Chapter Five: The Crazy Girls (And London Is One Of Them)

Is she standing me up? Jessi thought. It was twenty minutes past six and they had agreed to meet a minute ago. What's taking her so long?

"Oh my God! It's Jessi McCartney!" a cute looking brunette girl pointed at Jessi followed by a few more girls. A couple of security guards were holding them back.

"If your lady friend were here right now," Patrick started, "then maybe those girls would back off."

"Yeah if only my lady friend were here," Jessi murmured.

"Let go of me you big brutes! Help!" Brandi was getting pulled down the corridor in the Tipton hotel. Suddenly she had stopped being hauled across the floor. "Wait a minute this London's room."

The door opened and London headed peeked out and her face was filled with a grin almost too big for her face. "Thanks for bring her here boys."

"You could have just told me London wanted to see me," Brandi said brushing herself off.

"Why are you brushing yourself off?" London said opening the door wider so Brandi could get in. "It was probably already dirty before my personal bodyguards which I called my P.Bs."

"What do you want London?" Brandi said.

"To give you something," London replied.

"What is it? I really need to go I have a date with Jessi at five," Brandi said.

"But it's only four o'clock," London said pointing towards the dozens of devices that told the time.

"Are you sure? I could have sworn–" Brandi started. "Well I guess I could relax."

"Well word on the Tipton is you're having a date with Jessi and I decided to be nice and give you a make over so that you can look great for your date!" London said.

"Really? You'd that for me?" Brandi asked.

"Sure, what are friends for?" London asked. Brandi hugged London. "Right this way."

Maddie dialed in London's phone number and waited for her to pick up. After about four rings the phone picked up. "London, I thought we were spying on Jessi and Brandi! It's half past five where are you? And by the way have you seen Brandi?"

"Yep," London said. "She's right here."

"London … what psychotic-Jessi-obsessed-scheme have you come with now?" Maddie asked.

"Nothing, I'm just giving Brandi a makeover," London replied.

Maddie's mouth widened. "London drop the bat!"

"Relax, I'm giving her a free a makeover with specialist and make up and wardrobe assistants and stuff," London said. "Plus she thinks it only four o'clock," she added quickly.

"But it's half past five," Maddie said.

"Well she thinks time's an hour behind. Toodles!" And with that London hung up.

Now Maddie felt like trash, she would be so unhappy if a close friend spied on her and tried to make sure her other friend got the boy. If that was her boyfriend that would be a different case, but none of them really knew Jessi and they should have all gotten a fair chance.

"I've got to get Brandi out of this!" Maddie said before getting out of hiding spot behind the plastic plants and ran out off the restaurant.

Mr. Moseby was at the front desk. The crowd of screaming girls was even louder. It had been the same all day. There was a little crowd of girls, then a couple of hours it died down and then more came, then it died down and by the time it was dinner time it was like a concert.

"We want Jessi! We want Jessi!"

There were only two guards there, and against a hundred of girls, as strong as they were they stood no chance.

"Carlos, call for more security," Mr. Moseby told one of the guards. A few seconds later the mob of screaming teenage girls entered the lobby.

"Everybody look for Jesse!" a girl screamed. About five more guards came out of the elevator and started blocking the entrance to the elevator so none of the fan-crazy girls could find Jesse.

"When will this madness end?" Mr. Moseby asked himself.

"You know, I really don't get it," Kerry said as she leaned against the front desk. "Why is everyone so obsessed with this Jessi McCartney? I remember when I was a teen I got in a fight with a guard trying to get in a Paul McCartney concert."

"What happened?"

"My parents had to bail me out of jail."

"Look at those girls running into the hotel," Cody said pointing out of the window in the living room of their suite.

"I think it's so silly," Penny said.

"Ooh, look at that blond one, I think she just winked at me," Zack said.

"Or you're seeing thinks because you just looked at the sun," Cody said.

"Maybe," Zack agreed.

Penny sat down on the couch and picked up a game. "Why do so many people get so obsessed over celebrities?" Penny asked.

"Yeah," Cody agreed sitting next to her. "They're only human."

"I don't really care, I would love to be one of them," Zack said.

"Who wouldn't?" Cody and Penny agreed in unison.