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Chapter 8: Greg's Guitar Lesson
Greg glanced his black digital watch. It was 4:33, he only had twenty- seven more minutes until Natalie came over for her guitar lesson. He did a quick check of their suite to make sure that it wasn't too cluttered. Then he ran to the bathroom to see if he looked okay for his lesson with Natalie. Greg was wearing a black Beatles shirt with jeans, and black and white converse sneakers.
"I guess this'll do." He said to himself.
"Looking good Greg." Greg jumped, he hadn't realized his dad was behind him. "Where are you off to?"
"No where. Someone's coming here." If his dad wanted to know what he was doing that badly, then he would have to drag it out of him.
"Oh, I see. A girl someone?" Zack wanted to know what his son was doing and with who.
"Yeah. A girl named Natalie, she's coming over for a guitar lesson." So much for dragging it out...Greg thought. Zack was more like Greg's friend rather than his dad, so Greg ended up telling him everything that went on his life, rather than a normal teenager who tells their parents absolutely nothing.
"Natalie Jones??" Zack asked like an eager thirteen year old girl at a slumber party.
"Yeah, why?" Greg raised his right eyebrow.
"She's Freddie's daughter! Freddie was my best friend in the band. Have you met his other daughter, Allison, or something." Zack was sounding more excited as the conversation progressed.
"Yeah. Ally's okay. She's a little......clingy. Her and Natalie are like total opposites, it's hard to believe they're sisters." Greg said.
"Well have fun at your lesson. I'm meeting your mom downstairs to go shopping in about 5 minutes, and then we're going to dinner, so if you and Natalie want room service feel free to call. We should be back around ten- thirty." Zack said with a smile
"Thanks dad. Have fun at dinner, and good luck shopping." Greg laughed as his dad walked out of the suite.
"Okay, I think I'm ready for the lesson." he said as he grabbed his Voodoo Gibson SG out of it's case. Greg looked as his watch again. Now it was 4:55, only five more minutes till she came. He sat down and started to play 'Come On', one of Safe Distance's (his band) original songs. 'Come On' was the song Safe Distance had played for the 8th grade talent show. That was the worst Greg had ever played, or really, not played.
...........................ANOTHER FLASHBACK................................
"Oh God, I'm so nervous" Adam said anxiously. Adam Katz was Greg's best friend, as well as the bass player for Safe Distance.
"Don't worry dude. Just let the gods of rock take over you." Greg said philosophically. Adam pushed his curly chestnut hair out of his face.
"Okay. Gods of rock, let us have the chance to win this talent show, and please guide me through the song." Adam prayed to the gods of rock before all of their shows. Mark, the blonde hardcore drummer, started to snicker.
"Dude enough with the gods of rock, let's just play." Mark said with a little chuckle at the end of his sentence. A few seconds later the MC announced them.
"Now introducing, Adam Katz, Greg Mooneyham, and Mark Greene, otherwise known as Safe Distance!"
The trio ran onto the stage. Greg stared out into the audience, looking for two of his best friends, Veronica Garcia and Bailey Woods. Veronica was a tan, brunette with dark brown eyes, was very outgoing, and was probably one of the nicest girls at George Washing Jr. High. Bailey on the other hand was a short girl with dirty-blonde hair and brown eyes. Although Bailey seemed quiet at a first glance, once you really got to know her, she became a bit of a chatterbox. As Greg quickly eyed the audience he noticed a camera that said KMV7 on it at the other side of the auditorium. KMV7 was a local news station that was run by Bailey's dad. Greg suddenly couldn't get his eyes off the camera, he froze as he remembered Bailey saying that over 500,000 tuned into watch the news.
"One, Two! One, Two, Three, Four!" Mark yelled. That was Greg's cue to start playing, but instead of playing he just stood there. Veronica watched her friend just stand on the stage doing nothing while Adam and Mark went on with the song. She hit Bailey on the shoulder.
"Bailey! He saw the camera! Why did you tell your dad to bring that anyway? You know how Greg freezes up in front of cameras!" Veronica hissed into Bailey's ear.
"I'm sorry! I just wanted Safe Distance to be noticed for once!" Bailey hissed back. Bailey and Veronica watched their friend, well, stand for about another minute. Finally the song ended, with no vocals and no lead guitar.
"Dude! What happened out there?!" Mark shouted
"Five-hundred thousand people...." Greg's voice trailed off.
"Snap out of it Greg!" Adam slapped Greg on the cheek.
"I guess I froze out there guys, sorry. I saw the KMV7 camera and freaked out." Greg said still in a bit of a trance.
"You freaked over free publicity?" Mark bellowed
"Guys, it's okay. Just calm down....both of you!" Adam was now the one screaming.
