“Mom, have you seen my blue and white glee shirt”, I yell at my mom quickly. “No Marie I thought you washed yesterday, “ mom said while flipping pancakes. I went back upstairs to check my bedroom one more time. I found it in my sock bin not knowing how it got there. I put it on and came down stairs and grabbed son bacon and said, “ Love you Mom, see you later”, I said while giving her a kiss on her chick.In my house it’s just  me and my Mom . My Dad left a long time ago. Most people may think my Mom is always on me, but actually I think of her as my friend, I can tell any and everything. Because she gives me great advice without always trying to be all mommy about. Most of the time anyway.

I did a survey so I can try and try out for X-Factor, there are a lot of steps to trying out for X-Factor . You need 14 or older. This is regardless of whether you're in  a group or a solo act.”Check!”.Before the season starts, there is an application form online at the website of your country's version of the X Factor. This is months and months in advance, so you may need to wait until the next season rolls around.”Check!” And then we have to go to the real thing where it's televised.
      

I have been practicing on my voice because X-Factor is coming to Manhattan this year, this could be my big break. Try outs start at 4:30. I might miss choir practice today, but I’m pretty sure Mrs.Curry will understand. But what if I don’t make it and I tell her all of this for nothing so i'm just going to tell her after i'm done with it all.
      

Later that day I left the house at 4:00, so I could get there early I asked my friend , well best friend Stephen to take me. Me and Stephen have been best friends sents first grade and Stephen has been liking me since then too. But I have a little crush on him since then to. So I need a friend to talk to he is always the first person I call on. I know it sounds a little crazy but that's just how it is with me and him.
    

“Marie if you don't get in the running for this I am going to stop eating lunch with you”, Stephen said while laughing and looking back and forth at me and the road. “Don’t worry I’m going to win this whole thing”, I said looking at him with a game face. We had just got there and the line was past building already. “You call this getting here before everyone else does ? “Stephen said laughing. “I thought I would be one of the first one here”. I said looking at Stephen.
    

It had already been 30 minutes sents we had been at the downtown conference center and I was starting to get hungry. For a second I almost left to go get some food from across the street. But before I started to move Stephen walks up to me and says, “Do you need anything Marie”, Stephen said. “Yes I am so hungry”, said Marie trying to look sad. “I knew you were going to say that, that’s I went to go get you your favorite pizza. Bacon with three different kinds of cheese,”Stephen said. “You know me so well Stephen,” I said smiling. I’m up next I couldn’t feel my legs. I started to get cold and then I started biting my nails. Stephen was right there with me a usual . “You can do this Marie I know you can do this”, he said as he was putting his hand in mine.
   

“Ummmm, Next”, Simon said.”Go get em tiger”,Stephen as i walking out there. While I was walking out there I was scared for my life. But I looked back at Stephen and he gave me the look, our look.”Hi! My name is Marie, I am 16 year old and I will be singing Pretty Hurts By Beyonce”, Marie said. “Let hear you Marie”, Simon said. “ Momma said you’re a pretty girl(.) what’s in your hair it doesn’t matter, just another stage pageant the pain away, this time i’m gonna take the crown without falling down, down, doo-wn. Pretty huu-rrr-ts, shine the light on whatever worst. Try to fix something but you can’t fix what you can’t see, it’s a soul that needs a surger-yyyy”,Marie sang loudly and with confidence.
   

The minute I got finished singing I heard everyone cheering for me. I started feeling very confident. “Wow”, the judges said with a shocked face. “ That was really good”, one of the judges said. “Yeah I agree that was amzone”, said the other judge. “But I don’t know if you are ready for this”, Simon said looking so serious. ”So this time i’m going to say it’s a no Marie, Yeah I think it’s a no for me too”, said Simon and one other judge. “ It isn’t that you wasn’t good enough…...It’s just you are missing something”, the girl judge say.” Ok thank’s”, I said trying to look brave.
   

I walked off the stage smiling in till I had knew the cameras were off of me. Stephen was right there waiting for me like I knew he would be.” Marie are you ok, because you did an outstanding performance out there, now give me a huge, they just lost the best singer in Manhattan”, Stephen said while hugging me tighter than tight. I looked at him then I started to smile. Next thing you know his lips were on mine for the longest second i’ve ever counted. From that day on I decided

that I don’t need singing I had Stephen and that’s all that mattered to us.