"Come on Rikki!" My best friend Melanie shouted at me.

"No!" I slammed my locker shut, "There is no way I am auditioning for the talent show!"

"If you don't " she whispered "I'll tell him."

"You wouldn't!" I swung around and glared at her.

"Well, if you don't audition..."

"Fine!"

"Well you better hurry." she looked at her watch, "Free period starts innn two minutes."

I hurried down the hallway to the auditorium for open auditions and got in line.

"NEXT!" Mrs.Callinger called.

I took a deep breath and walked through the doors.

"Ahh Miss Lowe." she said, "and you will be..."

"Singing." I said.

"Well, begin."

I sang the first song that came to mind, That's What You Get by Paramore.

No Sir

I don't wanna be the blame

Not anymore

It's your turn

to take a seat

we're settling

the final score

why do we like to hurt so much?...

When I finished the song, Mrs.Gallinger nodded with a smile. She pulled her glasses down to the tip of her nose.

"Rikki," she said, "You. Have a callback."

Great. I walked out of the auditorium to a waiting Melanie.

"So?" she said excitedly.

"Unfortunatly," I sighed, "I got a call back."

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"Rikki. You have the chance to show the entire school your amazing singing and you don't want to!?"

"No. I don't!"

I rounded the corner towards my house.

"I still think it's hilarious. You didn't want anything to do with the talent show and then I make you audition and you get a call back." She let out a giggle.

"It is so not funny."

"So what song are you gonna sing for the call back. Your call back has to be the same thing that you're gonna do in the show."

"I dunno."

We walked up the front steps to my house and in the front door.

"Why don't you sing that one song?"

"What one song?"

"You know the one from Camp Rock. Demi and Joe, minus the Joe part."

"I don't really know the lyrics." I lied, I knew every song on the soundtrack by heart.

"I'll help you."

"Fine."

"Let's start now!"

She pulled me up the stairs and into my room. Then she shoved me onto the bed. She pulled a paper out of her backpack. God, that girl has everything in her bag. She handed me the paper. It had the lyrics to This Is Me on it.

"Start singing!"

I cleared my throat then began to sing.

I've always been the girl

That hid my face

So afraid to tell the world

What I've got to say

But I have this dream

Bright inside of me

gonna let it show

It's time

To let you know

To let you know

This is Real

This is me

I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be

know

Gonna let the light

Shine on me!...

I finished the song and I looked at Melanie sheepishly. Her mouth was half-dropped to the ground.

"I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DO NOT WANT TO SING IN THE TALENT SHOW THAT WAS AMAZING!!!" she screamed with one very large breath.

Great. Was nobody on my side? The side that didn't want me to sing in front of the entire school.

The next day at school, Mrs.Gallinger had posted the callbacks on the notice board. I was getting my books out of my locker for fifth period, when Marissa, our school's "mean girl" came up to me.

"I heard you got a call back Rikki."

"Good job!" I said sarcastically, "You succeeded on reading actual words!"

"Just so you know, if you do get a spot in the talent show, I'm gonna crush you."

I rolled my eyes. Marissa strutted away with her pink handback, smacking her gum."

~ ~ ~

A week later it  was time for callbacks. I walked into the auditorium, where Mrs. Gallinger waited. Once everyone was there and seated, she began her speech.

"As you know, there are twelve of you here and only six spots in the talent show. I hope you guys give it your all. Also, this year's sort of theme is Camp Rock."

I grinned. Camp Rock was this years hottest movie throughout the school.

"And because of that, we have three special guests who will judge the callbacks and the actual show. Please welcome the Jonas Brothers!"

My mouth dropped to the ground as my three favorite boys walked into the room. I turned to look at Marissa. She looked like she had something evil planned. She probably did, considering the only thing she wanted more than to beet everyone at the talent show, was Joe Jonas. The three boys took their seats in the front row.

"Now let the callbacks begin!" Mrs. Gallinger said, "First up, Rikki."

Dang it. I groaned. I walked up on the stage, then qued Mrs . Gallinger to start the music. At first I sang shyly, then Joe smiled at me, and I sang louder, and became more confident.

When everyone finished. The boys and Mrs.Gallinger stood up.

"Okay! The line up for this year's talent show is..."Mrs. Gallinger said.