Chapter 2: Meeting Ashley (Spazzy's POV)
As our band, the School of Rock, walked off stage, we were soon met with screaming groupies calling out my name.
"Freddy!"
"Freddy, I love you!"
"Freddy will you marry me?"
If somebody told you that scoring chicks wasn't flattering in the punk rock world, somebody lied.
Don't worry, I'm not a two-timer or anything. It's flattering when girls pay attention to me but I, Freddy Jones, am strictly a one-woman man.
"Sorry girls, but I'm taken." I said, grinning, holding my girlfriend Katie's hand.
I've been dating Katie Brown since the 8th grade. Our history is simple: I've liked her since the 5th grade and until 8th grade I never had the balls to ask her out.
I know I'm only fifteen, but sometimes I feel like Katie is the one for me.
She's the only one that understands me in this world, except my best friend Zack and my friend Dewey. Well, Katie is the only girl who understands me.
Besides Zack, Katie and Dewey, everybody else thinks I'm a troublemaker in this world.
When I'm behind the drum set I feel like I belong...........
I feel free.
But this story isn't about me.....
This story is about the most obnoxious girl I've ever met.
Superficial........
Condescending......
And this was only within the few hours I had known her.
It had all started when Dewey called me, Zack and Katie over.
"Guys, I'd like you to meet somebody. This is my niece, Ashley."
Ashley looked like a pretty nice girl. She had long blonde hair that went down to her shoulders. She had a nice complexion, for a girl. And to top it off, she had glowing brown eyes.
She was wearing white buttoned shirt, half buttoned at the bottom, with pale pink, cream yellow, and baby blue striped pants.
But I wasn't noticing this chick.
Zack was.
Katie and I stared at him, as he stared at Ashley with his mouth half opened.
"Ashley, this is Freddy, Katie and right here is Zack." Dewey said, emphasizing the word Zack.
"It's nice to meet you guys." Ashley said with a smile.
"Uh...um—err—hi." Zack said.
"You guys totally rocked out there. Especially you, Zack. I loved your solo during that song. How does it go? Oh, yeah! And if you wanna be the teacher's pet........" Ashley said singing to "School of Rock."
"Thanks." Zack said to Ashley, as red as my wristband on my arm.
Katie and I could clearly see that Zack was falling hard for Ashley. So, I decided to help him out.
"Yeah, a little fun fact about the song: Zack wrote it, lyrics and all." I said, nudging my love struck buddy.
"Really, that song is really great. It was my favorite song in the show." Ashley complimented.
"Thanks." Zack smiled behind his shaggy black hair.
Just before we could help Zack say anymore, in came Summer Hathaway: band manager and all around busy body.
"Hi guys, I would just like to say that since you all did such a great job in tonight's show, we're going to IHOP to celebrate! Isn't this wonderful?"
Usually, after our first gig of the month Summer treats us to IHOP or McDonalds like its some big "surprise".
None of us get excited about it...........
None of us get excited except Dewey. Dewey gets excited if Summer lets us go to the gas station for a candy bar.
"This is awesome!! Thank you Summer! Once again, you are a genius!". Dewey took his guitar and ran off, probably into the van.
And he calls me Spazzy McGee....
Summer soon spotted Ashley and worked off her charm...while Ashley soon worked off some of her "charm".
"Hi there, I didn't see you. My name is Summer Hathaway. I'm the manager of School of Rock."
Summer laid out a big phony smile with those cherry red lips of hers, and put out her hand to shake.
Ashley just stared at her with a scowl. And then she started to smile.
"Hello, Summer. It's nice to meet you. And may I ad that's a nice outfit you're wearing. It makes you look like you and Ronald McDonald are dating."
Zack, Katie and I couldn't help but laugh. Summer was wearing an orange dress with a yellow tie belt and red high heeled shoes.
Summer was just left speechless.
"What?" That was all that could get out.
"You might wanna turn your volume down, honey. It's so loud I think I might be turning deaf."
Summer just walked off extremely pissed.
"I can't believe you just told off Summer Hathaway." I said in awe.
"Aww, it was nothing." Ashley said, pretending to blush.
"Y'know, even if she is one of best friends that was still funny." Katie said smiling.
"You guys, stop, seriously." Ashley said in a sarcastic voice.
"You........are...........AWESOME!" Zack said in one burst of how he felt of her.
"Thanks, Zack." Ashley said with a smile.
Soon, Dewey came along to break up the moment.
"You guys come on! We're talking pancakes here!"
So me, Zack, Katie, and Ashley went into the van. It was kind of packed in there...due to the fact that we're 15 and not 11 anymore.....
But we were having fun. We we're singing along to the Immigrant Song and having a good time.
I put my arm around Katie and Ashley must have seen me because right after I put my arm around Katie, she lets out the biggest ahem that I've ever heard in my life.
"What is it, Ashley?" Zack asked.
