"Omigosh, Caitlyn!" shrieked Mitchie. "What a surprise!"

"Yeah, your parents knew I was coming and they thought they would surprise you!" said Caitlyn.

"How long are you staying?"

"Until the end of next week."

"Eeeek!"

Mitchie hugged her and jumped up and down.

"Hey, c'mon upstairs." said Mitchie.

Mitchie led Caitlyn into her room.

"Caitlyn, this is my best friend from school, Sarah. Sarah, this is my best friend from Camp Rock, Caitlyn.."

Caitlyn and Sarah shook hands. As usual, Caitlyn had her laptop, and played some of her music for Sarah.

"That's cool," said Sarah. "I wish I were a music person. I mean, I like music, but I can't sing and I hate piano. It's because of my evil piano teacher, Ms. Gutenschlafer."

Mitchie and Caitlyn stifled giggles. Gutenschlafer?

"That's too bad," said Caitlyn. "I bet you'll find something you like, though."

"Caitlyn," Mitchie said. "I just showed Sarah the video Shane sent me. I forwarded it to you, right?"

"Oh yeah. Sarah, isn't that so sweet?"

"Oh, I know! I wish someone would write songs for me. It's like something out of a movie."

"Totally." Caitlyn sighed.

"Caitlyn," Mitchie said. "Are you thinking about Nate again?"

Caitlyn snapped out of her reverie. "Maybe." she replied dreamily.

"That means, 'Yes'." said Mitchie to Sarah.

"Hey!" Caitlyn said. "It's just that he hasn't e-mailed me yet, and it seems to me that Shane must be hogging the laptop."

"Wait, we wouldn't be talking about Nate from Connect 3 Nate, would we?"

"Oh yeah." said Mitchie.

"Wow," said Sarah. "Talk about star-struck."

"Let's get one thing straight." said Caitlyn. "We don't like them because they're in Connect 3. We like them for their personalities."

"Well, of course," said Sarah. "But, if I were you two, I would be expecting hate mail from jealous fans."

"We've already planned ahead." said Caitlyn. "We're gonna try to keep it quiet. Ok, has he forgotten me, or what? He hasn't even called."

"You have a phone?" asked Sarah.

"Yeah," said Caitlyn, embarrassed by her slight wealth.

"Her parents travel a lot," explained Mitchie. "It's just easier to keep in touch that way."

"That's cool," said Sarah. "Hopefully I'll get one soon. I heard texting's fun."

"Oh, it's not just fun," said Caitlyn. "It's addicting."

"Sometimes," said Mitchie. "I think she texts more than she calls."

"That kinda defeats the purpose of the phone." replied Sarah.

"Exactly," said Caitlyn, a mischievous smile playing across her lips. "Teenagers are supposed to do pointless, frivolous stuff. Remember?"

Everyone laughed. Mrs. Torres came to the bedroom door and poked her head in.

"Look's like somebody's having fun in here. I hate to break this up, but Sarah's mother is here."

"Darn. Well, I guess I have to go. Bye, Mitchie. Nice meeting you Caitlyn. Thanks for having me, Mrs. Torres. See you guys later."

"Bye, Sarah." said Mitchie.

"Bye!" said Caitlyn.

With that, Sarah went downstairs and out the door.