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CHAPTER 20
I WOKE UP AND HEADED STRAIGHT TO THE BATHROOM TO WASH
MY FACE AND TO BRUSH MY TEETH AND HAIR. I WAS SCARED
THAT I WOULD SCARE THE GUYS IF I DIDNT DO THAT EVERY
MORNING BEFORE THEY SAW ME.THEY PROBABLY WOULD RUN
SCREAMING.THE GUYS HAD ALL OUR BAGS WITH THEM CUZ
AFTER TONIGHTS CONCERT I WOULD GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND I
WOULDNT SEE THEM FOR A WEEK OR SO. I WOKE UP MONIKA
CUZ SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE SLEEPING BESIDES JC. I WOKE
BOTH OF THEM UP TO TELL THEM WE WERE AT THE VENUE. WE
ALL HEADED TO THE DRESSING ROOM TO EAT BREAKFAST.NO
ONE REALLY TALKED MUCH SINCE EVERYONE WAS STILL HALF
ASLEEP.I WAS DONE WITH MY BEGAL AND DECIDED TO TAKE A
QUICK SHOWER BEFORE THE GUYS GOT IN.WELL OBIVOUSLY I
WASNT QUICK ENOUGH CUZ THE NEXT THING I KNEW I SAW
JOEY WALKING IN ON ME. "JOOOOEY!!!!GET OUT!!" I
SCREAMED AS I GRABBED MY TOWEL. "OH SHIT!!" HE SAID AS
HE JUMPED OUT.I GOT MY TOWEL AND WRAPPED IT AROUND
ME."I DIDNT SEE ANYTHING I SWEAR!" JOEY SAID AS I CAME
OUT."DONT WORRY JOEY I WAS MORE THINKING THAT I DIDNT
SEE YOU, CUZ I HAD MY BATHING SUIT ON." I SAID AS I
DROPPED MY TOWEL AND SHOWED HIM I HAD IT ON AS A GRIN
CREEP ON MY FACE. "THAT WAS JUST EVIL." HE SAID AS HE
WENT INTO THE SHOWER.I GOT DRESSED IN ONE OF THE EMPTY
ROOMS AND JOINED THE REST OF THE GUYS IN THE TOY
ROOM.I WALKED IN AS I WAS GIGGLING. JUSTIN AND JC
LOOKED AT ME AND RAISED THEIR EYEBROWS.I TOLD THEM WHT
HAD HAPPEN AND WHEN JOEY CAME IN THEY WERE ALL
CRACKING ON HIM.BY THE TIME LUNCH HAD CAME AROUND
EVERYONE HAD SHOWERED AND MADE SURE NO ONE WALKED IN
ON THEM.ME MONIKA AND PAM SAT DOWN IN THE FRONT ROW
WHILE WE WATCHED THE GUYS DO THEIR SOUND CHECK.THE
WHOLE TIME THE GUYS WERE SINGING MONIKA,PAM AND I WERE
ON OUR FET DANCING AROUND AND THE GUYS WERE LAUGHING
AT US.THEN WE GOT THE BRIGHT IDEA TO ACT LIKE
REPORTERS.I JUMPED UP AND DOWN TIL I GOT THE GUYS
ATTENTION AND SAID " OVER HERE NSYNC!!HI IM KRISTEN
FROM TEEN MAGAZINE, TELL ME DO ANY OF YOU HAVE A
SPECIAL GIRL IN YOUR LIVES?ALL YOUR FANS ARE DYING TO
KNOW." I SAID IT IN A BRITISH ACCENT. ALL THE GUYS
LAUGHED AND JC BUSTED OUT WITH " YOU KNOW THESE LONG
DISTANT RELATIONSHIPS ARE JUST SO HARD TO DEAL WITH."
THEN MOONIKA JUMPED UP AND SAID " SO JUSTIN, ARE YOU
INTERESTED IN A CETAIN GIRL IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW?"
