EXTRAORDINARY WAY

CHAPTER 8

Were they right? Should I be worried? Is Summer gonna drive me nuts or perhaps ruin me? As I take a look at my perspective, I think that it won't be like that. Katie thinks my naivety and kindness or what Freddy calls 'being a pushover' will drive Summer towards stress peaks and will eventually ruin me personally. That's one perspective of it, but somehow everyone in the band thinks that way. I, on the other hand completely disagree. It has been three days now and so far I haven't regretted my decision. For all they know this could the greatest thing for both of us. Summer has been incredibly organized and steady, I doubt anything can frazzle her. And if things will come to that then I guess I just have to do my best and work it out, after all I am her assistant.

So it has been three days and to be honest my life has never been this hectic, it has never been this social and it has never been this Fun. Of course there are some cut backs, like for example everyone in the band has gotten in the habit of calling me Keyboards. Not much of a problem but somehow the nickname had gone through quite a few transitions and made the whole thing more harder to deal with. Keyboards went to Key-B, which is more nauseating. Key-b became Keys, which is just lame. I even heard a KG ones, which turns out is the shortcut for Keyboarding, which I thought was plain stupid. It didn't matter anyway because by the end of the week, it seemed like no one besides Summer knew my real name.

I have gotten to know School of Rock, both the Band and the other members. It surprised me that so many more students was part of it. I met Billy, the stylist and also very opinionated when it comes to hair style, fashion and make up. For the record, I didn't believe he was gay but I think that will always be the first impression you'll get from him. I met the so called groupies, Michelle and Eleni, both really appealing girls, a bit breezy though well except for Eleni. I have met Marco and Leonard, both shy and cute guys. Marco was a roadie, which I learned is what they call a guy who takes care of the amps, and other electronic devices and also took care of their transportation. Leonard on the other hands was on security which is hard to believe because out of everyone he seemed the most sensitive one. Well I'm sure Frankie handles security enough for both of them. Yep Frankie, the guy to which Summer describes as the band's Joey Tribbiani. That theory was confirmed when he Introduced himself to me yesterday. Summer told him off before things became weirder.

Right now I'm at the school yard waiting for summer to come out. It's Saturday morning and the band had a meeting at Dewey's, practice for this evening's performance on Trick, the club down the street. I plan on coming before the show, but Summer had to come to school to settle some council matters. Of course I had to come with her, that's one of the good things about summer she keeps me in shape. Okay slash that one. Just then Summer came out.

"Hey, Peter okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, he just wanted to make sure if I faxed the correct files. Somehow there was some kind of mix up in the office." She said in a stern tone. "I can't believe they let things in there get unorganized." I was already catching up to her as we walk back in to Dewey's apartment.

"I'm sure that's not the case." I try to say and she just shrugged.

When we entered the apartment it's kind of refreshing to see that everyone was wearing casual clothes. No one was wearing a skirt or a tie, just comfort jeans. I almost didn't recognized Marta in her dark punk rock Tee and ponytailed hair. It's somehow made everything more real, somehow. The band was taking a break when we arrived and like meteor shower, their teasing rained on me again.

"What's up Keyboards? How are we doing today?" Frankie asked while eating a slice of pizza, I silently uttered 'Oh God' as I closed the door. I didn't miss the laughing Freddy on the couch.

"What happened Keys, I thought you're gonna meet us before the show?" Zack asked as he sat forward on the end of the couch.

"Yeah, well change of plans." I shrugged, following Summer in the kitchen. "I found being at home very boring." I told them as I plop down the chair. Katie nodded towards me while chewing her pizza, I nodded back.

"Nothing to do at home?" I tilted my head on Katie's question.

"Nothing fun." I muttered.

"And you call working for Summer at Saturday morning Fun?" Freddy mockingly said, I glowered in return.

"Shut up Freddy."Summer barked in my defense. "She's just helping me around my council meetings, I asked her to." I just played with my jacket's zipper, pulling it up and down. Some of the guys are playing videos games at the corner, I bet Marco was beating Eleni because she was slapping his shoulder right now and also because Alicia was asking for her controller.

"Hey how come every time I speak with Keys you always do the answering for her?" Freddy demanded. I was brushing my gaze everywhere but the couch.

"Because Freddy, you ask the most unnerving questions." Summer answered in a calm voice as she surfed the internet.

"Says who?" He challenged which resulted a glare from Summer.

"McGee." Zack muttered towards him. I took the liberty to look at him, there he sat on the couch with nothing but a blank expression. It seems to me like a teenage boy who was constantly being deprived of attention, at home maybe. And somehow he's trying to get those back from his friends, which clearly isn't enough. I get him now and I stiffed a smile. His eyebrows furrowed when he saw that. I felt Summer sigh beside me.

"I need coffee." She said and I stood up before she could and grabbed my scarf.

"I'll take care of it." I told her. "Just tell me what you'd like." Summer's shocked face was rewarding, so is Freddy's irritation.

"Just a Latte, no whipped cream." She said. I nodded as I went for the door. "Ooh but wait, not at café Joe's because they don't make it as good." She shouted. "Do you mind going down the street at Starbucks?"

"No, it okay." I told her before turning to face everyone in the room. "Anyone want anything else?"

"I'll have a chocolate chipped frappe." Tomika said.

"Anyone else?" I asked the blonde who was currently lying on the couch.

"How about a grape Juice at the super market?" He challenged, mockingly.

"Freddy." Katie sighed this time.

"Do you know where it is?" Summer asked, ignoring Freddy's notion.

"I'll go with her." Zack volunteered as he threw a pillow on Freddy's face. He and I were out the door when Freddy yelled 'Zack don't you leave' behind us. I chuckled, Zack shook his head. I asked him if Jones was always like that, he tried to cover for his friend. It was sweet, I doubted Freddie deserved it.

"No, he likes you, that's just how he is, with all of us. You're just new, so he's teasing you more." He insisted on me but I'm sure he's just saying that. "You're actually doing good with him. When you bring someone new next time, I'm sure you'll see what I'm talking about." He concluded with a smile.

So Keys is having a blast huh? haha! Not yet, really. Oh well I'm sure the guys will warm up to her, XD

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