~* BEST FRIENDS :CHAPTER 9 *~ > > "HEY." I SAID AS JUSTIN OPENED THE DOOR OF THE > DRESSING ROOM. "WOW!!"YOU LOOK GREAT!" JUSTIN SAID.I > MADE MY WAY IN AND ALL THE GUYS JUST WHISTLED AT ME > AND AGREED WITH WHAT JUSTIN SAID. I JUST SMILED AND > SAID "SEE I TOLD YOU I WOULD BE BACK RIGHT BEFORE THE > SOUND CHECK." WE STARTED TALKING AND THEN A GUY CAME > IN AND SAID " OK GUYS 5 MORE MINUTES TIL THE SOUND > CHECK PARTY.AND WE OPENED THE PLACE UP SO THE FANS ARE > COMING IN." "WELL I GUESS I SHOULD GO AND FIND MY > SEAT BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES IT."I SAID AS I GOT UP.THEY > ALL LAUGHED."YOU'RE SPECIAL YOU GET TO SIT IN VIP > SECTION BY THE STAGE."JUSTIN EXPLAIN TO ME. :OHH > OK,KEWL!"I SAID.SO I LEFT WITH THE GUYS AND SAT ON THE > COUCH THEY HAD IN VIP.THEY DID 2 SONGS AND ANSWERED > QUESTIONS FROM THE FANS.THEY READ SOME LETTERS.THEY > REALLY WERE VERY SWEET AND NICE GUYS.THEY ARE SO SWEET > THAT YOU COULD JUST EAT THEM UP!I THOUGHT TO MYSELF.I > GOT UP AND HEADED BACK TO THE DRESSING ROOM WERE THEIR > OUTFITS WERE BROUGHT IN.I JUST SAT ON THE COUCH IN > THERE DEEP IN THOUGHT.THEN THE GUYS CAME IN A LITTLE > WHILE LATER.JUSTIN SAT NEXT TO ME AND ASKED"WHY DID > YOU LEAVE THE SOUND CHECK EARLY?" "I HAVE A LOT OF > THINGS ON MY MIND AND IM KIND OF CONFUSED RIGHT NOW > AND IM REALLY TIRED." I SAID LOOKING DOWN I COULDNT > LIE STRAIGHT TO HIS FACE.THEN AGAIN I WASNT REALLY > LYING,THERE WAS A LOT ON MY MIND.JUSTIN KNEW I WAS > EITHER LYING OR KEEPING SOMETHING FROM HIM.HE LOOKED > AT ME WITH SINCERITY AND ASKED "ARE YOU SURE? YOU KNOW > IM HERE FOR YOU, IF YOU NEED SOMEONE IM ALWAYS HERE > FOR YOU TO TALK TO." I LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID " > THANKS,I KNOW THAT,BUT I JUST REALLY NEED SOME TIME TO > MYSELF." " WHATEVER." JUSTIN SAID IN AN UPSET TONE. I > KNOW THIS WAS HURTING HIM SO BAD.HE GOT UP AND WALKED > OUT OF THE ROOM."JUSTIN...WAIT!" I CALLED OUT BUT HE > HAD ALREADY SHUT THE DOOR.ALL THE GUYS TURNED AND > LOOKED AT ME.THEN LANCE CAME OVER. "WHAT HAPPENED?" > HEASKED. "LANCE PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR AND TALK TO HIM.I > DONT WANT HIM TO BE MAD AT ME.ITS THE LAST THING I > NEED RIGHT NOW." I WAS ON THE VERGE OF CRYING.HE > HUGGED ME AND SAID " DONT WORRY ILL TALK TO HIM." THEN > HE WENT TO GO FIND HIM.I WALKED INTO A LITTLE ROOM > WHERE I COULD HIDE FROM THE GUYS.I WAS FIGHTING BACK > TEARS BUT IN THE END I STARTED CRYING.I FINALLY GOT MY > FRIEND BACK AND IM PUSHING HIM AWAY BY NOT TELLING HIM > THE TRUTH.ITS TEARNING OUR FRIENDSHIP APART. > LANCE FINALLY FOUND JUSTIN SITTING BEHIND HEAVY,METAL > CERATES.HE SAT NEXT TO HIM.HE NOTICED THAT JUSTIN WAS > REALLY UPSET ABOUT WHAT HIM AND MARY ARGUED > ABOUT.LANCE TOLD HIM THAT SHE DIDNT WANT HIM TO BE MAD > AT HER."LOOK JUSTIN,WHATEVER SHES KEEPING FROM YOU, > SHE WILL TELL YOU WHEN ITS THE RIGHT TIME.YOU JUST > HAVE TO BE PATIENT AND WAIT TIL THEN." "IM NOT MAD AT > HER,I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND WHY SHE CANT TELL ME WHATS > GOING ON.I MEAN SHE ALWAYS TOLD ME WHAT WAS HAPPENING > IN HER LIFE.I WAS THE FIRST PERSON SHED RUN TO.AND NOW > SHES KEEPING SOMETHING FROM ME.I JUST WANT TO KNOW > WHY." AFTER A MINUTE, LANCE CONVINCED HIM TO COME > BACK.WHEN THEY ENTERED THE ROOMTHEY DIDNT SEE MARY > AROUND. "HEY GUYS WHERE DID MARY GO?'LANCE ASKED.THEY > ALL SHRUGGED THEY WERE SO CAUGHT UP IN THERE VIDEO > GAME THEY DIDNT NOTICE WHEN SHE LEFT.JUSTIN HAD KNOWN > HER MOST OF HER LIFE AND THE ONE THING HE KNEW IS THAT > WHEN SHES UPSET SHE ALWAYS HIDES IN THE PLACES YOU > WOULDNT LOOK.AND HE WAS PRETTY SURE THAT,THATS WHERE > SHE WAS.HE WALKED AROUND THE ROOM UNTIL HE NOTICED > THIS LITTLE ROOM IN THE CORNER.HE LOOKED AROUND AND > SAW SOMEONE IN THE CORNER FAR FROM WHERE HE WAS > STANDING.HE KNEW IT WAS HER.THE WAY SHE WAS BUNDELED > UP INTO A LITTLE BALL. HE SQUATED IN FRONT OF HER.AND > LIFTED HER FACE WITH HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER.WHEN HE > LIFTED UP HER FACE HE SAW THAT SHE WAS CRYING."OH,MARY > PLEASE DONT CRY.IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE YOU LIKE > THIS.WHY ARE YOU CRYING?" HE LOOKED SO CONCERNED. I > LOOKED AT HIM AND INTO HIS BLUE EYES AND SAID "YOU ARE > THE ONLY THING LEFT IN THIS WORLD THAT I HAVE AND I > DONT WANT TO LOSE YOU AGAIN.IT HURT TOO MUCH THE FIRST > TIME.AND I DONT WANT YOU TO BE MAD AT ME.I CANT HANDLE > LOSING MY BEST FRIEND TWICE!" THEN I BROE DOWN TO > SOBBING EVEN MORE.HE PULLED ME CLOSER TO HIM AND I HAD > MY HEAD ON HIS SHOULDER.I ALWAYS FELT BETTER WHEN I > WAS IN HIS ARMS. THEN HE WHISPERED"YOU WILL NEVER LOSE > MEI WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU FROM NOW ON,THAT IS > IF YOU LET ME.AND IM NOT GOING TO LET YOU GO.JUST LIKE > OLD TIMES." WE BOTH LET OUT A LITTLE LAUGH.AND AS I > PULLED AWAY HE WIPED MY TEARS AND HELPED ME BACK UP TO > MY FEET."I DO WANT YOU THERE BY MY SIDE." I SAID AS WE > BOTH WALKED OUT OF THE ROOM.AND I COULD SEE HIM SMILE > WHEN I SAID IT.HE TOLD ME HE HAD TO GO GET INTO > WORDROBE AND TO GO BACK TO VIP BECUZ THE SHOW WOULD > START SOON.THEY LEFT THE ROOM AND I WENT TO LOOK AT > MYSELF IN THE MIRROR.I REDID MY MAKE UP AND BRUSHED MY > HAIR. WITH THAT LONELL CAME TO FIND ME AND ESCORT ME > TO MY SEAT.THE SHOW STARTED AND THE GUYS KEPT COMING > TO WHERE I WAS SEATING AND SMILING AT ME.JUSTIN THREW > HIS TOWEL AT ME DURING A SONG.IT WAS ALL WET CUZ OF > THE SWET HE WIPED OFF WITH IH.EWWW! I THOUGHT TO > MYSELF.I STARTED TO MAKE MY WAY BACK TO THE BUS DURING > THERE LAST SONG.SHORTLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE GUYS > CAME RUNNING ON THE BUS.THEY WERE ALL HYPED UP AND > REALLY ENERGETIC.THE GUYS SAT ON THE COUCH OR ON THE > FLOOR.THEY ASKED ME HOW THE CONCERT WAS.AND I SAID "IT > WAS AWESOME!I CANT BELIEVE HOW MUCH FUN I HAD.I TOLD > THEM IT WAS MY FIRST CONCERT. THEY LOOKED AT ME LIKE I > WAS CRAZY.THEN