Truly Madly Awkward by Beth Garrod

Author:Beth Garrod
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Published: 2017-03-23T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

SEVENTEEN

My bedroom erupted with happiness. Rach was leaping round like the floor was too hot to step on, I was yelling so much I induced two accidental shock hiccups and Mum and Shay burst in full of hugs and congrats. Even my phone was on fire with (and one from Mikey).

If I’d felt popular earlier, now I felt like Emma Watson’s more famous sister. What would it be like if I actually won?!

In the background Jaz was still waffling on, reading some of the emails she’d had in. There was fanmail for Letty (probs from her dad*)(*he’s a lawyer). And some “We love you anyway”s from friends of the two that had been knocked out.

“And ’scuse me if I’m not saying this right, but Hitchhiker100 says, ‘Yeaaahhhsssss! Come on, St Mary’s – it’s time the best band played at the best school in the local catchment area.’”

Amil snorted. “Love some good catchment-area chat!”

Jaz didn’t laugh back. “So, on to a week Saturday… The final!”

Amil whooped. “Yesssss, sirrrrr. Letty, Aisha, Bella – we are SO LOOKING FORWARD to meeting you?!!”

WAIT. WHAT?! Did he say MEET?!

I, Bella Fisher, was going to meet the Helicans?!

Was this actually my life? Rach went instantly teary. “Bellss … do you think…”

But she didn’t need to finish.

“Rach – it’s all three of us going or nothing, you wallyhead!”

She started to snort-laugh-cry so hard Shay stroked her hair to calm her down. But this just made her blub even more.

I turned my attention back to Amil. “Can’t wait to hear what you all have to say in the live final?! Get your radio voices at the ready!”

It was all too much?! We were going to be live!

On the radio!

In thirteen days’ time!

SORRY, WE WERE WHAT?!

I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO SPEAK LIVE ON THE RADIO?

The other three were still cheering like we’d won the lottery.

But I was silent. The realization hit me like a snowball in the face.

THE WHOLE HOPE OF MY ENTIRE SCHOOL WAS NOW RESTING ON ME GIVING ADVICE LIVE ON THE RADIO.

This couldn’t be happening.

Rach was still yelling, “WEEEEE’RE GOING TO MEET THE HELICANS!” on repeat. Which wasn’t really helping.

“I’m so proud of you, darling!” Mum planted a kiss on my head.

But how was I going to do well when I would be mute with fanic?! Argh, I meant panic or fear. Not both. See?! My mind had already stopped working with fanic?!

No one had noticed I’d gone the colour of Tippex – they were too busy celebrating. Rach was vibrating with excitement, already lost in preparing for the big day.

“We’ll have to plan outfits carefully. Show Letty that Bella’s got game?!”

Mum mumbled something about being sure there must be something in my cupboard – but Shay snorted.

“Yeah – cos what you wear on the radio is really important.” She immediately realized how bad it sounded. “Rach – how about you borrow the shoes?”

Rach nodded like today couldn’t get any better.

But I didn’t know if it could get more terrifying.

Still in silence, I made a mental list of petrifying things that were now looming.

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