Free Uncovering Kaitlyn by Emma Jane Page B

tried out his own songs.
Jake had picked up a few skills over the years from spending so much time
watching me (in a completely non-creepy way) but he was terrible. He sounded
like he was trying to torture the hotel by slowly making everyone’s ears bleed.
    “Jake, stop
please. Jake, come on. People have been listening to me play for days, what if
they think it’s me?”
    “Are trying
to tell me something about my talents?”
    “Jake, to do
that, you’d actually have to have some to begin with. I’m telling you that
murder comes with the death penalty in some states and I’m not sure if this is
one of them and what happens if this you cause deaths across state lines.”
    “There’s no
need to be mean. We can’t always be born musicians like you.” He faked tears.
    “And we
don’t all have the flare for drama that you have.”
    “I know
Katie, but you’ll learn. Unfortunately I’m too busy to teach you, but lucky I
got some Hollywood guy to teach you instead. How’s that going?”
    “As good as
it could. We went over every scene and he gave me some tips. He’ll be there on
Tuesday. He said he’ll come see me and check that I’m coping ok. He says that
my acting should be fine. It’s just the nerves I need to worry about.”
    I’d been
texting Jamie since Wednesday night, and I found him a generally interesting
person. He was always reassuring me about my first scenes and he offered to
help in any way he could. He was thinking of watching my first scene and was
going to be my ‘buddy’ for the day.
    “Does he
think you have any reason to worry about your nerves?”
    “Not really.
He says that they know I’ll be really nervous anyway, so they’ll do a bit to
help before I get there. He kept telling me that this will be easier than
Howard Collins because there isn’t an audience, so I can take a lot of attempts
if I need too. Basically his whole point was I can screw up as much as I want to.”
    “Good
philosophy. Screw it up, and it doesn’t matter. I think I might just about like
this man, as long as he avoids calling me at stupid hours.”
    “You were
awake anyway. Are you coming with me on Tuesday?”
    “Do you want
me there? I was planning on it, but I’ll meet you for lunch or something
instead if you want.”
    “Of course I
want you there. I couldn’t do that without you, I don’t think I’d last five
minutes. Dad is coming for a bit, and then he’s going to wait nearby in a café
or something. Aaron is flying in Monday. He’s going to be with me all day to
sort out any problems. He made it sound like he’s expecting there to be a lot
of problems.”
    “I don’t
think you could do anything without drama. It’s like your purpose in life.”
    “Thanks, I’m
feeling the love.”
    “Always
Kaitlyn”
    ***
    Tuesday
morning I was sick. I had to be at the studio by half eight but I woke up at
around four in the morning. I tried to go back to sleep but I got more nervous
by the minute. After an hour I was sick and by half six Jake came in and made
me get washed and dressed. Jamie had text me to check on me and wish me luck. I
replied that I was worse than on Howard Collins and he told me I should come in
to the studio early. He was there already and he thought it might help if I
could see what is going on.
    I put on
some clothes while Dad and Jake packed me a selection of scarves and extra make
up. I didn’t mention that Jamie was the person who told me to come in early.
Jake and Dad would tease me relentlessly if they knew I was texting him and
Jake would more than likely go and threatened him. He loved me but he had been
known to go mental at people who flirted with me in the past. It wasn’t
anything romantic, just brotherly love. I answered the door to Aaron and we all
went down to a car that he had arranged.  We were met at the studio by
security. We all had to sign in and wait for somebody from the crew to come and
greet us. Jamie walked towards us alongside a middle aged