Small Bump

Chapter Forty-Seven

I don't trip, surprisingly. And then I am asked to end the graduation ceremony. Great. And then I think of Little Mix. I see Jade point towards the band. I see Tanner, one of the drum majors, with an acoustic. I slap the earpiece into my ear and see him walking up to the stage with me. He must be playing with us. Mr. Stoltz hands the five of us girls microphones.

"Change, change your life, take it all

You're gonna use it to become what you've always known." The girls start out, in a beautiful harmonizing chord, and then I begin.

"She captures her reflection

Then she throws the mirror to the floor

Her image is distorted screaming

'Is it worth it anymore?'" I sing, letting Jade say the graceful 'No.'

Jesy sings her part.

"Are you scared of the things that they might put you through?

Does it make you wanna hide the inner you?" She hums, and Jade lets me continue.

"You're not the only one

So let them criticize
(Ah ah oh)

You're untouchable

When you realize

Oh oh oh!"

Jesy gives up her chord to me and begins to beatbox the chorus.

"Change, change your life, take it all

We’re gonna stick together, know we’ll get through it all

Change, change your life, take it all (yeah, take it all)

You’re gonna use it to become what you’ve always known
(Become what you’ve always known)." We harmonize, with Jesy's glorious beatboxing.

"His body starts to flicker like nobody wants to know his name

Just another soul with feelings but nobody’s there to feel the pain

No, no, no." I let Leigh Anne and Jesy do this verse, the next part is my favorite and Jesy allows me to go ahead.

"They can rip you, bring you down, down to their size

But they will never get to the heart you hold inside

Mm, mm, mm

You’re not the only one so let them criticize

You’re untouchable when you realize, oh oh oh!" I sing, and hold out the last note as the four girls take the chance to sing, leaving me to beatbox, wowing a lot of people, including the girls.

"Change, change your life, take it all (take it all)

We’re gonna stick together, know we’ll get through it all
(I know we’ll get through it all)

Change, change your life, take it all (yeah, take it all)

You’re gonna use it to become what you've always known
(Become what you’ve always known)

Change, change your life, take it all
(Change your life and take it all)

Change, change your life, take it all
(Change your life and take it all)!"

I join Perrie and Leigh Anne on the next part, doubling with Perrie as she reaches the notes, but she stops, leaving me to finish her parts and sweetly smiles at me while I am holding out my rich tone.