Chapter One
When I look in the mirror I see nothing. It's just me, plain old Summer. I'm pale, and ugly. Most
my days consist of bossing people around and managing the band. What a life, huh? I need to get
downstairs quick, the bus is picking me up at my house in like two minutes. I run my brush
through my long, black hair and run down the stairs. I grab my 3 suitcases and 2 bags, you need
alot for a national tour. When I get outside the bus is waiting for me. I run into it.
"Summer, Hey. Sit. We're in a major hurry" said Dewey
"Ok" I said
Almost every seat was taken. Freddy and Katie were sitting together, cause their a couple. All
the other girls and guys we're with their friends or girlfriend/boyfriend. Only Lawrence and Zack
were sitting alone. Lawrence liked sitting alone so, no need bothering him. I just see if I can sit
with Zack. I hope I can. I walk over to him, and he smiles at me.
"Can I sit with you?" I ask
"Yeah" said Zack, grabbing his bag, and sitting it on his lap
"Thanks" I said
Dewey walks by me and takes my stuff and I slide closer to the edge of the seat, turning toward's
Zack. I put my hands and my lap.
"So...Are you excited?" I ask
"Yeah, totally. It's so cool that we get a first real tour, not a city tour, but a national tour" said
Zack, excitedly
"Yep" I said, unenthusiastically
"You don't sound so excited" said Zack
"I am....Seriously. It's just get's kinda boring being the band manager" I said
"Don't you like it anymore? Are you gonna quit of somthing?" asked Zack, quickly
"No, I love it still, and I'm not gonna quit" I said
"Oh, Ok. Just wanted to make sure" Zack said
I straightned my body in the seat and faced forward. I turned over to look at Freddy and Katie they
were arguing. I need to see this. Katie pushed Freddy and he fell out of the seat landing in the
asile.
"I hate you!" screamed Katie
"We're through" said Freddy
"Fine. I never liked you anyways" said Katie
Freddy stood up and walked over to our seat. We stared at each other for a second, and then I
got what he was trying to do.
"I'll go sit with Katie" I said
"Fine, Like I ever liked her anyways" said Freddy
I walked over to Katie's seat and sat with her, she was crying. God, I knew this was gonna
happen. I hugged Katie. She pulled away from me and wipped her face on her shirt.
"I don't even know why I'm crying. I never liked him" said Katie
"Yes you did. You're just saying that because you just broke up" I said
"Oh, God. He doesn't like me anymore" said Katie, starting to cry again
Dewey stood up from his seat and walked towards our seat.
"Hey, I forgot to see if everyone's here. Take roll" said Dewey, handing me the clipboard. I took
and started at the top of the list.
"Michelle" I said
"Here" said Michelle
"Eleni" I said
"Here" said Eleni
"Zack. Obviously here" I said smiling at him, he smiled back.
"Lawrence" I said
"Here" said Lawrence
"Frankie" I said
"Here" said Frankie
"Freddy" I said
"Here" said Freddy, grumpily
"Tomika" I said
"Here" said Tomika
"Marta and Leonard" I said
"Here" They both said
"Billy, Marco, Alicia, Gordon, Katie and Emily" I said
"Here" they all siad at diffrent times.
"Ok. Everybody's here, Dewey" I said
"Good. Our first show is in Chicago. That's about 50 miles away. It's tonight. You'll all get a
couple of hours for sight seeing adn that kind of stuff. Summer will give you you're room
assignments, Summer?" Dewey said
God, Here we god again I thought.
"Ok" I said "Freddy, Zack, Lawrence, and Frankie are together, Katie, Tomika, Alicia, Marta and I
are together, Eleni, Michelle, and Emily are together, Billy, Leonard, and Gordon are together.
Dewey obviously get's his own ...suite? Since when do you get a suite and we get regular room's?"
I said
"Um....I'm the leader and the leader get's the big room" siad Dewey, nerviously
There were a bunch of sigh's and groans. I knew he didn't want to be cornored by a bunch of 9th
graders, I wouldn't want to be either. I went to sit back down with Katie, but to my suprised, yeah
right, to my knowing she was sitting with Freddy again. I knew their break-up wouldn't last long.
I went to sit with Zack again, he was writing in his notebook.
"Whatcha doing?" I asked
"Just writing a new song" said Zack
"Really? Can I read it?" I asked
"No....It's more of a poem actually. I write stories and poems too" said Zack, he looked
embaressed.
"I didn't know you wrote poems...how cute" I said
"Shut up. I turn them into songs, sometimes" Zack said
"Ok. I leave you back to you're poem writing" I said
He sighed and went back to writing. He is so cool, writing poems, most guys don't do that. I
wonder what the poem said, It was probably for a girl he likes. I like him, I have a major crush on
him, now even more of one after what I just found out. I hope someday some guy will write a poem
for me, like that would happen.
