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CHAPTER 18

WHILE I WAS OUT WITH LANCE THE GUYS HAD TREATED THE
GIRLS TO LUNCH AND EVEN WENT SHOPPING WITH THEM.THEY
EVEN GOT ME A FEW THINGS.MONIKA EVEN TOLD THE GUYS HOW
WE ALL MET AND TOLD THEM A FEW EMBARRASSING MOMENTS OF
MINE.WHEN ME AND LANCE GOT BACK I FOUND EVERYONE IN
OUR ROOM PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AND LAUGHING.MONIKA,PAM
AND I LEFT TO THEIR ROOM SO WE COULD GET READY FOR THE
CONCERT.WE ONLY HAD 20 MINUTES SO WE HAD TO WORK
FAST.THEY TOLD ME HOW MUCH FUN THEY HAD WITH THE GUYS
AND SHOWED ME WHAT THEY GOT ME.IT WAS SOMETHING I
NORMALLY WOULDNT WEAR BECUZ IT WAS LEATHER PANTS AND A
ONE SHOULDER SHIRT THAT WAS SKIN TIGHT.THEY BOTH TOLD
ME I HAD TO FLY THEM OUT MORE OFTEN.I TOLD THEM I WAS
LEAVING WITH THEM TO GO TO DO MY FINAL EXAMS AND
GRADUATION.THEN I WOULD GO TO THE GYS LAST CONCERT
THEN ID BE STAYING AT JUSTINS HOUSE WHILE I GOT READY
TO GO TO COLLOEGE.THEN I WOULD COME BACK TO GO TO
COLLEGE NEARBY BE CUZ I COULDNT AFFORD GOING AWAY FOR
COLLEGE.I WAS SO HAPPY I HAD ALL MY FRIENDS ALL
TOGETHER.THEN JUSTIN CAME TO GET US TO GO TO SOUND
CHECK. I PULLED OUT ALL OF MY BOOKS AND TOOOK THEM
WITH ME."WHY ARE YOU BRINGING ALL OF THAT WITH YOU?"
JUSTIN ASKED AS HE TOOK THE BOOKS TO CARRY FOR
ME."WELL I HAVE BEEN HAVING SO MUCH FUN AND I HAVENT
BEEN DOING MUCH OF MY ASSIGNMENTS, SO I GOTTS CATCH UP
SO I CAN GRADUTE WITH MY CLASS I DONT WANT TO BE HELD
BACK.AND I HAVE A GOOD 2 HOURS BEFORE THE CONCERT SO
IN THAT TIME I COULD DO MOST OF MY WORK."JUSTIN JUST
NODDED CUZ HE KNEW I WAS DETERMINED TO GET EVERYTHING
DONE.WHEN WE GOT TO THE VENUE WE WERE GREETED BY A BIG
CROWD.JUSTIN HAD MY BOOKS IN ONE HAND AND GRABBED MY
HAND WITH THE OTHER MAKING SURE HE WOULDNT LOSE ME IN
THE CROWD.THEN LANCE GRABBED A HOLD OF PAM AND JOEY
HELP MONIKAGET INTO THE ARENA.ONCE INSIDE THE GUYS HAD
TO GO TO THE BACKSTAGE OFFICE TO GET THE NEXT WEEKS
SCHEDULE WHILE ME MONIKA AND PAM WENT TO THE DRESSING
ROOMS.WHILE WE WERE THERE MONIKA AND PAM WENT THROUGH
THE GUYS WORDROBE AND THEN WENT TO THEIR TOY ROOM AND
PLAYED WITH SOME OF THEIR TOYS.I JUST SAT ON THE FLOOR
BY THE TABLE AND BEGAN DOING MY ASSIGNMENTS.AFTER A
HALF HOUR THE GUYS CAME IN AFTER SOUND CHECK. THEY
DIDNT SEEM HAPPY.JUSTIN SAT ON THE COUCH NEXT TO
ME."WHATS WRONG?" I ASKED.HE JUST LET OUT A SIGH AND
THEN SAID "I DONT WANT TO MAKE YOU WORRY OR UPSET OR
ANYTHING BUT I DONT THINK I CAN FLY OUT TO SEE YOU
GRADUATE, WITH NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE IM PACKED WITH
INTERVEIWS AND DOING SHOWS." MY HEART SANK. "OH,WELL
DONT WORRY ABOUT IT.ITS NOTHIN BIG ANYWAYS."I WAS
LYING THROUGH MY TEETH.I WANTED HIM THERE.HE WOULD BE
THE ONLY KINDA FAMILY I WOULD HAVE THERE."NO IM GONNA
BE THERE ILL FIND A WAY OUT OF SOMETHING TO BE THERE."
"JUSTIN, REALLY I KNEW YOU WOULD BE REALLY BUSY
ANYWAYS ITS NOT A BIG DEAL IF YOURE THERE OR NOT." I
GOT UP AND SAID "ID BETTER GO FIND PAM AND MONIKA THEY
PROBABLY BROKE SOMETHING ALREADY." I OPENED THE DOOR
AND LEFT.I WAA TRYING TO FIND THE BATHROOM WHEN I
BUMPED INTO CHRIS.I WAS LOOKING AT THE FLOOR CUZ MY
EYES WERE GETTING WATERY AND I KNEW I WAS GOING TO
CRY."HEY MARY WE MISSED YOU AT THE MALL TODAY." I
LOKED UP AND SAW ME CRYING. "WHATS WRONG."HE SAID AS
HE WALKED ME INTO ANOTHER DRESSING ROOM."JUSTIN JUST
TOLD ME THAT HE WOULDNT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY
GRADUATION AND IF HE DOESNT GO I WONT HAVE ANYONE
THERE TO HUG ME LIKE YOU KNOW FAMILY."I STARTED TO CRY
HARDER.HE HUGGED ME."DONT WORRY WE'LL FIGURE SOMETHING
OUT.I'LL GO TALK TO HIM ABOUT HIS SCHEDULE AND SEE
WHAT WE COULD DO." "CHRIS, PLEASE DONT SAY ANYTHING TO
HIM,I TOLD HIM IT DIDNT MATTER TO ME IF HE WAS THERE
OR NOT.DONT TELL HIM I WAS CRYING.I DONT WANT HIM TO
KNOW ABOUT THISOK? PROMISEME YOU WONT SAY A WORD TO
HIM." " OK I PROMISE." HE SAID AS HE LOOKED AT ME. I
SMILED, "GOOD." I WENT BACK TO THE ROOM AND SAW
EVERYONE THERE.I SAT BACK DOWN ON THE COUCH AND
FINISHED TYING MY RESEARCH PAPER AND SENT IT TO MY
ENGLISH TEACHER BY EMAIL.BY THAT TIME IT WAS TIME FOR
US TO GET SEATED SO WE WISHED THEM LUCK AND HEADED TO
OUR SEATS. I FORGOT ABOUT MY LABTOP IN THE GUYS
ROOM.JC FOUND IT ON THE TABLE AND IT WAS STILL ON.HE
DIDNT MEAN TO BUT READ SOMETHING THAT CAUGHT HIS
EYE.THEN JUSTIN AND JOEY CAME OVER SO HE SHUT IT AND
SAID "LOOK MARY LEFT HER LABTOP BETTER MAKE SURE WE
GET THIS ON THE BUS AFTER THE CONCERT SHE'LL NEED IT
FOR HER SCHOOL WORK." " NO PROBLEM ILL GET THAT WORKED
OUT I'LL GIVE IT TO SECURITY TO GET IT ON THE BUS
RIGHT NOW." JUSTIN SAID AS HE MADE HIS WAY TO LONNIE.