Author's Note: Hey! Sorry I didn't update the past few days. I usually update daily. I was planning to but I got sick. Being sick is horrible! Anyways, Hope you like this and please review! :D
Disclaimer: I don't own Lemonade Mouth (I don't know why I have to keep writing this. Oh well.)
Chapter 17
Olivia's POV
I looked up and saw Wen and his friends. I quickly hid my notebook behind my back and placed my guitar hidden from view.
"What are you doing there Olivia?" Stella asked curiously.
"Nothing," I said nervously. Stella started walking towards me and grabbed my songbook from behind my back. I made a grab for it. Soon enough, we were wrestling for my book.
Wen's POV
Watching Stella and Olivia wrestling over her songbook was like two lions wrestling for meat. When they are HUNGRY. I was watching in amusement. They were fighting each other and both of them were fire. So basically, it made it worse.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Charlie and Scott move forward.
Mo's POV (hehe I want to include other people at some point)
Charlie and Scott went to break them apart. Unfortunately, they chose the time when Stella had the book. Olivia looked like she wanted to die. I smiled at her sympathetically and turned to Wen.
"Do something!" I hissed. He looked at me in surprise.
"What do you want me to do!?" he said.
"Get the book away from Stella!"
"Why!?"
"Look at Olivia! She looks like she is about to faint!"
"Always about Olivia…" he muttered, but I heard.
"Do something!"
"Alright, alright," he grumbled all the way from where we were standing to Stella.
"Hey Stella, is that Ray over there? I think he is heading towards us," he said. Wow, he is good, sometimes. Stella turned.
"Where?" she asked.
Wen took the book from her but instead of giving it to Olivia, he started flipping through and reading it. I looked at Olivia and saw horror on her face. I looked back at Wen and saw him concentrating on the pages, but Olivia was only on my mind.
"Wendall Gifford! You give that back to Olivia right now!" I shrieked.
"Alright, alright," he muttered. I breathed a sigh of relief, but when we turned to Olivia, she was gone.
Olivia's POV
When Charlie and Scott pulled me apart from Stella, I knew I was done. I mean none of my songs are any good, seeing my successes from the past. Mo and Wen were having a conversation of some sort, and then Wen strode over here. Great. Another person to "help" me.
"Hey Stella, is that Ray over there? I think he is heading towards us," he said. Stella turned and he grabbed the book. For a second, I thought he was going to give it to me, but instead, he started flipping through it. My life was over. Mo was looking at me and the minute she turned away, I grabbed my guitar and ran.
No one heard me leave, I guess. I heard Mo screaming something but I didn't care. I needed to get away from this cruel world. I didn't even head home. Instead, I headed further into the woods.
Wen's POV
Hours later and home, Sydney was passing out dinner.
"Where is Olivia?" she said. She raised her eyebrows at me.
"I dunno," I mumbled.
"Ok, Wen, when was the last time you saw her?" Dad asked.
"Today, near the lake and Stella tried to take her book and I well, I was looking through it…and then Mo told me to give it back and I was going to, but she was gone," Wen said. Sydney dropped what she was holding and it shattered on the floor.
"You didn't do that," she said. I shrugged and threw her the notebook. She looked at it like it was a monster.
"Wen," she said slowly, "Where did you last see her?"
"At a lake in the woods," I replied.
"Gods, no," she muttered and started to get the jacket and phone.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Dad said, "What is the rush?"
"The last time someone read her songbook and made her upset, she didn't come home until a week later!" Sydney rushed out the door with Dad behind her reassuring her.
"Livy is gonna be ok right Wen?" Georgie said looking up at me.
"Yeah, let's hope so," I said, "Georgie go get ready for bed and in the morning Olivia will be back." Georgie shrieked with joy and raced upstairs. I dialed a few numbers.
"Guys, meet at my house," I said. They asked questions, but I just shut the phone.
"Ok, what is the rush?" Mo cried, "I had to lie to my dad about this!"
"Well, remember when we were kidding around with Olivia's book?" they nodded and continued, "Well, but Olivia didn't like that…so…she…didn't come back. She is somewhere in the woods." I winced as Mo shrieked.
"Mo! Georgie is sleeping!" I scolded.
"How will we find her?" Scott asked.
"Well…" we groaned. Whenever Stella had a plan, it was never good.
"No, no! Listen! We last saw her it was near the lake, so that means she has to be somewhere near there?" Stella reasoned.
"For once, Stella makes sense," Charlie said. That received a nudge from Stella.
"Ow!" he exclaimed.
"Serves you right," she muttered.
"You guys focus! Olivia might be in danger!" Mo chided. We gathered flashlights, jackets, backpacks, blankets, thermos, and batteries.
"Everyone ready?" Stella asked, "Great! Now let's go on an adventure!" We headed out to save a person I disliked and she might never come back, but eh, life isn't perfect right?
