The Lies: Landon Academy book 1 by Natalia Wiszniewska (cat reading book .txt) 📗

with Liam or Zac. Zac tried to talk to me, but I just couldn’t. Maybe some time will show, if he had something to do with the video. I am not ready to talk yet. I’ve been sure which song I want to sing, but after a conversation with Liam on the roof, I decided to change the song. I realised how much I am missing my boys. How devastated I am without them, how vulnerable.

The gym hall is full of students and teachers. Some judges from different schools are sited in front of the big stage. Some people are working on lights, some on music and volume. I am standing behind the stage. I am not envious because I have done it a million times before. I am sad because my boys were always with me, cheering and supporting and sometimes singing with me.

Two hours later is time for the first performance. A guy came on stage and started to dance. I don’t know what he is doing but it is working. Whole audience is cheering and whistling. After his dance, judges started to write some notes. Couple of people came on stage and so on and so on. Now is the time for Sophia’s performance. She is going to sing, brilliant. I am interested what song did she used. She is situated in the centre; the light went off and the first tune sound. I don’t believe her. She is going to sing my song; I mean Rihanna’s song but the one I have chosen. She looked behind her shoulder and smirked at me, that bitch. She was spying on me. She knew what I will sing, and she wanted to sabotage me. The thing, she doesn’t know, is that I have changed my mind, and I will go with something else. Her voice is okay but not perfect. I am curious how the hell did she won those previous years. The first guy was definitely better than her. Her movements are weak but exactly the same as mine. She copied everything. I will destroy her.

Liam is in the front row, but he is not looking at her. I think that he is ashamed of her actually. Everyone is listening and clapping. Finally, she finished. The audience whistled and clapped, and she smiled from ear to ear with satisfaction. What a joke. I will show her who is the bitch.

The judges noted the punctation or whatever in their notes and welcomed me on stage. I glanced at Sophia who is now looking at me triumphally. The lights went dim but not completely off and the tune started. I have chosen Meghan Trainor ‘Like I’m gonna lose you’ ft. John Legend. I, obviously, didn’t have anyone to sing with me, so I will sing alone.

The first line and the audience went dead silent. I closed my eyes and focused on my voice. I understand each word because this song describes my life. I am singing from the heart because I lost my boys and I am nothing without them. The song is about broken heart, about a girl who dreamed that her special one left her alone, so she is now focusing on her love to this someone. The songs describe how I feel about Ty or rather telling me what this feeling is called, love. Is it love? I don’t know, maybe Liam was wrong. Maybe I am not strong, maybe I am only lying to myself. I don’t know why the hell Liam is still on my mind. I opened my eyes and found him. He is looking at me, he is listening to every single word I am singing.

“So, I’m gonna love you

Like I’m gonna lose you,

I’m gonna love you

Like I’m gonna lose you.”

Now there is a time for John to join me. I took a deep breath and then I hear his voice. My head turned so abruptly that I thought it was about to fall off. This voice…

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Liam

Her voice is heavenly. When she opened her mouth and began to sing, the whole world froze. I knew that she can sing but I didn’t know it was so beautiful. Every word of her imprinted on my heart. Her eyes were closed but I could feel her sadness. I saw her that day, so vulnerable, and I wanted to wrap her in my arms and help. I still don’t know what happened that day, but I couldn’t forget her. Her full lips and blue eyes. She told me then that her soul is dead as her eyes, but I saw something in them, something I couldn’t forget. She followed me in my dreams and when I spotted her in the hallway on the first day of school, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I knew who she was back then, in the hallway, but I didn’t know her when I met her on the roof. On that day, she took my hart and bring the light to my heart.

When she opened her eyes, they found mine and I could feel that every word she is singing is directed to me. Did she feel as I am feeling? I feel alive next to her, it is not love, not at all but it is some kind of feeling, I am not able to describe just yet.

Suddenly, her voice stopped singing and the other male voice could be heard. Her head snapped in the direction of the voice and the tall guy came into view. He started to sing with her about the truth of something, I don’t know. That wasn’t her singing, so I didn’t pay attention. He stepped closer to her and her eyes water. He took her cheek in his hand and sang about kissing. I know this guy. My father showed me a picture of him. This is her adopted or some shit brother, Tyler Bonnet. Interesting, my father mentioned that he stayed in London with his younger brother, so I shouldn’t be