PLEASE R&R!
Wow, Sam's really pushing it, I thought. The show was going to start in less than five minutes and neither of us knew where she was. I mean, I wasn't that surprised, Sam wasn't the most punctual person in the world…..
But, seriously, this was really bugging Carly. The show had always meant so much to her! I hated to see her so worried. She was practically plowing a hole in the floor with her frantic pacing. I fiddled with the cameras, but everything was ready. Except for the missing co-host. It seemed like there was nothing for me to do but wait. At least I couldn't think of anything else to do.
We had texted her tons that evening, and called her a couple times. It cut strait to voice-mail. Great, her phone was dead.
Just to break the awful silence I said, "Less than two minutes now. Carly, what's the plan?"
She looked at me, her eyes tortured, her mouth curved into a scowl "I don't know, Freddy! I don't plan for Sam to just not show up! I guess I'll open the show myself and stall. If Spencer weren't on a date…"
Of all the days for him to finally get a date! Why today, when we needed him? I didn't understand why he kept on trying. Love seemed completely unattainable…
"If she's not her, I'll help." I found myself promising, "I know all of the bits you were planning on doing." I just didn't know what I was doing. I was much more comfortable BEHIND the camera… But, the moment she flashed me a shining smile, I decided that I would do it, stage-fright or not. I was setting up the cameras differently now. So they could be stationary and still get god shots. I had a remote like Sam's, It would switch the live feed from camera 1 to camera 2 and als allow me to zoom in and out from a distance.
I stood beside Carly. I leaned in, and whispered " Alright, Carly, you ready? Because we're live in 5, 4, 3, 2…"
"Hi, you have reached the iCarly website. The Sam you're trying to reach is unavailable due to some bad personal habits." Carly smiled. She was such a great actress! And she could think on her feet. She looked totally relaxed like we'd planned it carefully into the show. "I'm Carly" "And I'm Freddy.."
"And this is ICarly!"