Chapter One

It was dark except for the single spotlight and as I open my mouth the audience were captivated and as I finish they stand and begin chanting my name, "Mitchie, Mitchie, MITCHIE!" I woke with start, that wasn't real, and the name calling was my mum calling me to get up. I groaned and made my way to the bathroom to being getting ready for the day today was the last day of the semester before we broke up for the summer.

In case you hadn't guessed, my name is Mitchie, Mitchie Torres, it's a really stupid last name if you ask me, My mom's family originate from Spain, but she originates from England sounds complicated right? But for now I am happy because I have three amazing friends, Shane, Jason and Nate, yes they're guys but get over it, I've grown up with them since they live down the street.

The three of them are brothers and I just love them to bits, Jason is the immature one, he always makes me laugh although ironically he is actually the oldest out of the four of us him being 16. Then we have Nate who is always very serious and calm, but he does have a sense of humour he is the same age as me both of us are 13, and then finally we have the most gorgeous guy I have ever seen, Shane he is 14 almost 15 (there are 18 months between him and me). I sometimes hate being 13 I wished that I was closer to Shane's age.

Anyway enough of that, I was busy singing away in the shower dreaming about the wonders of making a career in the music industry, when mum banged on the door and told me to shut up. Ever since dad left, frankly she has been a bitch, I have tried to be as understanding as possible, and at first put it down to that but it's been 2 years now and she hasn't changed. She keeps telling me she wants me to work for the catering business that she works for and that I should give up my dreams of singing. Like that's going to happen.

Once I'm old enough I'll be getting a place of my own and will be able to live my own life in the way that I want to live it. Half an hour later I made my way downstairs and ate breakfast slowly, mum told me that she had something important to tell me, but it could wait until after school. I was lost in my own little world wondering what could possibly be important; she probably had a new boyfriend or something.

A loud banging on the door made me jump and cut off my inner thoughts, mum went and answered the door and in came the people who I considered my brothers, except for Shane of course. "Hey guys," I said.
"Good morning Miss Daisy would you like a ride to school this fine morning," said Shane in a very bad English accent.
"Why yes, thank you fine sirs but Shane you need to work on the accent," I said causing the four of us to laugh.

I said goodbye to mom who barely acknowledged me and made my way out to Jason's car, (did I forget to mention we're American, that's why Jason is driving us to school). "So Mitchie you coming to hear us play later?" said Shane.
"Of course, I wouldn't miss it for the world," I said. "I do have to speak with mom though first she said she had something to talk about,"

The guys have formed a band out of the three of them, they're called Connect 3 and they are absolutely amazing; I can definitely see them getting signed soon. We arrived at school and I hugged Jason and Shane and told them I would be seeing them at lunch, and made my way to English with Nate who was in the majority of my classes. English and Maths past without a problem however in Science, I managed to get myself covered in a green gooey gunk causing everyone to laugh.

Nate walked with me to my locker and I grabbed some spare clothes and got changed in the girl's bathroom. I managed to get the stuff out of my hair, but I had to wet it so I must have looked a right idiot when I sat at the lunch table after getting my food. "Why is your hair all wet?" said Jason he was surprisingly perceptive. Nate of course had to tell them causing another round of hysterical laughter on my part but even I could see the funny side this time.

In music I was on my own and I spent the lesson writing songs and playing my guitar. Finally the bell rang and after a sort of goodbye assembly we left school thinking about all the things we would be doing this summer. Of course when I got in that all changed dramatically. Mom was in the living room talking with one of the business executives, "So we'll be paying for your flights etc I'm sure they're going to be very pleased that someone of your expertise is going to help them," he said.

"Hi mom, what's going on," I said. "Why is your company paying for flights are you going on a business trip?"
"No, I might as well be straight to the point, we're moving to England," she said.
"What! You better be kidding me," I said.
"No I'm not kidding, look this is going to be an excellent opportunity for us," she said.
"For you, yeah but what about me, how can I leave the guys," I said.

"Oh please they're guys they'll forget all about you," she said.
"You know mom not all guys are like dad," I said angrily. "They have been my best friends since we were in diapers, I've been through so much with them, I can't just leave,"
"Yes you can and you will we are leaving and that is final," she said also as loudly.
"How can you do this to me," I said. "I'm going out, don't wait up, I'll be at the guys place, at least there I know someone cares about me,"

I stormed out of the house down the street to the guys house, angry tears fell down my face. I knocked on the door and their mom answered, "Oh Mitchie dear what's wrong," she said putting an arm around me.
"I'm moving," I said sadly. "To England,"
"What, when," she said.
"I don't know I stormed out of the house before I could find out," I said.

