After some time they arrived home. Christie immediately ran into her house and changed her clothes, then packed her things into a small backpack and ran back downstairs. Her mother, Brittany came out from the kitchen and asked, "Hey honey, where are you going?"
"I'm going to a friend's home to do homework. Be back at 7pm."
Brittany smiled, "Wow guess what, you managed to overcome your fear and make a friend already? Who is it?"
Christie blushed and said shyly, "He's a boy living next to us. He is called Alvin."
Brittany smiled and knelt down to hug her daughter. She then said, "Well I honestly feel happy for you. Have fun and be back on time."
Christie laughed, "Thanks mom."
Brittany released Christie so that she could run towards Alvin's house.
She arrived at his house and politely knocked. While waiting, she couldn't help but smile a bit. She wanted to be pretty in front of him. She quickly straightened her dress and made her hair. Finally she was satisfied, and that was when Alvin opened the door.
"Hi. You are so fast."
"Yeah. Am I interrupting something?" She asked.
Alvin chuckled, "No not at all. By the way you look pretty."
Christie blushed and said shyly, "You think? Thank you."
Alvin laughed and said, "Are you gonna stay there forever or what?"
She laughed also and went into his house, "No of course, silly."
Alvin's mom just happened to appear in the living room.
"Hey Alvin is this your friend?"
"Yeah mom. I just met her and got to know her today. She is called Christie."
"Hi," Christie greeted.
Elsa said, "Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Elsa, Alvin's mom. Well, I gotta go because I have to buy stuff for dinner. Why don't you come over and have dinner?"
Christie shook her head and said, "I'm sorry but my mom asked me to go back home at 7pm. She had already prepared dinner for me. Maybe next time."
Elsa said, "Yeah nevermind. Maybe next time. Just be good and do your homework. You can go to the back garden to play after you have done your work." Then she closed the door and walked towards the supermarket.
"Where's your dad?" Christie asked curiously.
"He's at work and won't be home till 8pm,"Alvin replied, "As always." He then added.
"So... That's means we're alone?"
"Yep. Is that a problem?"
"No, not at all."
"Come on, let's not waste our time and finish our homework first. Then we can hang out."
Christie smiled, "Great. Let's go now."
Alvin held out his hand, "Ok, let's go to my room."
Christie grabbed his hand and Alvin led him upstairs. She could feel her face heat up when she was holding his hand. She expected it to be tiny and soft, but it turned out that he had a strong grip, and she felt secure.
Finally, they reached Alvin's bedroom, and Alvin opened the door for Christie politely.
When Christie first entered the room, she was amazed. It was a rather large room, and his stuff were neatly placed. There was a bookshelf, a bed and a desk. On the desk, there was paperwork that was neatly folded and placed on a laptop. She also found an mp3 player on it.
She then turned her head to look towards her left. What attracted her was that there was a red electric guitar placed at the corner, with an amplifier beside it.
"Hey Alvin," She asked, "You play the guitar?"
Alvin grinned, "Of course. Would I just buy it for decoration?"
Christie giggled, "Oh yeah. You really do love music."
Alvin nodded, "Yes, I really love music, and my idol is Alvin Seville."
Christie froze. She stuttered, "Wait... You mean... Alvin Seville from Alvin and the Chipmunks?"
Alvin was surprised. He asked, "Wow, you know them? Then you must be a big fan of him too."
Christie giggled again before saying, "Actually, he's my father."
Alvin widened his eyes, "Really? Wow that's cool!"
Christie couldn't help but laugh at this side of Alvin. He was more likely to be a mature munk, but when it turns out to this business, he turns childish (well they are kids literally). She said, "If you like, you can visit him some time."
Alvin's eyes shone. He asked, "Really? Can I go and visit him tomorrow?"
Christie said, "Of course. Now let's finish our homework. I want to hear you play the guitar."
Alvin grinned mischievously, " Okey dokey."
They started to do their homework, and it turns out that Christie sucked at Math. Alvin was being a real good tutor, and she could understand more than she could at school. She really wanted to thank Alvin for being so kind of her. In the old days, back when she was in kindergarten, kids around always neglected her because they were jealous of her parents' fame. She was always alone and unhappy. She thought that no one except her parents really cared about her, and that she would never make friends. But now, everything was different. With Alvin, she felt happy and optimistic about everything. He changed her totally.
They finally finished their homework and Alvin sighed as he laid on his bed.
Christie moved towards the bed and crawled down beside Alvin and laid down beside him. She kissed Alvin on the cheek who blushed. He asked, "What was that for?"
Christie also blushed and said, "For helping me and caring about me."
Alvin said, "Well that's what best friends are for."
Christie smiled. She knew that he was a true friend. She knew she could rely on him. She knew she could tell him everything. She teased, "Hey, did you forget about something? I know you don't know how to play the guitar. Let me teach you"
Alvin grinned and said, "Never. I forgot that just now, maybe I play a song."
He moved towards the guitar and picked it up. he switched on the power supply of the amplifier and turned down the volume. He didn't want to disturb his neighbours.
He started to sing Bad Day from Alvin Seville, his idol, which he liked most:
Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on
Christie stayed quiet and stared at Alvin. He was truly amazing, and he was as great as her father.
You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carry'in on
Christie decided to join in.
Because you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had bad day
This time Alvin was amazed at how Christie sang. She just hit the notes perfectly and she sang like an angel.
Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on
They sang in harmony
You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
Oh, Holiday
Alvin:
Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
Christie:
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong
Alvin:
So where is the passion when you need it the most
Christie:
Oh you and I
Alvin:
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
Then together they sang in harmony:
'Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
They chorused for the grand final:
You had a bad day
They both panted after the song and wiped off the sweat due to their hard work.
Alvin was the first to speak, "Wow. That was..."
Christie concluded, "Amazing."
Alvin complemented, "You sing beautiful."
Christie smiled, "You are not bad yourself either."
They smiled. They kissed each other on the lips. They were a perfect match.
After that they pulled away and said in unison, "I love you."
They just laid on the bed afterwards, watching the sunset outside. Christie leaned her head against Alvin's shoulders, while he placed an arm around her.