God Bless the writers, producers, actors, and crew and all the people that
work at NBC for creating a masterpiece for me to watch every Sunday night.
(my creative disclaimer)
[x] thanks for reviewing my second chapter so quickly, sarah :^) it made me
smile. lol. so here it is folks. . . what we've all been waiting for. The
real truth to J.J.'s future in this life or the next (cue the Twilight Zone
music and fade to black. . . . . .-dramatic exit by the Ducky [x]
[x] September 19, 2003 [x] 1:23 p.m. [x] East Catholic High School
Meg took a deep breath and bit into her ham and cheese sandwich. Her first day back since 'The Telegram' -as she had come to call the day- had been going well. She had managed to catch up in class and in the social world of East Catholic- once again becoming the girl that everyone saw on Bandstand. And Meg was finally able to smile. "So, how's it going?" asked Roxanne, taking a seat across from her best friend. She opened her lunch bag and scowled. Meg looked at her friend curiously. Roxanne pointed to her lunch bag. Meg laughed. "Gross." said Roxanne, pulling out the offending food which turned out to be tuna and cheese on rye bread. "You'd think now that Mom and Gary got married and she can stay home that she'd pack a better lunch!" she said, rolling her eyes. Meg smiled. "Rox, here." she said, offering half of her sandwich. Roxanne smiled and took it. "Thanks. You're a life-saver." she said. Meg giggled and shook her head. "So, how's it going?" asked Roxanne, repeating her original inquiry. "Good. I'm surprised, I thought that it would be the hardest thing in the world, but it's been easy." answered Meg, biting into a carrot stick. Roxanne smiled. "I'm glad. Hey, are we going to Bandstand tomorrow?" she asked, rushing the last part. Meg thought for a moment. She hadn't really thought about it. Bandstand was the best part of her life socially but J.J. was the best part of her life in her family. Fianlly, she made up her mind. "Yeah, definately." Roxanne broke out into a wide grin. "Yes!" she said, tossing her head her head back and forth. Meg laughed. "What was that?" she asked, giggling through the whole sentence. "My happy head twist." answered Roxanne as if happy-head-twists were what everyone did.
[x] September 16, 1965 [x] WFIL-TV [x] Studio B [x] 4:30 p.m.
"Okay, everyone, let's get ready for a great show!" called Michael, as he went over his clipboard and walked around the set. Meg and Roxanne sat up in the bleachers, talking. "I missed this last week." said Meg, matter-of-factly. "I didn't realize how much this was a part of my life." "I know. I'm really REALLY happy to be back here!" said Roxanne. "Quiet on the set!" called an assistant. "And five, four, three, two, GO!" [x] 4:55 p.m. [x] "And we'll be back with Rate-a-Record!" Michael came out onto the floor. He looked serious and torubled. Everyone froze when they saw him, not knowing what to expect. "Meg Pryor, Roxanne Bojarski, come down to the production room with me." he said. Meg and Roxanne both looked at eachother and then at Michael. They made their ways down to the floor and followed Michael. As they went into the hall they heard the show start again. "What's going on?" asked Roxanne. Michael had remained quiet the entire time. "Meg's father is here." answered Michael, motioning towards Mr. Pryor, standing at the end of the hall. Meg gripped Roxanne's hand. "I think it's about your brother, Meg." said Michael softly. "Dad! What's happened?!" asked Meg, running to her father. He looked like he had been crying. "Dad? What's going on??" begged Meg. Jack sighed heavily and put his hands on Meg's and Roxanne's shoulders respectively. "It's J.J." he said, taking a short breath inbetween the letters. Meg froze up. The next words she heard made her body shake all over.
[x] September 19, 2003 [x] 1:23 p.m. [x] East Catholic High School
Meg took a deep breath and bit into her ham and cheese sandwich. Her first day back since 'The Telegram' -as she had come to call the day- had been going well. She had managed to catch up in class and in the social world of East Catholic- once again becoming the girl that everyone saw on Bandstand. And Meg was finally able to smile. "So, how's it going?" asked Roxanne, taking a seat across from her best friend. She opened her lunch bag and scowled. Meg looked at her friend curiously. Roxanne pointed to her lunch bag. Meg laughed. "Gross." said Roxanne, pulling out the offending food which turned out to be tuna and cheese on rye bread. "You'd think now that Mom and Gary got married and she can stay home that she'd pack a better lunch!" she said, rolling her eyes. Meg smiled. "Rox, here." she said, offering half of her sandwich. Roxanne smiled and took it. "Thanks. You're a life-saver." she said. Meg giggled and shook her head. "So, how's it going?" asked Roxanne, repeating her original inquiry. "Good. I'm surprised, I thought that it would be the hardest thing in the world, but it's been easy." answered Meg, biting into a carrot stick. Roxanne smiled. "I'm glad. Hey, are we going to Bandstand tomorrow?" she asked, rushing the last part. Meg thought for a moment. She hadn't really thought about it. Bandstand was the best part of her life socially but J.J. was the best part of her life in her family. Fianlly, she made up her mind. "Yeah, definately." Roxanne broke out into a wide grin. "Yes!" she said, tossing her head her head back and forth. Meg laughed. "What was that?" she asked, giggling through the whole sentence. "My happy head twist." answered Roxanne as if happy-head-twists were what everyone did.
[x] September 16, 1965 [x] WFIL-TV [x] Studio B [x] 4:30 p.m.
"Okay, everyone, let's get ready for a great show!" called Michael, as he went over his clipboard and walked around the set. Meg and Roxanne sat up in the bleachers, talking. "I missed this last week." said Meg, matter-of-factly. "I didn't realize how much this was a part of my life." "I know. I'm really REALLY happy to be back here!" said Roxanne. "Quiet on the set!" called an assistant. "And five, four, three, two, GO!" [x] 4:55 p.m. [x] "And we'll be back with Rate-a-Record!" Michael came out onto the floor. He looked serious and torubled. Everyone froze when they saw him, not knowing what to expect. "Meg Pryor, Roxanne Bojarski, come down to the production room with me." he said. Meg and Roxanne both looked at eachother and then at Michael. They made their ways down to the floor and followed Michael. As they went into the hall they heard the show start again. "What's going on?" asked Roxanne. Michael had remained quiet the entire time. "Meg's father is here." answered Michael, motioning towards Mr. Pryor, standing at the end of the hall. Meg gripped Roxanne's hand. "I think it's about your brother, Meg." said Michael softly. "Dad! What's happened?!" asked Meg, running to her father. He looked like he had been crying. "Dad? What's going on??" begged Meg. Jack sighed heavily and put his hands on Meg's and Roxanne's shoulders respectively. "It's J.J." he said, taking a short breath inbetween the letters. Meg froze up. The next words she heard made her body shake all over.