"Sorry Mark." Greg said quietly
"I'm sorry Greg." Mark said slowly. "We sound like kindergartners!" The two started to laugh, and were soon joined by Adam snickering. All of a sudden the trio was joined by the girls.
"Hey guys. BAILEY has something to tell you." Veronica said as she forced the small blonde forward. "Sorry, you guys wouldn't have bombed out there, if I hadn't told my dad to bring the news crew. I just thought it would have been good for Safe Distance to have some publicity."
The band heard the MC again. "And the winner of the George Washington Jr. High talent show is...... Nina Harper singing 'Nothing' from 'A Chorus Line'!!"
The crowd cheered. The crowd would have been cheering for Greg, Adam, and Mark, if only Greg hadn't seen that stupid camera.......
End Flashback
Greg looked at his watch again. It was 5:01, Natalie was probably on her way over now. He tried to forget the talent show for now, and tried to think about what he would say to Natalie when she got there. .....................................................................................
It was now 5:56 and Natalie still hadn't shown up. As Greg was about to think of things that could've happened to Natalie, the phone rang. Greg picked up the beige receiver as fast as he could.
"Hello?" Greg said eagerly
"Hey Greg. It's Ally! I was just calling to tell you that Natalie couldn't make it to the guitar lesson because she wasn't feeling too well. I'm sorry Greg, I would be glad to come over if you wanted."
"No, that's okay. That's too bad that she's sick, maybe I could go over to your hotel room for the lesson! Would that be okay with Natalie?" Greg waited eagerly as Ally went to go ask Natalie.
"No, I'm sorry. Natalie says that she feels too sick to do anything right now. I'm really sorry Greg. I guess you'll just have to do it another time. Bye!" Ally said with a bit of happiness to her voice.
"Bye." said Greg monotonously. He was heartbroken. "I guess she doesn't like me as much as I thought she did." Greg said as he sat down, picked up the beige receiver and dialed room service. .................................................................. Ally snickered, as she watched a rerun of Friends on TBS. "Ally, You really are too good."
Do you like it? R&R!!! What made Ally snicker? What happened to Natalie? You'll see in the next chapter!!
Nanners-77- Thank you so much! Of course I loved your story! Yes, Ally is a brat. Glad you like it!
XO SoMe1SpEcIaL XO- thank you!
Scary-Girly- I'm so glad you like it!! yay!
Mellowyellow36- thanks! And here is my update!
Chapter 8: Greg's Guitar Lesson
Greg glanced his black digital watch. It was 4:33, he only had twenty- seven more minutes until Natalie came over for her guitar lesson. He did a quick check of their suite to make sure that it wasn't too cluttered. Then he ran to the bathroom to see if he looked okay for his lesson with Natalie. Greg was wearing a black Beatles shirt with jeans, and black and white converse sneakers.
"I guess this'll do." He said to himself.
"Looking good Greg." Greg jumped, he hadn't realized his dad was behind him. "Where are you off to?"
"No where. Someone's coming here." If his dad wanted to know what he was doing that badly, then he would have to drag it out of him.
"Oh, I see. A girl someone?" Zack wanted to know what his son was doing and with who.
"Yeah. A girl named Natalie, she's coming over for a guitar lesson." So much for dragging it out...Greg thought. Zack was more like Greg's friend rather than his dad, so Greg ended up telling him everything that went on his life, rather than a normal teenager who tells their parents absolutely nothing.
"Natalie Jones??" Zack asked like an eager thirteen year old girl at a slumber party.
"Yeah, why?" Greg raised his right eyebrow.
"She's Freddie's daughter! Freddie was my best friend in the band. Have you met his other daughter, Allison, or something." Zack was sounding more excited as the conversation progressed.
"Yeah. Ally's okay. She's a little......clingy. Her and Natalie are like total opposites, it's hard to believe they're sisters." Greg said.
"Well have fun at your lesson. I'm meeting your mom downstairs to go shopping in about 5 minutes, and then we're going to dinner, so if you and Natalie want room service feel free to call. We should be back around ten- thirty." Zack said with a smile
"Thanks dad. Have fun at dinner, and good luck shopping." Greg laughed as his dad walked out of the suite.
"Okay, I think I'm ready for the lesson." he said as he grabbed his Voodoo Gibson SG out of it's case. Greg looked as his watch again. Now it was 4:55, only five more minutes till she came. He sat down and started to play 'Come On', one of Safe Distance's (his band) original songs. 'Come On' was the song Safe Distance had played for the 8th grade talent show. That was the worst Greg had ever played, or really, not played.
...........................ANOTHER FLASHBACK................................
"Oh God, I'm so nervous" Adam said anxiously. Adam Katz was Greg's best friend, as well as the bass player for Safe Distance.