"I'm feeling a little chilly." Ashley said.
"Here? Want my jacket?" Zack asked her.
"I said I'm feeling a little chilly." Ashley snapped back, rolling her eyes.
"Oh!" Zack said, quickly putting his arm around her, leaving Ashley with a pleased look on her face.
"So, Ashley, where did you get your shoes? They look fabulous." Billy complimented Ashley.
"Oh, I got them at Gucci." Ashley said observing her nails.
"Really? My mother works there!" Marta said excitedly.
"Well, obviously they don't give you discounts." Pointing at Marta's shoes.
Marta's smile soon turned to a frown as she went back into talking to Tomika and Alicia. I'm pretty sure she was talking about her. Hell, I would.
Wait, no, I'd just kick her ass.
But anyway, Zack looked like he didn't even care that Ashley just dissed his friend. And Dewey just kept on driving.
Everybody else was just staring at Ashley like she was Ms. Mullins or something.
As soon as we stepped out of the van and into IHOP we all pushed tables together. Well, all of us did except Ashley.
Ashley just sat there observing her nails again.
"Call me crazy but I think she likes her nails more than Zack." Katie told me.
That's Katie. Always making me laugh. However, Ashley didn't think so.
"Call me crazy, Zack, but I think somebody is a bit jealous."
"Excuse me, little miss princess but in case you didn't see us holding hands backstage, and hugging up in the van, I'm Freddy, the boyfriend." I said with an evil smile.
Just then Dewey walked in.
"Hey, watch it, Spazzy McGee!" Dewey said to me, "This is my niece you're talking to. You treat her with respect, right Angel?"
"Right my favorite Uncle Dewey." Ashley smiled back.
Boy was I really starting to hate that smile.
When the tables were all set up, we had all sat down. Until Ashley did that famous ahem, instantly catching Zack's attention.
"What's up Ashley?" Zack asked with concern.
"It feels a bit stuffy over here. Why don't we go over there." Ashley pointed to a small booth.
"But, I kind of wanted to hang out with the band." Zack said. He knew Katie and I were watching.
"Oh, well you can bring your little friends Katie and Zack with us." Ashley said smiling, pointing to us with those long, manicured fingers that I really wanted to break.
"Well....okay..."Zack said uneasily as he got up.
Katie and I followed him while I looked back at the other table. Everybody was staring at us. Frankie was shaking his head and Tomika kept whispering over to Marta.
I think I knew what they were all soon chatting as soon as we were gone.
All I knew was.........
We were going to the dark side.
As our band, the School of Rock, walked off stage, we were soon met with screaming groupies calling out my name.
"Freddy!"
"Freddy, I love you!"
"Freddy will you marry me?"
If somebody told you that scoring chicks wasn't flattering in the punk rock world, somebody lied.
Don't worry, I'm not a two-timer or anything. It's flattering when girls pay attention to me but I, Freddy Jones, am strictly a one-woman man.
"Sorry girls, but I'm taken." I said, grinning, holding my girlfriend Katie's hand.
I've been dating Katie Brown since the 8th grade. Our history is simple: I've liked her since the 5th grade and until 8th grade I never had the balls to ask her out.
I know I'm only fifteen, but sometimes I feel like Katie is the one for me.
She's the only one that understands me in this world, except my best friend Zack and my friend Dewey. Well, Katie is the only girl who understands me.
Besides Zack, Katie and Dewey, everybody else thinks I'm a troublemaker in this world.
When I'm behind the drum set I feel like I belong...........
I feel free.
But this story isn't about me.....
This story is about the most obnoxious girl I've ever met.
Superficial........
Condescending......
And this was only within the few hours I had known her.
It had all started when Dewey called me, Zack and Katie over.
"Guys, I'd like you to meet somebody. This is my niece, Ashley."
Ashley looked like a pretty nice girl. She had long blonde hair that went down to her shoulders. She had a nice complexion, for a girl. And to top it off, she had glowing brown eyes.
She was wearing white buttoned shirt, half buttoned at the bottom, with pale pink, cream yellow, and baby blue striped pants.
But I wasn't noticing this chick.
Zack was.
Katie and I stared at him, as he stared at Ashley with his mouth half opened.
"Ashley, this is Freddy, Katie and right here is Zack." Dewey said, emphasizing the word Zack.
"It's nice to meet you guys." Ashley said with a smile.
"Uh...um—err—hi." Zack said.
"You guys totally rocked out there. Especially you, Zack. I loved your solo during that song. How does it go? Oh, yeah! And if you wanna be the teacher's pet........" Ashley said singing to "School of Rock."
"Thanks." Zack said to Ashley, as red as my wristband on my arm.
Katie and I could clearly see that Zack was falling hard for Ashley. So, I decided to help him out.
"Yeah, a little fun fact about the song: Zack wrote it, lyrics and all." I said, nudging my love struck buddy.
"Really, that song is really great. It was my favorite song in the show." Ashley complimented.
