* CHAPTER 13 *

I WAS DAZED LOOKING OUT THE LITTLE WINDOW BY THE TABLE
IN THE KITCHEN.THE NEXT THING I KNEW THE GUYS HAD
PILED UP ON TOP OF ME.IT WAS ONE GIGANTIC DOGGY
PILE."WHAT THE HELL- GET OFF OF ME!!" I PRACTIACCLLY
HAD TO SHOUT FOR THEM TO HEAR ME. SLOWLY ONE BY ONE
THEY GOT UP AND ONCE AGAIN WAS ABLE TO BREATHE. "WHAT
WAS THAT FOR?' I ASKED. THEY ALL SAID " YOU MISSED US
AND YOU ACTUALLY LIKE US!" I JUST SMILED AND
LAUGHED."WE ARE ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU!" JOEY SAID AS HE
PICKED ME UP OFF THE SEAT AND STARTED SPINNING ME
AROUND AND AROUND HE KEPTDOING IT FOR AWHILE.I WAS
SURPRISED THAT I DIDNT GET SICK OR SOMETHING.THEN WHEN
HE PUT ME DOWN AND I WAS STANDING ON MY OWN.SINCE JC
AND JUSTIN WERE THE ONLY ONES CLOSE TO ME I GRABBED ON
TO BOTH OF THEIR ARMS.I FELT THE ROOM SPINNING AND I
COULDNT STAND UP STRAIGHT AND ON MY OWN.I FELT MY BODY
FALL BACKWARDS BUT LUCKLIY LANCE WAS BEHIND ME AND HE
CAUGHT ME BEFORE I WOULD LAND ON MY BUTT."THANKS." I
SAID. "HOW ABOUT WE GO TO THE COUCH WHERE YOU CAN SIT
DOWN TIL THE DIZZINESS GOES AWAY?"   "SURE LANCE THAT
WOULD BE GREAT,IF ONLY I KNEW HOW TO GET THERE.IM NOT
SEEING STRAIGHT AT THE MOMENT."I SAID. WE MADE OUR WAY
TO THE COUCH WERE JUSTIN, JC, JOEY,AND CHRIS WERE
WATCHING TV. THERE WAS NO ROOM ON THE COUCH FOR ME TO
SIT DOWN." UMMM.. WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO SIT YOU?"
LANCE SAID AS HE LOOKED AROUND THE ROOM. "OH JUST SIT
ME DOWN ON THE ARMREST NEXT TO JUSTIN." I SAID AS I
SMILED AT HIM. I WAS FINE ON MY OWN FOR A SECOND, THEN
THE ROOM STARTED TO SPIN AGAIN AND I PUT MY ARM ON
JUSTINS SHOULDER TO HANGON.HE LOKED AT ME AND SAW I
WAS A LITTLE SICK FROM THE SPINING. "ARE YOU OK?" HE
LOKED CONCERNED LIKE USUAL.ACTUALLY IM NOT AND I FEEL
LIKE IM GOING TO FALL." HE THEN WRAPED ONE OF HIS ARMS
AROUND MY WAIST AND PULLED ME ONTO HIS LAP. "NOW YOU
WONT FALL BECUZ I WONT LET YOU." HE SAID WITH A
SMILE.I LEANED MY BACK AGAINST THE ARMREST AND LAID MY
HEAD ON HIS SHOULDER AND CLOSED MY EYES. THE FEELING
WAS STARTING TO SUBSIDE AND I WAS FEELING A LITTLE
BETTER. I OPENED MY EYES AND PULLED MYSELF UP OFF OF
HIS LAP. "YOU FEELING BETTER?" JUSTIN ASKED. "YEAH SEE
I CAN STAND-WHAO." I SAID AS I TRIED GETTING UP I JUST
FELL RIGHT BACK DOWN ONTO HIS LAP. "OK I THOUGHT I WAS