"Oh sweetheart, that's awful," she said hugging me. "I'm presuming you want to stay here tonight,"
"Only if it's no trouble," I said.
"Of course it isn't," she said. "Now go and see the guys, they'll cheer you up,"
"Thank you Denise," I said giving her one last hug, I slowly made my way down the steps and into the basement which was where the guys practiced their music.

They were playing a new song and it sounded amazing, but once they saw me they stopped and look concerned. "You okay Mitchie," said Shane. Tears were falling again and before I knew it I was crying. The three of them took me onto the couch and hugged me close. "What's wrong," they said after my tears had subsided.
"I'm moving," I said quietly. "To England,"
"Why," said Jason sadly.
"Something to do with mom's catering business," I said. "I presume it's some sort of transfer,"

"Well that sucks," said Nate.
"No shit," I said.
"Hey language," said Jason.
"Oh yeah cuz you don't swear," I said.
"Okay fine but don't let our mom hear you," he said.
"I won't," I said, "I'm not that stupid,"

"You okay Shane you haven't said anything," said Nate.
"It just sucks man, I don't want you to go," he said angrily.
"Oh well, I'm staying here tonight," I said.
"Well that's something," Shane said. "I'm telling you we aren't letting you out our sight till you leave,"
"What were you playing earlier it sounded really good," I said.
"Just a new song," they said. "You wanna hear it,"

"Hell yeah," I said, "You want me to introduce you," they nodded. "Okay here we go people the moment you've all been waiting for the hottest band in the world, Connect 3 woo,"
"Cheesy much," said Nate.
"Hey she just called us hot don't complain," said Jason. They played the new song and when they finished I was just amazed.
"Oh shit it was crap wasn't it," said Shane.

"No it was amazing," I said. "You are going to be really big someday,"
"So will you," they said. We stayed in the room for a while talking and laughing and before I knew it, it was midnight.
"It's midnight," said Jason.
"Wow you grew a brain," I said.
"Hey," he said.

I followed them upstairs and Jack handed me a T-shirt which was far too big but I loved it because it smelled of him. I then made my way up the ladder and into what was once the attic, now it was their bedroom. They actually had a spare bed in here since I spent so much time over here, "Night guys," I said.
"Night Mitchie," they said. It took a while for me to fall asleep that night so the next morning I was really tired.

When we went downstairs I saw that my mum was also sat at the table. "What are you doing here?" I said irritably.
"Don't talk to me in that tone young lady I'm already cross with you," she said.
"Hey Mrs Torres don't be angry at her she's just woke up we all know what she's like in the morning," said Jason.
"Thanks Jason," I said sarcastically.
"Yes well be that as it may I will not tolerate that when we go to England," she said. "Which is in two days time,"

"What, why so soon," I said. "Surely it can wait until the end of the summer break,"
"No it can't now go and get yourself ready I want you to start packing your stuff when you get home," she said.
"Connie, she can stay here a little longer surely," said Denise.
"Fine but only until dinner I want you back then," she said, she was never rude to Denise they were best friends once.

"God how am I going to survive England with her," I said.
"I have no idea," said Denise, "But unfortunately you'll have to,"
"You won't forget about me will you," I said.
"How could we forget about you," said Jason. "You're our baby sister,"
"What did I do to deserve you," I said.
"Reverse that question it's what did we do to deserve you," said Shane.

We spent the rest of the day playing music and video games and was with a huge amount of reluctance that I left the house. At home mom had a go at me about how I was spending too much time with guys and not girls and then told me to go and start putting my stuff into boxes, not realising how hard it would be. I found so many photos of me and the guys enough to fill an album. Which I did reminding myself to buy some more albums.

A few days later and my last day in America arrived and I felt awful that day, I wanted to spend it with the guys but of course mom objected to that saying that they would see us at the airport. At lunch though I'd had enough and I told mom where I was going. I walked into their house after Denise let me in and it seemed they were just as depressed as me. "Hey guys," I said in whisper not trusting my voice to go higher than that, I didn't want to cry yet.

Of course on the way to the airport my tears started and they didn't stop. "Right here we are," said my mum. "Say your goodbyes, we're running a bit late,"
"Hey don't cry Daisy," said Jason. "You'll start us off," that's when I completely broke down and for a while we clung to each other.
"I love you guys, never forget that," I said.
"We won't but that goes for you too," said Shane.

"Right well hopefully the next time I see you it will because you'll be a sell out band and it will be on a tour, promise you'll come to the UK," I said.
"Hell yeah," said Jason. "We'll come especially for you,"
"Daisy come on we have to board the plane in an hour," said my mom.
"Okay," I said I gave them one last hug and then ran after my mom. "Bye guys love you!" I yelled back at them.

If only I knew that what I had just said to them would all be coming true, but for now I was sitting on the plane silently crying and for once mom didn't say anything. I fell asleep and dreamt about them and me fulfilling our dreams of making it big in music. When I woke up we were beginning the decent to Heathrow and that was when everything changed.