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Me: Shane, get your ass here right now!
Nate: oh-oh, he is so getting punished for that.
Jason: for what?
Caity: for upsetting her
Shane: at your service, ma'am
Me: bend over.
Shane: No way.
Me: don't piss me off! do it.
Shane: ha-ha i would love to see you try!
Matt: dude, you either do what she says, (Holding up a dictionary) or you run before she knocks you out.
Jason: i say, run! (he takes off)
Me: You better run! both of yah! (takes of after Jason)
Shane: see how they chase after each other? (sits down) fools.
Nate: aren't in you in trouble or something?
Caity: or something? (rolls eyes) Shane is always in trouble.
(in the distance Jason yells for help.)
Caity, Nate and Shane: (together) Ynabeesa does not own Camp Rock, or Jason
Shane: or Shane
Caity: or Caitlyn
Nate: or me and Sarah
Caity: oh, i think she owns Sarah
Shane: wait, guys, have you noticed Sarah and Ynabeesa look too alike? What if they are one and the same?
Sarah: (turning in bed) hmm, i want chocolates.
Caity: shh, lets go. (they leave quietly.)
Jason: (in the distance) help! HELP! OUCH! (gets hit on the head by dictionary and passes out.)
Me: now you guys will know that you don't just surprise anyone with news as amazing as Sarah and Caity going on tour with you guys. Whoopsie, did i just say that loudly? (kneels next to Jason and kisses his forehead) Now i own you for this chapter, haha!
Hope that wasn't too long. Read on everybody!
This My Story
Chapter 9
The guys were looking expectantly at me as they talked. This was all too much for me. It was just Eddie, Mitchie, Matt, Caity and I with the guys. We had spent some time, just chilling with them, before the hard part of the story came. Explaining their story to me
"I feel ambushed. Waylaid. Why didn't you tell us that we would be touring before we came?"
"We are so sorry. It was a recent decision. We want to spend more time with you guys. We can even do a number of songs when we come back."
I sighed. I saw Eddie tensing a little bit as I shook my head. Everyone was watching me keenly. Whatever I said would determine how this would turn out. The entire room held its breath.
"Why would you even want to spend time with us? You don't even know us." I stated plainly.
"You need us to help steer you through this big transition. As you guys said, you have never been signed onto any label and the whole fame thing is new." Jason spoke up. I thought about it. It was true.
"Besides, we don't have an opening act. We have used the same old. Opening acts need to be unpredictable, new and fresh. You guys are that. We are glad you took us up on the offer." Nate could be so persuasive. I felt a little better already. Who knows, this might actually work out for the best.
"Fine, you guys have a point. We need all the help we can get. I just hope people won't think that we are using your fame to be famous."
"You aren't using our fame to be famous," Shane said. "Besides, we got new fans every day. We don't mind sharing some with you guys." Nate looked at Shane and shook his head before smacking the back of his head.
Eddie was the next one to speak. "So you guys go on tour from this weekend, right? My baby sister hasn't even seen the city."
"Yes, we are sorry for that. We start from L.A before we leave the state." Nate explained to him. "You can come with us. Before she leaves, we can all hang out and see the city. When would you like to do this? It has to be before Tuesday. We start going for rehearsals then, and you guys have to go to the studio. I think our uncle told you that."
"Oh, I am. It's just that I have to be in school next week. Mitchie on the other hand, still has a full month over here. Her mates went on strike. So there has been an evacuation order issued by the Senate. You can be sure she will come with you guys. Right Mitchie?"
Mitchie wasn't paying attention to any of us. She was staring at Kevin's hair. Jason was staring at her in amusement. He had never been stared at that way. Or at least his hair hadn't ever got that much attention before. I knew how curious she was. She carried tiny bags and a tiny pair of scissors that she used to pluck and or cut her samples.
"Okay, why are you staring at Jason's hair?" Shane asked, feeling neglected.
"It looks too soft. Like a baby's"
"Aww, Jason's got baby hair. So do I! My hair is softer than his. Here, touch it!"
"Oh no Shane. Get out before it's too late. . ." I tried to warn him but I was too late. My sister had already snipped at a number of locks.
"Hey! What did you do that for?" Shane raised his voice at my sister who had her fingers on Jason's head.
"Shane, my sister does Medicine. She is very curious."
