Chapter 21: Can't Let Go
"I don't know what tomorrow brings. The sun may shine, the world come tumbling down," Yasmin sang the next day at lunch with her band. "I don't know what went on before, but I'm sure of the Here and Now." They were sitting at a table together, with their lunch, making beats to the song on the table. It was Yasmin's song, Here and Now (again, really by Melanie C. I know you guys are getting sick of Melanie ). She wasn't sitting with her friends today because Cameron and Jasmine were sitting there, and she didn't want to be anywhere near them. After singing that, Mark asked, "Practice this afternoon right?" "Yeah," Yasmin answered. "Look what I wrote over Christmas Break." She pulled the notebook from her her bag and showed it to the guys. "Now that's awesome," Greg commented. "How long did it take?" "Fifteen minutes," Yasmin answered as she noticed Sasha heading their way. "Hannah and Nat helped too." Sasha came up and said, "Hey." "Hey," Yasmin said. "What's up?" "Cameron and Jasmine wanted me to tell you that they were-" Sasha began. "I already heard sorry," Yasmin cut her off. "I don't wanna hear it again." "Oh come on Yas," Sasha said. "Just come and hear them out." "No," Yasmin said. "I refuse to. I don't wanna hear what they have to say, so if you don't mind, I'm gonna meet up with Hannah and we're going to Study Hall." She dumped her tray, met up with Hannah, and they went to Study Hall.
After School at Yasmin's House
"I wish I was famous." Hannah said that afternoon at Yasmin's house. They were in Yasmin's room, going through a pile of lyric books. "No you don't," Yasmin said. "The paps always in your face. Getting your songs stolen, and sometimes, poor album sales, which causes you to get dropped from your label." "Maybe I don't." Hannah said. "Hey you lot." said Natalie as she walked into the room. "Hey Nat," the girls said. "Help out much." "Don't mind if I do," Natalie said in a thick british accent. "So, how are you doing now Yasmin?" "Fine I guess," Yasmin said. "As long as I don't think about it, I'm great actually." "Oh." Natalie said. The girls kept flipping through the books, but Yasmin stopped when she saw a song she had written a year before. It was a song for her and Cameron, and she had written his name at the top and surrounded it with little hearts. She was upset that it was all over. "What is it?" Hannah asked. She took the book from Yasmin and said, "Oh." Natalie looked, then she and Hannah put their arms around Yasmin. "It's okay," Natalie said. "If it makes you feel any better, Cameron's an idiot." "But he's my idiot." Yasmin cried. After she finally calmed down, Hannah asked, "What do you want me to do with it?" "I'll do something with it later." Yasmin asked as she took the book and threw it on her bed. "Can we go for a walk?" she asked. "Sure." Natalie answered. They quickly cleaned up the mess and put their jackets on. They grabbed their cell phones and left the house for a walk.
"This is so hard to deal with," Yasmin said to her friends as they walked down the streets of Stilesville. "I mean, Cameron and I were together for two years, now, it's all over." "All because of a stupid picture." Natalie said. "I guess." Yasmin answered. She sighed and they walked all the way downtown. "Hey," Hannah said. "Look, you said that you were gonna get a third hole put in each of your ears. Why don't you go in." "No thanks," Yasmin said. "Keep walking." The girls kept on walking until they reached the Uptown Fashion Mall. "Come on," Natalie said. "Hot Topics is still open. Let's head inside." The girls went inside the mall and headed for Hot Topics.
"Thanks for the shopping therapy," Yasmin said to her girls that night after they'd gotten back to the house. "I needed it." "No problem," Hannah said. "Now come on Nat, I'll give you a ride home." "Thanks," Natalie said. "Don't feel like walking back anyway." The girls laughed and hugged Yasmin. After the hug, they went off home. Yasmin pulled out her phone and looked through all the pictures. Everytime she saw Cameron, a tear would roll down her cheek. She turned on the TV to the Music Choice Channel, and coincidentally, A World Without You was on by Emma Bunton. The tears filled Yasmin's eyes. "Everything that I touch turns to blue, when I'm living in A World Without You." sang Emma. That was the part that hit Yasmin hard. She turned over on her side and let the tears flow. After the song was over, she turned to some cartoons and fell asleep on them.
Chapter 21 done. Chapter 22 coming soon. Hope you liked. Read and Review.