I'm wrapping up this story... I'm starting to get bored with it. Don't worry, this isn't the last chapter, but the next one will be. I have no excuse for waiting so long to update. Forgive me and review.
Chapter 16
"Maddie?" London said as she came down into the lobby to find Maddie behind the candy counter.
"What do you want?" she asked her.
"I... I wanted to say... I'm sorry. Really and truly."
Maddie's eyes grew wide. "Are you serious? Or are you just saying that and not meaning it to make this whole thing disappear?" Maddie asked. She had to make sure. She knew London.
"I mean it. Honestly. I know I was being selfish... but, it's just... I don't like to lose friends, you know?"
"You didn't lose them... I was just trying to be friends with them, too!"
"Well... it felt like you were stealing them. The only things that I have are my own fashion and my friends... I don't wanna lose either of them. And it felt like I was losing them."
"London, I'm sorry... really... but honestly, I wasn't trying to. I'm really sorry."
"It's okay," she said understandingly. "I know you didn't mean to."
"Thanks... but please, next time I do something like that to you, don't feel like that. And if you do, talk to me as soon as possible about it, okay?" she asked.
London gave Maddie a small smile. "Okay. Thanks, Maddie."
"You're welcome," she smiled, giving her a hug. London gave in.
"So... when are Alyson and Amanda leaving?" London asked.
"Tomorrow."
"Oh, God... I need to talk to them before they leave! Where are they right now?" she asked.
"Not sure... why don't you call them and ask?" Maddie suggested.
"I can't call them! They're probably still mad at me!" she exclaimed.
Maddie nodded. She was right.
"I'll call em for ya," Maddie said nicely, taking her phone out of her pocket.
"Hey... what's their number, again? I forgot."
London had to look in her phone, but she gave it to her.
"Thanks," she said, dialing the number quickly.
"Welcome," London said nicely. When they picked up, London put her head next to the phone so she could hear the conversation that was going on.
They agreed to meet London at the park; just the three of them; so they could talk.
"Good luck," Maddie told London.
"Thanks... I'll need it," she said, grabbing her purse off the candy counter and walking outside to the park that was across the street.
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About ten minutes later, Aly and Amanda arrived at the park. They said hi to London and sat next to her on the bench. She began to talk immediately.
"Look, guys... I've talked things over with Maddie, and I'm really, really sorry that I hurt her feelings. And yours, of course."
"Why did you do it, London?" AJ asked.
"I felt like she was stealing my friends is all," she said. "I felt singled out."
"Did she apologize?" Aly asked.
"Yes she did... she said she didn't even realize that she was doing it. But now we're friends again. And I'm really, really sorry, and she knows that."
Alyson and AJ looked at each other. "It's okay," Amanda said. "We forgive you."
"Yeah," Aly said, nodding her head a little.
"Thanks so much... I feel so bad now," London said, hanging her head in shame.
"Don't... you made a mistake, and now it's fixed. We can all put it behind us," AJ said.
"Good... I hope this never comes up again," London said.
They shook their heads, got up, and walked towards the hotel.
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Meanwhile, back at the hotel, Zack and Cody were playing Alien Kung-Fu Slime-A-Jam-A (again!).
"Ohhhh! I won again! What now, Cody?" he exclaimed, standing up and doing his victory dance.
Cody rolled his eyes. "So what? It's just a game... it's not like you successfully took over the world or something," Cody said.
"Not yet, anyway," Zack said mysteriously, rubbing his chin like Dr. Evil.
"Oh, God... I'm scared."
"You should be."
Cody glared at him and grabbed his controller while Zack went to the kitchen to get a snack.
"Hey, Cody? Do you mind if I call Max? I wanna talk to her."
"No, go ahead! I'll amuse myself... ugh!" Cody said as he got killed once again.
"Okay, thanks!" he said, grabbing his cell phone and going into his room.
Cody kept playing for about an hour before going in to check on Zack. When he got in the room, he found Zack still on the phone with Max. He rolled his eyes and looked at him.
"Zack! Get off the phone... Mom said that if you go over your minutes you can't get unlimited text messaging, remember?"
Zack's eyes grew wide. He had forgotten about that. "Hey, Max? I gotta go, okay? I might go over my minutes... if I do my mom is gonna kill me. Okay. Love you too. Bye!" He set the phone down on the table before Cody got a chance to speak.
"My God, dude! Come on, I'm bored!"
"Okay, okay... wanna go skateboarding or something?" Zack asked.
"Sure, let's go!" he said, grabbing his skateboard, his helmet, and walking out the door. Zack did the same but grabbed his cell phone before walking out after his brother.
End of Chapter 16
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