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Chapter 37 | Looking Forward
Matt was waiting for her by her locker Monday morning just as she had expected. Friday night had been awkward to say the least, and to say that they had a lot to talk about was an understatement.
"Hey" Grace said softly when she stood in front of him.
"Hey" Matt said looking her straight in the eye, "we need to talk"
"I know" Grace agreed, "But just not here okay?"
"What do you have first period?" Matt asked, there was no time like the present.
"Gym . . . look I guess I could get out of it and we could go somewhere and talk" Grace offered.
"That would be good" Matt agreed with a small smile, "How about I meet you down by the oval in about 20 minutes.
"Okay" Grace nodded.
[Grace- (Smiles at camera sadly) I know its time to move on. And Matt's a great guy really. I don't know whether things will work out with us because I think he wants something more serious than I do, (tilts head) but I do want to give it a shot, I have to move on sooner or later and here is my chance I guess]
* * * * * * * * * *
"You're joking right?" Coop asked disbelievingly when Eli told him about Lily's offer.
"I'm way serious man, this could be huge" Eli said excitedly.
"So like its definite?" Wink asked a stunned look on his face.
"Well no," Eli admitted, "But she said there's a good chance"
"Shit man, you know, I was beginning to think this thing was going nowhere you know, but this. . . we need to practice man"
Eli laughed; he'd never seen his friend this excited before.
"Hey, their gonna interview us not hear us sing"
"You never know man," Coop laughed clapping Eli on the shoulder.
"Hey guys?" A usually quiet Ted piped up.
"Yeah man?"
"I was thinking you know, do you remember that new that just opened?"
"Yeah, the under 21's place . . . Remixx"
"Yeah, anyway this Friday is open mic night you know, they want to check out the local talent. They are looking for people to perform or sing or whatever on a regular basis"
Both Eli and Coop turned to Ted "You want us to play?" Coop asked.
"Yeah, if they like us we could line up a regular gig" Ted explained, "A paid gig" he said raising his eyebrows at his friends.
"We don't have anything new" Eli said hesitantly.
"It'll be cool man" Coop agreed with Ted, "How 'bout we practice today? My garage?"
Eli thought of what his father would say when he heard that Eli was planning on going ahead with the magazine interview.
"Yeah man lets do it"
* * * * * * * * * * Grace leaned up against the wire fence, making herself comfortable on the grass. Matt lay in front of her on his side.
"You would tell me if there was something still going on between you and Eli?" Matt asked.
Grace looked down at him, 'something between me and Eli' she thought. she shook her head.
"Trust me Matt, nothings going n between me and E. If anything, I just want things to go back to normal between him and I, back when we were friends you know?"
"Then what was the other night about?"
Grace smiled, that she could answer easily. "Eli and Rick don't exactly get along very well. My mum made Eli an offer which Rick didn't agree with so he and Eli fought and Eli stormed out"
"And you went after him?"
"Yeah well maybe it wasn't the best Idea" Grace admitted, "but I wanted to sort things out with him you know? And to let him know if he ever needs to talk about anything . . . I miss being able to talk to him like I used to"
"If it means anything you can talk to me," Matt said quietly.
"I know it's just . . ." Grace trailed off as her eyes met his.
"Look Grace, it's obvious you don't want anything serious and I'm cool with that okay, but I don't know." Matt shook his head, trying to make sense of what he wanted to say.
"That first time I kissed you, you looked so sad staring over at Eli that I couldn't help myself. That second time in the club was no coincidence cause I know you felt it to. I just need to know if there is any chance this is going somewhere?" Matt took a deep breath after his speech.
'I wish I could answer that' Grace thought to herself, 'because I've asked myself the same thing hundreds of times'.
"To be totally honest?' said Grace, "I don't know if its going anywhere. I have a great time hanging out with you but like you said I'm not ready for anything serious yet , but that doesn't mean that I wont be ready in the future" grace finished.
Matt sat up from where he was laying, "So what does this mean?" he asked.
"I don't know,"
"Friends?" Matt asked offering her his hand.
Grace smiled and leaned forward, wrapping his arms around him.
"Thank you" she whispered.
"For what?" Matt squeezed out, easing away from grace gently.
"For understanding"
* * * * * * * * * *
"Hi this is Kristy, can I spike to Eli Sammler please?" a women asked when Eli answered the phone that afternoon.
[Eli- (looks at camera with a look of shook) Kristy.THE KRISTY? From the magazine]
"This is Eli"
"Hi Eli, listen Lily told me about your band and how you were interested in doing an interview"
"She did?"
"Yeah" Kristy laughed. "Listen, I was wondering if you guys had a gig booked for anytime soon?"
"A gig?" Eli asked confused.
"yeah, we like to check out an of the bands we feature you know, to make sure they are-"
"-not crap" Eli cut in.
"Well yeah, you could put it that way, so how about it?"
"Well actually we will be playing at Remixx this Friday, it's open mic night"
"Sounds cool, what time?"
"I'm not sure yet? Could I let you know?" Eli smacked himself on the head, idiot.
"That would be great. Give me a call as soon as you know on . . . " Eli took down the number, thanked her then hung up the phone. Grabbing his guitar off the couch he ran upstairs to his room and Grabbed a notepad and pen. He'd suddenly been hit with an idea for a song.
Eli hummed a quick tune before beginning to write.
