| Chris was awaken by his driver when he finally arrived at Matt's house. "Thank's George!",Chris said to his driver as the limo drove away.Chris walked up to the door and rang the doorbell.The door was opened by Matt's mother,Mrs.Ballinger. "Oh hey,Chris!Matt's right upstairs.You know where to go, right?",Mrs.Ballinger said as Chris nodded and headed up the stairs.He heard music blaring from Matt's room and walked right in.Matt was looking at some of the new lyrics that the rest of the guys had been given.Matt looked up at Chris as he turned down the volume on his stereo. "Hey Matt!What's up?",Chris asked as Matt put away the lyrics in a folder.Matt just looked up at him and said,"Same old stuff............and you?". "I'm okay...I need some help."Chris asked as Matt and him headed to the living room. "Okay.........shoot!",Matt asked as he went to the kitchen,"Hey!Do you want a drink?".Chris shook his head as Matt shrugged his shoulders. "Um.....okay....so I called Lana the other night and We are going on a date on Saturday.I need your help with this date to make it the best night ever.No flaws,no mistakes,just one perfect night with the girl who could make my dreams come true.",Chris said to Matt.Matt had just been noddding and "uh-yuh-ing" since Chris had started talking .He hadn't heard anything he had said until he said the word,"date".Matt looked at Chris and wondered what he was thinking. "You're asking for MY help?What makes you think I could make your date 'flawless'?",Matt asked as he tried to remember what Chris had said before the word,"date".Chris looked at him and searched through his mind to find the answer. "Well.............. you are the only one in the group that brings homework to rehearsals.",Chris said searching for something more.Matt shook his head confused with what that had to do with his date with Lana. "Oh!You're the only with a girlfriend now.Since,my girlfriend decided to just becomes friends with me,and nothing more.",Chris answered once more deciding that was the reason.Matt just laughed.Chris didn't get it and was confused.So he forced a laugh,too. "I haven't been with Stephanie in a LONG time.....I don't even know if she still wants to be my girlfriend.But if you really think I can do this,no wait!If you really think I SHOULD do this...........then I will.",Matt answered happily as he started to explain to Chris all the "basics".Matt tried to remember everything that he did to make his first date with Stephanie 'flawless'.They decided to go to Chris' house to talk there. ********************************************************* "Hi! Is Chris there?",Lana spoke through the reciever of the phone.Lana had come home still happy and the comment Tyler had made.But she didn't want to think of Tyler.All he wanted to do was talk to Chris. "Um,hold on let me check...........",Chris' mother replied as she heard the phone being put down.Lana waited and waited and then she heard a door open through the speaker.She heard Chris' and Matt's voices through the phone.She strained to hear what they were saying.She sat there listening without saying a word,amazed and flattered at what Chris and Matt were saying. ********************************************************* "Okay,Matt...thanks for the 'advice'.I'll see you tomorrow.Later.",Chris whispered to Matt as he saw the phone off the charger.Matt nodded and left.Chris picked it up. "Uh?Hello?Who is this?",Chris asked as Lana jumped from her seat and tried to find her voice.She waited a moment then answered. "It's Lana....................",she answered wishing she didn't call before.Chris almost shocked because he had just talked to Matt about the date and then she was right their listening on.Chris stumbled for words and didn't find any. "Um..........what's up?I'm bored right now,so I decided to call you.",Lana asked before he asked the question she knew he was going to ask. "Nothin really.Oh!Um.......did you hear a conversation that wasn't supposed to be heard.Or you accidently heard a conversation ?",Chris answered then asked while wishing she would honestly say no. "No................I-um..........went to the kitchen to get a snack while your mom went to look for you.",Lana told him knowing that answer would do.She was still flattered at all she heard adding up from the compliment she had gotten from Tyler.She smiled as she thought of all the things that were going to happen on their date.She heard Chris laugh and she laughed along with him.They both stopped when they heard a glass break. "Oh No! Um.........Chris?Can you wait a sec'?My sister must have been playing with her dolls and I guess she broke her porcelain one.Ugh!",Lana spoke through the speaker frusterated.She heard Chris laugh and he said ok.She put down the phone near the counter by her sister's room.She went up to her sister's room and saw all her vases smashed and little drops of blood everywhere.There was only a mess.And no little sister. "Caity!Caity!Caity!",Lana screamed as she ran all over the house. She started to cry out her name.The she fell to her knees sobbing.Chris had been waiting by the phone listening on.He was shocked and called her name through the