Calum & Zoella

11. Calum

Calum could sing, he just preferred to sing with his band and not on his own. Mr Sampson said that would be good when they are doing group recordings but single recordings, it just doesn't work. So Calum sang the only song he had sang too many times, and he killed it. Not in the good way. Mr Sampson told him that it was good but Calum knew it wasn't when he listened to it back. Zoella was next and he asked Mr Sampson if he could stay in the recording booth with him while he waited for Zoella. He eventually gave in and said yes,

"Okay, Zoella is singing Emotions by Mariah Carey," Mr Sampson said sighing. He'd been recording all day and, between Calum and himself, they had been good but not blown away good. Everyone was too nervous.

"Is Zoella a good singer?" Mr Sampson asked as they waited for her to show up,

"Don't know, never heard her,"

"Isn't she your girlfriend?"

"We're trying to be more than friends so not officially,"

"If this was Facebook your relationship status would be its complicated," Mr Sampson said, Calum laughed and shook his head at him.

"Where is she?" Mr Sampson wondered out loud, at that exact moment Zoella burst through the recording door and apologised,

"Science went over,"

"Glad I missed it," Calum said, Zoella kicked him lightly and handed him her bag,

"Put the headphones on and when the backing track starts, you start. At the correct bit though,"

"I understand," Zoella said running into the booth and getting herself ready,

"Please let her be extraordinary," Mr Sampson said to the sky, Calum frowned at him and waited for her to start.

When she started to sing it was like an angel singing. And when she hit a high note Calum and Mr Sampson widened their eyes,

"She's amazing," Mr Sampson said, Calum nodded his head and stared at her as she sang her heart out. They would only need one take of her singing this, it was perfect from start to finish.

"Was that okay? Do I need to go again?" Zoella asked,

"Where did you learn to sing like that?" Mr Sampson asked,

"I sing all the time at home, I've never had a lesson," She blushed,

"Zoella that was amazing, do you want to listen?"

"Yes please," She said sitting on Calum's knee. He wrapped his arms around her waist as she listened to the teacher play it back, a small smile crept on her face as she listened,

"That's me?"

"It is,"

"It's good,"

"It's brilliant," Calum told her, she smiled and kissed his head quickly,

"Best one I've heard all day," Mr Sampson said, Zoella blushed and looked down,

"I enjoy singing,"

"So do I, when I'm with my band," Calum said looking at Mr Sampson with raised eyebrows,

"You're in a band?"

"Yeah, with the guys,"

"That's so cool, what are you called?"

"5 Seconds of Summer,"

"A name that has literally no meaning to anything, I like it," Zoella said,

"Wait you two are trying to be together but you know nothing about each other?" Mr Sampson asked,

"She's been here for 3 days sir,"

"Did you tell Mr Sampson that?" Zoella asked crept out,

"I've known him for years, he's friends with my family," Calum said,

"Known him since he was 2 years old," Mr Sampson said,

"Okay that makes it less creepy," Zoella laughed.

***
"We know nothing about each other," Calum said to Zoella as she wrote down a paragraph for their essay,

"What do you want to know?" Zoella asked,

"Let's make some brief information about ourselves, I'll begin. Calum Thomas Hood, born January 25th 1996, handsome, popular, loud, kind of smart, bass player, singer, aspiring actor," He said, Zoella laughed,

"Zoella Cecilia Henry, born 21st July 1996, unpopular, nerdy, kind of ugly, far too quiet, obsession with dyeing hair red, untalented with all instruments, singer, sort of, terrible actress,"

"You're not ugly," Calum said,

"Tell that to the football team,"

"I will,"

"Okay then," She laughed as she finished writing the paragraph,

"And you can sing, amazingly,"

"Thanks," She blushed.

Calum smiled at her. Everything was moving so fast and he didn't know how to feel but all he knew was every time he looked at her, the world stopped for a moment. And that worried him.