Chapter 3
Exactly one year later, I have a label. I'm getting ready to record the final version of You Belong With Me. Thanks to Nick. I'm not very known yet but I'm not sure I ever will be. I have my first autograph signing tomorrow, and apparently a few people from my high school are coming. I might be able to go back there after this year to be a junior. That is if I don't get too famous. But honestly, how many people do get famous in the music industry. Only a few get lucky.
"Taylor Swift?" they called my name to go get ready to record. I stood up and smiled at the guy in the studio. He gave me a signal to start playing.
" you're on the phone with your girlfriend she's upset she's going off about something that you said she spent get your humor like I do..." I sang the entire song, and apparently it went well because I only had to do it a few more times. I left the room and heard the guy call another name "Jonas Brothers" I turned around since I had never heard the name before. I saw about 5 guys, 3 of which looked a lot alike. One looked about 13 the others 16 and possibly 18. I kept my eye on the middle one, and he looked at me and smiled. I drove home and went to bed. I woke up the next morning and got ready for the autograph signing I have today. As I walked into the small store for my signing, I saw Amy with...him. They got up to the table and Amy didn’t even recognize me, but he did.
" Did you know that this girl named Tara went to my school before and she looked just like you, but about a year ago she just like, dropped off the face of the earth," I just looked at Nick as if to say" are you honestly letting her say that" but I quickly turned to Amy.
" that's funny," I said as I signed her poster. We exchanged smiles, and she kept walking. I knew what I was singing later.
"Hey, I think you are really good, I got most of my friends to love your songs! What are you going to sing later?"
"Its going to be a brand new song. Here you go," I said handing her a cd she burned.
"thank you so much!" she said I didn't know her, or most of the people here for that matter, but it was nice to know I have fans outside of the school. Oddly the whole time I kept thinking of those 3 boys mainly the middle one. Jonas Brothers, Ill never forget that name. Before I knew it I was called To go and play a song.
"Hey everyone, thanks for coming tonight, I wrote this song and it was my first dog I record, it hasn't been released yet, so you are the first to hear it. It was written for a guy that I really liked. You Belong With Me. You're on the phone with your girlfriend she's upset she's going off about something that you said she doesn't get your humor like I do I'm in my room it's a typical Tuesday night I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like she'll never know your story like I do she wears short skirts I wear t-shirts she's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers dreaming bout the day when you wake up and find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time..." while I was singing I looked over at Nick a few times and saw that he realized the song was about him. I looked over to the door and saw those three guys from the recording studio. When the song was over they came up to me.
"hey you're really good!" said the middle one.
"thank you! Hey, weren't you at the recording studio when recorded that?"
"Well I didn't know that's what you were recording but yes,"
"I’m Kevin, this is nick and that's Joe," said the oldest. I shook hands with all of them.
"I'm Taylor," I smiled.
" Yeah, we kind of figured that since we heard about this on the radio," said Joe
"REALLY?!?! I DIDNT KNOW THIS WAS ADVERTISED ANYWHERE BUT IN HERE!!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I looked around and saw everyone staring at me. I just looked at the ground and my cheeks turned bright red.
"Hey, it's cool they all love you, everyone makes mistakes," that time it was Kevin. Maybe they would want to perform? Maybe they could get more fans or something. "Hey guys?"
"Yeah?" thy asked in synch
"would you want to perform something?
"sure" they said again
"cool hold on," I turned to everyone in the store," Hey everyone! Can I have your attention please! These are my friends the Jonas Brothers, they would like to perform for you!" Everyone clapped and welcomed them Onto the stage.
"Hey guys, were the Jonas brothers and this is please be mine... They come and go but they don't know that you are my beautiful I try to come closer with you but they all say we won't make it through but I'll be there forever you will see that it's better all our hopes an our dreams will come true I will not disappoint you I will be right there for you till the end the ends of time please be mine..." when they were done I just stood there in awe they were phenomenal I was completely speechless. I guess they saw me because they started saying my name.
"Taylor, are you okay???" Nick asked.
"Yeah....that was...wow..." I couldn't finish my sentence. They all laughed at me but I didn't get embarrassed since I wasn't the only one like this on the room. Eventually they gave out autographs also. I started to talk to Joe when Nick came over...not Joe’s brother nick, evil Nick that I'm in love with.
"Taylor can I talk to you?" he asked.
