I Won't Stand Alone

By Piano-Rox-101

Chapter 4 - Sing A Little Song

(Girl's Tent)

Daley rolled over, then banged her head on something. "Ow!" She yelled. Melissa turned on a flashlight.

"It's a guitar case." She said.

"I thought this was in the boys' tent!" Daley said.

"It's mine." Amber said quietly. "The other one is Jackson's."

"Would you mind moving it?" Daley tried to sound nice.

"Sure." Amber said apologetically, and moved it so it was next to her bag and out of the way.

They all went back to sleep.

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(Morning)

"I can't stand another night in a tent with Nathan, champion snorer of the year!" Eric said at breakfast.

"I can't stand another day with you on a deserted island, but do I have a choice? It's not like I can control my snoring!" Nathan retorted.

"Guys, can't you last five waking minutes without arguing?" Daley said.

"No!" They replied in unison.

"That's something they agree on!" Melissa said.

"Always optimistic, aren't we?" Taylor said.

"Do you even know what optimistic means?" Jackson defended Melissa.

"It means-"

"I know what it means, Lex!" Taylor all but yelled at him.

"Leave him alone!" Daley said.

"People!" Amber yelled. "Really!" Everyone got quiet.

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Amber was wandering around, when she found Jackson playing his guitar. She hid behind a tree to listen.

Sometimes,

We take life for granted,

We don't appreciate those who mean the most,

Then they leave,

Unexpectedly,

And we cry till we're dry,

And we sing a sad song,

I just want you back,

To stay,

I would settle,

For just a day,

So I can say,

I'm sorry,

For the things I said,

For the treasures I threw away,

For the days to play,

But I wouldn't wait,

I just wanted to rush away,

I wasn't trying to be mean,

I didn't think I had time,

To stop and smell the roses,

But I miss you now,

And I now know,

That I learned my lesson,

The hard way.

When I see,

Your picture hanging on the wall,

I want to cry,

But I don't let myself fall,

Into the trap,

Of being alone,

Cause now that you're gone,

I just want to cry,

I'm sorry,

For the things I said,

For the treasures I threw away,

For the days to play,

But I wouldn't wait,

I just wanted to rush away,

I wasn't trying to be mean,

I didn't think I had time,

To stop and smell the roses,

But I miss you now,

And I know now,

That I learned my lesson,

The hard way.

Can't you see,

That I really cared,

We just both didn't know it,

And now you're gone,

So I can't show that I,

Am ready to share,

My love with you,

I learned the lesson,

Of friendship, you could say,

The hard way.

Can I cry now?

Cause I'm ready to show,

I care.

Amber came out from behind her tree as Jackson reached forward and turned off the video camera in front of him.

"What was that about?" She asked him.

He jumped. "I dunno, just, remembering Dad." He replied quietly.

"Well, I'm sure I've got some chores to do somewhere, so I better go." Jackson said.

"Here, I'll put this away for you." Amber took the guitar and camera from him and skipped off.

"Don't forget to take my tape out!" Jackson called. "She's not gonna remember." He said to himself.

A/N: Okay,

First: The song is MINE and ONLY mine. You can't use it, you can't steal lines from it, ect. I'm not trying to be mean, but I don't want it to spread out of my control. If you DO see anyone using it, please tell me. You'd be a very nice person if you did.

Second: There's quite a bit of foreshadowing in this chapter. ;)

Third: Sorry it's so short, I was trying to get something up for you guys to read before I finished my excess amount of make-up work. If you haven't seen it in my profile, I got chicken pox. (Glares at Caitlin.)

Love and Review Lots!

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