The Music Within

Chapter 6| Where Did All That Confidence Come From?

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"I hate this," I mutter under my breath.

"Hate what?" Conner asks me.

"All this staring and talking about me. I hate it" I grumble, shying away my face from the people who have the nerve to stare.

"That's popularity for you," he says smiling.

"Oh look! It's the imposter" Asher says coming up to me.

Imposter? What now?

I try my hardest to keep my cool. I don't think it's working.

"Why would I be an imposter?" I ask confidently.

Where did all this confidence come from?

"We all know you can't sing.I mean, look at you." he scoffs. "So you obviously just used some sort of special effects or you lipsynced. Only for attention of course, you just want to be popular," Asher chuckles.

I decide there's really only one way to prove him wrong I have to sing.

In the middle of the hallway I sing a part of Hide Away by Daya.

Boys seem to like the girls
Who laugh at anything
The ones who get undressed
Before the second date
Girls seem to like the boys
Who don't appreciate
All the money and the time that it takes
To be fly as a mother
Got my both eyes out for Mr. Right
Guessing I just don't know where to find 'em
But I hope they all come out tonight
Hey!

Where do the good boys go to hide away, hide away?
I'm a good, good girl who needs a little company
Looking high and low, someone let me know
Where do the good boys go to hide away, hide away?

Boys seem to like the girls
Who like to kiss and tell
Talking them up about the things they do so well
But I'd rather find a boy
Who is down for the chase
Putting in the time that it takes
To be fly as a mother 
To supply all of my heart's demands
Suit and tie cause under cover
He's gonna save my life like superman

The entire time I was singing everyone was looking at me in shock.

Everyone jaws have dropped, including Asher's.

"Are you sure that it's just 'special effects'?" I ask innocently.

He closes his mouth and clears his throat. I end up smirking at his reaction and he goes to punch me.

I expect it to hit me straight in my face, but another hand interrupts it causing his hand to stop. I follow the hands arm to the person next to me.

Conner?

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Conner says  in a threatening tone.

Asher sends Conner a cold glare lowering his fist to his side.

"Why not?" Asher says darkly.

"Because then, you deal with me" Conner challenges with a glare that probably can kill.

Am I going blind or did Asher just get scared? He gulped and walked away with slightly wide eyes still trying to keep his cool demeanor.

He didn't even hide how scared he was that well. He was probably in too much shock to even realize everyone was staring at the scene we were causing.

"Thanks." I say quietly to Conner.

"No problem... and where did all that confidence come from?" he chuckles.