Chapter 9

Spinelli POV

Looking down at the note again that Eric Menlow had passed to me I swear not caring whether or not the other students are looking at me once again as if I were insane.

Student name: Elli

Time taken: 11:45 am

Message: Call Cindy Montgomery ASAP

It's not the kind of note that usually gets people so upset. It doesn't scream out that there's an emergency and that someone is hurt. It doesn't leave you believing that something horrible is about to happen. In all honesty I would have ignored the note if it had been any other name on it other then Cindy Montgomery. But with only those few words the blood in my veins went ice cold.

Back at my old school if Cindy Montgomery wanted to talk to you it was both a cursing and blessing. Students that were called by Cindy ended making it in the Art industry with no exceptions and no questions asked but that was only if they didn't burn out before that happened. She represented the best of the best setting up shows for them and introducing them to the important people; which was all good except that she wasn't used to working with students so she never took into consideration that the students also had school work to do not to mention that most students liked having a life outside of school and art.

Sighing I walked out of the building and towards the empty field; if I was going to make this call I wanted it to be in private. Looking down at my watch I cringed knowing that I was going to miss English class but when Cindy said now she meant now.

"Cindy Montgomery speaking"

"Hi Cindy, this is Elli"

"Elli good you called me back" as if she thought I wouldn't "I just got word that you were putting on a show and I would like for it to be at my gallery. I can arrange it with your old school so you don't have to be too involved"

Maybe this wouldn't be as bad as I thought it would be…… "That would be great Cindy"

"Excellent then lets go over some of the details" Then again maybe it would. The bell rang behind me giving the five minute warning. Without another thought I sat down in the grass and began to listen to Cindy's ideas knowing this was going to take awhile.

One hour later

Jeez this cell phone bill was going to be a big one. Hmm I wonder if this is going to be long distance. Cindy hadn't really shut up for the whole time I had been on the phone. She wanted to know this and she had ideas with that. She wanted to see some of the pieces I was working on so she could display them properly.

I had to interrupter her once when one of the school monitor had found me sitting in the grass and had demanded that I go to class. Her face had been priceless when I had asked her if she couldn't see that I was on business call and that I would get back to class as soon as I possibly could, then I turned away from her and continued to listen to Cindy. The monitor had stood there for a moment glaring down at me trying to decide what to do then finally gave up and huffed into the school.

"Does that sound good to you?" Shit what had she been saying

"Sure sounds great" I'm sure whatever it was will be fine.

"Great then you'll send your first work down next week" or maybe not.

Groaning inwardly I forced my voice to be happy and excited.

"As soon as it's finished I'll send it out"

After final pleasantries and a few last details I was able to hang up.

What a day this was shaping out to be. First the art fiasco, then the humiliation in math, to follow up with more math at lunch; happy happy joy joy. To make the day better my tutor was Gretchen, I got hit on by Lawson which is just too disgusting to even register in my brain then Vince and TJ come to the rescue calling me a lady, what a joke.

Jeez I had been freaked out that they would recognize me but not a single person had. Why do I feel so upset that they didn't recognize me? For God's sake I didn't want them to remember me. But……Was I really that easy of a person to forget I hadn't changed in looks all that much. Then to make a bad day worse Cindy had to call. This was going to be one hell of a semester.

Sighing I got up and headed back towards the school for my last class…. Chemistry. O what fun.