Chapter 16 - 16

Talking to Reiner and getting to him better was a good way to spend the night. It is the weekend today and I am heading out to meet my manager as I have to record my new song with Rock studios. Claire is going home to see her family while Charlie is visiting his grandma up state. Ellie doesn't want to go home as she claims that she wants to catch up on next weeks assignment.

BFBS allows students to go out of school on weekends to see their friends and family. Many have already left the school and others are still getting ready to leave. Very few people are actually remaining at school and Nicole one of the popular girls in school is planning to host a party. But with only the nerds being at school today the party might turn out to be a flop.

I say goodbye to Ellie and the guys and I sit on the school bus which is going to drop everyone in town. From there we take our own transport home, we make small talk about how our weekend was going to be like. I can't tell them that I am going to record my new song because nobody knows that I am a superstar so I just make something up.

The bus arrives to town and everyone gets down, I try to call my driver to pick me up but he is not answering his phone. The others take a taxi and I am left with no means home. Due to how many students took a taxi in all different directions there were no more taxi's around. I try to get a lift from the cars on the road but no one is stopping for me.

It has been an hour and I still haven't found a means to get home, I had this crazy idea that if I started walking then I will find help but that seems like a bad idea now. I have been walking for ages but no one will stop for me and I am already late for my meeting with the recording studio. I am going to grow old on this road if I keep walking like this, this is the longest I have ever had to walk in all my life and I am running out of air and energy to go on.

My phone rings and I answer it. "Hello Brandon, where are you? You are late for the meeting and Rock studio is getting very angry. They want to hear the song right now, so if you could sing it through the phone it will be amazing. At least they will know that you do have a song." he said and hung up.

I sat down under a big shade to rest. I open my phone to record the song but the battery died, I am bumped and I don't know what to do. My phone is dead, I can't find my way home and I am exhausted beyond all things. A truck stops in front of me and a man asks me if I need a ride. I put on my mask before I turn around and look at him. "Sure." I replied before getting into the truck.

We drive for a while before we hit traffic near the highway, I am freaking out about my new song. If I don't deliver the song in time I will lose my contract with Rock studios. I borrow the Chuck's phone and try to get in contact with my manager but his phone is switched off. A text message notification enters the phone and I open it and read it,

'Come out of the truck and walk three cars ahead of you open the car door and get in now!'

It must be a message for the truck driver, I should probably tell him about it. I am about to tell him about the message but another message enters the phone.

'And no this message is not for Chuck but for you. Now hurry up!!!'

I give Chuck his phone back and rush out of the car to the one pointed out on the message. I get in the car and find it empty but there was a note the backseat. I opened the note which informed me that there was a set of changing clothes and Nobody's mask on the front seat, I should wear it quickly. I put it on and a note falls off the the box,

'There is a microphone on the roof of their is a guitar at the backseat too and it is already connected to the speakers. There are people ready to record you so get out there and give them a concert of a lifetime.'

I couldn't believe my eyes, the answer to my problems found me and I didn't even have to look for it. I do exactly what the note says and get on the roof with my 'Nobody's' outfit and get on top of the roof with a guitar. I test out the mic and it is working so I start to play the guitar and sing my song.

Sing the song out loud ~

And let yourself feel proud

You only get a chance to live once

so make sure that every shot you take counts

take it one step at a time

Cause nobody else gives a damn

live life in your own terms

and play the drums real loud ~

I close my eyes and continue to sing the song, I get so lost in the music and keep playing wholeheartedly. This is a song that I wrote to tell myself to keep going when I was all alone. It a little sad but it speaks to my heart and I love it. The song is called 'Your own terms' and it is one of last sad songs I might be releasing. After I met Reiner last week, I have been writting lyrics to this beautiful love song that I plan to sing for him.

The song ends and I open my eyes and stop playing, the people start clapping and cheering for me to sing another song for them. It seems that everyone caught on traffic came out of their cars to watch my show. Every one of them were holding their phones towards me and recording my performance.

"Hello everyone, it is your boy Nobody here and this song goes to all my fans out there who love and support me everyday. Peace out bye." I say and get down from roof and enter the car again. The traffic gets cleared and the car drives off and drops me off at Rock studios. The weird part is that I do not even know where that car came from or how it goes around without a driver. I feel so good after the concert, I had a chance to vent out all the frustrations in my heart. I feel more relieved and free.

I walk in to the studio and walk into the lift and press the button for the top floor. I wait calmly as the lift goes up while music plays music. The music kept playing and then I heard my song playing on. I just played the song some moments ago and already it is gone viral. My phone rings and I answer it,

"Hello," I greet once the phone is connected.

"Hello Brandon, when I said sing a song on the phone I did not mean holding a concert at the highway. Either way you did great and everyone was impressed by you so good job. Your concert video has gone viral and it has millions of downloads. You have made me proud and Nobody is the talk of the town, everyone is talking about how the concert was out of your usual routine and they are anticipating the big reveal." he said and I was confused.

"Big reveal?"

"Yes, they think that you are going to reveal your identity soon."

"I am sorry to disappoint them but that won't happen anytime soon."