"Thanks." Zack smiled behind his shaggy black hair.
Just before we could help Zack say anymore, in came Summer Hathaway: band manager and all around busy body.
"Hi guys, I would just like to say that since you all did such a great job in tonight's show, we're going to IHOP to celebrate! Isn't this wonderful?"
Usually, after our first gig of the month Summer treats us to IHOP or McDonalds like its some big "surprise".
None of us get excited about it...........
None of us get excited except Dewey. Dewey gets excited if Summer lets us go to the gas station for a candy bar.
"This is awesome!! Thank you Summer! Once again, you are a genius!". Dewey took his guitar and ran off, probably into the van.
And he calls me Spazzy McGee....
Summer soon spotted Ashley and worked off her charm...while Ashley soon worked off some of her "charm".
"Hi there, I didn't see you. My name is Summer Hathaway. I'm the manager of School of Rock."
Summer laid out a big phony smile with those cherry red lips of hers, and put out her hand to shake.
Ashley just stared at her with a scowl. And then she started to smile.
"Hello, Summer. It's nice to meet you. And may I ad that's a nice outfit you're wearing. It makes you look like you and Ronald McDonald are dating."
Zack, Katie and I couldn't help but laugh. Summer was wearing an orange dress with a yellow tie belt and red high heeled shoes.
Summer was just left speechless.
"What?" That was all that could get out.
"You might wanna turn your volume down, honey. It's so loud I think I might be turning deaf."
Summer just walked off extremely pissed.
"I can't believe you just told off Summer Hathaway." I said in awe.
"Aww, it was nothing." Ashley said, pretending to blush.
"Y'know, even if she is one of best friends that was still funny." Katie said smiling.
"You guys, stop, seriously." Ashley said in a sarcastic voice.
"You........are...........AWESOME!" Zack said in one burst of how he felt of her.
"Thanks, Zack." Ashley said with a smile.
Soon, Dewey came along to break up the moment.
"You guys come on! We're talking pancakes here!"
So me, Zack, Katie, and Ashley went into the van. It was kind of packed in there...due to the fact that we're 15 and not 11 anymore.....
But we were having fun. We we're singing along to the Immigrant Song and having a good time.
I put my arm around Katie and Ashley must have seen me because right after I put my arm around Katie, she lets out the biggest ahem that I've ever heard in my life.
"What is it, Ashley?" Zack asked.
"I'm feeling a little chilly." Ashley said.
"Here? Want my jacket?" Zack asked her.
"I said I'm feeling a little chilly." Ashley snapped back, rolling her eyes.
"Oh!" Zack said, quickly putting his arm around her, leaving Ashley with a pleased look on her face.
"So, Ashley, where did you get your shoes? They look fabulous." Billy complimented Ashley.
"Oh, I got them at Gucci." Ashley said observing her nails.
"Really? My mother works there!" Marta said excitedly.
"Well, obviously they don't give you discounts." Pointing at Marta's shoes.
Marta's smile soon turned to a frown as she went back into talking to Tomika and Alicia. I'm pretty sure she was talking about her. Hell, I would.
Wait, no, I'd just kick her ass.
But anyway, Zack looked like he didn't even care that Ashley just dissed his friend. And Dewey just kept on driving.
Everybody else was just staring at Ashley like she was Ms. Mullins or something.
As soon as we stepped out of the van and into IHOP we all pushed tables together. Well, all of us did except Ashley.
Ashley just sat there observing her nails again.
"Call me crazy but I think she likes her nails more than Zack." Katie told me.
That's Katie. Always making me laugh. However, Ashley didn't think so.
"Call me crazy, Zack, but I think somebody is a bit jealous."
"Excuse me, little miss princess but in case you didn't see us holding hands backstage, and hugging up in the van, I'm Freddy, the boyfriend." I said with an evil smile.
Just then Dewey walked in.
"Hey, watch it, Spazzy McGee!" Dewey said to me, "This is my niece you're talking to. You treat her with respect, right Angel?"
"Right my favorite Uncle Dewey." Ashley smiled back.
Boy was I really starting to hate that smile.
When the tables were all set up, we had all sat down. Until Ashley did that famous ahem, instantly catching Zack's attention.
"What's up Ashley?" Zack asked with concern.
"It feels a bit stuffy over here. Why don't we go over there." Ashley pointed to a small booth.
"But, I kind of wanted to hang out with the band." Zack said. He knew Katie and I were watching.
"Oh, well you can bring your little friends Katie and Zack with us." Ashley said smiling, pointing to us with those long, manicured fingers that I really wanted to break.
"Well....okay..."Zack said uneasily as he got up.
Katie and I followed him while I looked back at the other table. Everybody was staring at us. Frankie was shaking his head and Tomika kept whispering over to Marta.
I think I knew what they were all soon chatting as soon as we were gone.
All I knew was.........
We were going to the dark side.