Chapter 22
The water started splattering on the floor of the shower. I undressed myself after a long day with the twins. I had been trying hard to find a job and sadly had no success.
I had spent my life working hard in school and getting straight As but acting like I don't care. I was kind of like a Rebel-Nerd. I had just got a scholarship at Oxford to do English and Maths. I wanted to be a writer or a teacher. Sadly my plans got ruined by being 'young-adult-napped' by Bobby. Since I had escaped I didn't really have any plans.
I felt the temperature of the shower to find that it was perfect. I walked in and let the droplets dampen my hair. I started to sing (like everyone does in the shower).
We clawed, we chained, our hearts in vain
We jumped, never asking why
We kissed, I fell under your spell
A love no one could deny
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was break me
Yeah, you wreck me
I put you high up in the sky
And now, you're not coming down
It slowly turned, you let me burn
And now, we're ashes on the ground
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was break me
I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crouching in a blaze and fall
All you ever did was break me
Yeah, you wreck me
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
And instead of using force
I guess I should've let you in
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
I guess I should've let you in
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was break me
I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crouching in a blaze and fall
All you ever did was break me
Yeah, you, you wreck me
Yeah, you, you wreck me
I had to admit, good song, scarring video.
When I had finished singing and washing myself, I turned around to find Niall, just staring at me.
'Niall, do you mind? Can you admire my body another time and not when I'm about to get out of the shower?' I asked.
'I'm not admiring your body, I can do that anytime.' I gave him a look. 'Sorry. I was admiring your voice. I though there were no more things you could do and then you surprise me with your voice.'
'Why thank-you!' I said.
'No Juliet, I'm being serious. I think you should audition for this years XFactor.'
'Niall. You must be deaf or something, because I, and I quote my sister here, sound like a strangled cat.'
'But a very in tune strangled cat.' I laughed at him. I got out the shower and Niall wrapped a towel around me.
'Why don't you get dressed and then you meet me in the sound booth downstairs?'
'Okay. Fine. But Niall if I go on the XFactor your fans will vote for me just because I'm your wife.'
'I'll make sure they don't.'
He ran downstairs. I got dressed into a plain white t-shirt, jeans and a red, plaid shirt of Nialls. I scampered downstairs and bounced into the sound booth. Niall walked into the recording bit and got me ready. He walked back behind the glass.
'Now sing a song that isn't Wrecking Ball.' He ordered. I chose Imagine by John Lennon.
Imagine there is no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You, you may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you will join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You, you may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you will join us
And the world will live as one
'Juliet! That voice!' He exclaimed, 'Do another!'
This time I chose Your Song by Elton John. Not the cover by Ellie Goulding (it is different)
It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money, but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show
I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song, and this one's for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple, but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well, a few of the verses, well, they've got me quite cross
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song
It's for people like you that keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple, but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
'I'm gonna sign you up for the room audition.' Niall said. He dashed to the computer and printed off a form. We filled it in and mailed it off.
'Now you won't just be married to a singer. You'll BE a singer married to a singer.' He said.