"Don't worry dude. Just let the gods of rock take over you." Greg said philosophically. Adam pushed his curly chestnut hair out of his face.
"Okay. Gods of rock, let us have the chance to win this talent show, and please guide me through the song." Adam prayed to the gods of rock before all of their shows. Mark, the blonde hardcore drummer, started to snicker.
"Dude enough with the gods of rock, let's just play." Mark said with a little chuckle at the end of his sentence. A few seconds later the MC announced them.
"Now introducing, Adam Katz, Greg Mooneyham, and Mark Greene, otherwise known as Safe Distance!"
The trio ran onto the stage. Greg stared out into the audience, looking for two of his best friends, Veronica Garcia and Bailey Woods. Veronica was a tan, brunette with dark brown eyes, was very outgoing, and was probably one of the nicest girls at George Washing Jr. High. Bailey on the other hand was a short girl with dirty-blonde hair and brown eyes. Although Bailey seemed quiet at a first glance, once you really got to know her, she became a bit of a chatterbox. As Greg quickly eyed the audience he noticed a camera that said KMV7 on it at the other side of the auditorium. KMV7 was a local news station that was run by Bailey's dad. Greg suddenly couldn't get his eyes off the camera, he froze as he remembered Bailey saying that over 500,000 tuned into watch the news.
"One, Two! One, Two, Three, Four!" Mark yelled. That was Greg's cue to start playing, but instead of playing he just stood there. Veronica watched her friend just stand on the stage doing nothing while Adam and Mark went on with the song. She hit Bailey on the shoulder.
"Bailey! He saw the camera! Why did you tell your dad to bring that anyway? You know how Greg freezes up in front of cameras!" Veronica hissed into Bailey's ear.
"I'm sorry! I just wanted Safe Distance to be noticed for once!" Bailey hissed back. Bailey and Veronica watched their friend, well, stand for about another minute. Finally the song ended, with no vocals and no lead guitar.
"Dude! What happened out there?!" Mark shouted
"Five-hundred thousand people...." Greg's voice trailed off.
"Snap out of it Greg!" Adam slapped Greg on the cheek.
"I guess I froze out there guys, sorry. I saw the KMV7 camera and freaked out." Greg said still in a bit of a trance.
"You freaked over free publicity?" Mark bellowed
"Guys, it's okay. Just calm down....both of you!" Adam was now the one screaming.
"Sorry Mark." Greg said quietly
"I'm sorry Greg." Mark said slowly. "We sound like kindergartners!" The two started to laugh, and were soon joined by Adam snickering. All of a sudden the trio was joined by the girls.
"Hey guys. BAILEY has something to tell you." Veronica said as she forced the small blonde forward. "Sorry, you guys wouldn't have bombed out there, if I hadn't told my dad to bring the news crew. I just thought it would have been good for Safe Distance to have some publicity."
The band heard the MC again. "And the winner of the George Washington Jr. High talent show is...... Nina Harper singing 'Nothing' from 'A Chorus Line'!!"
The crowd cheered. The crowd would have been cheering for Greg, Adam, and Mark, if only Greg hadn't seen that stupid camera.......
End Flashback
Greg looked at his watch again. It was 5:01, Natalie was probably on her way over now. He tried to forget the talent show for now, and tried to think about what he would say to Natalie when she got there. .....................................................................................
It was now 5:56 and Natalie still hadn't shown up. As Greg was about to think of things that could've happened to Natalie, the phone rang. Greg picked up the beige receiver as fast as he could.
"Hello?" Greg said eagerly
"Hey Greg. It's Ally! I was just calling to tell you that Natalie couldn't make it to the guitar lesson because she wasn't feeling too well. I'm sorry Greg, I would be glad to come over if you wanted."
"No, that's okay. That's too bad that she's sick, maybe I could go over to your hotel room for the lesson! Would that be okay with Natalie?" Greg waited eagerly as Ally went to go ask Natalie.
"No, I'm sorry. Natalie says that she feels too sick to do anything right now. I'm really sorry Greg. I guess you'll just have to do it another time. Bye!" Ally said with a bit of happiness to her voice.
"Bye." said Greg monotonously. He was heartbroken. "I guess she doesn't like me as much as I thought she did." Greg said as he sat down, picked up the beige receiver and dialed room service. .................................................................. Ally snickered, as she watched a rerun of Friends on TBS. "Ally, You really are too good."
Do you like it? R&R!!! What made Ally snicker? What happened to Natalie? You'll see in the next chapter!!
Nanners-77- Thank you so much! Of course I loved your story! Yes, Ally is a brat. Glad you like it!
XO SoMe1SpEcIaL XO- thank you!
Scary-Girly- I'm so glad you like it!! yay!
Mellowyellow36- thanks! And here is my update!