JUSTIN LAUGHED AT MONIKA'S STRANGE ACCENT AND SAID "
WELL THERE HAPPENS TO BE THIS ONE GIRL, BUT SHE IS WAY
TO GOOD FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME." I STARTED LAUGHING,I WAS
LAUGHING SO HARD THAT I FELL BACK IN MY CHAIR DYING OF
LAUGHTER.JUSTIN LOOKED AT ME AND ASKED" WHATS SO FUNNY
ABOUT THAT?" I LOOKED UP AT HIM STILL LAUGHING,
"JUST.... THE.... WAY... YOU ..... SAID ..... IT.." I
SAID IN BETWEEN LAUGHS. BY THE TIME I STOPPED LAUGHING
I HAD TEARS IN MY EYES CUZ I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD.THEN
THEY TOLD US TO GO BACKSTAGE BECUZ THEY WERE GOING TO
START LETTING PEOPLE IN. I GOT UP SLOWLY BECUZ MY SIDE
WAS HURTING FROM ALL THE LAUGHTER.THE GUYS JUST STOOD
ON THE WINGS OF THE STAGE.WE SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE
STAGE ON A COUCH.I WAS IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN MONIKA
AND PAM.WE WERE MAKING FUN OF SOME OF THE FANS AND
THEN MONIKA SAID " HEY I DONT MIND SITTING IN THE
BACKSTAGE AREA." I LOOKED AT HER AND ASKED "WHY?" THEN
PAM SAID " I THINK I KNOW WHY SHE DOESNT MIND.JUSTLOOK
AT THE VEIW.YOU HAVE A GREAT VEIW OF THEIR BUTTS!!" I
STARTED LAUGHING AND I LOOKED OVER AT MONIKA AND SHE
TURNED RED."SO THATS WHY YOUVE BEEN STARRING IN THEIR
DIRECTION FOR THE PAST 25 MINUTES." I FOLLOWED HER
EYES TO SEE WHO SEE WAS LOOKING AT."HMMMM.... YOU KNOW
NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT.." WE ALL STARTED
LAUGHING.THEN THE GUYS WERE DONE AND CAME OVER AND WE
WERE STILL LAUGHING.WE GOT UP AND STARTED TO RUN
TOWARDS THE DRESSING ROOM, BEFORE THE GUYS COULD GET
THERE.WE WERE CATCHING OUR BREATHS AND TRYING TO STOP
LAUGHING BUT WE JUST COULDNT HELP IT.THEN 2 SECONDS
LATER THE GUYS WALKED IN.THE GUYS HAD HEARD US
LAUGHING DURING THE SOUND CHECK. WE LOOKED AT
EACHOTHER AND BURST INTO LAUGHTER.MONIKA STARTED TO
TURN RED AND SAID" YOU BETTER NOT TELL OR ELSE!"I
LOOKED AT PAM THEN AT HER AND SAID" OR ELSE WHAT?" SHE
GLARED AT ME AND SAID " YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN." I
LOOKED T HER AND SAID "FINE!I WONT SAY ANYTHING UNLESS
SOMEONE DARES ME TO."AND OF COURSE THEN ALL THE GUYS
DARED ME.I OPENED MY MOUTH TO SAY BUT THEN MONIKA
JUMPED ON ME AND KNOCKED ME DOWN TO THE FLOOR.SHE
COVERED MY MOUTH WITH HER HANDSTO TELL ME "DONT SAY
IT!!" THEN JOEY AND CHRIS CAMEOVER AND PULLED MONIKA
OFF OF ME.THEN THEY ALL JUST LOOKED AT ME AND I LOKED
AT PAM AND SHE SAID " HEY IM NOT GONNA GET IN THE
MIDDLE OF THIS.I DONT WANNA GET JMPED."SHE SAID AS SHE
SMIRKED. "GEE, THANKS A LOT PAM!!" THEN MONIKA SHOUTED
"DONT!!" SO JOEY COVERED HER MOUTH WITH HER HAND. AND
I SAID " THATS NOT A GOOD IDEA BECUZ--" "OOOOOWWWW!!"
JOEY SHOUTED. "NEVERMIND." I SAID. "WHAT
HAPPENED?'CHRIS ASKED. THEN JOEY SAID " SHE BIT ME!!"
