Chapter 3
I cannot believe he said that, Summer thought, sitting down against the wall of the hallway and wiping away a tear from her cheek. I care about the band more than he'll ever realize! At least I'm never late! Oh, yeah and the last time I checked, manager was a very important job. Whether he knows it or not, I've worked hard to get the band where we are.
She then sighed, sniffled, and wiped away one last tear. She was determined not to let what Freddy said bother her. If he feels like I'm not important that's his problem. I have a responsibility and I know it. I'm not going to let the others down just because he thinks I do nothing! I'm staying, so he'd better learn to deal with it.
Meanwhile, back in the classroom, Freddy and Dewey were still talking.
"Freddy, don't say that!" Dewey shouted. "Summer's job is very important. Believe it or not, she's helped us a lot. I honestly don't know where the band would be without her."
Freddy sighed dramatically. "You're right." he admitted. "It's just hard to get along with her sometimes because she's such a goody two shoes! But I'll try harder to get along with her. For all our sakes."
"That's all I ask." Dewey smiled. "Now let's practice." He clapped his hands together. "All right everybody, let's get rockin'!"
"Wait", Tomika (the lead singer of the band) stopped them. "Where's Summer?".
Everyone quickly glanced around the room, but didn't see her anywhere. They didn't have to continue looking for long, though.
"Here I am!", she announced, entering the room.
"Where where you?" Alicia asked.
"I... uh... um... I was thirsty. I went to get a drink of water." she stammered.
"Okay, now everyone's here. Let's practice!" Dewey repeated.
Everyone got into his or her position. Once everyone was ready they started playing. The practice went great! Everyone hit the right notes and tried their hardest. All the members really wanted to do a good job at their next show.
At the end of practice, Summer's cell phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hello, my name is Jayden Thompson and I work with SMASH records." came an unfamiliar voice on the other line.
Summer gasped.
"Is this Summer Hathaway?" the voice asked.
"Um, yes it is!" Summer answered.
"Right, so would I be mistaken if I say you're the manager of a band called School of Rock?" Jayden questioned.
"Yes, I'm the manager. And, yes, they are School of Rock!" Summer clarified.
"Well, Summer", Jayden began "the band has become quite popular. I listened to a recording a friend brought me from a Battle of the Bands competition and you guys are awesome! I loved what I heard so I let my manager hear you and he loved you, too! He'd like to meet up with you and get to know the bands style and members a little better. Play your cards right and you just might be getting a record deal!"
"Whoa..." was the only word Summer could manage to speak.
"So how's April 2nd for the big date?" Jayden wanted to know.
"Can I ask everyone else and get back to you?" Summer asked in return.
"Sure, just call me back and let me know ASAP."
Jayden gave Summer her phone number and they exchanged a quick good-bye. Summer slowly shut her phone.
"You guys..." she started slowly "are not going to believe this!"
"What?" everyone wondered in unison.
"That was the assistant manager of SMASH records! Her name is Jayden Thompson and she loves our music. So does her manager. They both want to meet us!"
"WHAT!" Alicia screamed.
"WHEN!" Marta asked excitedly.
"You're kidding, right?" Eleni stated skeptically.
"Hold up... time out..." Dewey interrupted. "WHY DIDN'T SHE CALL ME?"
Everyone laughed.
"Who cares? What am I going to wear?" Billy worried.
Tomika giggled and said, "I think everyone's forgetting the most important question: WHEN'S THE MEETING?"
"Hey, that's what I asked!" Marta argued.
"It's April 2nd." Summer answered. "I wanted to make sure if it was an okay date with everyone and if it is, I'm supposed to call her back."
"Fine with me." Zack confirmed, raising both palms of his hands in the air as if surrendering.
Marco spoke next. "Me, too!"
One by one, they all agreed that April 2nd was okay to meet the record producers.
"Okay, let me call her back." Summer told them softly. She sounded a little nervous. She needn't have worried, however. Jayden was very excited that they were going to be introduced.
"All right, since the date is good how about you come to the studio, say around, 10:00?"
"Sure, that sounds perfect." Summer replied.
"Great! Can't wait. See ya then!"
They said their good-byes once more. Then Summer turned to face the band."She wants us up there April 2nd at 10:00, bright and early." she informed them. She turned to Freddy. Glaring at him all the while, she coldly advised: "Don't be late!"
Well that's it for Chapter 3! I am so sorry I haven't updated latley! I've just been so busy! I'll try and get Chapter 4 up as quickly as I can. In the meantime, keep those reviews coming.
