CHAPTER 3
It was a bright sunny Saturday morning. Kyaawoke to something jumping up on her. She flipped back her covers to see her Lhaso Apso dog, Drewdles, on her stomach. She groaned and looked at her clock. It said 6:15. Kyahad to be at the Meagstore by 7:10 to help get everything ready. The guys were arriving at 8:00.
After Kya got her shower it was 6:30. If she didn't hurry, she would be late. She walked into her room and pulled out her clothes. She dressed in her black Virgin Megastore polo shirt, khakis, and white air force one's shoes.
She pulled her Durango up in front of the music store at 7:00 and stared in awe. Looking back between the buildings, towards the front door, Kya could already see hundreds of teenage girls jumping up and down. She didn't even remember this many people from when the Backstreet Boys were here. The group wasn't even due to arrive until 8:00!
She jumped out of the truck and locked the door behind her. As she was crossing the street, a piece of her curly hair flew into her eyes. Then a car turned the corner a few feet away. It was speeding and it was headed straight towards her. Kya brushed the hair out of her eyes and then stood in shock as the car came flying at her. There was no time to move.
Then all of a sudden, someone slammed into her from behind. Kya crashed down to the sidewalk, putting her hands out to brace herself as she fell. It was a good thing this stranger had come along though, because he just barely saved her from getting hit.
Kya groaned as she pushed herself up. Her hands were all scratched and bloody but she knew it could have been a lot worse. She glanced over and noticed her hero wasn't moving.
From what Kya could see, it was a guy. He was lying on his back. He was tall. She couldn't really tell much else cuz he had on hat. His sunglasses, which he had been wearing, were now beside him.
Kya glanced at all the girls standing less than 100 feet away. None of them were paying attention to her. "Oh sure," Kya muttered sarcastically. "Don't worry. We don't need any help. I mean, I almost get ran over and my savior here looks dead, but I wouldn't want any of you to miss your precious boyband."
The guy next to her groaned as he moved. "Yeah," he said. "We're fine. I do this everyday. No sweat." He opened his blue eyes and glanced at her as he sat up.
"Well at least you're not dead." she said. "Thanks for saving me, O Knight In Shining North Carolina gear."
"Well, it's not the first time I've done it," the guy said, recognition in his eyes.
Kya looked at him, confused. He did look kinda familiar but Kya had no idea who he was. He continued talking, "I mean, it seems everytime I turned around I was saving my Peanut Butter from one bully or another."
Kya's eyes widened. Only one person had ever called her Peanut Butter, but it couldn't be...
Just then a limo pulled up to them. The guy glanced at it, "Oops," he said. He smiled, disarmingly at her. "Gotta run." He hopped up, brushed off his jersey, and got in the limo.
"Wait! You forgot your sunglasses..." Kya grabbed them off the ground, but the limo was already pulling quickly away. Kya stared after it. "Jhon...?"
"Jhon! What were you doing out there?" JC asked.
Jhon shrugged. "Just looking around." he said. He was glad he had gone looking around. He had just gotten to see his best friend whom he hadn't seen in 10 years. He had known it was her the second she got out of her jeep. And then when he got closer he was positive. He would know his Peanut Butter's curly brown hair and large hazel eyes anywhere. He smiled to himself.
"Jhon, you were supposed to stay at the dance hall until we were all ready to leave. Jhon? Jhon?" Mikah was talking to him. He slapped Jhon on the side of the head to get his attention.
"What?" Jhon said, snapping back to the present.
"You could have been mobbed by those girls," Brandon said. It wasn't very often that they all ganged up on him. Jhon frowned.
"And what were you doing on your back on the sidewalk with that girl?" Jay asked, curiously.
"I was saving her from getting hit by a car. It's a good thing I had been there." Jhon said, with emotion in his voice. He was thinking that if he hadn't been there, Kya would now be in the hospital, or worse...
JC sighed. "It doesn't matter now," he said. "Just don't break the rules again."
"Fine." Jhon said. He was thinking about Kya still. He wasn't worried about not seeing her again. He knew he would. She worked at the place where his group was scheduled for a signing. He'd see her soon...