I SAID " ITS GOING TO BE REALLY HARD TO > TOP THATCONCERT,BECUZ IT WAS SO AMAZING. THEN WE PILED > BACK ONTO THE BUS.WE STARTED TO WATCH A MOVIE AND > EATING JUNK FOOD.SLOWLY ALL THE GUYS STARTED TO GET > TIRED AND 1 BY 1 THEY WENT TO THEIR BUNKS. JUSTIN > STARTED TO DRIFT OFF AND PUT HIS HEAD ON MY SHOULDER > AND FELL ASLEEP.I WENT TO GET UP, BUT REALIZED THAT HE > WAS ASLEEP AND I DIDNT WANT TO WAKE HIM. JOEY WAS THE > ONLY ONE LEFT THAT WAS AWAKE.HE WENT TO GET MY > BLANKET. HE CAME BACK TURNED OFF THE TV AND PUT THE > COVER OVER US.THEN HE WENT TO HIS BUNK AND WENT TO > BED.I SLOWLY DRIFTED TO SLLEP.THE NEXT MORNING I WOKE > UP AND ALL I SAW WAS JUSTINSD FACE LOOKING BACK AT ME. > "GOOD MORNING SLEEPING BEAUTY." I SMILED AND SLOWLY > SAT UP."WHAT TIME IS IT?" I ASKED AS I YAWNED."ITS > ABOUT 1145.AND WE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE FULLY > AWAKE.I LOOKED AT HIMAND SAID " WELL IN THAT CASE IM > GOING BACK TO SLEEP."I GOT BACK IN MY COMFY SPOT AND > SMILED AT HIM.THEN I WENT BACK TO SLEEP. LATER I GOT > ANOTHER RUDE AWAKENING.THIS TIME A FOOTBALL WAS WHAT > WOKE ME UP.IT HAD HIT ME IN THE STOMACH.I JUMPED UP > AND GROANED"WHAT THE HELL?' I SHOUTED.I WAS LUCKY THAT > THE FOOTBALL WAS ONE OF THOSE CUSHIONY KIND.I STOOD UP > AND LOOKED DOWN THE AISLE TO SEE WHO THREW IT."ALRIGHT > WHO WAS THE SMART ONE WHO THREW THE FOOTBALL?" I ASKED > TO ALL THE GUYS AS I WALKED DOWN TO THE OTHER END OF > THE BUS. THEN I HEARD JOEY AND CHRIS SAY IN UNISION > "IT WASNT ME!" JUSTIN WAS AT THE TABLE EATING CEREAL > AND TALKING TO LANCE AND JC. I WALKED UP TI JOEY AND > CHRISAND I HIT THEM BOTH WITH THE FOOTBALL. I WALKED > PASTED THEM AND SAT DOWN NEXT TO JUSTIN.I PUT MY HEAD > DOWN ON THE TABLE,SO THAT MY FOREHEAD WAS TOUCHING THE > TABLE. THEY ALL EXCHANGED STRANGE LOOKS.JUSTIN PUT HIS > HAND ON MY SHOULDER AND MOVED MY HEAD SLITLY SO I > COULD SEE HIS FACE."WHAT!?" I SAID IN A WHINY VOICE. > "WHAT HAPPENED?" HE ASKED BEING REALLY PATIENT WITH > ME. I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEN FROM > THE BACK OF THE BUS YOU HEARD JOEY AND CHRIS SAY"WE > DONT KKNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT?!" THEN I JUST > MOANED AND PICKED MY HEAD UP AND MY FACE WAS REALLY > PALE. JC TOLD ME TO GO WASH MY FACE,CUZ I LOOKED > REALLY PALE. I GOT UP AND WASHED MY FACE,BRUSHED MY > TEETH AND HAIR. BY THAT TIME WE HAD ARRIVED AT THE > HOTEL.ON THE WAY OF GETTING OFF THE BUS AND I JUMPED > ONTO JOEY'S BACK LIKE TO GIVE ME A PIGGY BACK RIDE.HE > STARTED ZIGZAGING ACTING LIKE HE WAS SUPERMAN.WE WERE > ALL LAUGHING.AND I GAVE CHRIS MY BAG TO CARRY. WE > REACHED MY ROOMAND JOEY WALKED IN AND WENT TO MY BED > AND FELL BACKWARDS AND SQUSHING ME IN THE PROCESS. > "JOEY GET UP I CANT BREATHE!!" I KEPT BEGGING JOEY TO > GET OFF OF ME.THEN JUSTIN WALKED INTO MY ROOM AND > PULLED JOEY OFF OF ME. I JUST LET OUT A BIG SIGH AND > THANKED JUSTIN. |
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