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Chapter 9: Leave Me Alone
It was a hot and exhausting Monday morning. The sun's heat was getting more intense as the days of the summer season pass by. The band had a three-day break and would come back on Thursday for another stressful and tiring day of rehearsals.
Katie sat by the window of her room, staring blankly at the busy streets below. She still could not forget about what happened last Saturday, and wasn't quite sure if she could face the band on the day band practice resumed. She had a mixed feeling of guilt, disappointment and anger. She has been thinking about three main things; the band, Michael and Freddy.
The song "Tangerine" kept playing over and over again in Katie's Winamp player in her PC. Probably the first time she ever listened to a mellow Zeppelin tune.
Suddenly someone knocked on her door.
"Come in!" Katie said loudly, approaching her PC and finally putting a stop to Tangerine's playing repeatedly.
"Honey, Summer, Marta and Alicia are here. They want to talk to you." Katie's mom stuck her head out of the partly open door.
"Okay. Bring them in." Katie said as she sat back by the window. Her mom left the room and soon Summer, Marta and Alicia entered.
"Hey, Katie." Marta said warmly.
"Hey." Katie said giving them a small smile. "Sit down."
"So. . .are you alright?" Summer said as she sat on Katie's bed.
"Not really." Katie answered, forcing a smile.
"Still thinking about what happened last Saturday?" Alicia said. Katie nodded faintly.
"I'm sorry for what happened." Katie said.
"No, Katie, it's not your fault!" Summer said uncontrollably.
"No. I mean, if I hadn't befriended Michael, things wouldn't turn out like this. I don't know how I would face Lawrence, Zack, Freddy and Dewey. I betrayed them. They trusted me so much, especially Dewey! And look what I gave in return." Katie said avoiding her friends' eyes.
"You didn't betray anyone! It was Michael who lied to you. You didn't know that that would happen!" Summer said, trying to make Katie feel irresponsible from all the blame.
"Summer is right, Katie. You don't have to blame yourself." Marta said.
"But what would the others say? They probably. . .don't trust me anymore."
"Stop saying that. Anyway, we're here to invite you to come with us. We're going to the mall. My mom will drive us." Summer said.
"No, no I can't." Katie said quickly.
"Oh come on, Katie! It'll be fun! " Marta stood up, pulling Katie's right arm.
"Thanks guys but I'm really not in the mood." Katie said.
"Girl, just forget about your problems for once and try to have fun. C'mon!" Alicia said. "Now get dressed, we'll wait for you downstairs!" Alicia threw Katie a Black Sabbath t-shirt from the side of the bed and a pair of jeans.
Katie stared at the three girls as they left the room. She shook her head slightly in disagreement. She didn't quite like the idea of going to the mall but realizing her friends' great effort to make her feel better, she fixed herself up and got dressed
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THE MALL
"C'mon, Katie! Aren't you at least going to buy anything?" Summer said carrying several shopping bags.
The four girls have been roaming around the mall for about 2 hours now.
"No thanks." Katie said nicely.
"How are you supposed to have fun if you refuse to buy anything?" Alicia said.
"Hey guys!"
A pretty girl was waving at them from outside the Dickies store. She was with a cute guy whom everyone noticed as Freddy.
"Michelle!"
The girls hurriedly approached Michelle and Freddy, except for Katie who was walking more slowly than her friends.
"What are you guys doing here?" Marta asked.
"Shopping of course! Freddy here, offered me some company" Michelle said, clinging her left arm around Freddy's right arm. Katie stared at the both of them, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh. Look who we brought along!" Summer said, pulling Katie, who was standing gloomily at their backs, to her side. Freddy stared at Katie in surprise.
"Oh." Michelle's high spirits have gone away and were replaced by a sudden cold look in her eyes. "What's she doing here?" Michelle added in a sharp tone.
"What do you mean about that?" Alicia said irritably.
"I mean, after what she did to the band you guys still hang out with her?" Michelle said.
"She didn't do anything, Michelle!" Alicia said hotly, moving closer to Michelle.
"Whatever." Michelle said staring at a silent Katie from head to foot. "C'mon Freddy, let's go."
Michelle, still clinging tight to Freddy's arm, intentionally bumped Katie as she and Freddy walked away. Katie felt her eyes burn in anger.
