Chapter 49: Opening act finished. (Part 4)

Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Opening act finished. (Part 4)

[Edward POV]

I gripped the microphone tight and took it out of the microphone stand.

"It's been a pleasure getting to perform in front of you kind folks here today. For my final solo act, I will be performing Believer – a song from my future Album titled Breaking."

"Breaking?" Phil muttered. "That's the name of his future album?...why?"

Alex heard the question and replied, "Because he's breaking all expectations people have on him. And also the music charts."

"Write that down! Write that down!" Manny and a majority of the people in the audience hurriedly noted down the album name after I announced it.

"Write it down too, Harvey." Pepper said.

"Wait...he's naming the album here for the first time?" Harvey asked in disbelief.

"Yes." Pepper replied.

After all of the clamouring, the guitarist strummed the guitar to notify the audience about the start of the song.

Then, the entire amphitheatre fell into a deep silence as people were holding their breath to wait for the song.

I took a deep breath before the drummer hit the drum beat. Without playing the guitar on my own or slinging the guitar over my shoulder, I walked to the edge of the stage.

[Imagine Dragon- Believer]

"??First things first...

I'ma say all the words inside my head...

I'm fired up and tired of the way that things have been, oh ooh...

The way that things have been, oh ooh~! ??"

Claire stood up from the seat and shouted, "YEAH!! EDWARD!"

Alex was horrified and exclaimed in a hushed tone, "MOM!"

"What? I'm just glad." Claire said with a soft smile as she looked at Alex.

"??Second things second...

Don't you tell me what you think that I could be...

I'm the one at the sail, I'm the master of my sea, oh ooh~

The master of my sea, oh ooh~!??"

Ted smiled and said, "I finally inspired him in a lyric."

"Take back control of your life huh." Pepper muttered as he heard it. Then, he smiled widely and said, "I like it."

"??I was broken from a young age...

Taking my sulking to the masses...

Writing my poems for the few...

That look at me, took to me, shook to me, feeling me...??"

"That's us." Cam gleefully said while feeling extra proud inside.

"?? Singing from heartache from the pain...

Taking my message from the veins...

Speaking my lesson from the brain...

Seeing the beauty through the...??"

Almost all of the people there held their breath as the song entered the chorus.

"??Pain!

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer!!!!??"

"Woo-hoo!" The crowd cheered and stood up from their seats before they banged their heads to the rhythms.

"??Pain!

You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer

Pain!??"

The lady wearing a floral dress and a red stiletto shivered as she heard the song, however her large hat covered most of her face. She was biting her lower lips until it was all bloody before the woman next to her realised it asked her, "Miranda. Are you okay?"

"Camila. I'm fine." Miranda replied.

I did a little jump while I changed my position to the left side of the stage.

"??Oh let the bullets fly, oh let them rain~!

My life, my love, my drive, it came from...

Pain!

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer??"

"Is this song...about the lord?" Gloria whispered to Jay while asking. Jay looked at her weirdly with a scrunched up face and said, "Wha- NO!"

"Third things third...

Send a prayer to the ones up above...

All the hate that you've heard has turned your spirit to a dove, oh ooh..

Your spirit up above, oh ooh..."

"It is about the Lord!" Gloria muttered in excitement.

"Mom. NO!" Manny admonished his mom while shaking his head. "I'll explain it to you later." Gloria nodded at Manny's words and they focused back on the show.

I walked in front of the VIP section and crouched down while waving at them for a second, causing immense cheer from the audience there. I stood back up and continued.

"I was choking in the crowd

Building my rain up in the cloud

Falling like ashes to the ground

Hoping my feelings, they would drown

But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing

Inhibited, limited

Till it broke open and rained down

It rained down, like..."

"Is he rapping?" Luke asked as he didn't catch a word of what I just said.

??Pain!

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer??

The crowd cheered once more until and didn't stop at all until my chorus was done.

Jenna finally managed to throw her underwear on the stage while Mrs Henderson was distracted by the song.

"Oh my god." Elsa couldn't believe her friend as she saw her take off her panties right next to her boyfriend. Luckily, everyone was too focused on the song to care.

