorry" he muttered.
"It's alright. It isn't your fault" I said with a smile.
"Who's is it? Makaela you don't really expect me to believe you got all of this just by falling down the stairs. Please just tell me who did this so that you never have to go through this again. We'll go report them!" he said looking into my eyes pleadingly. The way he was looking at me made me want to tell him, but I couldn't. I mean who would the police believe, the owner of the biggest firms in the country or a couple of teenagers? The answer is as bright as daylight. Plus I'm not 18 yet so I'll get sent to foster care or something.
"No one did this, Brax. I really just fell down the stairs. I'm such a klutz" I said with a reassuring smile. He just shook his head.
"I guess you'll tell me when you're ready but I really just wish you'd tell me!"
"It's nothing. It really is. Don't worry" he continued pressing the cotton containing the antiseptic on my face. He reached my lips and just stared at them for a couple of seconds before shaking his head and putting the cotton on my bottom lip. When he put antiseptic everywhere and it stopped bleeding, he put band-aids on my cheekbone and my chin.
"Are your ribs okay?" he asked sounding genuinly worried.
"Yeah, it's just a little sore. It'll be okay in a little while" I told him. He brought out Advil out of the bag and gave one to me.
"This is a pain-killer. Thought you might want it" he said shrugging. He dug his hand in the back of his car, pulled out a water bottle and handed it to me. I couldn't help but think that this was usually Drew's job. He's the one that'll always clean me up after a beat-up. Brax was being really thoughtful. I couldn't help but smile as I took the bottle.
"Thank you Brax. For everything you did right now" I told him.
He looked at me, smiled a genuine smile that reached his eyes that I don't think I ever saw on him and said, "No problem. It's the least I could do!"
"I'll pay you back for all these stuff, I promise!"
"Are you kidding me? I'm not gonna take money from a girl" he said smirking, "Naah, just kidding. I can't take your money though and don't push on it I'm never gonna take your money. So, where to?"
When he said that I realized that I realized that I didn't know where to go. I can't go back home. I can't go to Zoe's house now.
"I take it you don't wanna go home?" he asked me. I winced and shook my head. He chuckled and said, "Wanna go for a cruise?" I nodded my head.
He started the car and drove off. I turned on the radio and Where Then Girls At by David Guetta (Ft. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj). I looked at Brax seeing if he liked it and he nodded.
"You hungry?" he asked. As if on cue my stomach growled. My cheeks heated up with embarrassment. "I'll take that as a yes then" he said with a smirk. "McDonald's okay?" I nodded eagerly and he just laughed. He went in through the drive in and we wait until it was our turn. He looked at me and asked, "What do you want? And order exactly what you want, please."
"I want a chicken burger and an Oreo McFlurry please" I told him with a sweet smile. He nodded.
"I want two chicken burgers, one oreo Mcflurry and one coke please" The guy in the window just nodded and said something which I didn't catch but I guess was the price. Brax took out his wallet and handed him money.
"I have to pay you back Brax. You spent a lot of money because of me tonight!" I pleaded him.
"Nonsense" he just waved him hand like he was shooing away the comment. I groaned in my seat.
He handed me my order and said, "Enjoy and please don't drop anything on my seat!"
I just laughed and said, "No promises!"
He parked in front of McDonald's and we started eating.
"Where were you when you bumped into me? Literally!" I asked him and we both burst out laughing.
"I was at a party" he shrugged.
"Wasn't it a little early to leave?"
"It was but I wasn't having fun. It was the same old kind of party. Drinks, music and girls. I might seem like I'm into that kind of thing but I'm really not" he shrugged again.
You aren't?" I asked him genuinely curious and shocked at this revelation.
"Naah. I have to put on a show that I'm a player and stuff but honestly I've only had one girlfriend!" he said honestly.
"What about that cheerleader always hanging from your neck?"
"Oh her? She wants us to be together but I'm not really into her. When I'm in-front of the guys I flirt with her and stuff because I have to"
"Why do you do it? Like put on a show?"
"Well when i first came to the school at like 6th grade I was an outcast. I like any other guys just wanted to be popular. I realized that if putting on a show that I'm a jerk and a player will get me there then I was all for it!"
"Wow" was all I could come up with.
"Yeah, I haven't really told anyone this before"
"I promise not to tell anyone"
"Thanks" he said with a smile. When we finished eating we threw the wrappers out and turned on the radio. Fa La La by Drew & Boyz ll Men came on and I immediately change the channel. Mirror but Lil Wayne & Bruno Mars came so I kept it. We kept driving for god knows how long. I started getting tired so I fell asleep. That's the last thing I remember.
Ughhhh. My ribs hurt so much. I rolled around and I was on a bed but ti wasn't my bed because I smelt Axe. Oh. I must be in Drew's room. But wait aren't I fighting with drew?! Where the hell am I? I opened my eyes and was surprised to see myself in a room I've never seen before. I looked around frantically and my eyes landed on a frame with a picture. It was a picture of Brax with a boy and a woman. Brax? What the he- Everything that happened yesterday flooded back to me. It must be Brax's room but where is he? First let me go to the bathroom I'm so pressed. There was a door in front of his bed and I assumed that was his bathroom. I got up and walked into the bathroom, it was huge. Almost as big as the room itself. When I left the bathroom Brax was standing there with a smirk, shirtless might I add. My cheeks heated up.
"Good morning, sleepy head" he spoke and his voice was full of sleep sounding like he just woke up. He sounds HOT. Makaela get your head together!
"Morning" I mumbled.
"Breakfast?" I nodded and he led the way to the kitchen. Dang. His house is big. If I was alone I'd get lost for sure.
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I know I haven't uploaded last week and I'm sorry. It's like 4:40 am right now and I have school in the morning. It's practically morning, but whatever. I wanted to upload. Tell me what you think and I love Brax. Don't you? ♥ Anyways, comment/vote please.
PS. Picture of Brax shirtless on the side. Sexy ;) -Syl