"Sure," I said and just stayed there
"Alone?"
"I’m afraid not,"
"Why not?"
"What can you tell me that you can't tell my...er...boyfriend..."
"boyfriend?" Joe asked. "of course silly," I answered. "right...boyfriend" he said back.
"so kiss then," said nick. " WHAT?!?!?!" we yelled at the same time. " yeah, well if you guys are a couple you shouldn't have a problem kissing. You do it all the time right?" crap.
"well I don't think our first kiss should be forced..." thank god for Joe.
"YOU MEAN YOUVE NEVER KISSED?!?!"
"sssshhhhhhh!!! We don't want anyone to know!"
"why not?"
"we just don't! At least I don't try to- " He lifted his hand like he was going to punch me. As soon as he started to swing his arm Amy came over...but that didn't stop him. Amy didn’t know what everyone was about to find out. He punched me like 3 times before Joe was able to stop him. I collapsed onto the ground and everything went dark. The next thing I knew I was laying on a bed in a brightly lit room with tubes coming out of by nose and throat. I couldn't have tell tubes in my throat anymore, I knew it was life support, but I could breathe now, so I didn't need them anymore. I started tugging at them, after a while panicking, and pulling at them frantically.
Before I knew it, doctors and nurses were bursting through the door. I had no idea what to think. Hopefully someone will take these tubes out.
"CLEAR!" one of the nurses yelled. I can't see anything. Am I blind? Don't they only do the clear thing when they are trying to bring you back to life? I felt a shock go throughout my body.
"CLEAR!" and another shock. " She’s back,"
1 week later
"would you like to press charges?"
"no"
"are you sure?"
"positive"
I could have possibly been making one of the biggest mistakes of my life, or the right decision. Ring. Ring. Ring.
"hello?"
"Taylor?"
"yeah..."
"it's Joe,"
"oh hi!"
"did you want to meet up later? I need to ask you something,"
"okay, where do you want to meet?"
"How about Starbucks? The one by your house?"
"which one? There's like 5,"
"The small one,"
"Okay what time?"
"Umm...when are you available?"
"Well, I'm recording from 3-5, so maybe 6ish?"
"Cool. See you then,"
The line went dead. I still have two hours to get ready so I decide to walk to starbucks. I bring my iPod, and turn on please be mine. Is that too weird? I mean, we're getting to be really close and yet I listen to them on m iPod.
"O MY GOSH! You're Taylor Swift! You are soooo pretty in person!"
"Thank you so much!"
"So...umm...wow...what can I get you?"
"umm...can I have a venti-"
"she'll have a venti strawberry and cream frap."
"JOE!!!"
"hey," he said smiling.
"why are you here so early?" we said at the same time and started laughing.
"well I was leaving soon and was going to get a late but I guess I'm getting a strawberry frappuccino now."
"you are"
"but you never answered my question,"
"I got bored..."
Joe ended up paying for their drinks, and they sat down and started talking about life.
"wait..."
"what?"
"why did you ask me here in the first place? You said you needed ask me something?"
"oh yeah, I wanted to know if you would want to..."
"Here you go!" the barista yelled, since they were the only ones in the Starbucks if that's even possible. "thank you. Now continue..."
"I was wondering if you would go on tour with us,"
"I'm not sure I can..."
"oh..."
"Ill see if I can. I promise but with school, and my family, and..."
"we have a teacher, but if you can't I understand,"
"thank you so much," I said hugging him. "I would stay longer if I could...but I’m running late so..."
"A little by longer? Ok that not what I meant,"
"I wish I could,"
"ok bye"
"bye" they said smiling. I walked out the door and got into my car.
"I think I'm in love." they both said without each others knowing. I drove to the recording studio, and ran through the door.
"sorry I'm late!" I yelled.
"don't worry about it," I walked into the room where you record, and smiled at everyone in the separate room.
"hey guys, "I said. They all waved back, and gas me the signal once I was ready.
"we were both young when I first saw you I close my eyes and the flashback starts I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air see the lights see the party the ball gowns see you make your way through the crowd..." I kept thinking of Joe throughout the song, and kept messing up. It took me a while to get I done, but it worked eventually. Onto my next song. I started to sing Fifteen, but kept forgetting the lyrics thanks to Joe. On my way home I passed the Starbucks and smiled, not knowing that what had happened in there would change my entire life.
Forever.