"See what I mean? That's why I'm better off at home!" Katie said annoyingly as she started walking rapidly away from Summer, Alicia and Marta.
"Katie, wait!" the three shouted in unison as they ran after Katie to stop her.
"What?" Katie said impatiently.
"Look, just ignore Michelle. Don't get yourself affected of what she said." Summer said.
"I swear I'm gonna make that girl pay!" Alicia said angrily.
"Guys, look. . .I'm not really in the mood to have fun. A lot of things are still bothering me and I don't think I can really enjoy what we're doing with so many things in my mind. I'm not ready. But really, thanks for the company. It made me feel a bit lighter. I'll see you guys." Katie walked away, leaving the three girls who felt extremely sympathetic for their friend.
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Katie walked along the sidewalk with her arms crossed. She was completely bothered at the way Michelle approached her. 'Great. She's angry with me. What more with Billy and the others?' she told herself as she turned left along Burger King. But that wasn't the only thing that bothered her. 'Why is she with Freddy?' she thought. 'And why would Freddy offer her some company?' Katie walked a little bit more rapidly now at the thought of this.
'He's making a move on her? What, just because of what happened his feelings towards me suddenly changed? And besides, I didn't do anything wrong! He should apologize to me. I would forgive him. Or maybe he wouldn't have time to think of doing that, since he has oh-so-perfect-and-beautiful Michelle to spend time with! Damn you, Freddy! He's so stupid! He doesn't even care about my feelings! He's supposed to like me, like me!'
Katie was lost in thought that she didn't realize she bumped into someone.
"Watch it!" a tall, plump boy in his teens said in annoyance.
Katie lifted her head up to face the boy and said, "I'm sorry."
"Sorry? That's it? After bumping into my friend that's all you have to say?" a slim boy said.
"Well. . .yes!" Katie said casually. "What's the big deal?"
"Tough, eh?" the plump boy said provokingly. "Looks like I need to teach you a lesson, girly!"
The slim dude grabbed Katie by the wrist pulling her to come with them.
"Let go of me you freak!" Katie shouted. The two guys brought her to a narrow alleyway. The slim dude pushed her towards the wall, her left cheek landing roughly on the brick wall.
"What do you want?" Katie said facing the two guys, feeling her painful cheek.
"Just a little bit of fun." The plump boy said as he clenched his fist tightly, ready to attack Katie. The slim dude was laughing hysterically. "You wouldn't be so tough after I give you a good hit on the nose now would you?"
Katie stepped back, her back leaning on the wall. She was trapped. She shut her eyes tight as the boy swung his fist aiming for her face, but before it could reach her, she heard two sudden breaks of glass. Katie opened her eyes and saw the two boys lying unconscious on the ground.
"They sure don't have a nice way to have fun."
Katie stared at the person who spoke. A good-looking boy was standing by the alley opening, grinning madly at her. Katie scowled at the sight of him.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Katie said angrily. The boy happens to be Michael.
"What am I doing here? I just saved your butt!" Michael said arrogantly.
"If you don't leave, I swear I'm going to break your neck!" Katie said warningly.
"You weren't so tough in front of those two jerks. I guess handsome guys make you all fired up!" Michael said. In as quick as a bullet, Katie slapped him on the face and angrily, she walked out of the alley.
"Ow! Hey! Wait!"
Michael ran after Katie, who was walking hurriedly along the sidewalk.
"Aren't you even going to say thank you? I saved you!" Michael shouted, closing in behind Katie.
"Can you just leave me alone!" Katie said facing Michael. "You just ruined my life! You lied to me, you screwed us in Battle of the Bands. My friends hate me because of you! Aren't you even satisfied with that? So please, leave me alone! And I swear, if you show up your face to me again you'll get more than a slap!" Katie walked away angrily, crossing the street towards the bus stop.
Michael walked away silently. He has been thinking about lots of things too. Of course he was happy for winning first place during eliminations. He was indeed pleased for beating School of Rock to the top spot. But somewhere inside him he felt guilty. Not because of what he did to the band but because of what he did to Katie. He didn't know why it was only then that he realized how bad he was for hurting Katie so much. At first he didn't like to admit to himself that he felt awful for what he did to her. But now it was all coming to him. If only he could think of a way to make Katie listen to him. . .
End of Chapter 9
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~ Here's the 9th chapter. Please read and review.
