Chapter 1: It's Over?

"Allie, is that you?" Laura DiMeco yelled from the kitchen.

"Yeah, Mom, who else has a key?" She responded, shutting the front door behind her.

"Hey, don't get all smart with me missy." Laura said seriously. As soon as she locked eyes with Allie, she started to laugh.

"You're so weird. So, how was your day?" Allie said, jumping on top of the counter and taking an apple from the basket.

"Boring, as usual. That stupid computer of yours downstairs won't stop making noise." Laura said, pushing Allie of the counter. "Please go shut it off. And call Kristina. She called a few minutes before you got home. Her phones dead and she thinks you have her charger."

"She's crazy. I packed her charger for her." Allie said, walking downstairs to the basement.

"She might be crazy but she's your best friend." Laura called down the stairs.

"She sure is." Allie muttered to herself with a smile. She sat down on the computer and saw she was signed on AIM. She thought to herself why she was signed on because she was never on. Then, she remembered she couldn't fall asleep and decided to see if any of the boys were on last night. She had received IM's from David, Qaasim, Thomas, Cooper, and Alex. She clicked on the one from David first.

DavidTheLevi: Allie, are u there???

DavidTheLevi: Hellooooo?

DavidTheLevi: Ok, ur not here so call me when you get this… unless its after school cause I wont answer cause ive got guitar lessons.

Allie clicked on the rest of the messages and they all said the same thing. She saw that Nat was online so she IM'ed him.

A_DamselInADress: Nat, you there?

RockstarWolff17: hey al, call me!!!!

Allie searched through her school bag for her iPhone. She quickly typed in Nat's number and pushed send.

"Hey." Nat answered.

"Hey, what's up?" Allie asked, nervously cracking her knuckles.

"Ummm, you didn't hear, did you? Because I wanted to be the one to… break the news." Nat said, his voice trailing off.

"Nat, what are you talking about? Break what news? What's going on?" Allie asked.

"Al, it's over." Nat said. "My mom couldn't get the show renewed."

"Wh...at? You're lying. That's not true."

"Allie, I'm sorry. It is. My mom's on the phone with your mom right now. Everyone's coming back in the city before we tear down the set."

"I gotta go." Allie hung up the phone and ran upstairs into her room. She rushed past her mom and down the hall to her room. Allie could hear her mom following close behind. Allie threw herself onto her bed and started to cry.