(thanks for all your lovely reviews! I posted responses on my profile-thingy!) Im also not sure about the whole editing part, but I did it quickly because I was so far behind in posting this. I also use 'wanna ' because it's what it sounds like when they say it..i dunno. bear with me.
Disclaimer: Chapter 2. And I don't own Bowling for soup (1985) or Marilyn Manson (Sweet Dreams) But I think you could figure that out on your own. And for those of you who love Bowling for Soup, I'm sorry, but its just a part of my story, I have no idea if its a band Freddy would really hate or not, but my impression was that he was more into the classic rock, like the ramones, the who, sex pistols, that kinda stuff. Sorry if my impressions were wrong.
Sorry for spelling errors, grammar blips, etc...blah blah blah...
Chapter Four: Forgetting and Regretting
Tara left for school and Freddy was left alone in his apartment. He looked at the phone, wondering if Katie had hers on silent, then noticed that the light was blinking. Someone had left a message. He played it and felt his stomach sink as he heard Zack's voice on the other end.
"...Hey...Freddy? Uh...dude, where are you? Practice started a half an hour ago, and you haven't showed up. Uh. Is something wrong? Are you in mourning over being taken out of school, 'cause thats so unlike you...unless its 'cause of a certain person...you know... well...come over to Dewey's if you get this in time. bye."
Oh no. He had forgotten practice! Freddy slapped his forehead and ran into his room. He pulled his cell from its charger and texted Zack
"Hi. sry I didn't show. plz tell evry1 I had a gud reason. (I sorta 4got and vegged w/tara till we fell asleep) lol. text back when u get this. Freddy"
Freddy sat back on his bed and tapped his toes, wondering when Zack was going to reply. He was bored. He stood up, carrying his cellphone with him, in case Zack texted back, and walked to the living room. He turned on MTV and the surround sound and listened to rock music until he heard his ringtone over 1985 (which he had on mute, because he couldn't stand the song)
"Zack!"
"Yeah. Freddy, you're such an air-head." He heard Zack's irritated tone over the phone, then it seemed someone was arguing with him in the background. Muffled voices began to shout and it sounded like Zack was struggling to keep the phone in his hand
"Freddy-YOU KNOW HOW I GIVE MY CELL TO SUMMER DURING SECOND HOUR SO SHE CAN PLAY GAMES DURING PRE-CALC! YOU-" The phone was finally given to the person who was attacking Zack...
"Frederick! how could you forget about practice! If we're gonna land this deal with Arista, we need every ounce of practice in and we can't have the drummer FORGETTING because he was hanging out with his girlfriend!"
Zack's muffled voice said, "She's not his GIRLFRIEND! Summer you boob give me the phone!" Freddy laughed at Zack's usage of the word 'boob', although he knew it also meant 'fool'.
"No, Zackary. Freddy needs to know that if he-" Freddy heard someone (Katie) come up behind Summer and put her hand over her mouth and grab the phone
"Freddy! we missed you at practice!" He could hear Summer and Zack arguing in the background.
"Sorry. I regret forgetting."
"You shoulda seen it though, when Summer got the message. I'm in her pre-calc class, right? And I see her flip the phone open, read the message, and just go...I don't know. She kind of went pale and red at the same time..."
Freddy laughed, "No one was supposed to know. I guess my plan didn't work."
"Nope, but-"
The phone was grabbed by Zack, "Bye Freddy. Summer just scratched me and that means two hours in the kitty trainer. Katie is having her period and needs to go to the bathroom. Tell Tara Hi for me," click.
Freddy realized that a hall monitor must have been approaching, but then realized something greater. Zack always said to say hi to Tara. Whenever Zack was over, he would try to talk to Tara every chance he got. The two flirted beyond belief...did Zack have a crush on Tara? Tara responded the same way...did she like him too? Freddy made a note to ask her when she got home.
Freddy turned back to the TV and noticed "Sweet dreams" was on he turned on the sound and tuned out the rest of the world
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Tara got home from school late, as she always did on Thursdays because of choir rehearsal. She stepped in her father's apartment and saw her new stepmom in the kitchen, trying to make eggs. At least she was TRYING. She dropped her book bag onto the couch and turned to leave, "Bye Neddy, I'm going to Freddy's"
SLAM
She bounded up the stairs and opened the door, it was ALWAYS unlocked. She saw Freddy trying to stand on one foot with his leg out straight in front of him. Then she noticed he was watching his mom's Yoga tape.
He looked over at her and asked, "Have you tried this 'yoga' stuff? it's really confusing. I can't do half of the stuff they're telling me to."
Tara reached over and turned off the TV, "Have you gone insane?" Freddy opened his mouth to respond, "No, don't answer that. my guess is you spending a whole day alone in your apartment, DOES drive one insane,"
Freddy just nodded, then turned silent, as if wondering about something. Then he spoke, "Tara, do you like Zack?"
Tara sat down on the couch, "Freddy, he's your best friend. of COURSE I like him."
He shook his head, "No I mean do you have a crush on him"
Tara stared at him, "Sometimes...why does he-"
"No, I was just wondering."
The phone rang, and since Tara was the closest, she reached over and grabbed it, "Hello, Tara speaking"
Her smile widened when she heard, "Hey Tara, this is Zack. How are you? Heard you had a bomb threat yesterday."
"Yeah. Got out of school early. Last time that happened someone pulled the fire alarm as a joke, only there really WAS a fire, so it was all good."
Zack laughed, "heard you and Fred had a vegfest."
Tara nodded, then realized he couldn't see her, "Yeah. His mom is so awesome. She joined us and brought some of the best cookie dough ice-cream I have ever eaten,"
There was a lull in the conversation, "Hey Zack, you wanna come over?"
"Sure, Freddy's?"
"Yeah. Bring Katie too. She lives close to you, right?"
"Yeah, I'll be right over,"
click
Freddy had turned on the TV again, and was watching a re-run of family guy.
"Freddy, Zack's coming over," He didn't even perk at the name of his best friend, "He's bringing Katie..."
Freddy jumped up, "Holy shit! This place is a mess! She can't see it like this!" In a second he had Tara picking up all the wrappers from last night and he was vacuuming the floor. They were all done by the time the door bell rang. Tara buzzed them up and Freddy ran his hands through his hair, trying to make it as cool as possible as fast as possible.
Tara just rolled her eyes and opened the door when they knocked.
Time to Party.
End Chapter 4
Hey I know I said I would post this awhile ago, but something came up and I didn't have the time. Any suggestions would be great because I have only a slight idea of where this is going. I know what I want to happen, but things that could happen in between would be great! anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and please Review!
