Chapter 2: Getting Picked From a Crowd!
Disclaimer: thanks for all these wonderful reviews! Sorry for the delay! Some people have asked about Jason's age. He's 15 years old. I suffered writer's block on this next one, so please be easy on me! Next post coming soon.
When Zoey, Nicole, and Dana finally reached the front entrance to PCA, a large crowd had gathered. Several were boys, but the majority was girls. The girls were bustling, giggling, and buzzing with excitement, which made Zoey grin from ear to ear.
"Can you believe this is actually happening to us?" Zoey bubbled over with happiness. "I mean, it's like a dream come true!"
"Totally!" Dana agreed. It's so much of a thrill, my heart feels like it's going to pop."
There was a sudden screech of feedback, as a megaphone was blasted on. Principal Dixon (yes I made him up) approached the front of a long walkway. He had bristled brown hair and glasses too big for him. He had a nice sense of humor and was always so nice to the PCA students, not strict at all.
"Good morning students!" He boomed into the megaphone, beaming. "As you all have been informed by last night's announcement, the Jason Walsh is coming into PCA!" He was replied with a bursting of overly loud cheers, whoops, and long, slow, ear-piercing whistles.
Principal Dixon laughed good-naturedly. "But that's not the best news! The best news of all is that Jason will be picking three lucky students to give him a tour of PCA!" He bellowed, smiling even wider.
That was followed by an applause SO loud, that Principal Dixon plugged his ears with his index fingers. "Settle down kids!" He laughed into the megaphone, calming down the cluster of screaming teens. "All right, now Jason will be arriving any second, and be picking three VERY lucky teens."
A few moments after he said that, there was more clapping and then Principal Dixon waved to a long, black limo. "Now introducing, former-yet-new student…JASON WALSH!" Principal Dixon announced, looking happier than ever.
That was all it took. The crowd totally went out of control. There was pushing and shoving to get to the front of the crowd, so Jason would notice them and pick them. There was screaming so loud, Zoey thought her hearing would go away any second. And then there was the shouts of 'I love you Jason!' and 'I'm your number one fan!' and 'Pick me! Oh, pick me!'
Nicole squeezed Zoey's hands and bit her lip. "Zoe, I'm a total nervous wreck!" She insisted.
Zoey checked out her friend. She was sweating a bit, and shaking, and looked a tad paler than usual. "You look fine!" She protested, and gave Nicole's hand a quick squeeze back.
"He's not going to pick us, we might as well head back to our dorm!" Dana snorted, gesturing at Jason, who was pausing to sign autographs, shake hands, and give adoring fans hugs.
"I guess," Nicole looked relived and upset at the same time.
Zoey didn't know what to say for encouragement, it wasn't like Jason would pick them out of a crowd. They were too…ordinary. Zoey nodded. "Okay." She gave in.
But as Zoey turned around, a sudden tap on her shoulder sent her heading back in the direction of the crowd. When Zoey realized who had tapped her shoulder, her heart stopped beating for a few moments and her breath caught in her chest.
"Oh my God! It's Jason Walsh!" She squealed. Nicole spun around and screamed her loudest scream; Dana looked behind her shoulder, and almost fainted!
"Do you ladies want to give me a tour?" Jason asked, with his soothing voice.
"DUH!" Nicole blurted out. She blushed as bright as the sun's glow. Jason chuckled.
He grabbed Zoey's hand. "Let's go!" And with that, he led the three friends away from the screaming crowd. The crowd was soon ordered to go back to their dorms.
"So, what's PCA like?" Jason inquired.
"Oh, it's a real cool boarding school," Nicole bobbed her head up in down. Zoey couldn't help but giggle.
"So what're your names?" Jason questioned, looking directly at Zoey. Zoey smiled in return
"I'm Zoey, this is my best friend and roomie Nicole, and my other best friend and fellow roommate, Dana," Zoey introduced everybody. She added in, "Of course we know who you are."
"Hey, why did you decide to pick us from the crowd?" Dana commanded. She looked a little more snobby than grateful.
"You all looked so discouraged," He shrugged, smiling at Zoey. Zoey gazed into his crystal blue eyes, and her eyes then dropped to his wavy brown hair. He had a straight, pearly white smile, and was basically just mega-cute!
"Ooooooh, Jason has the hotts for Zoey!" Dana taunted. Nicole gave her a look.
I can't believe she had the nerve to tease a celebrity, and I know she wasn't doing it in a nice way! Zoey thought, her eyebrows shooting up. But deep down, she loved the idea of Jason Walsh having the hotts for her. It would be awesome, 'cause if he had a crush on her, they could date!
Jason abruptly stopped walking. He looked uncomfortable and embarrassed by Dana's comment. "Isn't the whole point of this for you guys to give me a tour?" He muttered under his breath.
"Oh yeah!" Nicole piped up. "Sorry Jason."
"No need to apologize," But Jason gave Dana a look that clearly stated, 'Just because she doesn't need to apologize, doesn't mean you don't need to!' Dana ignored the look and gave him one of her own, a trademark, 'Who do you think you're messing with?' Dana look. It gave Zoey the chills even though it wasn't directed to her.
"Okay, lets get back to the tour!' Zoey jumped in, not wanting Dana to make any more bad first impressions of Jason Walsh.
The girls gave Jason a long, detailed tour on Pacific Coast Academy. Zoey could tell he was enjoying every minute of it. After the tour, Jason walked the girls back to their dorms Dana had shapened up a little during the tour, Nicole had found her hidden voice (she had been ultra nervous in front of him), and Zoey had even flirted with Jason, with him flirting back!
"This is our stop…" Zoey spoke the dreadful words as they finally came to Butler Hall, room 101.
"Yup," Nicole gave a tight grin. "Nice meeting you Jason, it was a definite pleasure!" She gripped his hand for a quick handshake, and then went into their room.
"Yeah, at least it got us out of all our classes today," Dana chirped, extra-sugary.
"You guys have classes on Saturdays?" Jason looked disappointed and depressed.
"No," Dana sneered simply, and strutted into the dorm room. Jason crinkled his nose and shook his head.
"You'll get used to her," Zoey joked. "Well, it was fun but I've got to get back to my dorm."
"Wait, the reason I was so baffled by Dana's rude remark about me crushing on you was because I am crushing on you," Jason blurted out, and blushed instantly.
"I feel the same way!" Zoey giddly said.
"Okay, how about you go eat lunch with me tomorrow? I'll pick you up at one in the afternoon," He suggested.
"Perfect!" Zoey felt ready to burst, she hugged Jason, and dove into her dorm room, flushing with ecstatic feelings.
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