Tori drove home in her car listening to Katy Perry, she started to sing along. "I hate Katy Perry, can't we listen to something cool like Swine Floo's new single 'Quarantine'?" Steve whined. "Katy Perry is my favorite artist so you better get used to her." Tori replied. "She's got talent but meaningless lyrics." "And I suppose Swine Floo is a lyrical genius." "He is Tori, Haven't you heard his previous single 'Epidemic'? Those rhymes were sick." "Jerome Harris ghostwrites for him." "Isn't he Andre's dad?" "I don't know Steve I didn't get a good look at him. Tori had a text from Trina. "Attic is full of wasp they've been there for years about 100 of them i opened the attic and the wasp all flew out the house is being exterminated cant come there until nxt week" "where r u stayin trina" "at molly's house and mom 'n' dad are staying in a hotel" "i'll stay over andre's" Tori called Andre "Hello." "Andre I need to stay over your house for a week." "Ok why?" "Wasp have taken my house hostage." "Intresting. I'll tell my parents. Bye." "Wait, don't hang up is the famous Jerome Harris your father?" "She just had to add the famous part." Andre thought. "Yes unfortunately he is." Andre said sounding annoyed that Tori had even brought it up. Andre always told Tori that his father was always busy but he never told her where he worked or that him and his father had a very strained relationship. "That is so cool." Tori said excitedly. "Trust me it's not." Andre replied sounding very depressed. "Andre why did you ignore your father yesterday?" "I really don't want to talk about it." "You're probably bummed out because you haven't got to spend time with him." Andre started to get very teary eyed. "Look Tori I really don't wanna-" "He probably has missed alot in you're life." Andre hung up the phone and started sobbing violently into his pillow. "Gosh Andre, it's just a card." Decatur said as she walked into the room got her cell phone and left. "I think I hurt his feelings." Tori thought. "You think?" Steve said sarcasticly.
"Hey Mom." "What now Decatur?" Rebbeca was getting annoyed, Decatur was so spoiled from her time with her aunt and uncle she had forgotten how to make Ramen Noodles. And in the middle of making them she threw them out and ordered a pizza with some of the money that her puppy dog eyes had earned from her father. After 10 years the puppy dog eyes still worked. "Andre wants me to tell you Tori has to stay over for the week." said Decatur "Oh, I almost forgot he locked his door and he's in his room crying his eyes out." Decatur soon added. "How did you forget that?" her mother asked. "I'm a very busy girl." Decatur replied casually as she left. Rebbeca knocked on Andre's door to no answer. She opened the unlocked door and found a note stained with teardrops. "going to Jade's house i'll be back by 10:00 PM."
Jade heard a knock on her door. It was her older brother that she hadn't seen in years he just stopped by to find their mother. When Jade told him their mother wasn't home he hugged her and left. Jade was alone. As usual. Her father was always out drinking and getting into bar fights while her mother was a doctor and came home every night at 6:00 in the morning. At least Jade got to see her mother, unlike Andre's situation with his father. It was 9:30 as Jade sat in her silent house but suddenly she heard an knock on the door "Who is it?" Jade said very slowly and dull but loud." "Andre." Jade had a puzzled look. "What do you want dweeb?" Jade said without opening the door or moving a muscle. "I want to talk to you. I finally understand why you're so down all the time." "You couldn't understand me if you read a 300 page biography about me. What would you know about parents never being there for you, and working all hours of the night?" "Well, my dad is Jerome Harris." "The president of Jerome Harris Records?" "Yeah he's missed alot. Even my sweet 16." Jade went to the door and let Andre in and they talked for hours and hours. Andre looked at the clock and the time was 4:06 AM. "Well I should get going my Mom's probably worried sick about me. See you in school tommorow." "Goodbye Andre." Jade said withe a tear in here eye. Andre was a true friend to Jade. A best friend.
"Andre I love you." Tori said confidently "Tori are you crazy? I would never fall in love with you. You ugly witch." Andre responded. "How could you say something so cruel." Tori said. She was starting to tear up. "Because you need to wake up Tori." "What?" "I said wake up." Tori had a confused look on her face. "What are you talking about?" "Are you deaf?" Steve asked. "He said he wants you to wake up." "Come on Tori your gonna make me late to school." Tori woke up from her nightmare and looked at the clock. It was 6:40 AM, school started at 7:00 AM and Andre was fully dressed. "Our movie date has been replanned for tonight." Andre informed her. "Great." Tori responded. "Where were you last night Andre?" "Jade's house, you know she's a really nice person." Tori looked at him strangly. "Surely he has gone crazy." "Says the girl who named her conscience Steve." "Shut up Steve." Decatur's CD came on and Steve sang along. Tori groaned. "You hate this song too." Andre said. "I guess you can say it's stuck in my head." Tori laughed. Andre obviously didn't get the joke but Tori found it hilarious as she walked into the bathroom.