"Clearly. Why hasn't she snipped Jason's hair?"
"Because you were being a pain in my neck."
At that, we all burst out laughing. And for once, I was not left outside, looking in. As I watched them, I felt a little sure of my choice to come to L.A. and this made my heart that had been racing and beating too fast slow down. I couldn't wait to have my moment.
"Let's go have a tour. This city won't know what hit them." I smiled at my sister who was still looking at Jason's hair. "Okay, Mitchie, please leave Jason's hair alone."
"I can't help it. It's too soft. Come feel it."
Shane stood up when I stood up. "You can feel mine first Sarah. It's softer than Jason's. Believe me."
I laughed and decided to humor him. As my hands made contact with his hair, I felt the smooth, silky strands against my fingers. From the corner of my eye, I could see Caity giving me the questioning look. I winked at her and she burst into laughter as I wiggled my eyebrows. Matt made a funny noise that made everyone turn to him.
"Attention seeker," I called to him. "You and Joseph over here are one of a kind."
Nick and Caity exchanged looks and started to laugh. Eddie also joined in. he had finally understood the joke. I smiled down at Shane's head and tried to sniff it.
"Hey, no one is allowed to sniff my hair!"
"Not even me?"
"Hmm, okay then." He said and grabbed me around the waist and held me there. I almost had a heart attack. No one had held me around the waist. I felt weird and I struggled to get out of his grasp.
"Relax," Shane said, holding on tightly. I found myself blushing even harder as everyone watched me struggle as I giggled. They didn't understand, only Caity did. Shane had on a puzzled look, i guess he was wondering about my weird behavior.
"Let her go Shane. She is uncomfortable," Caity said.
"Please Shane, Please let me go," I said. "I won't sniff your hair, ever again."
He looked up at me and saw how uncomfortable I was, so he let loose. His brothers looked at me as I distanced myself from their cheeky brother. It was awkward for a moment, till Matt asked out loud if we were going anywhere.
"I think we are going for our trip to the town. It starts with visiting the restaurant or any place where we can get hotdogs." Jason said as he took my sister's hands from his head and looked at them. She smiled at him, before he kissed them and said, "I liked the massage. Can I get that every day?"
"You are so cheesy," Nate said as he got up. "Let's go people. Any questions before we leave?"
I put up my hand. He pointed at me. "Yes Africa?"
"What's a hot dog America?"
For a second or two, the whole room was silent, before everyone burst out laughing. Nate looked at everyone then said, "It's a snack that is made up of a long sausage in a bun."
"Thank you Nate," Matthew said as he looked at me. I could see the 'you are weird' look in his eyes. Like he had realized something that he hadn't known about me. I shrugged my shoulders as I turned to look at Caitlyn as she took my hand and led me out of the room.
We were going out to L.A. and we were hanging out with CONNECT 3! How awesome was that? All my dreams were coming true. I cheered in my heart as I saw Mitchie and Jason walk out together, giggling at something he had said. The day was going to get so much better. And I was so excited about it.
"You guys are driving on the wrong lane again." We were in the boys black limo cruising through one of the smooth LA roads. In my mind, their song L.A was blaring.
"No, we aren't." Matt said.
"You sure?"
"Yup. We keep on the left in Kenya, but in America, we keep to the right."
"You guys don't keep to the right?" Nate spoke. Apparently he had heard our whispered conversation. I had to give it to him. He was very keen. Too keen for some of us. Caity was seated between him and his brother who was having himself a ball talking to Mitchie. Eddie was at the front with the driver, chatting about cars and engines. The rest of us had sat at the back. Jason was seated next to Mitchie, and they were listening to music from the same iPod (aww, Jitchie moment!). They were in their own world. Shane was seated all alone at the other corner. The next part of the seat was occupied by Caitlyn and Nate who had been talking about producing beats till the time Matt spoke. Next was me and Matt. They had had to change the vehicle when we decided to go into town with us.
"We are the left."
"Just like Britain." Nate said. "You guys still follow the rules the Brits set to run their colony."
"Yes, we even talk like them."
"No you don't," Shane said, looking straight at me. "You guys have a different accent. You don't drawl or rush."
"I meant that we pronounce and write some words in the British system. Like we never say 'wanna' or 'gonna'. We say 'want to' and 'got to'. It's you guys who corrupted the Queen's language."