The Catholic mother–Mrs Green clasped her hand together in excitement and said to Jacob, "I can't believe you have another devout friend. This is the type of friend you need to hang out with, not the one who offered you drugs and alcohol."

While headbanging his head to the song, the Viking Mr Green said, "Why can't he be both?"

"??Pain!

You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer??

Pain!

??Oh let the bullets fly, oh let them rain

My life, my love, my drive, it came from...

Pain!

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer??"

My breath got quicker as the songs were mentally and physically draining for me to do. With sweat dripping from my chin, I stood at the left side of the stage and continued.

??Last things last

By the grace of the fire and the flames

You're the face of the future, the blood in my veins, oh ooh

"Hey- Why don't you guys stay for Taylor?" I asked in surprise as they released me.

"We came here for you, not her." Phil said while pulling her waist up. "But we already got the ticket...so..."

"So we're only here for 5 minutes before we go back to our seats." Alex exposed Phil.

Smiling softly, I said, "You guys don't have to do this. Just go and enjoy the show."

"Nonsense Ed! We come here specifically to support you." Claire said and sat next to me before she kissed my forehead. I was stunned by her suddenness and then she said, "I'm really proud of you Ed. You have come so far."

"Uh...Thanks?" I replied as I didn't know why she was reacting like that.

Gloria pinched my cheeks softly and said, "Aaayyyy mi ni?o hermosooo, mirenlo toda una Estrella ( AAAYYY mi beautiful boy, look at him a total star)"

As I was still sitting, she pulled me into her embrace with my head buried inside her chest before she squealed happily and shook me around.

"Gloria!" Claire stopped her hurriedly before I lost my breath.

"When are you getting home?" Jay asked, unbothered by the ensuing chaos inside the room.

"After the show is over. I will be joining Taylor for the after party though, so I won't go home directly."

Claire raised one of her eyebrows and asked, "After party? Where?"

...

[3rd Person POV]

At the Q and A portion of Taylor's fan meet. Although the majority of the questions were for Taylor, there were still a few questions that baffled her when she heard it as the fans were asking questions like this.

"Are you and Edward Dating? You know we support you no matter what."

"Who wrote the song 'Two is better than one'? You or Edward?"

"Is he coming to your tour? Or your next show?"

"When can we buy his album?"

Taylor laughed and said, "Okay, I will ask him for you guys and tell you about it later."

Abby and Haley scrunched their faces as they looked at Taylor before Abby said to her mom, "Let's go home."

She turned to Haley and Tara before saying, "Are you guys staying till the end?"

"Yeah. We will hitch a ride with my family so you don't need to worry about us." Haley replied.

"Abby, let's go meet Edward first before you leave." Haley said and grabbed Abby's hand before dragging her backstage to the waiting room. Abby could've resisted and broke free from Haley's grip, but she just let herself be dragged away. Maybe she needed an excuse to come meet Edward, but she still wasn't sure why she was going along with it.

Near the backstage, Ted was talking with Camila.

"Is she gone?" Ted asked.

With a thick Cuban accent, the woman replied, "Yeah. She had to rest. So I let her go first."

"Do you want to come meet him?" He asked.

Camila widened her eyes and said, "Wait? Can I?"

"Of course. You're his aunt. You can meet him anytime you want."

(Camila Moronne-Similar face)

[Edwards POV]

As I was walking out of my waiting room, suddenly I saw Haley, Tara, Abby and Desiree in the hallway walking in my room's direction.

"Hey!" Tara greeted happily while Haley rushed to give me a hug. I was startled as she started running toward me, so I put my hand upward to guard against her, but then, my hands actually landed on her bra-less chess as she hugged me from my neck excitedly.

'Ah soft.' I thought as I could feel...everything.

Haley finally realised where my hand was 5 seconds after hugging me and she quickly pulled away and covered her chest in a crossed 'X' shape while looking at me in disbelief. "Perv!" She said.

With a zen-like facial expression, I said, "It was an accident. I thought you're attacking me. Also, it's very soft."

Her jaw dropped and I turned to Abby instead of explaining myself.

"Hey." I muttered softly.

