Stevie's POV
I'm just washing up the tables when I hear someone come in. Actually, a lot of people come in with coupons. Nice job Charlie. Nice job. I notice that it's mostly girls that are ordering smoothies. Huh.
After I'm done blending up their smoothies, I hear someone say something very interesting.
"Did you see the way that guy danced? Ugh! That tangerine is so cute." I hear a girl say.
Charlie danced? Funny... and all Kevin and Nelson did was fight.
It's funny how Danny Mangos is usually empty, but ever since Charlie started handing out coupons, tons of girls start ordering smoothies with coupons. I'm guessing Charlie is a ladies man as well as Zander.
You know what's also funny? The way Danny Mangos can become crowded, but it can become totally abandoned just a few moments later.
I continue to wash the tables when I hear the door open."
"Welcome to Danny Mangos- Molly? What are you doing here?"
Molly doesn't look like herself today. Instead of her usual smile plastered on her face, she looks tired and sad.
She doesn't say anything. She just sits down at a table, bothering even bothering to laugh at me or anything at all.
"Hey Stevie." she says glumly.
"Whatever happened to Loserberry? And what happened to Grace, Nessa, and Liv?" I ask looking for her fellow Perfs.
"I gave them some free time. Nessa and Liv are at the boutique next door, and Grace is at the arcade." she says and I think she's on the verge of tears.
I may hate the Perf, but I don't hate her that much.
"What's wrong?" I ask sitting at the table, not even bothering to go on my break. Danny Mangos is usually empty anyways.
"Grace has a crush on Melson!" she wails.
"It's Nelson, and there's nothing wrong about it." I say.
"Yeah, but she's even considering going back to her old look!" she sobs. I remember Grace back in kindergarten. Cute style. Furious Pigeons T-shirts, Clark Kent glasses, and skinny jeans, along with a pair of converse and a ponytail.
"I think her old look was pretty cool."
"Well, yeah, but you're Stevie!" she wails. I have no idea how to make girls feel better. I hate looking at people cry. It just makes me want to cry.
"There there." I say awkwardly as I pat her on the back.
"She's already into gaming. Sooner or later, she'll ditch the heels." she sniffles.
"She was already into gaming a long time ago. You just didn't notice." I say.
"I'm gonna lose my best friend because of that loser!"
"Nelson is not a loser. And besides, whatever happened to Nessa and Liv?"
"But this is Grace! She's the only one dumb enough to do my school work without pointing out that it's cheating!"
"So... why are you here?" I ask her.
"Because you're friends with that Grelson kid."
"It's not Melson. It's not Grelson. It's Nelson!" I exclaim.
"Anyways, I need you to tell Nelson to reject Grace when she asks him out." she says and I see that she's not crying anymore.
"What?"
"You heard me." she says.
"What if he does say yes?"
"Then I'll expose your secret."
"You wouldn't."
"Oh yes I would."
"Hmm... Fine. He won't say yes." I say.
I actually wouldn't mind Grace and Nelson dating. Grace is kind of the only Perf I tolerate. I'd think they look cute together. I know about the rule, but I'd be willing to make Nelson happy, along with Grace.
"Good." she says as she sashays out. I try not to laugh since her mascara's running down her face. Haha.
After selling a few smoothies, Danny Mangos is empty. I notice Charlie's ukulele case, and what can I say? I get pretty curious.
I open it up, and on the walls inside, I see photos of Charlie playing an ancient looking piano with Kadee. In another photo, I see him and Kadee eating sandwiches on a bench. In another photo, I see him singing into a mop. In another photo, I see a picture of shoes. They're silver. Then I remember when Kadee described Rags as the man in silver on TV. So Charlie wasn't joking? There are so many photos that I wonder if Charlie misses his old life. I know he definitely doesn't miss Arthur, but what about Kadee? In another photo, I see Charlie and Kadee playing with a really big dog. I think Charlie said his name was Trumpet...
I wonder if Charlie wants to go back to New York. Or what would've happened if Charlie didn't leave home? Would he still be friends with Kadee? I hear Kadee is dating Andrew now. Does he know about that?
I close the case, and go back to work. Well, I just stand there in the empty room.
"Stevie!" I hear Kacey say as she enters the room with tons of shopping bags.
"Oh no. Please tell me you didn't buy me anything."
"Don't worry. I didn't. But guess what I saw?" she asks me.
"What?" I ask.
"Zander was working!"
"Oh really?" she must've thought Charlie was Zander. Go figure.
"He was dressed as a tangerine. He danced and got chased by an ice cream cone and a chicken leg."
"Kacey, that was Charlie."
"Oh. What was he doing then?"
"Charlie was handing out coupons for Danny Mangos. I got him a job. He's so great as a tangerine! He got tons of girls to buy some smoothies. Most of them didn't even have a coupon." I say.
"Well, duh. Any guy that looks like Zander is most likely to get a girl to do anything."
"You have a point there Kace. Imagine if both Charlie and Zander gave out coupons? This place would be the ultimate hangout for girls."
"Yeah, but you know Zander. He doesn't work for the man. He just runs away from Kirby for playing his tiny guitar."
"Ukulele. It's a ukulele Kacey."
"Okay then. By any chance did you drink your free smoothie?"
"Sorry Kace. I already gave my free smoothie to Zander."
"You always give your smoothie to Zander! What about Charlie?"
"Unlimited smoothies come with the job."
"Seriously?"
"Well, it's kind of an embarrassing job. He sort of deserves it."
"Why did Danny decide to bring back the fruity weekdays?"
"He didn't need anyone at the counter, and I begged him to give Charlie a job. The fruity weekdays was his only option." I explain.
"Hey! I'm done with bringing the guys over to MMK. Here's a photo." Zander says coming in and he shows me his phone. On the screen, I see the guys lying on a mattress with mustaches drawn all over their faces. One of them is hugging the guy in the middle. I laugh at the sight.
"Where's Charlie?" I ask Zander.
"Dunno. I haven't seen him." he says and Charlie runs in panting. Something tells me Nelson and Kevin did something.
"Kevin and Nelson?" Kacey asks.
"Uh-huh." he says as he trudges over to one of the tables and asks for a smoothie.
One Of Justin's Friends' POV
I wake up and find myself on a bed.
Ughh... Where am I?
I turn around and find myself laying down next to my other friends.
"AHHH!" I scream causing them to wake up, and then we all scream, which eventually leads to us being kicked out.
"Let's pretend this all never happened..." I say and notice mustaches drawn all over the guys' faces.
"AHHH!"
"Agreed. The girl who kicked me out was cute though. I'm gonna get her number."
A/N: I wish I was a great enough writer that the end didn't seem so... Out of subject. I wish that I could write that you could imagine suspenseful music or something during the scene. Oh well. Tell me what you think!
Oh, and I have a riddle for you guys. Made it myself, so I'm gonna shoutout to the person who guesses the right answer first.
There was Jack, Jill, and their army climbing up the hill. It started raining and everyone died. How is this possible?
