Chapter 4

"Hey! Wake up fat ass!" Steph yelled.

I opened my eyes and groaned, then proceeded to roll over. She tried to get me up for the next hour until I finally got up. I took a quick shower because I was really late.

'God damn it,' I thought, "Late on my first day."

I had to walk the two blocks to the school. Bayville High School. As I walked up the front steps lots of people stared at me. Maybe it was because I was wearing my Hot Topic pants with the chains on them and the Spiked hair and Weezer shirt. Or maybe it was my blue hair but you know. I looked all around strange. I walked through the halls to my homeroom, C-17. As I walked in I saw the homeroom teacher. Ms Dixson. I asked her where my seat was and what my locker combination was.

"Hmm, 27-33-23. Easy enough to remember," I said and walked to my locker.

I got to my locker and entered the combo. I peered inside to see that all my text books were in there already. I places my things in my locker and walked back to the classroom.

"Hey, I'm Karen Walker, what's your name?" a young woman asked me.

"Hello Karen, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Matt Seifert."

"Hm, We don't have any Matt's in our group. Come join us tomorrow before homeroom. We meet right next to C-17."

"Okay, See you tomorrow Karen."

I walked into my homeroom and sat down. Steph and I were in the same home room. Both right in the front row of the class. We were in the Se-Sz Homeroom. I was Se and she was St. I was the first person.

Steph was already in there. She had on her GadzooksÒ dress, her AE jeans, and her Converses. All toped off with her pink hair. She was a sight to behold. She was talking to her new math teacher, who was also our homeroom teacher. I sat down in my seat and waited for the bell to ring. I wondered where Scott was. He was probably off in his senior homeroom. After what seemed like decades the bell for first period finally had rung. I had Chamber Choir first period. I proceeded to walk down the halls to my room, A-2.

I walked in to the class room and looked around. Green cinderblock walls. There were many kids in the room. There was one boy who stood out. I was kind of staring at him. Until one of the kids waved his hand in front of my face.

"Hi, I'm Stephanie Mills. Sorry to startle you but you kind of blanked out," she said.

"It's okay, my name's Matt Seifert. Who's that boy over there?" I said pointing at him.

"Oh him, that's Christian Stuck. And like his name says, he's stuck up."

'So he's Christian,' I thought.

Christian was pretty short, kind of chubby, with short light brown hair, with baby blue eyes. He was very loud and was singing as he walked around.

"Here, come site by me," Stephanie said.

We waked over to the right side of the room. All the girls were sitting over there. Obviously sopranos. I would stay there until I I had sung to get my part situated.

"You must be Matt, I am Mrs. Hollander the vocal music director," The woman said.

"Yes, I am Matt, it's a pleasure to meet you."

She told me all about my audition for my voice part. I had already passes the vocal test to get into the class. I had to get in front of the class and sing a song. Any song of my choosing. I had already brought sheet music for Christy Carlson Romano's Say the Word. She placed the music onto the stand and she went over to the musical controls and hooked up the microphone. She sat back down.

I got up to the microphone and started eyeing the class. These were the kids whom I had to sing with for the rest of my Sophomore year. They seemed like a nice bunch of kids.

Mrs. Hollander started to play the song on the piano. I grabbed the microphone and started singing right at my cue:

"Uhhah
All you have to do is, say the word
I'm on it
I got it
I can do anything (anything)

What you need?
Got your back
Just say the word, I'm there

If you find your world is caving in
You can bet your going to need a friend (someone to take)
Someone to take those fears away

Say the word
Make a call and I'll be there
Any time, any where (any time)
Have you heard...
That I'm all about saving your world
All you have to do is say the word


In trouble?
In it deep?
This is a promise that I can keep

Make it right (make it right)
Count on me...(count on me)
To be the best friend I can be

When your life is spinning upside down (when your life is spinning upside down)
I'll be the one to turn it around (I'll be the one to turn it around)

Say the word
Make a call and I'll be there
Any time, any where (any time)
Have you heard...
That I'm all about saving your world?
All you have to do is..
Say the word

oo
say the word
Say the word
Oo
Say the word


If you find your world is caving in,(if you find your world is caving in)
You can bet your going to need a friend(you can bet your going to need a friend)
For you I will fly oh,
I will take your fears away(away, away, away)

Say the word
Make a call and I'll be there
Any time, any where(any time)
Have you heard...
That I'm all about saving your world?
All you have to do is..
Say the word

Dial the number
Call my name
Day or night,
Not to late
Say the word

Cuz I'm all about saving your world
All you have to do is..
Say the word"

The class was clapping and I blushed. I walked back to Stephanie. She was staring at me like I had just solved the mysteries of the universe.

"That was… AWESOME!!" she exclaims.

"No it wasn't," I replied sheepishly.

"Hm, that wasn't so good," Christian said intruding in our conversation.

"Okay first off, this is an A and B conversation. Why don't you C your way out of here. And Second I would love to see you do better if you think your so wonderful," I snapped while pushing him on the chest with my finger.

"Fine, you want to see better, I'll give you better." he snapped back.

The whole class was silent. They were all stunned. Stephanie told me that no one had ever done a better job than Christian and stood up to his arrogance.

He walked over to his bag and took out some sheet music. He chose Pachelbel's Magnificat. It was a piece all in Latin.

He sung it and no one clapped. They just stared at him.

"Well, no praise? What is wrong with you people?" he said angrily, getting annoyed.

"I think we have had enough," Mrs. Hollander added, "Matt, you will sit next to Christian."

"WHAT!!" we both Yelled.

By that time the bell was just about to ring. All the students lined up by the door. A few more people came up to me to congratulate me on my singing. Mrs. Hollander informed me that they video taped it and the whole student body would see it the next morning. Wow, school wide fame after just one day.