speaker.Lana did not answer.All he heard was her crying. ********************************************************* Lana slowly picked up the phone with what was left of her strength.She didn't stop crying. "Chris........can......you please.............come....to my house....",Lana tried to say with sobs inbetween words.Chris quickly said yes.Lana kept on crying.She slowly said her address and then put down the phone.After she hung up,Chris panicked and called the only one he thought could help.He dialed Frankie's number. "Hey Frankie!I really need your help!Meet me in 61-87 Shrylet Avenue.That's in Queens.....I really need you to be there........right now!Lana's in trouble! I am going there right now.Hurry Frankie!",Chris told Frankie and he heard him say yes.He hung up the phone and told his mom he needed to go to Lana's house and that it was urgent.Mrs.Trousdale hesitated and then Chris almost got on hands and knees before she realized that it really was urgent.She nodded and grabbed her car keys.They both ran out the door. ********************************************************* "Mom!Chris needs me at THIS address now!",Frankie yelled at his mother for going so slow.Frankie groaned and looked out the window. "Hold your horses!I'm going as fast as I can and Frankie.......hon? Um.....why does Chris need you at this address?",Mrs.Galasso asked his worried son. "He says that Lana,his new 'friend',is in trouble and since I met Lana.............well.................she seems really nice and I don't want Chris to get hurt again.",Frankie said as they turned onto Shrylet Avenue.He searched for 61-87 . "61-85.........61-86.........yes!61-87!Finally! Ok,mom ...........you can drop me off here!" "Ok.........I hope your friend is ok.I'll be right around the corner if it is serious,Frankie.Later,hon'!",Mrs.Galasso said to her son as he got from his seat and sprang to the door.When Frankie got to the door he rang the bell.He pushed the door slightly and the door opened.Chris was their holding the sobbing Lana in his arms.Frankie looked around and saw little pieces of vases and blood scattered.He stood there shocked. ********************************************************* Chris had arrived to the same horror as Frankie had.Chris held Lana as she cried, still silently whispering her sister's name.He saw tear by tear roll down her cheek and he suddenly felt her pain.Frankie still stood there shocked at the horror that was around him.Then Jesse came running through the open door.Jesse almost crashed into the little coffee table when he saw what lay before him.Jesse opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out.Chris had managed to call Jesse with his cell on his way to Lana's house.The three boys looked around and then slowly turned to look at Lana.Jesse grabbed the his cell and dialed 911. ********************************************************* The police came and questioned Lana as the three boys stood there looking at the now empty house.When the police had finished questioning Lana,she collapsed.They ran to her and Chris gently picked her up.They brought her to the ambulence that had come only a few minutes ago.The trained nurse said that she had just fainted.The three boys just stood there at what seemed to be the once happy girl now lifeless.Chris walked away as Jesse called Matt and Greg.About a hour later, both boys came.Lana had regained her strength to get up and start walking.She realized she had to call her parents,but she spotted Lily and almost the rest of her class by the boys talking sadly.She walked over to them.Chris was the first one who saw her and hugged her as she felt tears coming back to her eyes.Chris held her as he whispered in her ear that everything was going to alright.Lana cried silently as she tried to believe everything WAS going to be alright.Everyone put their arms around Chris and Lana.Lana was happy that everyone cared but wished her sister didn't have to be the one they were caring about. ********************************************************* "Then she explained that her sister was gone!Now all I want to do is make her happy.",Greg said to his mom as she drove right into the driveway. "Oh My God! I am going to talk to her mom tomorrow,Greg.She must feel terrible!And the poor father,OH!",Mrs.Raposo said to her son. She watched him as he walked over to his three screaming sisters.Greg put his arms around each of them and hugged them.Mrs.Raposo smiled as she headed for the kitchen. ********************************************************* "So you going to be okay ?Do you want me to stay with you until your parents come back from the police station?"Chris asked to Lana as she sat on the stairs of her porch.The wind blew on them,making Lana's hair swirl around her head.Chris just put one arm around her as she sat there.Then Chris started to sing to her. "I just want someone to hold me tonight, oh-oh, yeah-eah",Chris sang as she felt her tears come back once again.Lana thought to herself as he heard Chris' voice in the back of her mind singing.Then she spoke up wiping away her tears,"No!You can go home now,Chris!Okay,alright,I'm going to be fine......................". |