Chapter four
A concert of disaster
"It's so pretty today," Mrs. Jonas said as she brought out the hot dogs for Mr. Jonas to grill.
"It sure is, a wonderful day for a barbeque," Mr. Jonas said as he kissed his wife as she handed the plate to him, "Where are the boys?"
"They're coming," Mrs. Jonas said as she pointed to the house.
Just as she pointed at the door, Kevin appeared, followed by Joe and Frankie, and Nick came last, walking slowly, as they reached the picnic table, Kevin turned to them and held up his wrist watch, "Okay, it's Saturday afternoon, and Nick it will be a week in five, four, three, two, one, and speak."
Nick looked at Kevin as he counted but didn't say anything as he reached one. He looked scared.
"Nick come on, we have to find out sooner or later, the concert is in three hours, and if we could get this record deal it would be so cool. Nick-Nicky? Nick! Oh man, now he's deaf too," Joe said throwing his arms in the air.
"Joe, stop it, I'm nervous enough, and you're not h…I can talk," Nick said his hands shooting up.
"Alright, up high little brother!" Kevin said as he gave Nick a high five.
"Yes!" Joe said as he joined his brothers high five.
"Wait a minute boys, Nick may be able to talk, but can he sing?"
"Um," Nick hesitated.
"Oh come on Nick, just start singing," Joe and Kevin said as they went into year 3000.
As they got to the chorus, Nick slowly joined them, his high voice reaching his normal pitch without cracking.
"Alright! Let's eat, so we can get to that concert, and show Hollywood records what the Jonas Brothers are all about!" Nick said with a smile as he watched Joe try to eat a whole hot dog in one bit.
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"Okay, the record people are in the front row, we can do this guys, right?" Kevin said turning to his brothers.
"You bet we can," Joe said as he put his ear piece in his ear.
"Are you ready Nick?" Kevin asked turning towards his younger brother.
"Yeah, let's do it," Nick said as he strapped his guitar on his shoulder.
Hannah finished True Friend and as the crowds cheers died down, she returned to her mike, "Thank you, now, I would like to hand off the stage to three very special people, please help me welcome to the stage, Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas, the Jonas Brothers!"
The boys came running out, hugged Hannah and then Hannah left the stage and Kevin took over her mike, "How are you guys doing tonight?" he yelled.
The crowd went wild.
"How about we get this party going with one of our favorite songs, get ready to go the Year 3000." Kevin said as he nodded to his brothers and Nick started them off with the first chord.
They made it through, Year 3000, Hold On, and that's just the Way We Roll, then as they started Kids of Future it happened. Just as they hit the chorus Nick's voice cracked the worse it ever had. "We're the Kids of the Fut-We're the kids…" Nick jumped back from his mike and shot a horrified look to his brothers, Kevin and Joe looked at each other and Kevin said, "Um, sorry guys, but um we are going to have to stop here, Nick's got a problem holding a note at the moment, hope to see you guys again. Sorry, have a good night." With that Kevin and Joe grabbed they're brother's arms and half helped, half drug him off the stage.
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"Yep," the doctor said as he finished looking in Nick's throat.
"What is it?" Mr. Jonas asked as he, his wife and Nick's brothers took up most of the room on the one side of the examine room.
"It's his tonsils Paul, as I thought when you all told me his symptoms, and I mean all of you, at the same time," the Doctor said looking at Kevin and Joe.
The boys looked at each other and shrugged, both turning red.
"What does that mean?" Paul asked.
"Well, I'm sorry Nick," the doctor said as he turned to Nick who was still sitting on the table, "If you want to sing again, you are going to have to have your tonsils out."
"My tonsils out, you mean-?" Nick croaked out.
"Yes Nick, you need surgery," the doctor said.
Nick gulped as he looked over at his parents, they smiled at him trying to reassure him, and Frankie just sat quietly in their mother's lap not knowing what to say. Nick felt two hands on his shoulders he didn't have to look to know it was Kevin and Joe, like always, right beside him all the way.