Almost Gone

I stood there, shocked. My mouth was agape, my eyes wide. I couldn’t believe he just asked me that … I’m only fourteen!! And he’s — what? — twenty?! No, wait, Ella said he was sixteen …

“I-I —,” I say, dazed. “I-I’ll have to think about it, Carl.”

And I walked away, into our music room. I really wanted to sing. But, what if I was no good? What if my voice was back, but I could no longer sing again? I decide that I’m willing to take that risk, picking up the microphone and playing a random song.

“Can't even hang out with friends
Wit out ya blowin up my phone
Why you all in my ear
Like where am I and when am I coming home
Why you listening to your friends? They dont wanna see us be.

“Boy You better take it slow
Or i'll be history
You've got to give me my space
So quick to calling my name
Boy you better recognize
My love is one of a kind
You drive me up to the ceiling
Boy there's no need for the screaming you know that you are my world
But im sick and tired of the

“La La La La La La La La
That's all I hear you saying
La La La La La La La La Tired of the Complaining
La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La

“So why you up in my ear?
So I went out to club
I just wanna have some fun
I guess someone told you
I was with some other boy
Cause when I got back home
Put my foot through the door
All the lights came on
Then came the LA La La La
You've got to give me my space
So quick to calling my name
Boy you better recognize
My love is one of a kind
You drive me up to the ceiling

“Boy there's no need for the screaming
You know that you are my world
But im sick and tired of the
La La La La La La La La
That's all I hear you saying
La La La La La La La La
Tired of the Complaining
La La La La La La La La La La La La
La La La La La La La

“So why you up in my ear?
Why you up in my ear?
Why you up in my ear?
Why you up in my ear? oooh.
Why you up in my ear?
Why you up in my ear?
Why you up in my ear ohh

“La La La La La La La La
That's all I hear you saying
La La La La La La La La
Tired of the Complaining
La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La La la la

“So why you up in my ear?
La La La La La La La La LA La la La La La La. La La lA lA lA LA LA LA LA la la la So why you up in my ear??”, I sing, hearing the applause from my friends. I look around, shocked speechless. “Umm, I can —”

“Emma!! You were awesome!”, Kate says, hugging me. “I want you to sing at my wedding! No buts or questions! You’re singing!”

I couldn’t help but laugh at that. Figures Kate would know me well enough to just go on and force me into singing at her and Sam’s wedding.

“Wow, Emma, I never knew you could sing.”, Ella says, shocked.

“There’s a lot you don’t know about me, Ella.”