"Hey..." She replied back, not looking me directly in the eyes.

"I'm really glad you're here."

"Well...I promised...So I will be here..." Abby replied while turning her eyes slowly to meet mine. I couldn't help myself but approached her and gave her a hug.

"Thank you." I said.

Abby widened her eyes before she returned my embrace while saying, "That's what a friend is for right?"

"Sure." I said while I continued hugging her.

Then, Desiree decided to join in and made the hug a group hug. Abby and I laughed at the abrupt action of her mother, and we finally released each other.

"How's the concert?" I asked.

"To be honest it could've been better." Abby teased.

"Yeah. If Taylor kissed my lip at the end it would've been better." I said, earning a death glare from Abby, Haley and Tara.

Abby replied sarcastically, "Sure...Let her commit a crime at the end of the show. That will surely be useful for your debut."

I chuckled a bit and said, "Seriously. I'm really glad you're here."

"...Me too." Abby said with a soft smile on her face.

"Don't ignore me okay?"

"I won't."

As we were facing each other, Haley interjected angrily, "So. When are we going to talk about the fact you copped a feel on my boobs?"

"Hmm? What did he do?" Dad appeared out of nowhere from behind Haley, startling her.

"N-N-Nothing." Haley stammered as she turned to my dad.

"Dad. Who is that? Your girlfriend? Did you finally get a girlfriend?" I asked teasingly as I saw a hot latina woman next to my dad. "Also, you have an acquired taste huh."

"Stop speaking nonsense. This is your Aunt." Dad explained hurriedly to make me stop.

"Aunt?" I was confused as I had never seen the woman before in my entire life. Suddenly, I remembered my dad's stories and said, "Aunt Camila?"

She hugged me suddenly and said, "I can't believe you know me." Only giving me a quick hug for fear I would be uncomfortable with her, she took a step back after that.

"Yeah, from my dad's stories." I said while staring at her face. Camila turned to Ted and said, "You told him about us?"

"Of course. You're family." Ted said while smiling softly. I didn't want to burst his bubble and told my aunt he told me about her pickpocket job before, therefore I changed the subject.

"Aunt Camila...why are you here?" I asked carefully.

She flinched and said, "T-To support you of course."

I narrowed my eyes at both her and my dad in suspicion before I sighed and said, "Dad. Seriously? If you want to date my aunt, shouldn't you tell me this before you come and introduce her to me?"

"We're not dating!" Ted said in frustration. Finally, Ted saw Desiree who was standing next to Abby. It was their first time meeting, and I was sure that there was some sparks between them.

I returned to the waiting room with my dad and my aunt while the girls went back to the concert. Abby and Desiree returned home instead of waiting until the concert ended, so only Tara and Haley stayed till the end.

As Camila was still awkward around me, we didn't talk too much. Instead she asked me what I knew about my Cuban side of the family and shared some funny stories about my dad when he first met my grandparents over there.

After an hour, the sky had darkened and I was watching Taylor close the show from near the stage. After her final song, suddenly she said, "As Edward had given you guys a present by performing a song from his upcoming album....I think...I will do the same thing too."

The crowd cheered, and I cheered along in anticipation with them.

Then, she changed her tone and said, "But there is a problem. I need some help in playing it, and over here,there is only one person who knows about the song I'm talking about."

She turned toward me abruptly and said using the earpiece without the audience hearing it, "Edward. Will you help me?"

"What is she doing?" Mr Killington asked in frustration after nothing was going to plan in his event today.

"What do you need help for?" I asked her back after hearing it through the headphones.

"Love story. Doing it the way we played around with it before."

"Really? Like that? Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

As I looked at Taylor's determined face, I sighed and said, "Okay. I will do it."

Taylor smiled and turned her attention back to the audience.

"Who do you guys think I need to call on stage to help me?" She asked innocently while putting her finger on her cheek.

The audience was confused before someone muttered, "Edward?"

"Come on. You guys just heard his songs minutes ago." Taylor said playfully. The audience laughed before they shouted, "Edward!!"

"Call him out until he gets on the stage!" Taylor ordered.

"Edward! EDWARD! EDWARD! EDWARD! EDWARD!"