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Chapter 17 - Goodbyes

The next day, it was time for Aly and Amanda to leave their new friends and get ready to go on tour. Their hearts were broken; but they knew they had to leave.

Max and Zack, Cody, Moseby, London, Tapeworm, Maddie, and Esteban were all at the airport that day to say their goodbyes. London and Maddie were hugging each other with tears in their eyes. Zack and Max couldn't help but chuckle to themselves, none of the rest of them noticing except Cody, who elbowed Zack in the ribs.

"Well... I guess we better get going," Aly said, throwing her arm around her sister, who was crying mercilessly. She kissed her on the cheek and told her to calm down.

"I'm sorry you guys... I'm probably upsetting everybody by crying so much," AJ apologized.

"Hey, it's a sad time... it's fine," Maddie said, trying to put a smile on her tear-stained face.

"Yeah," London agreed. "We were crying before you guys were anyway!"

AJ stifled a small laugh, which helped a little bit.

They all shared hugs with the two sisters before they had to board the plane. Aly looked at Maddie and said, "Please don't cry, you're gonna make me cry!" with a cracked, high voice; the one that girls always get when they're about to cry.

Maddie and London laughed as they both hugged her and then AJ.

"Why are you crying, London? We'll see you again very soon," Aly hinted.

"Yeah, I know..." she said.

"...Along with the rest of you guys!" she finished.

Everyone turned to her, their eyebrows raised in confusion. London and Aly stood there, smiling at each other. AJ was confused; she hadn't known anything about it either.

"W-w-what are you talking about, Alyson?" Zack asked her, his arm still around Max tightly.

"I'm talking about... in a month, you guys get to come see us live!" Everyone's eyes, at that moment, lit up like Christmas trees.

"Oh my gosh! Are you serious, Aly?" AJ exclaimed. "You didn't tell me they would be able to see us again so soon!"

"Well, they do!" London said.

"Oh my gosh, this is so exciting!" Maddie exclaimed.

"Yeah... I've always wanted to see you guys in concert!" Max said excitedly.

"Yeah! Who's the opening act?" Cody asked.

"Pink. At least, I'm pretty sure... if not, you'll just have to find out!" Aly said.

"Cool! We all get to go?" Tapeworm asked.

"Of course!" Aly replied.

"Children... you know I can't go, I have to manage this hotel every day of every year! And Esteban, you're my bellboy, you can't go either!" Moseby said.

Esteban hung his head in shame. They could all tell that he wanted to go.

"Plus... I don't really want to go. It would be wonderful to see you girls again," he said, smiling, "But I'm not much for concerts."

"Esteban is!" Zack said. "He loves them! He went to see Ricky Martin in concert last year!"

"Oh yes... and he was rockin'!" Esteban replied.

Moseby felt bad now. "Well... until we find a replacement for you, Esteban, you can't go."

They were all disappointed and felt bad for Esteban. Then, AJ began to talk. "Well... I guess we better get going. We'll see you guys in a month!"

"Yeah... London, tell them all the information and give them their you-know-whats when our plane takes off, okay?" Aly said.

"Sure thing. I love you guys!" she said, giving them each another hug.

"We love you too, London," AJ said, speaking for the both of them. Then, they walked to their plane, purses in hand.

Everyone stood there, watching the plane until it disappeared out of sight, between the clouds.

"Well... now what?" Esteban asked, breaking the moment. Everyone glared at him. He stepped back, almost scared.

"Esteban, you and I have to get back to the hotel as soon as possible. The rest of you do what you want," Moseby said.

"Okay... let us go then," Esteban said, starting to walk to his and Moseby's car. They waved goodbye and waited until they were out of sight before making plans.

"Let's all go out to lunch... over there at Thorny's!" Maddie suggested.

"That's a good idea, I'm starving!" Max said. A few people nodded their heads in agreement.

Zack and Max got on their skateboards, racing each other to the Thorny's that was nearby.

"Hey, wait up, you guys!" Cody said, trying to catch up with the two.

The End