EVERYONE LAYGHED "I TRIED TO WARN YOU."I SAID. THEN
JUSTIN LOOKED AT ME AND SAID "WHY WERE YOU GUYS
GIGGLING ?" I LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID " DO YOU REALLY
WANNA KNOW?" AND ALL THE GUYS NODDED.SO I TOOK A
BREATH AND SAID "
ITWASBECUZTHEVEIWWEHADWASGREATANDANDALLMONIKAKEPTSTARRINGATWASYOURBUTTS!"I
SAID REALLY FAST AND IN ONE BREATH.ALL THE GUYS WERE
LIKE "WHAT?HUH?" THEN I HEARD CHRIS SAY WAS "ALL I
HEARD WAS BUTTS!" THEN WE STARTED LAUGHING AGAIN AND
IT CLICKED IN JOEYS MIND.HE THEN CAME OVER TO MONIKA
AND STARTED SHAKING HIS BUTT IN HER FACE AND ASKED
"YOU LIKE MY BUM??" EVERYONE STARTED LAUGHING AND
MONIKA GOT BRIGHT RED.SHE WAS MAD AND GAVE ME HER
PISSED OFF LOOK.I KNEW WHAT WAS COMING SO I SLOWLY
MADE MY WAY TO WHERE ALL THE GUYS WERE, WHEN ALL OF
THE SUDDEN SHE CAME CHARGING AT ME.I JUMPED ON THE
COUCH AND STARTED RUNNING TOWARDS JUSTIN AND JC.THEN I
HID BEHIND THEM BUT THAT DIDNT WORK.JUSTIN BEING THE
BIG BRO HE IS WAS PROTECTING ME.THEN BEHIND HIS BACK
HE SIGNALED ME TO JUMP ON HIS BACK.AND I DID AS I WAS
TOLD AS HE LET HER PASS BY.THEN WITH HIM GIVING ME A
PIGGY BACK RIDE, HE RAN OUT THE DOOR. HE RAN INTO THE
BACK OFFICE WHERE WE THOUGHT SHE WOULDNT CHECK.JUSTIN
PUT ME DOWN AND WE WERE LAUGHING.THERE WAS FOOD
INTHERE SO WE GRABBED SOME FOOD. AS I SAT DOWN I
LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID "JUST LIKE OLD TIMES."WE BOTH
SMILED.THEN HE SAID " I WOULDNT WANT IT ANYOTHER WAY."
AFTER 20 MINUTES WE FELT LIKE IT THE COAST WAS CLEAR
SO WE HEADED BACK TO THE DRESSING ROOM.JUSTIN WAS JUST
IN TIME FOR HIM TO CHANGE INTO WARDROBE AND FOR
HACKEYSACK .MONIKA HAD CALMED DOWN BUT WAS STILL A
LITTLE MAD.WE HEADED BACK TO OUR SEATS. WE WERE N THE
BACK AGAIN BUT WE DIDNT MIND.THEN WE LEFT A COUPLE OF
SONGS EARLY AND HEADED TO THE BUS.THIS TIME THERE
WASNT A MOB OF FANS SO WE HAD A EASY TIME GETTING ON
THE BUS.WE WERE SITTING HAVING FUN AND TALKING ABOUT
HOW THEY HAD FUN WITH JOEY AND CHRIS.PAM ASKED ME IF
THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH ME AND
JUSTIN."WHAT?"I SAID A LITTLE SHOCKED ABOUT WHAT SHE
JUST ASKED ME."WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" I SAID A LITTLE
CONFUSED.THEY BOTH LOOKED AT ME AND SAID "YOU KNOW
WHAT WE MEAN!!" "LOOK GUYS WE ARE JUST FRIENDS MORE
LIKE BROTHER AND SISTER.THERE IS NOTHING GOING ON
BETWEEN US." "ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT MARY?"I THOUGHT
ABOUT IT AND SAID "WE CARE A LOT ABOUT EACHOTHERAND
LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER BUT SINCE WEVE GOTTEN BACK IN
TOUCH WITH EACHOTHER SOMETHINGS BEEN OFF, I GUESS ITS
CUZ WE ARE OLDER NOW AND ITS DIFFERENT.... NOW THAT I
THINK ABOUT IT IM NNOT SURE." "NOT SURE ABOUT WHAT?"I
HEARD JUSTIN SAY AS HIM LONG WITH THE OTHER GUYS GET
ON THE BUS."OH NOTHING WE WERE JUST HAVING A LITTLE
GIRL TALK."I SAID AS I GOT RED.JUSTIN SAW THAT AND
SAID "WERE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT OUR BUTTS AGAIN?" WE
ALL LET OUT A LITLE LAUGH."NOT EXACTLY." MONIKA SAID
EYING ME AND JUSTIN. "YOU KNOW IF YOU DONT WANT TO GO
IM SURE YOU CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT BETWEEN YOUR
TEACHER, SO YOU CAN JUST GO BACK TO TAKE THE TEST AND
THEN BE THERE FOR THE REHEARSAL FOR GRADUATION."