"I don't ever wanna be like you, I don't want to do the things that you do, I'm not going to listen to a word that you say, because I don't ever want to be you"
Chapter 37 | Looking Forward
Matt was waiting for her by her locker Monday morning just as she had expected. Friday night had been awkward to say the least, and to say that they had a lot to talk about was an understatement.
"Hey" Grace said softly when she stood in front of him.
"Hey" Matt said looking her straight in the eye, "we need to talk"
"I know" Grace agreed, "But just not here okay?"
"What do you have first period?" Matt asked, there was no time like the present.
"Gym . . . look I guess I could get out of it and we could go somewhere and talk" Grace offered.
"That would be good" Matt agreed with a small smile, "How about I meet you down by the oval in about 20 minutes.
"Okay" Grace nodded.
[Grace- (Smiles at camera sadly) I know its time to move on. And Matt's a great guy really. I don't know whether things will work out with us because I think he wants something more serious than I do, (tilts head) but I do want to give it a shot, I have to move on sooner or later and here is my chance I guess]
* * * * * * * * * *
"You're joking right?" Coop asked disbelievingly when Eli told him about Lily's offer.
"I'm way serious man, this could be huge" Eli said excitedly.
"So like its definite?" Wink asked a stunned look on his face.
"Well no," Eli admitted, "But she said there's a good chance"
"Shit man, you know, I was beginning to think this thing was going nowhere you know, but this. . . we need to practice man"
Eli laughed; he'd never seen his friend this excited before.
"Hey, their gonna interview us not hear us sing"
"You never know man," Coop laughed clapping Eli on the shoulder.
"Hey guys?" A usually quiet Ted piped up.
"Yeah man?"
"I was thinking you know, do you remember that new that just opened?"
"Yeah, the under 21's place . . . Remixx"
"Yeah, anyway this Friday is open mic night you know, they want to check out the local talent. They are looking for people to perform or sing or whatever on a regular basis"
Both Eli and Coop turned to Ted "You want us to play?" Coop asked.
"Yeah, if they like us we could line up a regular gig" Ted explained, "A paid gig" he said raising his eyebrows at his friends.
"We don't have anything new" Eli said hesitantly.
"It'll be cool man" Coop agreed with Ted, "How 'bout we practice today? My garage?"
Eli thought of what his father would say when he heard that Eli was planning on going ahead with the magazine interview.
"Yeah man lets do it"
* * * * * * * * * * Grace leaned up against the wire fence, making herself comfortable on the grass. Matt lay in front of her on his side.
"You would tell me if there was something still going on between you and Eli?" Matt asked.
Grace looked down at him, 'something between me and Eli' she thought. she shook her head.
"Trust me Matt, nothings going n between me and E. If anything, I just want things to go back to normal between him and I, back when we were friends you know?"
"Then what was the other night about?"
Grace smiled, that she could answer easily. "Eli and Rick don't exactly get along very well. My mum made Eli an offer which Rick didn't agree with so he and Eli fought and Eli stormed out"
"And you went after him?"
"Yeah well maybe it wasn't the best Idea" Grace admitted, "but I wanted to sort things out with him you know? And to let him know if he ever needs to talk about anything . . . I miss being able to talk to him like I used to"
"If it means anything you can talk to me," Matt said quietly.
"I know it's just . . ." Grace trailed off as her eyes met his.
"Look Grace, it's obvious you don't want anything serious and I'm cool with that okay, but I don't know." Matt shook his head, trying to make sense of what he wanted to say.
"That first time I kissed you, you looked so sad staring over at Eli that I couldn't help myself. That second time in the club was no coincidence cause I know you felt it to. I just need to know if there is any chance this is going somewhere?" Matt took a deep breath after his speech.
'I wish I could answer that' Grace thought to herself, 'because I've asked myself the same thing hundreds of times'.
"To be totally honest?' said Grace, "I don't know if its going anywhere. I have a great time hanging out with you but like you said I'm not ready for anything serious yet , but that doesn't mean that I wont be ready in the future" grace finished.
Matt sat up from where he was laying, "So what does this mean?" he asked.
"I don't know,"
"Friends?" Matt asked offering her his hand.
Grace smiled and leaned forward, wrapping his arms around him.
"Thank you" she whispered.
"For what?" Matt squeezed out, easing away from grace gently.
"For understanding"
* * * * * * * * * *
"Hi this is Kristy, can I spike to Eli Sammler please?" a women asked when Eli answered the phone that afternoon.
[Eli- (looks at camera with a look of shook) Kristy.THE KRISTY? From the magazine]
"This is Eli"
"Hi Eli, listen Lily told me about your band and how you were interested in doing an interview"
"She did?"
"Yeah" Kristy laughed. "Listen, I was wondering if you guys had a gig booked for anytime soon?"
"A gig?" Eli asked confused.
"yeah, we like to check out an of the bands we feature you know, to make sure they are-"
"-not crap" Eli cut in.
"Well yeah, you could put it that way, so how about it?"
"Well actually we will be playing at Remixx this Friday, it's open mic night"
"Sounds cool, what time?"
"I'm not sure yet? Could I let you know?" Eli smacked himself on the head, idiot.
"That would be great. Give me a call as soon as you know on . . . " Eli took down the number, thanked her then hung up the phone. Grabbing his guitar off the couch he ran upstairs to his room and Grabbed a notepad and pen. He'd suddenly been hit with an idea for a song.
Eli hummed a quick tune before beginning to write.
"I don't ever wanna be like you, I don't want to do the things that you do, I'm not going to listen to a word that you say, because I don't ever want to be you"