BETTER."I SAID AS I SAW HIM SMILE. "HERE WHY DONT I
HELP YOU."  "FINE." I SAID. I FELT LIKE I WAS A BABY
AND COULDNT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT HIS HELP.AS I WALKED
THROUGH THE BUS,JUSTIN KEPT HIS ARM AROUND MY WAIST
MAKING SURE I WOULDNT FALL AND BUST MY BUTT. I WENT TO
REACH THE FRIDGE AND JUSTIN SAID " OH NO YOU
DONT,FIRST YOU SIT DOWN AND ILL GET YOU WHATEVER YOU
WANT." I JUST GAVE A POUT AND HE GAVE ME HIS FAMOUS
PUPPY EYES.I COULD NEVER REFUSE HIM WHEN HE GAVE THAT
LOOK. I SAT DOWN AND A SMILE CREPT UP ON HIS FACE. I
STUCK OUT MY TONGUE AND HE LAUGHED. " YOU KNOW IM NOT
A LITTLE GIRL ANYMORE.I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF."  " I
KNOW THAT BUT I GUESS I STILL HAVE THAT OLD HABIT OF
TAKING CARE OF YOU." I LOOKED AT HIM AND I KNEW HE WAS
ONLY BEING THE BIG BROTHER HE ALWAYS BEEN TO ME. " I
GUESS ITS JUST THAT IVE BEEN LIVING ON MY OWN FOR SO
LONG, THAT IM USED TO TAKING CARE OF MYSELF.BUT IM
GLAD THAT I HAVE YOU TO LOOK AFTER ME." I SAID TO HIM
AS I REACHED OVER THE TBALE AND TOOK HIS HAND IN
MINE.HE SMILED."DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY TYLENOL OR
SOMETHING BECUZ I HAVE THE BIGGEST HEADACHE, AND IM
NOT FEELING THAT GOOD." I SAID AS I RESTED MY HEAD IN
MY HANDS. HE PUT HIS HAND ON MY SHOULDER AND THEN WENT
LOOKING IN THE BATHROOM.AFTER A MINUTE HE CAME BACK
AND HANDED ME THE BOTTLE OF TYLENOL AND MY WATER
BOTTLE.HE SAT DOWN NEXT TO ME AND KEPT RUBBING MY BACK
WITH HIS HAND."JUSTIN I REALLY DONT FEEL GOOD."  "WHY
DONT WE GET YOU BACK TO YOUR BUNK?' I JUST NODDED.AS
HE HELPED ME UP AND WALKED THROUGHT THE BUS I STOPPED
AND HELD ONTO THE WALL."JUSTIN, IM JUST GETTING WORSE
IM BETTER OFF SITTING DOWN." WE WERE RIGHT BY THE
COUCH SO HE SLOWLY SAT ME DOWN.I DIDNT SEE WHERE THE
OTHER GUYS WERE.JC AND LANCE WERE TALKING OVER SOME
SONG THEY WERE WRITTING IN THE FRONT OF THE BUS BY THE
OTHER LOUGE AREA. CHRIS WAS IN HIS BUNK TALKING ON THE
PHONE, AND JOEY WAS SLEEPING. JUSTIN TOOK ONE OF THE
PILLOWS AND LAID IT IN HIS LAP. THEN I LAID OUT ON THE
COUCH PLACING MY HEAD ON THE PILLOW.JUSTIN KEPT
RUNNING HIS FINGERS THROUGH MY HAIR.AFTER ABOUT AN
HOUR THE BUS STOPPED FOR SOME GAS AND THE GUYS WENT TO
GET FOOD. JC CAME TO US TO ASK IF E WANTED ANYTHING.
