Luck Sometimes Can Change

Finally it was time to go to bed. Mom would be home tomorrow and she would take me home so I can forget about everything. I followed Lilly into her room and went over to the corner where I left my sleeping bag. After I got it unrolled, I went into the bathroom to brush my teeth. I looked at my face and winced a little. It was still a little pink but not as bad. I still looked like a freak, though. After I finished brushing my teeth, I went back into Lilly's room and crawled into my sleeping bag. I looked over at Lilly, only to see that she was knocked out. I guess all of the excitement wore her out. Or all of the laughing that she did. HaHa. I was pretty tired myself, so it probably wouldn't take me too long to fall a sleep. I laid my head back on my pillow and closed my eyes. Sure enough, sleep quickly took over me.

I woke up the next morning to find the sun shining in my eyes. I looked over to Lilly's bed but she was already gone. I got out of my sleeping bag and headed into the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror and was thrilled to see that I looked normal again. As normal as I can look, that is. After that, I headed into the kitchen where I found Lilly and Michael eating breakfast. Lilly turned to me when she heard my foot steps.

"Good morning, sleepyhead. It's about time you joined us. Oh, and I see that your face is better. That's good." Whatever happened to a simple "good morning"? Michael gave Lilly a cold stare but then smiled at me. It made my stomach do flips.

"I knew it would get better. So, what do you want for breakfast? Cereal, waffles, toast, a muffin, scrambled eggs..." I had to interrupt him. We could be here forever if he kept listing everything!

"Okay, okay, I get it! I think I'll just have some cereal. Thanks anyway, though." I went and got the Cheerios box and poured myself a bowl. I sat down across from Michael and started to eat. He looked up from the computer magazine he was reading and looked at me. I could feel myself blush, again!

"So, what time's your mom coming to pick you up?" Oh, is that all? I could handle this.

"I think she said she'd be here around 11:00. Why do you want to know?" I know, that sounds rude. I didn't mean for it to, though. He shrugged his shoulders.

"I was just wondering." That was odd. I turned my attention to Lilly who was reading a Seventeen magazine. She was sucking on a piece of her hair! Maybe I'll just look at my cereal.

After breakfast, me and Lilly got dressed. I decided to wear a jean skirt and a cute, light blue t-shirt. I looked pretty good, even for me. I wonder where Michael went to? Just then, I heard a guitar. I went over to Michael's room, thinking it was coming from that direction. I peeked my head into the room and saw Michael sitting on his bed playing his guitar. I didn't even know he had a guitar! He was extremely good, too. I didn't want him to see me watching him, so I was about to back up when all of a sudden my flip flop tripped me. I almost fell backwards but I grabbed onto the door frame to save my fall. Unfortunately, Michael had heard the whole thing and came rushing over to the door to see what was happening. We just looked at each other for what seemed like forever. I couldn't stand the silence anymore, so I decided to just say something.

"You play really well." I know, you can't get much more stupid than that. I just panicked! He looked at me really hard but then started to smile.

"So, you really liked it? You're not just lying?"

"No, no, of course not! It's really good! I didn't know you even played the guitar." He led me into his room and I sat down on his desk chair. This has got to be one of those moments that I will never forget! He went over to the bed and pulled out a box from underneath it. He got a piece of paper out of it and laid it on his lap.

"I also write a few songs. Would you like to here one?" I nodded and he started to play. He had a great voice! He sang a song about a girl that he loves but she doesn't know how he feels. If only I could be that girl! He finished the song and I began to clap. I didn't know that Michael was so gifted! I mean, sure he has the brains and the looks, but he's also musically gifted!

"Well, I'm glad you liked it. Does it make you think of anything?" Oh, great! He's going to ask me questions! I'll probably look stupid, as usual. I thought about the song but it really didn't make me think of that much.

"Um, I guess it's just talking about love. Almost every song does now, anyway." He looked kind of like he expected more, but that would make no sense. He reached over and tucked some of my hair behind my ear. Our faces were so close! This could be the moment that I've been dreaming of! Instead of kissing me, though, he whispered something in my ear.

"Just think really hard about it." He pulled back and just then the door bell rang. I just sat there in shock! What was I supposed to think about? Was that song about me or something? Lilly then walked in and said that my mom had come to pick me up early. I got up and headed for the door. Michael winked at me and, of course, I blushed again. After Lilly had shut the door, she grabbed my wrist and turned me towards her.

"What were you doing in Michael's bedroom!" I should have know she'd get upset.

"He was just playing his guitar for me. How come you never told me he could play?" She just shrugged.

"I never really though about it. Anyway, I got all your stuff packed up and gave it to Lars. Your mom's at the door." We reached the door and found my mom talking to Lilly's parents. She turned to me and smiled.

"Mia, I hope you behaved yo...oh my, what happened to your arm!" I actually had forgotten about my cast. I was starting to get used to it. Mrs. Moscovites explained everything and soon my mom was calmed down.

"I'm gone for 2 days and you go and hurt yourself! I'm going to have to keep my eyes on you." I thanked Lilly and her parents as me and mom were walking out the door. I turned back to wave at Lilly and saw Michael standing there, too. He was holding a piece of paper that said this: The song was about a fairy tale that includes a very important princess.

I could have leaped for joy! It all made sense now! Finally, my luck was changing!

(Authors' Note: Okay, this is the last chapter. I wasn't really planning for it to be, but it is now. Please review and tell me what you think!)