JUSTIN SAID AS HE SAT DOWN ACROSS FROM ME. "YOU KNOW
WHAT IM GONNA GIVE THAT A TRY."I SAID AS I GOT UP AND
WALKED TOWARDS THE BACK TO CALL HIM.WE WERE ALMOST AT
THE AIRPORT WHEN I CAME BACK TO JOIN EVERYONE.MY HEAD
HUNG."SO I GUESS FROM YOUR FACE I CAN TELL YOU CANT
STAY." JUSTIN SAID GETTING UP AND HUGGING ME."ITS
OK.ILL SEE YOU IN A WEEK AND WE'LL HAVE MOST OF THE
SUMMER."HE SAID GIVING ME ANOTHER TIGHT SQUEEZE.I SAT
DOWN AND THEN LIFTED MY HEAD TO REVEAL A BIG
SMILE."GOTCHA!!" I SAID AS I JUMPED BACK UP AND HUGGED
JUSTIN."I GET TO STAY!!THEY SAID THAT MY PAPER AND ALL
THE WORK I DID WAS GREAT AND THAT I GET TO EXEMT MY
EXAMS SO ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SHOW UP FOR GRADUATION
REHEARSAL AND THEYLL HAVE MY CAP AND GOWN WAITING FOR
ME!!" "THATS GREAT!!" JUSTIN SAID HUGGING ME TIGHT AND
SPINNING ME AROUND.WE FINALLY GOT TO THE AIRPORT AND I
HAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO MONIKA AND PAM.I PROMISED THEM I
WOULD FLY THEM OUT ONCE I WAS AT JUSTINS AND THE TOUR
WAS OVER. I GAVE THEM BOTH HUGS AND THEN THEY WERE
DOWN THE TERMINAL AND ON THE PLANE.I KNOW I WOULD SEE
THEM AGAIN BUT I FELT A TEAR COME DOWN MY CHEEK.THE
FEELING FELT ALL TO FAMILAR.
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I HELD ONTO HIM TIGHT. I DIDNT WANT TO LET GO."ILL
WRITE AND CALL ON THE WEEKENDS.I'LL BE BACK BEFORE YOU
KNOW IT." I JUST HUGGED HIM AND CRIED. I DIDNT WANT TO
LOSE MY BEST FRIEND."HERE YOU CAN HOLD ONTO CHARLIE
FOR ME.I'LL BE BACK FOR HIM.EVERYTIME YOU FEEL ALONE
JUST HUG HIM AND HE'LL REMIND YOU OF ME." JUSTIN SAID
AS HE HANDED ME HIS PUPPY DOG STUFFED ANIMAL.I STOOD
THERE AND WATCHED HIM AND HIS FAMILY DRIVE OFF.
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I CAME BACK FROM MY FLASHBACK WHEN JUSTIN PLACED HIS
HAND ON MY SHOULDERAND SAID"IM SORRY FOR LEAVING YOU."
I TURNED AROUND AND JUST HUGGED HIM. WE WALKED BACK
AND GOT ON THE BUS.THEN WE WERE ON THE ROAD AGAIN.