"Wow, Jude actually showed up for class today," Spiederman said as Jude walked in. She hated this feeling: the feeling of all eyes on her. It was something she would have to get used to. She was the first ever Instant Star.

"Wow you actually-," Jude started but was interrupted.

"Ms. Harrison, since you haven't been here in a while, I think it would be wise to just take a seat," Ms. Bean, the teacher said. Spiederman and his idiot friends snickered. At the moment, Jude couldn't even remember their names. But it really didn't matter.

She walked towards her seat. Luckily, it was in-between Kat and Jamie. Or, at least it used to be. Now, the two were sitting next to each other, and the only seat available was the one next to Spiederman.

"What's with the me not sitting in the middle?" Jude whispered to Jamie.

"Oh, uh, we kinda didn't think," Jamie said.

"We didn't know if you were coming back. We thought you would've gotten a tutor or something," Kat finished.

"Guys? You know me! I would never do something stupid like that," Jude said.

"Well, we know that. But you know, the record label might want something different," Jamie said. She felt like something was up.

"Ms. Harrison, I don't want another word from you!" Ms. Bean snapped. Jude open and closed her mouth. How is it that everyone could talk, but she was the one that got in trouble? She rolled her eyes and opened her notebook, pretending to take notes.

"Ms. Harrison, is there something amusing you? Because covalent bonding is nothing to be smiling about," Ms. Bean said. Jude wasn't paying attention. She was thinking about the end to her birthday. The only thing good about that day.

"Harrison, she's talking to you," Spiederman hissed. Jude snapped out of her thoughts and looked up.

"I asked if there was anything amusing you," Ms. Bean said.

"This lesson?" Jude said with a smirk.

"Well since you seem to find it so amusing, why don't you stay after school and I can re-teach it to you," Ms. Bean said.

"Sounds bueno," Jude said. She never liked Ms. Bean, and now she was just messing with her. Spiederman snickered. He never knew Jude had it in her. Talking back to a teacher.

"Do you find this funny, Vincent?" Ms. Bean asked.

"Whoa, dude, first name? I told you, I go by Spiederman," he said.

"You will go by whatever I call you, and your name is Vincent. And you will not call me dude," Ms. Bean said.

"Dude, you're being way rude to him. He doesn't like being called Vincent," one of Spiederman's friends said. Jude could never remember their names, or which one was which.

"I don't think I was talking to you, Wallace," Ms. Bean said.

"Haha, Wallace," Spiederman's other friend said.

"This is not a laughing matter, Kyle," Ms. Bean said.

"Why am I the only one you call by their last name," Jude wondered out loud.

"I will not tolerate this anymore! All of you, detention! After school," Ms. Bean said.

"This is ridiculous! I can't stay after school, I've got an interview!" Jude exclaimed.

"You should've thought about that before disturbing my class," Ms. Bean said.

"Why do we get detention?" Wally asked.

"One more word out of any of you and it's a week's detention!" Ms. Bean shouted.

"Harsh," Jamie muttered.

"Jimmy! You can join these four this afternoon," Ms. Bean said.

"It's Jamie. And he didn't do anything," Jude said.

"NOT ANOTHER WORD!" Ms. Bean yelled. Jude was about to say something when the bell rang. She sighed and walked out of class. She waited at the door for Kat and Jamie.

"Didn't know you had it in you Harrison," Spiederman said, smirking at her.

"It goes to show you," Jude said.

"Goes to show me what?" he asked.

"That you're not very smart," Jude said, smirking back and walking off with Jamie and Kat.

"She's seriously out to get me," Jude said.

"Yeah that was crazy. Funny, but crazy. How are you going to get out of that interview today?" Jamie asked.

"I'm just not gonna go to detention. I'll make it up. Eventually," Jude said.

"This is a side of you I never knew about," Jamie said.

"There's but so much a girl can take. You know?" Jude said.

"Exactly. I don't blame you, Jude. I wish I had the guts to do that," Kat said.

"You don't need them," Jamie mumbled. Kat smiled and Jude was wierded out for a minute. Jude felt a vibration coming from her pocket and pulled out her cell phone.

"Fuck," she choked out, after reading her new text message. She was almost in tears.

"Jude, what's wrong?" Jamie asked. She showed the message to him and Kat.

Jude, I don't know how to tell you this, but your backup band decided they couldn't play together anymore. This isn't a good thing, considering you're scheduled to go on tour in less than a month. You have to either find a new backup band in time, or cancel. Which will not be good.

Tommy

"I gotta go," Jude said, running out of school. She didn't care that she would miss the rest of the day. She just ran home and cried until it was time for her interview.