Squinting open my tightly shut eyes, I saw my friends all standing in their glory around me, defending me as if I was a damsel. I let a light laugh suppress my lips as I saw the guys struggling to ‘escort’ Khuslen away. I felt a hand on my shoulder. “You okay?” Adi asked me with concern, I nodded swiftly, trying not to raise anymore trouble than I had already caused for the night.
~
The rest of the night was calm, I mean, there were a couple drinks shared here and there but nothing too major. We sang, laughed, and danced....but not too extreme, I didn’t want to get kicked out just because of my silly friends.
I had a smile pasted on my lips almost the whole night, then that happened... Mrs.Sunnidey headed to our stage and announced that kids were able to come up and perform, allowing her to choose the ‘Night’s Queen and King’ my heart crashed almost as fast as the corners of my lips dropped into a frown. My face flushed red, leaving my mind in a cluster of everything.
I raised my eyes to see that Prisha wasn’t doing any better–in fact, I think she was actually panicking more than I was– I know we didn’t HAVE to perform, but the guys were jerks and kept shouting and pointing to us like there was literally no tomorrow. I shouted at them to piss off but they didn’t care. Matters were made worse when she looked at us with hope in her eyes through the crowds of unbothered students.
“Clarissa DS?” My name rang through my ears like a bullet. I wanted to just fall back and hide in a hole. “Prisha Naidu” I almost choked out a sarcastic laugh but I held back. She beckoned is over and assured us to leave our shy shells and take a deep breath. I looked at her as she trembled in fear. My face washed over with pity as I tugged on her blouse. “Pwisha!” I squeaked out, her eyes quivered towards me.
“Guitar??” I asked her, watching her calm down in an instant. I smiled warmly at her and turned to our Co-ordinator. “Miss? Do you have a guitar?” I think we have a song” She nodded swiftly and turned on her heel to grab the instrument. She soon returned with a beautiful and glossy guitar. It was blood-shot red with a white line through the middle. She handed it to Prisha as I googled the lyrics for our song. Sharp and quick tunes erupted from her guitar as she adjusted it.
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We were both ready to perform. I held the lyrics in my left hand and a mic in my right. Slowly Prisha began and I followed suit:
((Bold is Clar, Italics is Prisha))
La da da da da424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAvDjNgsRv
I'm gonna bury you in the ground424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnP5eNRGR0k
La da da da da424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnz482fE7DO
I'm gonna bury you with my sound424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2tQiENMas
I'm gonna, drink the red424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8YanaEgkD
From your pretty pink face424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xiMolgg5m
I'm gonna
Oh,you don't like that?424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHb5deHufPF
Or you just not like me?
Sorry I don't treat you like a God424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwyshzPcUn
Is that what you want me to do?424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡybow7EAQ2F
Sorry I don't treat you like you're perfect424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sI1CGY6AX
Like all you little loyal subjects do424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4q7k0H167P
Sorry I'm not made of sugar424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOSXgyHhZw
Am I not sweet enough for you?
Is that why you always avoid me?424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJalVOl0aTo
I must be such an inconvenience to you!424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpSh4gEFEi
Well, I'm just your problem!424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOxVGSlmOg
Well, I'm just your problem424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdBMbRPEhO
It's like I'm not even a person, am I?424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4UNGKt52P
I'm just your problem424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiXdc98BuU
I shouldn't have to justify what I do424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vrV9U7Rbl
I shouldn't have to prove anything to you
I'm sorry that I exist424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2srZQGMBt
I forget what landed me on your black list but424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXPhCnsgkZ
I shouldn't have to be the one424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeF4Oal5PGc
Who makes up with you, so424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaspnOityQ
Why do I want to?424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPzSYOTrgz
Why do I want to?
I don't have a clue424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhHaQG3Qxb
I'm asking you, so424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIsyRCnYIJ
Why do I want to?
And I guess that's why424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡox76jneYLx
I gonna bury you in the ground424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv81pOQqdzF
And baby that's, why424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbipFEeSKH
I wanna bury you with my sound
I'm sorry that it's this way424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIk81vhhhWo
I don't know what to else to say424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqJvbo8h35
'Cause I didn't mean to push all my friends away
'Cause I'm just your problem424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMeF1GDd1N
And, I'm just your problem
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We finished the song with our faces scarlet as if we had just finished a marathon of some sort. We headed off the stage with our steaming faces glowing like lightbulbs through the crowds of whistles and claps. I hid my face from the others and sat with Prisha.
“Prisha can we go home?” I nudged her, she nodded and we headed back to our dorm with sleepy eyes. I smiled lazily at her as she did too, “We did good” she admitted, I nodded, “I wanna sleep” I yawned, “Yeah, and I want cookies” she pouted. I laughed at her childishness as I dialled in to our group for them to get some cookies on their way back.
I carried myself upstairs where I plugged in my earphones, poking them in my ears and playing some music that I soon drifted off to.
Tonight was fun...
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