Chapter 9: Leave Me Alone
It was a hot and exhausting Monday morning. The sun's heat was getting more intense as the days of the summer season pass by. The band had a three-day break and would come back on Thursday for another stressful and tiring day of rehearsals.
Katie sat by the window of her room, staring blankly at the busy streets below. She still could not forget about what happened last Saturday, and wasn't quite sure if she could face the band on the day band practice resumed. She had a mixed feeling of guilt, disappointment and anger. She has been thinking about three main things; the band, Michael and Freddy.
The song "Tangerine" kept playing over and over again in Katie's Winamp player in her PC. Probably the first time she ever listened to a mellow Zeppelin tune.
Suddenly someone knocked on her door.
"Come in!" Katie said loudly, approaching her PC and finally putting a stop to Tangerine's playing repeatedly.
"Honey, Summer, Marta and Alicia are here. They want to talk to you." Katie's mom stuck her head out of the partly open door.
"Okay. Bring them in." Katie said as she sat back by the window. Her mom left the room and soon Summer, Marta and Alicia entered.
"Hey, Katie." Marta said warmly.
"Hey." Katie said giving them a small smile. "Sit down."
"So. . .are you alright?" Summer said as she sat on Katie's bed.
"Not really." Katie answered, forcing a smile.
"Still thinking about what happened last Saturday?" Alicia said. Katie nodded faintly.
"I'm sorry for what happened." Katie said.
"No, Katie, it's not your fault!" Summer said uncontrollably.
"No. I mean, if I hadn't befriended Michael, things wouldn't turn out like this. I don't know how I would face Lawrence, Zack, Freddy and Dewey. I betrayed them. They trusted me so much, especially Dewey! And look what I gave in return." Katie said avoiding her friends' eyes.
"You didn't betray anyone! It was Michael who lied to you. You didn't know that that would happen!" Summer said, trying to make Katie feel irresponsible from all the blame.
"Summer is right, Katie. You don't have to blame yourself." Marta said.
"But what would the others say? They probably. . .don't trust me anymore."
"Stop saying that. Anyway, we're here to invite you to come with us. We're going to the mall. My mom will drive us." Summer said.
"No, no I can't." Katie said quickly.
"Oh come on, Katie! It'll be fun! " Marta stood up, pulling Katie's right arm.
"Thanks guys but I'm really not in the mood." Katie said.
"Girl, just forget about your problems for once and try to have fun. C'mon!" Alicia said. "Now get dressed, we'll wait for you downstairs!" Alicia threw Katie a Black Sabbath t-shirt from the side of the bed and a pair of jeans.
Katie stared at the three girls as they left the room. She shook her head slightly in disagreement. She didn't quite like the idea of going to the mall but realizing her friends' great effort to make her feel better, she fixed herself up and got dressed
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THE MALL
"C'mon, Katie! Aren't you at least going to buy anything?" Summer said carrying several shopping bags.
The four girls have been roaming around the mall for about 2 hours now.
"No thanks." Katie said nicely.
"How are you supposed to have fun if you refuse to buy anything?" Alicia said.
"Hey guys!"
A pretty girl was waving at them from outside the Dickies store. She was with a cute guy whom everyone noticed as Freddy.
"Michelle!"
The girls hurriedly approached Michelle and Freddy, except for Katie who was walking more slowly than her friends.
"What are you guys doing here?" Marta asked.
"Shopping of course! Freddy here, offered me some company" Michelle said, clinging her left arm around Freddy's right arm. Katie stared at the both of them, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh. Look who we brought along!" Summer said, pulling Katie, who was standing gloomily at their backs, to her side. Freddy stared at Katie in surprise.
"Oh." Michelle's high spirits have gone away and were replaced by a sudden cold look in her eyes. "What's she doing here?" Michelle added in a sharp tone.
"What do you mean about that?" Alicia said irritably.
"I mean, after what she did to the band you guys still hang out with her?" Michelle said.
"She didn't do anything, Michelle!" Alicia said hotly, moving closer to Michelle.
"Whatever." Michelle said staring at a silent Katie from head to foot. "C'mon Freddy, let's go."
Michelle, still clinging tight to Freddy's arm, intentionally bumped Katie as she and Freddy walked away. Katie felt her eyes burn in anger.
