The day of the concert came fast. I spent most of my time practicing the music I had to play with Carrie's band, since I knew the stuff I played with Grojband. I struggled to hit some of the notes sometimes. Whoever had to play this stuff had to be good. By the day of the concert, I had it down. I barely got any sleep, but it was all worth it. I could take a nap before the concert.
Trina picked us up and brought us to Corey's home a couple hours before. She didn't seem too excited about it. Mr. Riffin stood at the garage door so he could collect money for Kim. My nap plans were ruined by the nerves of tonight. We got the garage ready for the concert and still had a lot of time to spare. With this time, we sat on the floor of the garage with the door closed and started to practice. We sounded amazing then. Nothing could have ruined that night.
Well, at least I thought so.
I paced back and forth while waiting. The concert would start in two minutes. A hand touched my shoulder and I looked over to see Corey nodding at me.
"It's time," I nodded back as he smirked and ran onto the stage we were playing on, "Hey there!" I was getting nervous again.
"I don't know if I can do this," I muttered to myself.
"This is all because of you, loser," I looked up to see Carrie and her band standing there, "Don't let us Newmans down," I suddenly remembered Kim lying in her bed with only three more weeks on life support. I took a deep breath.
"Okay," I said as I looked at them.
"We're on Newmans!" Carrie said, "Good luck guys!" We headed on stage.
As soon as I got to the keyboard, I looked at the crowd. It was my first mistake. I looked at Carrie as she did a slight head nod, cluing us that we were starting. The crowd went quiet. We played through the music with minor problems. At the end people cheered. Carrie smiled as she waved.
"We hope to have our real keyboard player back soon," She announced. Some people started to clap and then the whole room started to clap. Right then I knew Carrie did not like me, even though I did this for Kim. She loved Kim enough that she would do anything to save her. She and my band members switched off and people started to cheer. It was time for us to really shine. I smiled at Laney who looked at me from her spot next to Corey. She looked a bit freaked, but she smiled back at me so I guessed she was okay.
"Hello there again!" Corey called. People answered him, "Are you guys ready for the main event?" Cheering filled the garage. We started out with Yeah[from the episode One-Plant Band] and ended with Sweet Dreams[ from the episode Monster of Rock. The concert was a success until the end of Perfect. As Corey went to finish the last notes, the lights went out. I frowned as people gasped and Corey stopped singing. The lights turned back on. Nothing seemed abnormal, "Is everyone alright?" Corey asked. Laney seemed a bit shaken up. I looked around to notice that Kon was missing. I frowned. Where had my brother gone during the black out? The concert ended five minutes later. When it did, I went to look for Kon. I found him with Trina and Mina behind Corey's home.
"You shouldn't do this!" Trina rolled her eyes at my brother.
"Why not?" She asked, "My goal has always been to ruin Grojband. This will definitely ruin you guys!" At that moment I noticed that Mina held a box in her hand. I knew what that box was. It was the money we had collected for Kim. I frowned as I got my phone out and flatted myself against the wall so they couldn't see the light of my phone. I messaged Corey and then placed it back in my pocket.
"Trina, this money is for someone who's dying!" Kon reminded her, "I thought you were better than this!" Trina glared at him.
"You thought wrong, Grojband loser," She turned to Mina, "Mina, you know-," Before she could finish her sentence, Kon did something I didn't expect. I knew he was crazy and I knew he had a crush on Trina, but I never thought he would do what he did at that moment. He kissed Trina on the lips. I could tell she was shocked. Mina looked shocked as well. I almost gave myself away.
"Yo Kin," I turned to see Corey and Laney standing beside me, "You messaged me?" I pointed to the situation going on and the two looked around the wall, "Ew," Corey said with a slight laugh. Then he noticed what Mina had. I could tell he was mad, "I'll be right back. Stay here," He left the two of us alone and went to face his sister. I knew this wouldn't be good. I looked at Laney and she nodded. We had the same idea. I took the first step forward with Laney at my side. This moment would change a lot of things forever.