Determinate
A Lemonade Mouth
Story
Ch. 1. Persuit Of Happiness
Luck. Faith. Hard work. All made it happen. All made Lemonade Mouth real. Now we need to focus and never forget who we are. That's all it takes to keep the band together. We are friends and we'll always be.
I'm Olivia White. Lead singer. But I feel like everybody knows that already. After our first big concert everything happened so fast and I still can't believe it. We're going on tour. Tomorrow we're leaving to Texas. And now comes the hardest part. Packing.
I started humming a song while trying to crowd everything in my suitcase. I'm still writing it.
"Such a good start
Don't pull it apart
We need to stay close somehow
Our destiny we hardly drawn
Let's be who we always were
Here, there, anywhere."
"Olivia, sweetie! It's time to go to bed." Gram shouted from her room. I closed the suitcase and got changed into my favorite loose pyjamas. "Goodnight, Gram!" I shouted back. Then I grabbed the book I was reading now. The Pursuit of Happiness.I started to read until I got really tired. I closed the book and put it aside. I know I really should sleep. But I'm kinda nervous. My first tour. I don't need to freak out, I'm going to have fun with my friends and I'm living my dream. Tomorrow is the big day. Our time is now. We'll rock! I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
I started to laugh. "Sydney, you're really funny!" We were eating dinner. Georgie got up and hugged dad and Sydney. "I'm going to bed. Goodnight!" She finally came up to me and I hugged her tightly. "Goodnight, beetle." Then she went upstairs.
"Well, Wen, I think you should go and rest as well. You're going on tour." He was silent for a couple of seconds and smiled brightly. "I can't believe you are really going on tour. I'm so proud of you, son!" I got up and hugged him. "Thanks dad. Honestly. And Sydney. I just want to say I think you and dad are amazing together. I'm sorry for everything I did or said. I can't ignore the happiness in this house." I hugged her. "Thank you, Wen. I really appreciate." She smiled and I returned the smile. "I think you're right, dad. I'm tired, I should go." I turned around. "Wait. Did you pack?" I looked at him embarrassed. "About that. I'm half done. I'll do it tomorrow. I promise. "Okay, than you can go. Goodnight." I smiled widely. "Goodnight." Then I went up in my room and to the bed, still thinking about tomorrow. It's a big change. We'll be famous. We'll rock!
"Ok, guys! It's time for bed!" "No, please, mom!" My two brothers said in the same time to my mom. "I'm sorry but it's late. You can finish that toy tomorrow, okay? "Ok" They gave up.
"So, Stella" Dad begin after they left. I turned my attention to him. "About this tour" Amazing, more restrictions. I probably had a bored look because mom continued. "We're not going to say something bad, Stella. Just listen." I nodded. "Okay, as your mother said it's not something bad. What we want to say is that we're so proud of you, Stella. We're sorry we didn't pay attention to your talent and your choices. I think it's wonderful that you are a vegetarian and you save the animals and also I think being in this band and doing this tour it's a big step for you."
I smiled and hugged both of them. "Thanks, mom, dad. Now, I know it's not something what I use to do but can I go to bed? I wanna rest for tomorrow." They looked kinda surprised. "Of course you can, dear. Goodnight." She smiled "Goodnight." I walked up to my room and grabbed my guitar then started strumming slowly while writing in my song book. I'm trying to write a song. Hmm, good. I wrote one more note. Now I can finally sleep. I pulled the cover over me. I can't wait. We'll rock! Slowly, my eyes closed.
"Thank you, Baba!" I hugged my dad with a big bright smile. "This is the most beautiful dress I've ever seen!" "It's from your mother too. I thought it would be useful in your tour." My parents looked really happy. "Seriously, thank you both. This is amazing!"
I looked again at my new dress. It was brown with a golden black print and blue buttons. I smiled widely and put it gently on my bed. "We will go now." Mom said softly. "You should get some sleep." Dad added. "I will. Goodnight." Mom left but dad turned to me again. "Mohini, I'm just so proud of you. Now I know I did a good thing by letting you be who you want to be. You have so much talent and you're stronger than I thought. I think you finally found your place."
I hugged him one more time. "Thank you, Baba. For everything. I know it wasn't easy when you left me go. I feel like I'm living my dream know. I promise I won't ever disappoint you." He looked at me smiling. "Goodnight, Mohini." When he left I went straight to my closed and found a belt, shoes and earrings to match with my dress. After I was done I laid in my bed and got a text. Scott. I smiled. I started to read. "Hey, Mo! I hope you're ready for the big day. I can't wait to see your "pack deal" on stage. Goodnight, beautiful. And don't forget. We'll rock!" He was right. We'll rock! I turned aside and closed my eyes.
"Ha, so Tommy Delgado is jealous of me?" I smiled proudly. "I didn't say that." He said defensive. "You didn't but I can see it. I can read you like an open book." We both started to laugh. "Yeah, yeah. Come on, Delgado, go to bed! It's over your hour. You're tired." I got up from my chair and walked to him. He was on my bed. "And you're jealous." He laughed again. "Shut up, Charlie." I went to my drums and played a beat. "Still not jealous?" He got up. "You're good, I admit it. But I'm not jealous. Just proud." My smile was big now. "Really?" He nodded. "Really. I can't believe you're going on a tour with your band." I interrupted him. "It's not my band. We're a family." He chuckled. "I can see that. Seriously, you're amazing, Charlie. Mom and dad are proud of you too. They told me they have seen you've grown up." I sat next to him on the bed and high-fived him. "Thanks, Tommy. It means a lot." He walked to the door. "I should go now. It's getting late and you're starting a tour tomorrow. Goodnight, Delgado." I smiled. "Goodnight." After he left I laid in my bed and closed my eyes for a second. I'm really excited. It's our chance. And I know it'll be great. We'll rock!