Chapter One
"Okay, okay, I'm comin'!!" I shouted to my best friend, Shanda. "Just
lemme put my necklace on!!" I picked it up and clasped it around my neck. I
ran out of my room and grabbed my purse on the way.
"It's about time!" Shanda grumbled unhappily. I flipped her off, and we
laughed.
"I'm ready. Let's go!!" I said. Shanda followed me out to the car, where
my cousin was waiting (Shanda is almost 17 and I'm almost 18, but we didn't wanna drive!).
"I canNOT belive I let you talk me into this," Shanda complained.
"Knowing you, you're gonna end up dragging me into every single store in
that mall that sells Backstreet Boys stuff!!"
"You know I won't!" I lied, smiling.
My cousin laughed. "Sure Amber. Shanda, you're just lucky that I have a
date and that BSB ain't there. Or else I would be goin' in wit' ya'!" my
cousin said and laughed again. While we had been talking (or would you call
it arguing??) we had pulled up to the mall. Shanda and I hopped out.
"Now, only call me if you have a MAJOR life change, all right?? Which
means I'm not gonna be expecting any calls!! And if you do call for no
reason, you're gonna get it!!" Deanna (my cousin) kidded. "But seriously,
only if something really drastic happens, okay?? And I'll be back to pick
you two up at 8:30! Meet me at the fountain!" Deanna said.
"We'll be there!!" I assured her. "If we're not, you know where to look!!"
We all laughed.
"Yeah. At the F.Y.E. Arcade! I'll see you guys later!" Deanna pulled the
car away from the curb.
"C'mon Shanda!!! Let's go to F.Y.E. first!!! I wanna see if they have any
new Backstreet import cd's in!!" I pulled her by the arm into the mall. She
just rolled her eyes.
