One week later, Kristina was lying on her bed, alone in her room on a Saturday afternoon. It had been one heck of a week. Last Saturday she was a regular girl who played the bass. Now she was famous. Before when she walked through school, kids would go, "Hi, Kristina!". Now, when she went to exchange books for the next class, kids go, "Hi, Kristina, you were awesome! I can't believe I go to school with someone in the Naked Brothers Band!"
Kristina rolled over to her side. How quickly life changed! Instead of rehearsing bass by herself, she rehearsed in a band. It was surreal. Kristina loved the support she was getting from the band and kids at school. But popularity comes with a price tag.
Every Saturday, she used to be able to go out with her brother Jimmy to buy junk food so they could watch Saturday night TV shows. It would be a normal fun family night. Now, when she walked through the store, there would be girls who'd recognize her and ask her for her autograph. Occasionally, fans would ask what happened to Rosalina and how she got kicked out. Kristina knew nothing of how Rosalina left, she just knew she was glad to be there. She appreciated the support and admiration of people, but all she wanted was to buy something and leave.
The gossip and tabloids weren't the greatest, either. There were theories that Nat kicked Rosalina out of the band because he fell in love with Kristina and he had set the whole thing up. Another was Rosalina quit the band because Nat was cheating. One even stated Kristina threatened Rosalina!
Kristina didn't know anything about this and she didn't much care for these lies and rumors.
Did the benefits outweigh the difficulties?
Certainly.
In just one week, Nat and Alex Wolff, David Levi, Qaasim Middleton, and Thomas Batuello had become her best friends. Rehearsals and lunch after rehearsals were the best ever. Food fights, jokes and laughter, stories, and staying up all night on internet chat was awesome. Kristina was no longer worried if she'd fit in or if anybody would like her. The band and fans welcomed her with open arms, and Kristina was immeasurably grateful.
Saturday afternoon started to fade to Saturday evening, and Kristina checked her email and read some books. It was 5:00 pm and she still had nothing to do. She sighed. Gosh, I need to get a social life. Since her mother and brother were out with their friends, there was no family night. Kristina got under the covers. Since the sun was only starting to set, she was embarrassed about going to bed this early at 15, but hey, what else was there to do?
Suddenly, the phone rang. "Ugh, finally, this had better not be a sales' call!" Kristina thought out loud, jerking the covers off of her head.
"Hello?"
"Hey Kristina? It's me, Nat."
Author's Note: This is a non-essential chapter I put up just for the heck of it. I will be posting the next one tonight, so you get two chapters because tonight is the only night you'll get any for awhile. I'm sure you've caught on to that by now, lol.