Chapter 11: A summer party

Mana and the group decide to have a small party of their own on account of the high school is having a summer dance before the break but they don't want to attend it because of all the rude people. They begin to make preparations for the party, Sally and Ned even decide to help out with it. Sally makes flyers for the party, while Ned goes out and gets the necessary items to make the party happen.

"This is going to be a great party" Jojo says smiling as he looks through his drawers of what he wants to wear, Mana already having his cloths set out to the side clips his choker to his neck.

"I know just us and our friends" Mana says grabbing Hedy by the hand and dancing around in a circle.

"You know what would be funny, if people from school decided to stop by and come to the party" Mike says, calculating the cost for the food and everything.

"Do you think we should let them come?" Cody says looking through his who pod for songs they could play.

"Hey if we let them come it just proves we have more class than them and that we won't stoop to their level but rise above it" Marcus says drawing designs of how to set up for the dance.

As soon as everything is set they all split up and begin to get the stuff ready for the dance. Marcus then gets an idea, as he calls for everyone to come back. Within a few seconds everyone is back.

"What is it Marcus?" Sally asks holding little Hedy by the hand who by now has two toof's

"Well remember that stage we built? It's still there so instead of having a small party we could have a block party and we can invite everyone so that everyone can enjoy themselves."

"That is a great idea Marcus" Pam says giving a thumbs up.

As the plans change they all get on their phones and begin to make calls. An hour later the children from the orphanage as well as a bunch of people from their neighborhood arrive at the stage and begin to set up for the summer party. Mana along with a bunch of older who's from the orphanage set up speakers on the stage. While Mike and Cody set up the wiring for the sounds and stuff. Jojo Takes his laptop and sets it on a table set in the middle of the stage.

But off somewhere Mana is doing something very sneaky, He begins to mix and match things together before putting them in tubes that he set behind the stage. he begins to attach wires to more wires as he makes a trail that leads behind a bunch of bushes several feet away from the stage. Sweat trickles down his face as he continues working on his little "project".

Pam with some of the other girls that came start prepping some food for the party, they are making noodles, tacos, rice, sushi, pasta, pizza, all kinds of foods from different cultures.

"Wow you really know how to make food don't you?" Says one of the girls to Pam.

Pam just simply smiles as she continues to knead the dough for the pizza "Thank you, I do love to cook" Pam says to the who girl.

"Hey don't you go to Whoville High?"

"Yes I do...why do you ask?"

"Because I seen some guys try to attack you and then some other guys came to your aid"

"Yeah the ones that came to my aid were my friends"

"It's great to have friends you can count on" says the girl

"My name is Pam"

"Nice to meet you Pam, my name is Emily" Emily says flashing a smile.

"Would you like to meet my friends?"

"That would be great, I just moved here from Nowtown and I am nervous as heck" Emily says causing both of them to laugh.

"Don't worry they are great people" Pam says finishing up the pizza before putting it in the oven.

A few hours later its 7:00 on the dot as Jojo makes his way to the stage. His trademark comb down hair covering his left eye as he puts on head phones and grabs a microphone.

"Are you guys ready to have fun tonight?" the crowd cheers.

"Well before we get started I want to thank everyone for contributing for tonight, you guys are the best, and for my friends, with you guys anything is possible. I would also like to give a special congratulations to Pam for graduating." The crowd cheers again.

"Let's get the party started" Jojo begins to play a song on his lap top which is connected to the speakers as everyone begins to dance and enjoy themselves. Mana and Koa are standing in the back where there is a gate making sure that no one comes and causes trouble. Not after half an hour later some people from school come up.

"What's going on?" asks one of the who's wearing a baseball cap and a basketball jersey.

"Since we didn't want to go to the high school dance, we decided to throw one of our own" Mana says crossing his arms.

"And only those people with an invitation get to come in" Koa says crossing his arms as well.

"Oh well you guys aren't missing anything, they DJ they school hired never showed up and the food committee never knew about the dance so there is no food. And ok we will go" the Who says turning around with his friends about to walk away when Mana and Koa begin to laugh.

"We were just joking, anyone is welcomed to the dance, just don't cause any trouble ok"

"Ok thank you" the who says as him and his friends walk in and begin to dance with everyone else.

Hours later it's nearing midnight as Mana and Koa sneak to the back of the stage and begin to count down. As soon as they reach zero they both push a button as flashes can be seen coming from behind the stage shooting up into the air. As soon as the lights get about 20 feet into the air they explode into various colors and designs.

"Mana I bet no one knew about this huh?"

"Nope none of them did bro"

Everyone cheers and is in aww at the sight of the fireworks, a wonderful end to a wonderful day...or is it, ten minutes later when everyone is cleaning up Mana's phone rings. He picks it up and answers it, on the other end a friend of his is crying, it seems that one of their friend's fell off a cliff and died that afternoon. Mana's heart begins to ache when his phone rings again, expecting it to be the same person he answers.

"Hello?"

"Mana, this is aunty"

"Oh hi aunty what's up"

"I'm pregnant Mana"

Mana knowing that this is what his aunty always wanted for congratulates her. Knowing the first time she was pregnant she had a miscarriage. This brings tears to Mana's eyes. He lost a friend, but gained something greater in the end.

Disclaimer: This ends chapter 11 and in reality I did just get news that one of my very dear friends did die from falling off a cliff, and that my mom is pregnant, So I give my remorse to my friend's family I hope they make it through, and for my mom I hope the best.