*The Next Morning*
Laura got up extra early, enough time to take a shower, fix her hair, get dressed and eat breakfast.
"Where are you going so early on a Saturday?", Becky asked her niece.
"To say good-bye to Jesse", she moped walking out the door.
* * * * *
"Mom! Why didn't you wake me up?", Jesse yelled downstairs. "It's 8! I am going to be late".
"Jess. I thought you didn't have to be there til 9?", she questioned.
"No. I was going to meet Laura--". He then realized what he said. He said he was going to meet Laura at the park at 8 a.m. He knew it wasn't going to happen or else Claudia would ring his neck. They couldn't moiss their flight to CA. Jese finished packing the rest of his stuff, just then he heard a beep. He looked out his window and saw the "Dream Street Van".
"Oh no", he cried out. He zipped up his bags and walked downstairs. He said good-bye to his parents and walked outside. "Claudia! Can we please stop at the park on Central?", Jesse pleaded.
"No, Jesse. We haven't got time. The rest of us woke up late as it is", she demanded. He slumped down in the seat. He didn't know if Laura would forgive him for not showing up.
* * * * *
"Where is he?", Laura whined. "I know he wouldn't stand me up like this. He loves me too much".
She continued to wait around. She waited. And waited. And waited. And after an hour, there was still no sign of Jesse McCartney.
She stood up. "I knew it was too good to be true", she said kicking dirt and walking home. She walked inside and was greeted by her aunt. "How did it go?", she asked.
Laura ignored her and just walked upstairs. 'Okay, I guess it didn't go too smoothly', Becky thought to herself. 'I know what will cheer her up.'
Becky got out her smoothie machine and decided to make Laura a strawberry banana smoothie. They always seemed to perk Laura up. After she was finished, she walked upstairs, knocking on Laura's door first. There was no answer. She was laying on her bed depressed.
She normally didn't enter without permission, but this time was different. "Here. I made you this", she said setting it on the night stand next to the bed Laura was laying helplessly on. Just as Becky was walking out, Laura spoke up.
"Why do guys have to be suck jerks?", she blurted out. "I gave him my heart, if he didn't want to be with me, he could at least of had the decency to tell me, and not stand me up. And act like he is all high and mighty".
"Well, I am sure maybe something came up. I have known Jesse for a while, he doesn't hurt girls, especially ones he loves, intentionally", Becky said raising Laura's chin.
"Well, he could have at least called me and explained. I would have understood then.."
* * * * *
"Great!", Jesse roared. "My phone won't even work in this god damn airport. I get no service".
"Jesse McCartney! Watch your mouth!", Claudia scolded. He gave a sad look.
"Sorry, Claudia, I am just really stresed out right now. I was *supposed* to meet Laura @ the park at 8 a.m., but I, of course, slept in, she is probably calling me a jerk and every other bad name in the book, right now", he whined sitting back down.
Laura got up extra early, enough time to take a shower, fix her hair, get dressed and eat breakfast.
"Where are you going so early on a Saturday?", Becky asked her niece.
"To say good-bye to Jesse", she moped walking out the door.
* * * * *
"Mom! Why didn't you wake me up?", Jesse yelled downstairs. "It's 8! I am going to be late".
"Jess. I thought you didn't have to be there til 9?", she questioned.
"No. I was going to meet Laura--". He then realized what he said. He said he was going to meet Laura at the park at 8 a.m. He knew it wasn't going to happen or else Claudia would ring his neck. They couldn't moiss their flight to CA. Jese finished packing the rest of his stuff, just then he heard a beep. He looked out his window and saw the "Dream Street Van".
"Oh no", he cried out. He zipped up his bags and walked downstairs. He said good-bye to his parents and walked outside. "Claudia! Can we please stop at the park on Central?", Jesse pleaded.
"No, Jesse. We haven't got time. The rest of us woke up late as it is", she demanded. He slumped down in the seat. He didn't know if Laura would forgive him for not showing up.
* * * * *
"Where is he?", Laura whined. "I know he wouldn't stand me up like this. He loves me too much".
She continued to wait around. She waited. And waited. And waited. And after an hour, there was still no sign of Jesse McCartney.
She stood up. "I knew it was too good to be true", she said kicking dirt and walking home. She walked inside and was greeted by her aunt. "How did it go?", she asked.
Laura ignored her and just walked upstairs. 'Okay, I guess it didn't go too smoothly', Becky thought to herself. 'I know what will cheer her up.'
Becky got out her smoothie machine and decided to make Laura a strawberry banana smoothie. They always seemed to perk Laura up. After she was finished, she walked upstairs, knocking on Laura's door first. There was no answer. She was laying on her bed depressed.
She normally didn't enter without permission, but this time was different. "Here. I made you this", she said setting it on the night stand next to the bed Laura was laying helplessly on. Just as Becky was walking out, Laura spoke up.
"Why do guys have to be suck jerks?", she blurted out. "I gave him my heart, if he didn't want to be with me, he could at least of had the decency to tell me, and not stand me up. And act like he is all high and mighty".
"Well, I am sure maybe something came up. I have known Jesse for a while, he doesn't hurt girls, especially ones he loves, intentionally", Becky said raising Laura's chin.
"Well, he could have at least called me and explained. I would have understood then.."
* * * * *
"Great!", Jesse roared. "My phone won't even work in this god damn airport. I get no service".
"Jesse McCartney! Watch your mouth!", Claudia scolded. He gave a sad look.
"Sorry, Claudia, I am just really stresed out right now. I was *supposed* to meet Laura @ the park at 8 a.m., but I, of course, slept in, she is probably calling me a jerk and every other bad name in the book, right now", he whined sitting back down.