"JUST GET US SOME FOOD AND SOME EXTRA STRENGTH
TYLNOL." JUSTIN SAID.I JUST SMILED. I CLOSED MY EYES
AND I HEARD JUSTIN SAY "ARE YOU FEELING ANY BETTER?" I
SHOOK MY HEAD NO. HE SAW JOEY GETTING OUT OF HIS BUNK
FOR FOOD AND HE MOTIONED FOR HIM TO COME. JUSTIN
WHISPERED SOMETHING IN HIS EAR. JOEY CAME BACK WITH MY
BLANKET AND CHARLIE.( YOU DO REMEMBER WHO HE IS
RIGHT??)THEN JOEY LEFT AGAIN AND CAME BACK WITH A
SMALL WET CLOTH AND JUSTIN PUT IT ON MY HEAD TO HELP
MY HEADACHE. I JUST SMILED AT HIM AND SAID "THANK
YOU!" I WRAPPED CHARLIE IN MY ARMS AND JUSTIN WRAPPED
ME IN MY BLANKET. "ARE YOU FEELING ANY BETTER NOW?" I
JUST PLACED A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE AND NODDED SEVERAL
TIMES.HE HAD A GRIN ON HIS FACE AND SAID "GOOD!" JC
AND LANCE CAME BACK A LITTLE LATER AND HAD MADE ME
SOME SOUP, SINCE I WAS A LITTLE SCARED THAT I MIGHT
THROW UP IF I ATE SOMETHING BIG. JUSTIN HELPED ME SIT
UP AND HE SAT THERE WATCHING ME EAT. AFTER I WAS DONE
HE GOT UP AND WENT TO THROW AWAY THE SOUP CONTAINER. I
SAW MY CELL PHONE ON THE END OF THE COUCH SO I PICKED
IT UP AND DIALED MONIKAS # BUT NOONE WAS HOME,SO I
CALLED MY OTHER FRIEND PAM.IT RANG AND RANG, THEN THE
MACHINE PICKED UP. " HEY PAM ITS ME ,MARY, I JUST
CALLED TO SAY HI AND I KNOW YOURE PROBABLY WONDERING
WHERE I AM.RIGHT NOW IM ON THE ROAD.I DONT KNOW WHERE
WE ARE HEADING.WELL REMEMBER NMY OLD FRIEND
JUSTIN,WELL HE CAME BY THE OTHER DAY AND NOW IM WITH
HIM AND THE OTHER GUYS.ILL EXPALIN THE LONG STORY
LATER.CALL ME BACK SOON!!! LOVE YAS,BAI! " I HUNG UP
THE PHONE AND PUT IT BACK WHERE IT WAS. JUSTIN WALKED
IN A FEW MINUTES LATER AND I GAVE HIM MY SAD PUPPY DOG
FACE."WHAT WRONG?" HE ASKED AS HE SAT NEXT TO ME AND
PLACED HIS ARM AROUND MY SHOULDER.I PLACED MY HEAD ON
HIS SHOULDER AND SAID" MONIKA AND PAM WERENT HOME."
THEN HE GAVE A POUT AND SAID " WHAT HANGING OUT WITH
US GUYS ISNT FUN?" I LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID " ITS NOT
THE SAME YEAH IM HAVING A GREAT TIME AND ALL
BUT,BUTBUT" I TRAILED OFF. " I MISS MY MONIKA AND MY
PAMMI!!!" I WHINED. I COULD TELL JUSTIN REALLY WANTED
ME TO BE HAPPY BUT HE COULD UNDERSTAND WHERE I WAS
COMING FROM. " I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN." HE SAID "YOU
DO?" I WAS SURPRISED AT WHAT HE SAID."YEAH, I WAS THE
SAME WAY WHEN I WAS IN ORLANDO.I WAS HAVING A GREAT
TIME BUT I MISSD YOU SOOO MUCH AND IT WASNT THE SAME
WITHOUT HAVING YOU THERE." HE LIGHTLY SQUEEZED ME AS
HE SAID IT. I LAID BACK DOWN AND JUSTIN WRAPPED ME IN
MY BLANKET. HE STARTED TELLING ME SOME STORIES OF WHEN
HE WAS IN ORLANDO AND HOW HE LIKED THIS ONE GIRL NAMED
BRITTNEY.I STARTED TO DRIFT OFF AND SOON I WAS SOUND
ASLEEP.
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