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.
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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 da390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvim5g2gTnK
I'm gonna bury you in the ground390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsDbvIdZao
La da da da da390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCZIQIclNF
I'm gonna bury you with my sound390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStAbnyjAyo
I'm gonna, drink the red390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf5LC8Z7zR
From your pretty pink face390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLzUt1G4tn
I'm gonna
Oh,you don't like that?390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCNaa7UWcG
Or you just not like me?
Sorry I don't treat you like a God390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNWydgy6km
Is that what you want me to do?390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuz9jj9QSOz
Sorry I don't treat you like you're perfect390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGH5xG8bZE
Like all you little loyal subjects do390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqXxDr3YTB
Sorry I'm not made of sugar390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGW6U3yDjT
Am I not sweet enough for you?
Is that why you always avoid me?390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvK7UYeiMh
I must be such an inconvenience to you!390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVo3JoNqK1
Well, I'm just your problem!390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ueFT7bG7Y
Well, I'm just your problem390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3e4FyC21Sq
It's like I'm not even a person, am I?390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLN7HITmFK
I'm just your problem390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsMkCgHLFf
I shouldn't have to justify what I do390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtO7ivSdlcV
I shouldn't have to prove anything to you
I'm sorry that I exist390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHsIgnb8Hn
I forget what landed me on your black list but390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbjJqsPszR
I shouldn't have to be the one390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrl6sTMIns
Who makes up with you, so390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyunNVlSVRi
Why do I want to?390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCVnvlDMud
Why do I want to?
I don't have a clue390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMekafxO9d
I'm asking you, so390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSsxdEB1IW
Why do I want to?
And I guess that's why390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitTcOMvGut
I gonna bury you in the ground390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡht6HKHSXDU
And baby that's, why390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPWq95kVqL
I wanna bury you with my sound
I'm sorry that it's this way390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Vf1fDlbZR
I don't know what to else to say390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTo0yq5Syd
'Cause I didn't mean to push all my friends away
'Cause I'm just your problem390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOtZkMcQF5
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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