A few days went by. Joe was walking along in the hallway at West Beverly high when Brandon came up to him.
" Joe, my man," Brandon said.
Joe stopped and smiled.
" Good morning Brandon," Joe said," How was your weekend?"
" I worked most of the weekend," Brandon answered," I guess it was okay."
Kelly then came up and covered Brandon's eyes.
" Guess who?" Kelly asked.
" The love of my life," Brandon answered.
Kelly looked at him and laughed. Joe couldn't help but smile.
" I wanted to thank you for looking out for my girl the other night," Brandon said," At the symphony?"
" It was no problem," Joe said," Kelly and I had a good time."
" Joe thinks you might've enjoyed it," Kelly said.
Brandon smiled.
" Maybe I would've," Brandon said," Nat was short handed and needed the help. You know anyone who can cook Joe?"
" Yeah," Joe said," Me. I was a cook at a restaurant back in Ohio."
Kelly smiled. Was there anything Joe couldn't do? At that moment Dylan came up with Brenda.
" Why's everyone standing in the hall?" Dylan asked.
" I may have found a new employee for The Peach Pit," Brandon said.
" And who would that be?" Brenda asked.
" Joe," Brandon answered," Kelly and I just found out he can cook also."
Dylan looked at him.
" So Joe," Dylan said," You can play basketball, the piano, write. Is there anything you can't do?"
" I don't dance," Joe said," In fact, I hate dancing. It's so boring."
Brandon happened to laugh at that.
" Why is that funny?" Joe asked him.
" Brandon doesn't dance either," Kelly answered.
" Not that I don't," Brandon said.
The bell rang and they all went off in their own directions. Joe leaned up against the wall.
" This is where I belong," Joe thought," I have great new friends. Moving didn't destroy my life, it improved it."
Joe then went off to his next class, passing the radio booth and waving at David and Donna.
" We should get to class," Donna said," You don't want detention do you David?"
" I guess not," David said," Are you in a hurry Donna?"
Donna didn't say a word and left. David went out the door and saw a crowd of people in the hallway. When he got closer, he saw that Joe was lying on the ground. Donna looked at David.
" What happened?" David whispered.
" I don't know," Donna said," Someone said, he just slumped to the ground."
The crowd got bigger and it seemed like everyone was thinking the same thing, when was help coming?
