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Chapter 4: Radio Head

"And in the latest news," an announcer on the radio said, "the first Instant Star winner, Jude Harrison, was killed by a drunk driver last week."

Tommy turned the radio in his viper to a different station. "I don't want to here about her, it still hurts too much."

"Here is the late great Jude Harrison's song, Let Me Fall. We miss you, Jude, rest in peace," another DJ announced.

Tommy turned the station once again.

"And next up we have a request for Jude Harrison's That Girl. Poor girl, she was too young to die," a third DJ broadcasted.

"Oh my god," Tommy replied, shutting off his radio. He started digging around his car looking for CDs, not paying attention to the road. When he finally looked up, he slammed on the breaks, trying not to hit Sadie.

"Trying to kill me, Tommy?" She asked, sarcastically.

"Not funny, get in," he replied.

She got in.

"Home I guess?" Tommy asked.

"Yeah," she replied. After a minute or two of silence, Sadie turned on the radio.

"Sadie, no!" Tommy cried before he was cut off by the music.

I'm the smoke from your fire
I'm that guy you can trust
I'm the cord on your guitar
I'm that girl you can't shut up
I'm that blood you might need
In your car way in your speed
In that cigarette you breath
You can't get rid of me

Tommy shut off the radio and focused back on the road. "I miss her…" He said.

"I know," Sadie replied uncaringly.

"Why did it have to happen?"

"I don't know." She still seemed unmoved by this opening up of Tommy.

"Don't you miss her?"

She shrugged. "I guess, I don't know."

He was finally fed up with her attitude. "Okay, Sadie, I know you and Jude weren't the best-of-friends, but can you at least pretend that you care about how I'm feeling right now?"

She looked over to him with her mouth hanging open out of shock. "You think that I don't care about her death?"

He nodded angrily.

"I'm just trying to get off the damn topic! I don't want to talk about her, Tommy! I miss her too much!"

"You do?"

"What did you expect?"

"I don't know…"

"Sure, Jude and I have fights but what siblings don't? Even some of the world's best siblings fight!"

"I guess."

"But that doesn't mean that I don't miss her! I try to pretend that she's still alive. I tell myself that she's at school or working with you at G Major. And then when she doesn't come home at night, I tell myself that she's sleeping over at Kat's house or Jamie's or maybe she's working really late with you. I think that maybe she's on a date with some new guy or maybe she's run away. Anything but her being dead." She was on the brink of tears, not wanting to reveal her pain.

"I'm sorry… I just didn't think-"

"No, you didn't think."

He stopped the car and she got out. "Hey, Sadie," he called.

She stopped and looked at him.

"If you ever need to talk, I'm here."

"Thanks."

AN: Poor people. Anyways, R&R!