CHAPTER 37:PROVING A POINT


“Brian” Nick greeted hesitantly as Brian sat down in his seat
“Nick” Brian replied stiffly, they’d hardly talked at all, the distance was obvious.
“This is Tyler” Nick introduced as she leant over him to shake Brian’s hand
Brian took it smiling softly. There was something almost reassuring that Nick had bought a date, he still hated thinking that he may hold something for Arora, this helped ease that thought.

Tyler shook Brian’s hand softly, then jolted her arm back in fear. Her eyes caught his and for some unexplainable reason, her whole body shook.

“Is everything okay?” Nick inquired, seeing the blood drain from her face
“Uh, yeah, fine” Tyler said, shaking her head softly “If you’ll excuse me, I have to use the bathroom” she added, standing up, and making her way out of the row

Tyler burst through the women’s door, her heart rate soaring, she had no idea what was going on, but there was something strange about Brian. She starred at her deathly pale face in the mirror. Taking a few deep breathes she stumbled to try and steady herself.
“You have some nerve” Arora remarked leaning up against one of the empty cubicle doors
“I suppose I do” Tyler shrugged, pretending to reapply her lipstick – she never showed fear – never.
“If its me you want why the fuck don’t you just come after me, Nick has done nothing wrong, stay away from him” Arora announced, her eyes narrowing in
“My game, my rules Arora” Tyler smirked
“Fuck your game and fuck your rules”
“You ruined my life, I think its only fair I get to return the favor” Tyler laughed “Excuse me” she added stiffly as she pushed past Arora and out the door

~ 1 HOUR LATER ~

The three girls were standing quietly backstage, they were to present the next award for “Best group/band or duo”. Chastity casually popped a bubble as she flicked her hair behind her shoulders, her eyes narrowed around backstage, she was on a mission and there was no way she was going to let AJ win this one.

A short blond haired character walked stiffly around people, a following of about 5 stocky black tag-alongs following his every move.
“Bingo” Chastity ginned to herself. She removed the ring from her finger and swapped it to her other hand.

“Where are you going?” Bianca inquired in a hushed voice as Chastity began walking away
“Somewhere” Chastity winked as she made her way over to him
“Oh fuck, she is not going to talk to Eminen, is she?” Bianca laughed

“Uh Hi” Chastity smiled as she pushed past his little posse that had circulated around him
He stopped talking for a minute as his eyes wandered down the length of Chastity body, and back up again.
“Yeah?” He muttered as he pushed his hands into his low riding pockets
“The names Chastity, I saw you before and I just wanted to say hi” she smirked
“Really” he grinned

~ AT THE SAME TIME ~

Bianca and Arora sat awkwardly quiet as they waited for the performance going on to finish.
“Who is she?” Bianca inquired softly “Who’s Nick with?”
She hoped maybe it was his sister and she just hadn’t recognized her, or maybe his cousin.
“Uh” Arora responded, unsure if Bianca would want to hear the truth
“It’s his new girlfriend isn’t it?” Bianca whispered, seemingly shrugging it off, to hide the pain
“I don’t think you’d say that she’s just – “
“His bitch? Do you know who she is?”
“Tyler” Arora sighed
“Who?” Bianca questioned, that name not ringing a bell
“Kales sister”
“Tyler-Fish?!” Bianca practically shrieked, almost falling off her chair.
That had been a name Bianca had always called her, she used to think Tyler looked somewhat like a fish when she was younger, and had ever since referred to her as Tyler-Fish.
Arora nodded slowly. The knowledge that Nick was here with her, was painful to them both.

“Vixen, on in 1 minute” a stage hand announced as he carried around his clipboard
Bianca and Arora stood up, as Chastity walked towards them
“What the hell were you doing with him?” Bianca hissed under her breath
“Proving a point” Chastity smiled as she slipped the paper with his phone number on it down her top

As the signal was given they strolled out onto the stage, holding hands and smiling brightly.
“Hey y’all, how you doing tonight?” Chastity smiled as she leaned into the microphone
The crowd reacted with the occasional whistle and cat-call.
“It’s such an honor to be here with some really amazingly talented people tonight” Arora smiled
Bianca starred out into the audience. She caught Nick’s eye and starred at him captivated. Had he moved on so quickly? It was like she wanted to push him away, she wanted to punish him by telling him she hated him, but she also wanted him to be there, she wanted him to tell her how much he was sorry, and how much he loved her, that’s what she wanted, that’s what she needed. But now it was like she’d lost him completely, she’d pushed him into the arms of someone else.
Chastity and Arora waited anxiously for Bianca to say something, but she remained silent, even after Chastity tapped her foot with her own.
“Uh, so lets introduce the nominees for the Best Group/Band Or duo” Arora said, taking over what Bianca was supposed to say
As the screen behind them flashed faces, they read out the names.
“And the winner is” Chastity said excitedly as she ripped open the envelope
“NSYNC” they announced loudly into the microphone

The crowd applauded as the five guys made their way up onto the stage. The hugged each girl in sequence, taking the award from Arora arms. They said their thank-yous and waved the award stupidly in the air, before walking off the stage.

“What the hell was your problem?” Chastity snapped at Bianca
“Fuck you” Bianca scathed
“You forgot the fucking line, you just stood there like some doped pop tart, people are gonna think you’ve been hanging out with Macy Gray”
“Get off my case okay” Bianca said shoving Chastity backwards

“Hey Ladies” Justin smiled, winking at Bianca
“Get lost afro” Chastity mumbled
“Anyway” he announced turning to Bianca “You look hot tonight” he smiled, his eyes following the cut of her plunging neckline
“She’s not a piece of meat, ass, so wipe the drool from your mouth” Chastity snapped protectively
“I can handle myself” Bianca announced

Backstreet wandered down the backstage hall, as they were to perform 1 act from now. Nick and Bianca locked eyes as they wandered in that general direction.
“How about we go?” Bianca smiled taking Justin’s hand
“Sure thang babe” Justin winked as he placed his arm around her shoulder.





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