secrets ↠ demi lovato / 5h

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boot camp was different this year.

instead of having many different rounds, you get to sing one more song in front of the judges - like a second audition just without the audience - and that's it. they get to decide your fate.

and, they're not having groups this year.

that means if you mess up, you're not getting another chance.

Katelyn was here with me to see me through boot camp, and if I made it through she'd be flying back to NY alone.

going into bootcamp wasn't as stressful as the audition was, probably because I had done it before. it was still nerve wracking though, mainly because Demi was going to be there and I had zero intention of behaving like an idiot in front of the person I literally dedicate my whole life to.

"hello again, Lea," Simon said when I walked out onto the stage.

"hi," I gave a small wave.

"what're you going to be singing today darling?" asked Kelly.

"Let It Be," I replied.

"wait," Simon said. "The Beatles?"

"yes," I chewed my lip. was it wrong?

"okay," Simon scribbled something down. "go on then," he said.

I watched the crew turn up the music.

"when I find myself

in times of trouble

mother Mary comes to me

speaking words of wisdom

let it be"

I paced the stage. hearing my singing echo in the quiet room was just terrifying. I shut my eyes.

"imagine you're recording your first single," I thought.

"I wake up

to sound of music

mother Mary mother Mary

comes to me

speaking words of wisdom

let it be

let it be

let it be

oh, let it be

there will be an answer

let it be,

hey hey hey heeyy."

I did runs, vibratos, whatever I could.

silence.

"thank you, Lea," Demi said.

that was my cue to walk off the stage.

"thank you," I said.

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I was back on the stage, this time with 49 other acts.

eliminations, round 1.

"the groups are a bit different this year," Simon said.

"instead of having categories, Demi, Kelly and Paulina have picked five people they want to mentor. the rest of you will either be put into groups and be mentored by me, or go home."

a few mutters rose. we hadn't been informed about this.

"we shall start with Paulina," Simon told us.

"okay," Paulina read off her piece of paper. "Marie Blánc, Joseph Parker, Ellie Santiago, Al Dean, Chloe Coley."

I watched as five people embraced as everyone else clapped.

"Kelly?"

"right," Kelly cleared her throat. "Jennifer Ushkowitz, David Matthews, Brooke Davies, Millie Legg and Callum McGregor."

I was starting to get increasingly nervous.

"Demi?"

Demi didn't have a piece of paper with her.

"Jessi Anderson, Saskia Verwen, Tobias Beton, Persephone Hadley, Lea Deyes."

wait.

Lea Deyes?

ME?!

still dazed, but smiling, I followed Jessi, Tobias and Persephone off the side of the stage.

once we were off, Jessi yanked out her phone.

"MOM? it's me, Jessi! I just got through! I made it, Mom!"

Persephone hugged Tobias, then me, then Jessi. "great job, guys," she was saying.

"you too," I smiled.

she slung one arm around my shoulder. "Y'all should call me Sephy."

suddenly, the curtain flung open, and Demi rushed in.

"HI GUYS," she screamed.

we screamed back, all of us were so excited.

"welcome to the show, guys," she smiled.

welcome to the show.

I guess that means Katelyn's going home alone.

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A/N:

Lea's through to the 4 chair challenge!

I kind of combined The Voice with this, where the mentors get to choose their contestants.

after this is the 4 chair challenge, then live shows!!!

who's excited?

xoxo