Chapter 2 - Hurtful Words Between Two Friends
On the way up to the Imperial suite, Maddie was questioning Aly and Amanda so much that she thought her tongue might fall off, with questions such as;
"So, how long have you two wanted to be singers?"
Aly answered with a grin, "Well, I guess since we could talk." Maddie chuckled and asked another question.
"Where do you see yourselves in the future?"
"We hope to actually still be where we are today," AJ said. Aly nodded her head yes.
"Wow, that's interesting! You know, I wanna be a singer, too."
"Oh, really? We'll have to hear you sing sometime. If we think that you've got what it takes, we'll help you sign a record deal," Aly said.
"Oh my God, really?" Maddie exclaimed with wide eyes.
"Sure, why not? Anything for a friend of London's!" Aly said. Then she added, "Oh, AND a fan!"
Maddie shrieked. "Uh... oops... did that come out?"
Aly and AJ laughed hard. "Yeah, it did," AJ said. "But it's okay. I shrieked when I met Jesse McCartney."
"Oh, I met Jesse, too!" Maddie exclaimed. Aly and AJ looked interested, so she continued. "Yeah, he checked in here once. And so did Orlando Bloom."
"Oh, PLEASE don't remind me of that," Moseby said as he walked into the elevator after it stopped. Maddie and London rolled their eyes, while Aly and Amanda had lost looks on their faces.
London put one hand on AJ's shoulder and the other on Aly's and said, "You REALLY, REALLY don't wanna know."
Alyson and Amanda shook their heads as if to say, "Yeah, you're right."
"Oh, and by the way, keep in mind that Jesse is MY future husband, so back off," she said, staring Maddie straight in the eye. Maddie had a frightened look on her face and backed up a little.
"Yes, ma'am!" she said, saluting. London smiled and leaned up against the wall of the elevator.
When they got to the suite, Alyson and Amanda were baffled by the cleanliness and neatness of it.
"Wow, this room is beautiful!" AJ said, her mouth agape. Aly matched her sister's expression and nodded her head in agreement.
"You know, I actually used to live here once," London said. "But then I moved down to the 25th floor. This room was the wrong shade of beige."
Aly's eyes grew wide and whispered to her sister through gritted teeth, "She's got a LOT more money than us."
AJ responded the same way. "Yeah, totally"
London overheard them whispering, but not what about.
"What did you two say?" London asked, oblivious to their short conversation.
The two sisters looked at each other worriedly and then AJ said, "Oh... uh... nothing! Nothing at all... just... talking to ourselves."
London thought for a minute, but then shrugged and plopped down on one of the comfy couches.
"So," Maddie said, "Have you guys been writing more songs?"
"Oh, absolutely!" Alyson said. "We've been busy... you know, we weren't even in our hometown for Christmas, we were in Florida because we performed on one of the floats with the Cheetah Girls at the Christmas Day parade. But we managed to write a few on the plane ride there."
"Oh, really? Do you have them with you?" Maddie asked.
AJ said, "No, we left them at home."
Maddie replied, disappointedly, "Oh, okay. I'll just have to wait until your next CD comes out!"
"Yeah, unfortunately," Aly joked. AJ smiled at her sister's remark.
"Do you have them memorized yet?" London asked.
"No, not yet. But we will soon," Aly said. London nodded her head. "Okay."
"So, Aly, AJ? Do you wanna go out to dinner tonight? Or maybe see a movie?" Maddie asked.
The sisters looked at each other and they each made sure that the other wanted to go. They both agreed. "Yeah, that would be fun," AJ said.
"Yeah," Aly said.
"Oh, that sounds like fun! I'll tell you what... it's my treat," London said as she shot up out of her chair.
"Thanks, London," Alyson and Amanda said simaltaneously. Maddie nodded in agreement.
"Hey, girls? Do you mind giving us about an hour alone to, you know, unpack our bags and stuff?" Aly asked politely.
London was about to say why, but was interrupted by Maddie. "Of course we don't mind! You girls come down to the lobby after ou're done, take your time!"
"Thanks, Madd," AJ said. Aly smiled at her and they began to unpack their things.
"Come on, London," Maddie said through gritted teeth, grabbing London's arm and yanking her out of the room. Alyson looked up after she heard that and Maddie casually smiled and then walked out, London attatched to her arm.
"She called me 'Madd.' I already have a nickname!" Maddie screamed.
"Oh, big deal. If I called you 'Madd,' " she said, making imaginary quotation marks in the air, "You wouldn't make a big deal out of it."
"Uh... yes I would?" she said, hoping that London would take her seriously.
"Oh, please, Maddie. I'm not THAT stupid."
"Geez, London, what's your problem?"
"I don't have a problem. YOU'RE the one with the problem."
"What are you talking about?" Maddie asked as she pushed the down arrow on the wall that connected to the elevator.
"Oh... nothing. It just seems like ever since they got here they don't know who I am. They're too busy paying attention to you."
"London, they JUST got here," Maddie said, giving her a 'duh you didn't know that?' look.
"Oh, so what? They're still ignoring me!"
"Well that's not MY fault! YOU have to try to make yourself noticeable."
"Hello? Earth to Maddie!" she said, lifting up her foot slightly and pointing at her boots, "I JUST got these yesterday. They were sixty dollars. They ARE noticeable!"
Maddie rolled her eyes. "Look. The point is, I really don't think we should be fighting about this. Just because you're jealous doesn't mean you have to be a snob about the whole thing."
London's mouth dropped open. "YOU were the one who started this whole thing, Blondie!"
"Oh no you didn't!" Maddie said, snapping her fingers.
"Oh, I think I did," London said, snapping her fingers also.
"Oh no you didn't!"
"Oh don't you no you didn't my yes I did!" London said, pointing at Maddie with an ugly look. Maddie rolled her eyes again. "And don't you roll your eyes!" Then the elevator opened and Maddie stormed out.
Then something slipped from London's thoughts and came out of her mouth. "Well, at least I don't wear the same thing at least every week!"
Maddie stopped but didn't turn around and a tear slipped from her cheek. And London saw it.
End of Chapter 2
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