C, A, F#… "Come on Shen you're gonna be late, are
you dressed, Eves here, can she come in?" damn
im stressing and we're not even there yet, "yea im
dressed tell her to come in, is Finn here yet?"
Calm down, calm down Shen you'll be okay, "Hi
Evie, have you ever been to one of these before?"
i say ,trying to stop the nervous panic from
taking over, as she walks in . " No but i'll figure it
out it can't be that hard watching people play
piano, but how about you, you seem a lot more
nervous than usual, are you okay?" ugh, why did she
have to ask that, i can't just say im fine cause she
knows i'm not but i don't really want to spill to her about
how im stressing so bad my hands are shaking, it'll make me look weak "Uhh… i'm just a bit nervous because it's a big
performance." i say then wait anxiously for her
response, but instead of the pitty filled " oh are you okay do
you want anything…" that i was expecting i get a "
Hay, well i'm not worried whenever you play you
go of into your own dream world, its magical and
you always seem to enjoy it, so i know you'll pull
through somehow" and she says it whilst smiling,
which makes me want to smile. I can feel a small
blush start to grow on my cheeks and my hands start to calm down with the
shaking , I'm still nervous just in a slightly better way.
"Hay Shen, Fins here, are you ready to go yet?" Mum shouts up the stairs, the
soft golden clouds that were easing my nerves started to dissipate as I came
back to reality "Yea, were coming mum." I shout back, pushing myself up off the
bed. I smile awkwardly at Eve; I just don't understand how she can be so bright
and happy about everything.
As we're walking down the stairs she starts babbling about something Saskia
had said, something about how she wanted to come but she has to do some
Hockey tournament or some other sporty thing but i'm just listening to the soft
sound of her voice, its soo.. calming. I look up and see Mum and Fin waiting by
the door for us, Fin is grinning so wide his cheeks look like they could explode,
"Are you nervous? he asks in the most non-subtle way ever, and i know he
doesn't mean about the competition. He made a bet with me that if I tried my best I
would get a 8/9/10 from all the judges. I said I wouldn't but now if I do I have to
ask Eve out, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I don't think she likes me in
that way.