"See what I mean? That's why I'm better off at home!" Katie said annoyingly as she started walking rapidly away from Summer, Alicia and Marta.
"Katie, wait!" the three shouted in unison as they ran after Katie to stop her.
"What?" Katie said impatiently.
"Look, just ignore Michelle. Don't get yourself affected of what she said." Summer said.
"I swear I'm gonna make that girl pay!" Alicia said angrily.
"Guys, look. . .I'm not really in the mood to have fun. A lot of things are still bothering me and I don't think I can really enjoy what we're doing with so many things in my mind. I'm not ready. But really, thanks for the company. It made me feel a bit lighter. I'll see you guys." Katie walked away, leaving the three girls who felt extremely sympathetic for their friend.
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Katie walked along the sidewalk with her arms crossed. She was completely bothered at the way Michelle approached her. 'Great. She's angry with me. What more with Billy and the others?' she told herself as she turned left along Burger King. But that wasn't the only thing that bothered her. 'Why is she with Freddy?' she thought. 'And why would Freddy offer her some company?' Katie walked a little bit more rapidly now at the thought of this.
'He's making a move on her? What, just because of what happened his feelings towards me suddenly changed? And besides, I didn't do anything wrong! He should apologize to me. I would forgive him. Or maybe he wouldn't have time to think of doing that, since he has oh-so-perfect-and-beautiful Michelle to spend time with! Damn you, Freddy! He's so stupid! He doesn't even care about my feelings! He's supposed to like me, like me!'
Katie was lost in thought that she didn't realize she bumped into someone.
"Watch it!" a tall, plump boy in his teens said in annoyance.
Katie lifted her head up to face the boy and said, "I'm sorry."
"Sorry? That's it? After bumping into my friend that's all you have to say?" a slim boy said.
"Well. . .yes!" Katie said casually. "What's the big deal?"
"Tough, eh?" the plump boy said provokingly. "Looks like I need to teach you a lesson, girly!"
The slim dude grabbed Katie by the wrist pulling her to come with them.
"Let go of me you freak!" Katie shouted. The two guys brought her to a narrow alleyway. The slim dude pushed her towards the wall, her left cheek landing roughly on the brick wall.
"What do you want?" Katie said facing the two guys, feeling her painful cheek.
"Just a little bit of fun." The plump boy said as he clenched his fist tightly, ready to attack Katie. The slim dude was laughing hysterically. "You wouldn't be so tough after I give you a good hit on the nose now would you?"
Katie stepped back, her back leaning on the wall. She was trapped. She shut her eyes tight as the boy swung his fist aiming for her face, but before it could reach her, she heard two sudden breaks of glass. Katie opened her eyes and saw the two boys lying unconscious on the ground.
"They sure don't have a nice way to have fun."
Katie stared at the person who spoke. A good-looking boy was standing by the alley opening, grinning madly at her. Katie scowled at the sight of him.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Katie said angrily. The boy happens to be Michael.
"What am I doing here? I just saved your butt!" Michael said arrogantly.
"If you don't leave, I swear I'm going to break your neck!" Katie said warningly.
"You weren't so tough in front of those two jerks. I guess handsome guys make you all fired up!" Michael said. In as quick as a bullet, Katie slapped him on the face and angrily, she walked out of the alley.
"Ow! Hey! Wait!"
Michael ran after Katie, who was walking hurriedly along the sidewalk.
"Aren't you even going to say thank you? I saved you!" Michael shouted, closing in behind Katie.
"Can you just leave me alone!" Katie said facing Michael. "You just ruined my life! You lied to me, you screwed us in Battle of the Bands. My friends hate me because of you! Aren't you even satisfied with that? So please, leave me alone! And I swear, if you show up your face to me again you'll get more than a slap!" Katie walked away angrily, crossing the street towards the bus stop.
Michael walked away silently. He has been thinking about lots of things too. Of course he was happy for winning first place during eliminations. He was indeed pleased for beating School of Rock to the top spot. But somewhere inside him he felt guilty. Not because of what he did to the band but because of what he did to Katie. He didn't know why it was only then that he realized how bad he was for hurting Katie so much. At first he didn't like to admit to himself that he felt awful for what he did to her. But now it was all coming to him. If only he could think of a way to make Katie listen to him. . .
End of Chapter 9
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