It's About Time
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Chapter SeventeenRun Away
"Summer? Hey it's me. I decided I'm leaving the house." I said into my Sidekick.
"What? What happened?" Summer asked, exasporated.
"Well, Kathy came home and she just ruined everything...Quite literally. I need a place to stay."
"Omigod! You can stay with me! Come over after school, and we'll go to band practice." Summer replied excitedly.
"Cool, I'll see you at, oh yeah, today we got out early, huh? So, I'll see you at...1:30!"
" 'Kay, see ya then!"
"Bye!"
"Adios!" I laughed and hung up the phone.
I met Summer at her house with all my luggage, and she gave me a hug.
"I'm psyched you're gonna stay with me!" She said smiling.
"Me too!" I said happily.
"Okay, let's go inside and put your stuff in my room. You can crash there, you know I always had the extra bed reserved for you!"
"Oh, and not for Zack?" Summer hit my arm and I laughed.
We walked up the stairs and into Summer's room. I sighed a little as I put everything down. I grabbed my Waterstone and we walked out the door to the School of Rock. As we walked, we started a conversation about the future.
"You and Zack are in love, aren't you?" I asked.
"I've never loved anyone like that, ever. He's so special to me. He treats me right, you know?"
"I understand. When Freddy confessed he loved me, I felt so much better when I knew he felt the same way." I replied smiling.
"Even though we're all only fifteen, I want to marry Zack." Summer said happily.
"I think he wants to marry you, too." I replied and got a tighter grip on my bass, then getting the straps of the case and swinging it over my shoulder.
"Well, I heard Freddy has been making plans of some sort." Summer spilled.
"What?"
"I can't tell you, but all I know is he really loves you. He said to Zack today that even when we all hated each other he still loved you."
"You're joking!" I gasped.
"Nope! It's all true!"
"I want to spend the rest of my life with him. I really do." I said to Summer.
"Wishes do come true, darlin'!"
"Well I guess we're here, then."
We walked up the stairs and Zack was playing some new rifts. Freddy was tightening his snare drum, and I went to my amp and plugged in.
"Hey guys!" I chirped.
"Hey Katie! Where were you today?" Zack asked.
"I slept in and decided not to go to school. Also, Kathy came home and now I'm living with Summer." I told Zack and Freddy.
"Babe, I missed you!" Freddy came over and kissed me square on the lips. Wow.
A bunch of butterflies were flying in my stomach, I felt so right. It felt so right. Freddy gave me a quick hug before going back to his drums. I retrieved my songbook I left here the night before and sifted through it for an empty page. Grabbing a pen, I heard Zack playing the same rift. My pen started to flow.
you never notice me
but you've got a lot to see
i know just the thing you want or need
a love that lasts beyond the years
i won't let you down
i won't leave you alone at night
or alone by day
'cause i don't want to be
i don't want to be alone
no, no, no
i don't want to go
i don't want to go it alone
I was writing this song for Freddy. I love Freddy Jones and I always will.
every time i see you
i can't find the words to say
i just want to turn and run away
i can't find the time or place
to say what i need to say
i just want to run away
i just want to run
Just remembering how I felt about him about three years ago, God, how the time flies and makes a perfectly baked song!
i wish the sweetest eyes
would fall on me tonight
i want to steal your heart
i want to make it mine
and leave this all behind
and leave a legend of love
i want to be the girl you need
when you're lost at sea
do you want to be
do you want to be alone?
no, no, no
do you want to go
do you want to go it alone?
"Whatcha writing?" Summer asked, playing the slow melody of Fur Elise.
"A song. A song for Freddy. I want this to be on our record." I smiled, and I showed her my handywork.
every time i see you
i can't find the words to say
i just want to turn and run away
i can't find the time or place
to say what i need to say
i just want to run away
i just want to run
"Wow, we should use that! ZACK!" Summer called.
"What?" Zack came over, guitar still around his shoulder.
"Katie wrote another song! We should use it! C'mon, show us how to play it!" Summer urged, and Freddy smiled.
"Katelyn Victoria Brown is now our official lyricist!" Freddy announced as I laughed and told Zack to just play what he was playing before I wrote the lyrics. I helped Summer and Freddy with their parts. Then the song was officially set. We played it a couple times, and then I finally sang it after five practices without vocals. Zack did really well on the solo, even though it wasn't that extravagent.
"WHOO! That was AWESOME!" Summer cheered.
"That should go on our album, Katie!" Zack said, giving me a hug.
"Okay...Sure. What other songs do you want on the record?" I asked, putting my hands on my hips.
"What about that one song, Wine Red? That one you just wrote! And I just wrote one, and Zack has been writing a lot lately. But who's the singer?" Summer asked.
"How about we make a rule. Whoever writes it, sings it." I said, shrugging my shoulders.
"That sounds good." Freddy said.
"Alright, we have a rule!" Summer shouted, and Zack played a rift on his guitar.
"ZACK! PLAY ERUPTION!" I yelled.
"No! I don't want to!" He argued.
"ZACK! ZACK! ZACK!" We cheered. Then he began to play his favorite Van Halen song. We shouted even more when he got all distorted and everything.
Practice was over, and we got all packed up. My Sidekick buzzed, and it was Pete. I turned it onto phone mode, and I talked...duh.
"Hey Pete."
"Is there any way you guys can make it to L.A. in...what Patrick? In about 24 hours?" WHAT?
"Hold on, let me ask the band." I put the receiver into the palm of my hand, and I looked at Summer, Freddy, and Zack and said, "You guys, they need us in L.A. in 24 hours. Can we do it?"
"OF COURSE WE CAN!" They shouted in unision.
I picked up my phone again and slammed it against my ear.
"That's a yes! We'll see you at..LAX?" I asked.
"Yeah, I guess so. See you then." I hung up the phone and got bumbarded with hugs and kisses (FREDDY!)
"Okay, guys, we need to get everything we OWN and go to the airport and buy tickets. Let's go!" Zack said and we trooped off to our houses to get our stuff.
I wrote my mom a note on Summer's stationary and went to my house. Attaching it to the mailbox, I left with Summer's mom to take us all to the airport.
END OF CHAPTER!
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