Coffeeshop Fun
Chapter 17: Normal Life or The Band
Jessa’s POV
“I don’t get why this bugs people so much. People are constantly watching me and taking pictures of me and it doesn’t bug me at all. I think I actually could live with being famous.” I said as I looked around while Zayn and I sat at a café.
“It’d be different if you were famous though. They’d be spreading rumors about you and degrading you. It would wear you down after a while.” He was probably right.
“It doesn’t get to my dad or the guys though?” I looked at him as he took a drink of his coffee.
“It’s way worse for girls.” He paused. “Not because girls are weak but because they get called worse things.” I forgot that he used to be friends with people in bands. “You should already know that though, you get hate too.”
“True but it doesn’t bug me because they don’t know the real me. They're just saying things to get attention.” I shrugged standing up as my phone vibrated in my pocket; I slipped it out of my pocket, saw it was Vic and answered it. “Hello?”
“Hey babygirl.” He was going to ask for something, I could tell by the pitch of his voice. “We need you to come to the studio.”
“Why’re you even at the studio?”
“’Cause that’s where we were told to go. Please, we need you.” He was basically begging.
“Fine.” I sighed and hung up before looking at Zayn. “They need me at the studio.”
“Okay.” He closed his notebook and then cleaned up his area quickly and stood up.
“What do you guys need?” I asked sitting down across from Mike and Jaime at the table in the studio.
The room was awkwardly silent while we sat around the table just looking at each other. A few of the head people were here so it made me nervous. My dad was next to me so when he turned his chair around I looked into his eyes.
“They want you to do a street concert with us, Paramore and All Time Low.” My dad’s voice was quiet.
“Are you kidding me?!” I almost yelled while he shook his head and I stood up. “No! I don’t want to do that. There’s a reason I don’t sing in public. I like having a normalish life and I’m not going to screw that up just because they need some publicity.”
“It’s not because we need publicity. Those bands need a softer side and that’s what you offer.” One of the women at the table said with a tone of attitude.
“No.” I shook my head and looked down at my dad. “You know why I don’t want to do this dad. You cant honestly be asking me to throw away my normal life for one show.”
“I told them that I didn't think you would but I had to ask.” He stood up and looked at the people at the table. “I’m so-“
“Can you give us a minute please?” Vic asked interrupting my dad while he stood up to open the door.
“Uh sure?” They stood up and walked out slowly with Vic closing the door behind them.
“Jessa, you know we wouldn’t ask you to do this if it wasn’t important. I know that you want to keep your normal life and I understand it but we need you. If we don’t get the softer side, we’re going to get dropped from our label and maybe even lose our next tour.” Vic’s voice was shaky like he was about to cry.
Is it really coming down to this? My normal life or their band. This is going to change my life.
“I don’t get why this bugs people so much. People are constantly watching me and taking pictures of me and it doesn’t bug me at all. I think I actually could live with being famous.” I said as I looked around while Zayn and I sat at a café.
“It’d be different if you were famous though. They’d be spreading rumors about you and degrading you. It would wear you down after a while.” He was probably right.
“It doesn’t get to my dad or the guys though?” I looked at him as he took a drink of his coffee.
“It’s way worse for girls.” He paused. “Not because girls are weak but because they get called worse things.” I forgot that he used to be friends with people in bands. “You should already know that though, you get hate too.”
“True but it doesn’t bug me because they don’t know the real me. They're just saying things to get attention.” I shrugged standing up as my phone vibrated in my pocket; I slipped it out of my pocket, saw it was Vic and answered it. “Hello?”
“Hey babygirl.” He was going to ask for something, I could tell by the pitch of his voice. “We need you to come to the studio.”
“Why’re you even at the studio?”
“’Cause that’s where we were told to go. Please, we need you.” He was basically begging.
“Fine.” I sighed and hung up before looking at Zayn. “They need me at the studio.”
“Okay.” He closed his notebook and then cleaned up his area quickly and stood up.
“What do you guys need?” I asked sitting down across from Mike and Jaime at the table in the studio.
The room was awkwardly silent while we sat around the table just looking at each other. A few of the head people were here so it made me nervous. My dad was next to me so when he turned his chair around I looked into his eyes.
“They want you to do a street concert with us, Paramore and All Time Low.” My dad’s voice was quiet.
“Are you kidding me?!” I almost yelled while he shook his head and I stood up. “No! I don’t want to do that. There’s a reason I don’t sing in public. I like having a normalish life and I’m not going to screw that up just because they need some publicity.”
“It’s not because we need publicity. Those bands need a softer side and that’s what you offer.” One of the women at the table said with a tone of attitude.
“No.” I shook my head and looked down at my dad. “You know why I don’t want to do this dad. You cant honestly be asking me to throw away my normal life for one show.”
“I told them that I didn't think you would but I had to ask.” He stood up and looked at the people at the table. “I’m so-“
“Can you give us a minute please?” Vic asked interrupting my dad while he stood up to open the door.
“Uh sure?” They stood up and walked out slowly with Vic closing the door behind them.
“Jessa, you know we wouldn’t ask you to do this if it wasn’t important. I know that you want to keep your normal life and I understand it but we need you. If we don’t get the softer side, we’re going to get dropped from our label and maybe even lose our next tour.” Vic’s voice was shaky like he was about to cry.
Is it really coming down to this? My normal life or their band. This is going to change my life.
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12/29/13