"Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power." -Charles Simmons
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POV: Aria, Duchess of Uniqueness
When you're livin' in the hall of fame (yeah)! And the world gonna know you're na-. I jolted up in my bed and quickly turned off my alarm.
     "Sis!!! It's time to be AWESOME!!!", I sang as I danced around the room in my Deadpool pajamas and pigtails. She tossed and turned a little, but then also jumped up when she remembered our show.
     "YES!!! WE'RE GONNA ROCK IT!!!!" She took my hands and danced with me all around the room, twirling about. Then we realized our window curtains were open. After quickly closing them, we got dressed and I coloured my hair (with hair chalk). I was putting on my dress (I forgot I was supposed to be wearing a dress) when Amelia and I heard frantic knocking at the door. Amelia swung the door open so hard, I was scared it would hit the wall (which it did). I flinched as a loud BANG rang throughout the top floor, followed by, "SHUT UP, YOU STUPID KIDS!!!" I gave the Royals (Amelia, Corrie, and Alexis) The Look.
     After we finished getting ready, we knocked on each door that contain our people. It's wasn't until 30 minutes later that everyone was ready to go. We quickly had the Continental breakfast, jumped into the bus, made two checks to make sure we all had everything we needed for the show, and sped away!

     "WE'RE HERE!!!!", I cheered, waking up most of the bus. I think the best part of that bus ride was getting to see everyone's faces, from tiredness and boredom, to excitement with slight hints of nervousness. We pulled into the Reserved Parking (so fancy!) and ran out, chattering away to get the fear out of our minds.
     Before I left the bus, I took a quick glance at my phone, which had a text from the one and only Louie. It read, "Good luck Aria! You'll do great I know it!" I quickly typed back, "Thanks, dude!!! You're the best! I love you!!" I felt my face start to warm up, then burn, because of those three small words. I didn't hesitate to hit 'Send', and hide my phone in my sweatshirt (sweatshirts with dresses look kind of funny).

     "Hello, New York!!!", Corrie yelled into her earpiece. Everyone was wild, and I was scared. I'd never done a tour before! Sis walked on stage, then Alexis, then Yours Truly. Actually, I more or less stumbled on stage, since Melli 'accidentally' shoved me up the stairs. After that, the rest of the FreaksOfInsanity ran and jumped up to wave to the crowd of thousands. I kid you not, thousands were attending the show.
     "H-how's everyone doing today?", I asked nervously. Shouts and screams filled the room with excitement and joy. All of a sudden, I felt a lot better!
     "Alrighty then! Our first event is classic...Sing Or Dare!!!" Amelia's smile was the brightest thing in the room, despite the flashes of cameras.
     "The rules are simple; You either pick Sing or Dare! We'll spin a bottle to see who goes first, then it's all smooth sailing from there!" It was Alexis' turn to speak. She then grabbed an empty Sprite bottle (thanks to Corrie), then ordered all of us to sit in a circle. Rae grabbed the bottle and flicked her wrist in such a way that the bottle swirled so fast, that it looked like a fan. It started to slow more and more, until finally, it pointed to someone: me.
     "Aria! Sing or dare?!" It seemed like everyone was on the edge of their seat; so were the hairs on the back of my neck and my stomach. I closed my eyes and spoke, "Sing". I opened my eyes to see the audience cheering and smiling, the best thing to see when your stomach is doing backflips and walking a tightrope. A grin crept up Rae's face to her ear.
     "Hello, by Adele." Oh Lord, help my soul. Corrie handed me her phone for lyrics, and I knew I had to do good. I took a deep breath in, and started.
     "Hello, it's me. I was wondering if after these years you'd like to meet; to go over everything. They say that time's supposed to heal you, but I ain't done much healing.
     Hello, can you hear me? I'm in California, dreaming about who we used to be; when we were younger and free. I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet.
     There's such a difference between us, and a million miles.
     Hello from the other side! I must have called a thousand times to tell you I'm sorry for everything that I've done. But when I call, you never seem to be home.
     Hello from the outside! I least I can say that I've tried to tell you I'm sorry for breaking your heart. But it don't matter. It clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore."
     Silence. For once, silence was all I could hear. I watched the crowd rise to their feet and cheer, the FreaksOfInsanity stare at me in disbelief, the cameraman in the very back, holding the camera that was streaming all of this, giving a thumbs up: none of it produced sound to me.
     The only thing I could do was smile.