10. Eyes Shut
"You guys are going to smash it." I started hyping the boys up. The first opening act was due to go on soon, followed by Reed and then Shawn.
Since it was their last show I curled my hair, wore make up and slipped into a dress. We were celebrating after the show and I was too lazy to get changed after the show had finished.
"Sophie, can I talk to you?" Shawn's manager asked and I nodded as we walked away from the boys who were being handed their ear plugs by one of the crew members.
"The opening act is unable to perform tonight." He told me.
"Why they were fine during sound check." I stared at him confused but he placed his hands together and stared at me.
"I'm going to have o ask you to stand in for them. I can't think of anyone else that could do it at the last minute." He completely ignored what I just said...
"Ok. But I..." I got cut off by a crew member handing em a microphone and ear plugs. I shoved the ear plugs in and then I was soon shoved into the stage. The crowd were cheering, but the cheer soon faded... As I walked up to the microphone stand, I felt my heart racing in my chest... There was no warning about this...
Although I knew we had secretly practised a song in the studio before the tour when I was offered a record deal... I guess I was suppose to sing that song... What other choice did I have? I was on stage now, I just had to acknowledge the fact that I wasn't going anywhere until I sung...
I heard the gentle piano play and my cue was so near. I focuses on my breathing and closed my eyes, preparing.
"Hello, it's me
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet..." I started and the whole stadium was silent. I gripped both of my hands around the microphone and continued to sing...
Slowly I opened my eyes as I was getting close to the chorus and my nerves were slowly being tamed... I stared across at the huge crowd of people and noticed a few flashlights being waved, soon followed by more and more. A smile curved at the side of my lips and I heard my voice slowly getting better until the chorus came... I pulled the microphone out of the stand and walked right up to the edge of the stage.
"Hello from the other side..." I sung out, using all of my lung capacity; the crowd was beginning to cheer and scream and sing along...
"I must of called a thousand times
To tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart..." I moved around the stage when I had the energy to and even connected with the audience.
"Sing it." I yelled and held the microphone out to the crowd as they sung the next line.
"Ok." I yelled as the music began to change to Sorry by Justin Bieber.
"Is it too late now to say sorry?
Cause I'm missing more than just your body, yeah." The crowd screamed out.
"Yeah I know oh that I let you down is it too late to say sorry now." The instrumental part came and I jumped around stage, getting the crowd to jump along. The track slowed down to acoustic.
"Yeah I know oh that I let you down
Is it too late to say I'm sorry now." I sung in a higher pitch, fading the last note out.
The crowd was going insane and screaming really loud... It made me feel...
Confident!
The biggest smile formed on my face as there was a black out and I ran off stage.
"Oh my god." I placed my hands over my mouth and ran into Reed's arms, he spun me around whilst his arms were wrapped around my waist, before putting me down. I saw Shawn staring at us and ran at him, wrapping my arms around him and hugging him.
"SHAWN I DID IT. I WENT ONSTAGE AND SUN IN FRONT OF PEOPLE." I yelled into his ear excitedly.
"I'm so proud of you Soph." He released me and smiled at me. I'd always had this crippling fear of singing in front of other people alone...
BUT I JUST SUNG IN FRONT OF 80,000 PEOPLE!
I'd love to do that again... It was such a rush!