When I look in the mirror I see nothing. It's just me, plain old Summer. I'm pale, and ugly. Most
my days consist of bossing people around and managing the band. What a life, huh? I need to get
downstairs quick, the bus is picking me up at my house in like two minutes. I run my brush
through my long, black hair and run down the stairs. I grab my 3 suitcases and 2 bags, you need
alot for a national tour. When I get outside the bus is waiting for me. I run into it.
"Summer, Hey. Sit. We're in a major hurry" said Dewey
"Ok" I said
Almost every seat was taken. Freddy and Katie were sitting together, cause their a couple. All
the other girls and guys we're with their friends or girlfriend/boyfriend. Only Lawrence and Zack
were sitting alone. Lawrence liked sitting alone so, no need bothering him. I just see if I can sit
with Zack. I hope I can. I walk over to him, and he smiles at me.
"Can I sit with you?" I ask
"Yeah" said Zack, grabbing his bag, and sitting it on his lap
"Thanks" I said
Dewey walks by me and takes my stuff and I slide closer to the edge of the seat, turning toward's
Zack. I put my hands and my lap.
"So...Are you excited?" I ask
"Yeah, totally. It's so cool that we get a first real tour, not a city tour, but a national tour" said
Zack, excitedly
"Yep" I said, unenthusiastically
"You don't sound so excited" said Zack
"I am....Seriously. It's just get's kinda boring being the band manager" I said
"Don't you like it anymore? Are you gonna quit of somthing?" asked Zack, quickly
"No, I love it still, and I'm not gonna quit" I said
"Oh, Ok. Just wanted to make sure" Zack said
I straightned my body in the seat and faced forward. I turned over to look at Freddy and Katie they
were arguing. I need to see this. Katie pushed Freddy and he fell out of the seat landing in the
asile.
"I hate you!" screamed Katie
"We're through" said Freddy
"Fine. I never liked you anyways" said Katie
Freddy stood up and walked over to our seat. We stared at each other for a second, and then I
got what he was trying to do.
"I'll go sit with Katie" I said
"Fine, Like I ever liked her anyways" said Freddy
I walked over to Katie's seat and sat with her, she was crying. God, I knew this was gonna
happen. I hugged Katie. She pulled away from me and wipped her face on her shirt.
"I don't even know why I'm crying. I never liked him" said Katie
"Yes you did. You're just saying that because you just broke up" I said
"Oh, God. He doesn't like me anymore" said Katie, starting to cry again
Dewey stood up from his seat and walked towards our seat.
"Hey, I forgot to see if everyone's here. Take roll" said Dewey, handing me the clipboard. I took
and started at the top of the list.
"Michelle" I said
"Here" said Michelle
"Eleni" I said
"Here" said Eleni
"Zack. Obviously here" I said smiling at him, he smiled back.
"Lawrence" I said
"Here" said Lawrence
"Frankie" I said
"Here" said Frankie
"Freddy" I said
"Here" said Freddy, grumpily
"Tomika" I said
"Here" said Tomika
"Marta and Leonard" I said
"Here" They both said
"Billy, Marco, Alicia, Gordon, Katie and Emily" I said
"Here" they all siad at diffrent times.
"Ok. Everybody's here, Dewey" I said
"Good. Our first show is in Chicago. That's about 50 miles away. It's tonight. You'll all get a
couple of hours for sight seeing adn that kind of stuff. Summer will give you you're room
assignments, Summer?" Dewey said
God, Here we god again I thought.
"Ok" I said "Freddy, Zack, Lawrence, and Frankie are together, Katie, Tomika, Alicia, Marta and I
are together, Eleni, Michelle, and Emily are together, Billy, Leonard, and Gordon are together.
Dewey obviously get's his own ...suite? Since when do you get a suite and we get regular room's?"
I said
"Um....I'm the leader and the leader get's the big room" siad Dewey, nerviously
There were a bunch of sigh's and groans. I knew he didn't want to be cornored by a bunch of 9th
graders, I wouldn't want to be either. I went to sit back down with Katie, but to my suprised, yeah
right, to my knowing she was sitting with Freddy again. I knew their break-up wouldn't last long.
I went to sit with Zack again, he was writing in his notebook.
"Whatcha doing?" I asked
"Just writing a new song" said Zack
"Really? Can I read it?" I asked
"No....It's more of a poem actually. I write stories and poems too" said Zack, he looked
embaressed.
"I didn't know you wrote poems...how cute" I said
"Shut up. I turn them into songs, sometimes" Zack said
"Ok. I leave you back to you're poem writing" I said
He sighed and went back to writing. He is so cool, writing poems, most guys don't do that. I
wonder what the poem said, It was probably for a girl he likes. I like him, I have a major crush on
him, now even more of one after what I just found out. I hope someday some guy will write a poem
for me, like that would happen.