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A/N: don't worry, you WILL find out about Katie's parents soon (: and this chapter's a bit more of a filler… AND the reviews were truly awesome. THANK YOU!
Previously:
'Are you ready? Okay. The reader's favorite couple is…Freddy…' Freddy paled at the though of going out with any girl in their band. What if it was Summer? Or Alicia? Or –heavens no- Marta? He'd be taunted for months! 'and… KATIE!'
WHAT!
Chapter 4
-KATIE-
WHAT! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THOSE READER'S MINDS? I mean going out with Freddy Jones is just… UGH! It's gross! He treats all the girls he goes out with like dirt; WHY ON EARTH would I want to be one of them? I've got to get this straight. I have to proclaim that Freddy Jones and I are merely acquaintances that don't get along. That freak of a woman would probably be glad to hear that there's conflict in this theoretically 'perfect' band. She's just going to have more to write, and knowing her, and I think I do, she'd blow everything out of proportion and say that we're tearing the band apart or something. Maybe I should just shut up and keep this on the down low. I don't need her to start spreading rumors about the band splitting or something.
-FREDDY-
uhh…uh… WHAT! I'd be dishonest if I said that I'm not in shock. Katie looks livid though, I can only imagine what she's thinking. But seriously! Katie Brown and I! That's just…wrong! That's as wrong as Dewey going out with… my mum! OH EW. No, forget I mentioned that. I never really thought about it though. What would it be like? Umm, then again, I don't really think I want to know. But I HAVE to tell this woman that it's not true. What kind of rumors would start if I don't protest? I have got to set this straight and make it known. Who knows what terrible things she'd write about us? I don't need her to start spreading rumors about us going out or anything like that.
-THE INTERVIEW-
The band stared in shock. Freddy and KATIE? Katie didn't even like to date! Scratch that. She didn't have TIME to date. They didn't know what with, but she was always running off somewhere. Little did they know that she had to take care of Sheila, the house, the bills, school work, dance classes, and those performances! Along with band practices and gigs... and all those emotional breakdowns, no one was there to help her through. Her mother had dropped off the face of the planet, her father… she never talked about him much since he passed away. Summer was constantly busy with School of Rock things, and even though she was close to the band members, she didn't want to burden them with her stupid problems.
'WHAT HOW? WHY!' Freddy jumped up from his seat after some contemplation and objected. 'What is in those fans' minds! We're barely even friends! The THOUGHT of going out with Brown is just… seriously disturbing! Eurgh! That's just… just… outrageous!'
'Jones, sit down and quit acting like a bloody drama queen. It's what the fans want so we'll just accept their opinion and leave it be! You're so immature and selfish Jones! You only think about yourself and what people think about YOU. You're so self-absorbed, it's pathetic!'
Freddy shrunk back into his seat clearly shocked that frail, skinny, weak and tired-looking Katie Brown had the energy to yell at him like that. There was an extremely awkward silence as everyone digested what had just happened and stared at Katie as she took in deep breaths to calm herself. Leila Floyd suddenly pulled out a thick notebook from her bag with a purple pen attached to it and broke the hush with the loud scribbling of her pen. The band members started whispering among themselves while Katie observed Leila Floyd as she grinned mischievously and kept writing, obviously excited at having found a 'scandal' to write about.
Gee, I can't wait for the article to come out. Who knows what she's going to morph our words into.
'Okay, well, you should all stand up as I leave, basic respect, you know?' Leila Floyd said haughtily as she glided out of the room on her four-inch metallic red heels, nose too high up in the air to realise the band simply stared at her with raised eyebrows. No way were they going to take crap from some old botoxed hag! They were doing what they did every day since 'Mr. S' had come into the classroom. They were sticking it to the man.
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-KATIE, BACK AT HOME-
Whoa. She was so damn tired. Summer had insisted on lecturing her and Freddy about their 'attitude and behavior', so Dewey had already left with the van as he went to drop everyone off at home. Freddy and Summer's parents were going to pick them up, but Katie was stuck on her own. As usual. If it was one thing she had learnt in life, it was that even if you had twenty extremely close friends, you were always alone. What if your best friend made a simple mistake, just like any human being? She'd end up feeling betrayed, and that just led to loneliness. That was Katie's theory. Summer's parents couldn't pick her up as she live at the opposite end of town and there was NO WAY that she was going to be confined to a small space in Freddy Jones' car with him in it, especially after the previous event. Oh no, she had sprinted here from home earlier, she could make it back. It would just take some… effort.
OH NO! I FORGOT ABOUT SHEILA AGAIN! I'm such a terrible sister! She's depending on me, and I spend the whole day fooling around at a stupid dance place and some lame interview? What was I thinking? I'm so stupid! How could I threaten my sister's life just because School of Rock had a chance at fame? A/N: sorry, in case you haven't noticed, she's a bit hysterical from the partial malnutrition right now. Lol. I have to get there faster! C'mon! RUN FASTER! Sheesh, my running is pathetic.
Little did she know, she was actually a very fast runner for her age. She forced herself to run faster until she reached her porch. She jammed the key into the keyhole, twisted and pushed viciously. The door flew open and Katie stood shocked as she found Sheila crawling on the ground, evidently searching for her sister. How on earth did she get down! Hadn't Katie left her on the second storey in BED? How the hell did she get out of there? Katie rushed forward towards her lost-looking sister and scooped her up as Sheila giggled loudly. 'Heyyy there, kiddo! What are you doing down here?'
Katie set her down on the counter as she rummaged through the refrigerator for another ready-made milk bottle. She found one behind some old cheese package.
Oh ew. I REALLY have to get rid of that.
She put the bottle down on the counter to close the refrigerator, which was so old that it was starting to make strange humming noises. She accidentally brushed Sheila's small leg as she picked the bottle up to heat it, and almost drop it when she heard Sheila emit a sudden piercing Shriek. She quickly pulled up her long shirt that looked a lot like a dress on Sheila, and spotted a huge bruise forming on her tiny thigh. So THAT was how she had gotten down! She just kept landing on her thighs as she fell off the bad and stairs! Katie sighed.
GREAT, More problems to deal with. As if life hasn't thrown enough lemons at me.
After feeding Sheila, she brought her back up to bed. Who knew how long she had been crawling around the house. Bruises usually didn't show up that fast. She kept rolling over onto her bruised side and yelping suddenly, sometimes even bawling her little eyes out. Having constantly traveled from room to room to comfort Sheila, Katie decided to just stay with Sheila all night and prevent her from rolling.
Well, I guess I'm in for a rough night.
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A/N: ohmygosh! I love the reviewers! Thank you so much! I keep getting the feeling that this story's going downhill, but you guys are so supportive! Don't worry! There WILL be more about Katie's parents. Sorry for the long update! And I apologize that the chapter is shorter than the others. I've been in constant competition with my parents, everyone kind of needs the computer. Thank you for putting up with me! I sound like my dentist. Lol THANKS TO THE REVIEWERS AGAIN! And information about the updates is on my profile.