Before we knew it, there was only 5 minutes until we were on! And Diamond Bay was going to be announced soon! Hanson and Diamond Bay, both in the same room. I don't know why that seemed weird to me, but it did. Why, just yesterday, we were no bodies, trying desperately to get this gig. And now, we are here, at the gig, sitting and being nervous... with Hanson! The one band we adored! And I think that Taylor actually likes me! ME of all people!
While I was in my little world, I hadn't realized that everyone had stopped talking and was staring at me!
"What! Why are you staring at me?!" I asked them. There was no one in the tent now but just us six, and a refreshment table and some chairs.
"Well, it's your hair." Ike said as he pointed to my hair. I reached and felt around my head to see if anything was in it, or if it was messed up.
"What's wrong with it?!" I asked.
"Well Jessica, there's no color in it!" Bianca blurted. Then they all started to laugh. I of course didn't get it. But then I realized that while I was busy thinking, Bianca and Lolo had put some rainbow streaks in their hair. But just on their bangs. Then Bianca tossed me a tube of red hair mascara.
"Oh okay, I get it!" I said as I put a streak on one side of my long hair since I had no bangs. Then I reached into my back- pack and got out my blue hair mascara and put a streak on the opposite side.
"That's better!" Tay said as he winked.Then my mom walked in the tent and stopped in front of us.
"Okay girls, get ready to go on! They're going to introduce you in just a moment!" She said as she motioned for us to walk towards the left side of the tent where it draped down off the very top of the stage (it had curtains and that's why it was tall, so the curtains would hang.) where there were steps that I hadn't noticed before. Then she motioned for Hanson to follow. Then she led us all up the steps. That led to a real backstage area.
"Okay, when they call your names, walk out from behind these curtains and over to your instruments. Say whatever you want then play your stuff. Hanson if you walk around the side of these curtains, you can stand there and watch until it's your turn. No one will see you so you're safe okay!" We obeyed my mom and she walked with Hanson to the other side of the curtains so she could watch too.
*****A Few Minutes Later*****
*JESSICA*
"And now! For your listening pleasure! Here's Diamond Bay!!!" announced the program director. Then we ran on stage and he gave Lauren the microphone that she put on the stand by her guitar. Then she picked it up and got ready to play. Then Bianca ran out and over to her drums that were on a small plat form. Then I ran out and over to my keyboards (there were two) and angled the microphone so I could talk into it.
"Hi everyone! And welcome! I'm Jess! That's Lolo on the guitar! And over on the drums is Binkies! And we're Diamond Bay!" I shouted as I started to play the first chord to our song "My Buddy and Me" and I glanced over to the side and saw Hanson and my mom and Hanson's family giving us all thumbs up!
"Okay everyone! We want to see those hands in the air and everyone dancin'!" I encouraged and the song started to liven up.
"Alright! That was great! But we want to see those hands!" Bianca said as she twirled her drumsticks and began another song called "My One". It was a slow song. Then Lolo and I began playing the tune. Then we saw something we had never expected. Every single person there started to sway with the song! Their hands were waiving and it seemed that there wasn't a single person with a care in the world there. Then I started to croon the soulful words to the chorus. "You are my one, my everything." And at that instant, I thought of Taylor. *****After The Second Song*****
The last "Oooh" ended the heartfelt song and it was time to talk again.
"Alright! That's the kind of audience we like to see! Now, since it is the Christmas Season, we have chosen a song that is one of our holiday favorites!"
Then we began the upbeat, popular song, "Frosty the Snowman!" Soon, you could hear the audience singing to the words, "Frosty the Snowman, was a very jolly soul! With a corn cob pipe and a button nose, and 2 eyes made out of coal!"
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