Chapter 7 Johnny is where?!
Ash woke up the next morning ready to rock out as she usually does. "I know I'm going to do awesome and so will all my friends and my wonderful boyfriend Johnny" Ash told herself as she got something to eat and freshened up before leaving for the new moon theater. On her way Ash decided to go pick up Johnny so they could go together. "Johnny it's Ash are you home?" Ash said as she knocked on his door but no answer. Unaware to Ash Johnny was being held in a police station being questioned by the police. "Officers you don't understand I have nothing to do with my father's gang. I never really had a role in the first place. You have to let me go. I'm performing at the new moon theater tonight and I don't want to miss it!" Johnny cried.
"I'm sorry young man but we have a lot of questions to ask you and we may have to keep you in a juvenile detention center since you're still a minor" said an officer at the station. Johnny couldn't believe that he was in trouble for something he had nothing to do with. While Johnny was being held at the police station Ash headed to the new moon theater hoping that Johnny would be there. "Hey guys is Johnny here? I went to his place and he wasn't home. I tried calling him but it keeps going to voicemail" Ash said as she arrived. "No Johnny isn't here. We thought he would either be here by now or came with you" said Buster who was just as concerned as Ash along with everyone else who wondered where Johnny was. "I'm sure Johnny will be here before the show starts. For all we know he probably doing some last minute rehearsal by himself" said Miss Crawly. "I hope you're right Miss Crawly" Ash said but in the back of Ash's mind she just couldn't help but worry about her boyfriend.
After Ash and everyone else were done doing any last minute practice Ash was getting really worried that Johnny hadn't showed up. While Ash continued to worry Ash's parents arrived early. "Mom Dad you're early. The show doesn't start for another hour" exclaimed Ash as she was surprised to see her mom and dad. "We know dear but we wanted to wish you luck and give you these flowers" said Ash's father Frank as he handed Ash a mix bouquet of flowers. "They're beautiful" Ash said with a sad look on her face. "Ash what's wrong? Are you nervous?" Do you want to back out?" asked Ash's mother Robin. "I'm not nervous. I enjoy rocking out. Also I refuse to back out. It's just that I haven't been able to get a hold of Johnny. He wasn't home when I went over to his place and he isn't picking up his phone. Nobody including me has any clue where he is or why Johnny isn't picking up his phone. I'm starting to wonder if something bad happened to Johnny" Ash answered as she was starting to tear up.
For the first time in years Ash cried in her parents arms as she used to when she was little. "It's ok sweetheart. You'll always have us. Now let's dry those tears you have a show to perform and also your mother and I have been talking. We know that you're almost an adult but we felt bad for being apart from you" Frank said to Ash. "You know very well why dad I moved out" Ash exclaimed. "You and mom were trying to make me into something you wanted me to be not to mention how crazy controlling you guys became when I hit my early teen years." "You're right we didn't make such great choices when we realized you're not a little girl anymore. We were thinking that the three of us can live together again like we used to and try to be a better family please Ash?" Robin requested.
Ash thought about what her parents just told her. "I don't know about that. Grandma and Grandpa gave me their place and I don't want to give it up. It's affordable and I'm happy to call it my home" Ash said to her parents. "Understandable and that's why we thinking of living there together with you. We can make arrangements for us to move in after the show" stated Frank. "Slow your rolls dad and don't make any plans until I decide what I want. If you really mean by what you and mom said about being a better family then you need to let me decide things for myself is that understood?" Ash pointed out. Frank and Robin agreed to their daughter's deal and once again wished their daughter good luck before leaving to find their seats.
Before the show started Buster Moon came out and spoke with everyone, "Ok everyone I have no idea where Johnny is and why he isn't here so the show must go on without him. Hopefully he'll turn up. If not we're all going to look for him after the show. Now let's do our best and put on an amazing Spring Concert." As much as Ash wanted to rock out she was more concern about where Johnny could be. All of a sudden Miss Crawly came running and everyone grew concern. "Miss Crawly what's wrong? What happened?" Buster asked his secretary. "Oh Mr. Moon it's awful I just got off the phone with Johnny. He was arrested this morning because the police received a tip that he had something to do with a past crime Johnny's father committed" Miss Crawly blurted out which made everyone gasped in shock. "JOHNNY IS WHERE?!" Ash said in shock. "Who would do such a thing?" "I don't know but what I do know is that we have to get Johnny" declared Buster as the others agreed with him. "I'll let the audience know the show is going to be delayed for a bit" said Miss Crawly as the others left together to get Johnny out of trouble.
