Growing up Fast, Chalen D. [good summer reads txt] 📗

"hey, you know this is some awesome stuff." he said. "yeah i know, i just need to learn how to use it." i said. "or i could run it for you." he offered. "um ok." i said. i got into the booth and put on the head phones. "redy elsie?" he asked. "yep." i said. once the music came through the head phones, it came natural, i began to sing. the on thing i loved to do no matter what, but never did.
"i told you that i would always be around, but you pushed me away. i never knew that our once strong built bond, would fall apart at the seems. i picked you up when you fell down, you made it better when i was feeling down. i can't bring myself to belive that you left me here alone. we used to be so strong together, never falling into the unknown. i put up some walls not to keep people out but to see who loved me enough to climb them. you didn't climb them you knoked them down and pulled me into the light. i never thanked you for that but i guess now it's too late, cause you ended up leaving me behind, and i never let anyone see how much it hurt me the day you said, you weren't coming back. i still pretend your coming home, but we both know that's only mindless dreaming i wish you could see how much better i was when you where here, but your gone now, and i wish it wasn't true, but your where you want to be so i have to let you be. people say in your life you'll go through at least one heart break. if you came back i'd tell you that you kinda let me down. i know you have to do your own thing but i miss you here, and want you to come home. i know your not coming back, but i still pray, you'll find your way home. even though you've left me behind i just want you to know you'll always be my hero, and remember love is never blind."the next day at lunch i was sitting with jaime. "dude i know, but-"
"Elsie, look." owen said, sitting down.
"um talking!" she said. Owen didn't pay attention to her. "can you sing in front of a crowd?" he asked. "yeah," i said. "so do you think that we could do something for the talent show?" he asked. "yeah." i said. "cool i do the music you do the words?" he said. "yep." i said. "perfect, see you later." he said, getting up. "Owen!" my mom's over the top happy voice called . "come in!" she said. "look at you!" she said. " is Elsie here?" he asked. i came down stairs. "i'm going to get kaycey ready for a shoot, so i'll see you tonight." she said. we went to the studio. "so do you have anything?" he asked. "no." i said. "good i thought i was the only one." he said. we sat on the floor and began to work. an hour later balls of paper where every where. i started to hum. "wait, that's good sing what your humming." he said. "the girl your looking at isn't really, me." i said. "that's good." Owen said, he grabbed his guitar, and played some cords. i bobbed my head. "you think you know me but oh there's so much more to me then meets the eye." i sang. "see, we got this!" i said. Owen laughed. "Owen, stay for dinner!" my mom said. once all sitting down we ate. "what's your name?" kaycey asked. "Owen." he said. "did you know i'm a princess?" she asked. "i didn't, and thank you for letting me dine with you, princess." he said. she giggled. "you can call me kaycey." she said, with a wink. he looked at me, but i smiled and looked at my food. "well that was something else." Owen said. "sorry." i said. "No, i liked it i had fun, see you tomorrow, oh and the talent show starts at five, but i tonight we could stay after school, i found some guys to play with me, and we could just get ready." he said. "cool." i said. Owen hugged me and left. my mom had logan that night, and ok, i'll admit, she is cute.

once we met the guys, we went to the stage. "whoa." i said. "yeah this school does stages big." he said. bigger stage means more people.



"come on, we're first, so go get ready." he said.


"ladies and gentlemen! boys and girls! welcome to Hollywood high school's talent show we have an awesome show so let's get started. Elsie Mason and Owen Monroe are performing, an original song, called you don't really know me."

"the girl your looking at isn't really me. you think you know me but oh there's so much more to me then meets the eye.
I'm the girl that stutters when there's a couple of people to please, but if there's a crowd i can knock them dead." i sang.
"no one really knows someone unless they make the time to figure them out." Owen sang.
"No, one want's to take the time to get to know me they think i'm some kind of freak, they act like they really don't want to see me." we sang.
"the truth is, they would never know that i could sing, or that i'm Jake Daring's daughter, cause they would never give me the time of day." i sang.
"you don't have to be afraid to be different cause if we where all the same how boring would live be? don't be afraid to show the world who you really are!" we sang.

once the show was over everyone clapped and the rest of the show played out.
after the show everyone went to meet their parents.
a hand came down on my shoulder, and i spun around. "i could not be any prouder of you then right now, you just told everyone to be themselves and it's okay." Jake said. he pulled me into a hug and i didn't resist. "just trying to get the message across." i said. "message delivered, knock 'em dead kid." he said. with that he went to find my mom. "Elise!" Owen yelled. i waved he ran to me and picked me up in a hug. "you did it!" he said, putting me down. "you where great! we won first place!" he said. "we did?" i asked, hugging him. "we get to cut a record deal." he said. "do you really want to do that?" i asked. "i'll do anything if you want me to." he said. i smiled. "Elsie." he said. "yeah?" i asked. he pulled me in for a hug. he backed away, and kissed me. "you had me form i'm good." he smiled. i laughed. he kissed me again.

i guess everything works out ok once in awhile. i have a new boyfriend.


and best of all i have a best friend that loves me for me.


just remember, follow your dreams never let anyone tell you your crazy,and don't hurt anyone's feelings, you may not know it now, but some day, you might need that person.

sincerely, Elsie Mason-Daring- Monroe <3
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Publication Date: 04-05-2012

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Dedication:
Any where you go your going to have people that think, your a freak. so let them think your a freak while your having fun. it's okay to be different and to be yourself no matter what anyone says don't hide who you really are you'll be just fine. i would know. <3