My Love

High Hopes

We drive back to the boys hotel because that's we're I had arranged to stay.

I say goodbye to Brad and the guys as they have to go and do a sound check, this gives time to unpack and look around LA.

Once I'm finished I head out of my room and to find the recording studio that Elise talked to me about. Along the way I find myself going into to Starbucks for a coffee before I start walking again. The streets of LA are so different to London and especially to New Zealand. I got there eventually and went straight up to the front desk.

"Hi ya, how can I help you" she says, with a quirky American accent,

"Um... I was wondering if I could have a tour, you know check out the recording studios and stuff" I say

" I'm so sorry but we have finished with our tours today, but you can come back tomorrow" she says,

Tomorrow...tomorrow doesn't work for me I'm hanging with Brad for the day because it's his day off.

"Erm okay... well thanks anyway" I say before I walk away from the front desk, then sit down by the window. I had to get in there.. I had to, well there was only one way.

I walked up to the front desk again, only to hear the annoying perky voice again

"I was wondering.. do you know where the bathrooms are?" I say with a cheeky grin

"oh they are right thought there... I will let you through" she says as she pushes a button for me to enter, I run straight though and turn my head to make sure she wasn't looking, then I kept on running, past the bathroom, until I came to the end of the hallway, and stumbled across a recording studio, I peeked through the window of the booth and could see no one, so I walked in.

It was so cool, they had all sorts of instruments and a great microphone. I picked up the guitar and started to play a few chords, then I found myself in front of the microphone singing, just as I finished singing I heard someone clapping, it was coming from the editing booth, he turned the microphone on so he could talk to me.

"You have an amazing voice!" he says

"Oh... I'm sorry I didn't mean to I wa-" he stops me

"Don't sweat kid, your really good now do you want to record this for real?" he asks

I hesitate for a little until I finally agreed.

I start playing the tune for You and I by One Direction again, but this time I was being recorded, all my dreams have come true, I can't believe this is happening to me.

I finished singing, then smiled at the guy

"That sounds great!" he said, then he signaled for me to come through and listen. I placed the guitar down on it's rack then ran to hear what I sounded like. I don't mean to brag but... I sounded really good, and I knew I was good from my friends because I always used to sing on the bus all the time, but I didn't know I sounded like this.

"Sounds great?... yeh" the man said

"Yeah!" I replied I stood listening to the track

"Oh, I'm Drake by the way" he says

"I'm Charlotte" I smile

"Charlotte.. I think you have a really good voice, and you sound like a great girl.. so I Thinking.. Do you want a recording deal, and of course you would have to write a few songs.." Drake carried on talking, but I could listen after that, it was amazing, it was my dream coming true, but so was dating Brad and it's been only half a year since I got to London and since I found Brad again... And what would my parents say will they be proud of me or will they have other thoughts, I had to think about it.

"Thanks so much.. Drake for what you have done for me today, but.. I have school, friends and my boyfriend in London... And I'm only here for a few days, till I go back" I say "maybe give me some time to think about it" I add with a reassuring smile.

"Okay, but choose wisely" he says

"Thanks for everything but I must be going" I say then I walk out the door, but stop when I hear Drake yelling.

"Charlotte, take this with you" he says handing me a CD "it's what you just sang, I hope you enjoy it, and my number is on the back, so just text me once you have decided" Drake says before I run down the hall again, past the front desk, and towards the hotel.

Once I'm back in the room I put on a film and snuggle into my bed. I couldn't concentrate on the movie I just kept thinking about how my life would be if I did say yes. However I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I remember is hearing Brad enter the room and turning the TV off, then snuggling up beside me, with my head on his chest as he wraps his warm arms around me, I could feel his breathes getting slower and heavier as he drifted off to sleep and I along with him.