"No, we didn't." Jason spoke up. "We just came up with our own way of speaking."
"True, it's called Lahaja."
"Laha what?" the three brothers exclaimed.
"La-ha-ja. Lahaja. It's a Kiswahili word. Means that one language can have many different and diverse ways of speaking. Like English. We have Canadian, American, British, and Australian. The words are the same; or rather the language's basic structure is the same. However, there are a few deviations in the way certain words are said. Like the 'wanna' and 'gonna' are found in American English, but are new in British English."
"So, you speak Kiswahili too?"
"Yup, semi fluent. We study it too in school." I said to Nate.
"Wow, I have always wanted to learn that language."
"Well, you have enough people to teach you. Eddie here used to be the best at it. Mitchie used to do and write articles in the same language. Matthew is also pretty good at it."
I saw Shane snort. Oh-oh. Something was gonna happen. I looked at Matt who had chosen to ignore him and had taken my hand in his. That was really awkward and I looked at him in shock, because he had been ignoring me, and he acted like I was irritating him. Shane looked at us and rolled his eyes. I pulled my hand away.
"What are you doing?" I whispered, looking at Matt. He shrugged. I got into a bad mood. He was getting on my nerves. At our next stop, I got off and stayed the hell away from him. No way was I getting into a bad mood on my first day at the city.
Later in the day, we went to a bowling alley at Beverly Hills. The boys didn't want to run into the paparazzi and I was happy about that. Nick told us that they could be vicious and scary. They could drive you a little crazy.
We decided to pair into teams. First, it was boys versus girls. When they didn't win, we decided to play against each other in couples. The first was Eddie versus Jason. They both won. Next came Caitlyn versus Mitchie. Caitlyn almost won, but her ball didn't knock even half of the pins.
Nate and I came next. It was tough, but he won by a pin. Caitlyn cheered for me, and then she cheered for him.
"Kigeugeu." (traitor)
"Ouch!" Mitchie said. None of the guys heard us. They were too busy watching Shane versus Matt. Two pretty boys.
"You know, they both like you," Caity said as she led me to a seat away from the guys. Mitchie was too busy talking to Jason who was distracted.
"Your cousin drives me crazy. He really does. Today, he took my hand just to make Joe feel bad."
"Really? Is that why you walked out of the vehicle in a huff? I saw Shane checking you out later on."
"There is nothing hot about me. Believe you me."
"You don't know anything, so just shut up. And that incident with Shane's hair, he was being weird. But sweet. I think he has fallen for you, like really bad."
I looked in his direction as Caitlyn said so. "You think so?"
"Yes. And I think you like him too." At that moment Shane looked over at us and smiled. I smiled back, then I saw Matt walk up to him and hand him the ball, while looking at me too. Shane looked back at his brothers and they smiled secretly at each other.
"Look at that! Two jerks want you!" Caity giggled.
"No, they don't."
Shane tossed the ball back at Matt who caught it, and they both looked my way discreetly. Were they competing for my attention? Or was i dreaming?
"I have an idea." Nate said as he came over to our table and sat next to me. "Let's go to a Karaoke place around here. They have a very strict anti-paparazzi policy."
"Can we grab something to eat?" I asked. "Those hot dogs were delicious."
WOW! I mentioned Lahaja in the previous author's note-Chapter 8. it is something we were taught in our Kiswahili Classes during a Kiswahili subtopic called 'Historia Ya Kiswahili' which when roughly translated means History of Kiswahili. it explains alot about the structure of Kiswahili words, separating the origin of the words into different classes-those from the Portuguese language, those from English, those from the Bantu language and those from Arabic language. it also explains that Kiswahili has different ways of speaking. i can't really explain it that well, it is easier to explain in Kiswahili. basically, the same way English can be American, Canadian, British or Australian, Kiswahili can be divided into different types, for example into the Coasterian (Pwani) one and the Territorial (Bara) one.
oops, sorry. i can't stop when i start gushing! forgive me, where are my manners?
i know you wonder why i am posting so many chapters in one day, but its coz school starts next month and my course is so taxing. thank God i am now a third year! *dancing around* i am so happy!
So, don't forget to tell me your favourite part in the chapter. mine was when Joe was holding onto Sarah. :-)
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