Hello wonderful readers and awesome reviewers. This is chapter 13! I hope you enjoy it. Please r&R. Sorry it took me sooo long to update. Thank you to Bluebearysun for reminding me to update, you are a life-saver!
Chapter Thriteen
Ally POV
I sat in the lunchroom next to Julie, as usual.
''So, have you started on the poem yet?'' I asked.
''No. I mean, I've written a few possible ideas, but nothing substantial-'' She was cut off by the lights in the cafeteria turning off.
Suddenly all the lights on the stage came on and there stood Mereideth Hollister, as modestly as possible despite her being herself.
A voice off stage said, ''Boys and girls! Presenting...the one...the only...MEREIDETH HOLLISTER!''
Mereideth starting singing. Only my voice came out of her mouth. WHAT? It was so creepy. It was like in The Little Mermaid when Ariel gave her voice to Ursula and then Ursula used it to get get Eric. I think when we can guess who is Ursula in this situation.
''Julie, do you who'd voice that is?'' I asked calmly, but through gritted teeth.
''...Yours?'' She squeaked.
''Exactly.'' I said getting up. I wanted so bad to go up on that stage, rip that microphone out of her hands, give her a piece of my mind, and on top of all that gouge out her eyeballs.
''Hey, hey , hey. Don't be going all looney-tunes on me. Relax, I know who to go to. We just need to wait until after school.'' Julie lead me back to my seat.
''Alright.'' I said sitting down.
''I can't believe her.'' Julie said over the cheers of Mereideth's adoring fans.
''Julie, we've got to get my voice back.'' It souded wierd out loud, but it was true.
After school, I was a little crazy with rage at Mereideth. David was absent so I had no one to comfort me but Julie. Not that I had any problem with that.
''Here we are.'' Julie said stopping at my mailbox.
''Where? Julie, why are at my house?'' I asked.
''Because, the person who could potentially fix this lives here.''
''But-''
''I told you I knew someone, but I didn't tell you where they lived.'' Julie said. She did have a point.
I followed her inside my mind filling with dread. Who in my family did Julie know on a personal level? Dad, Mom- Haylie?
Julie entered Gus's room.
''Julie, no one's here.'' I said.
''No he's up here.'' Julie said opening his closet door and pointing to a trap door in the celing.
''How did that get there? I never noticed it before.'' I said.
''Gus told me that it's been here for as long as he could remember-''
''What? You hang out with my brother!'' I cried.
''It was a...moment of weakness.''
We climbed through the hole in the celing and in to a dark room lit up by...christmas lights?
''Who dare enter my fortress of doom and distruction?'' Gus's voice echoed throughout the small enclouser.
''Umm...Gus? It's me, Julie ,and Andrea...We come in peace?'' Julie said.
''Oh. It's just you two. Welcome.'' Gus came out from behind a black curtain.
''You made this?'' I asked.
''Yup. I've saving up for it since I was four.'' He pulled the curtain back an revealed a huge monitor that seemed to be showing every room in the house. Mom baking in the kitchen, Dad in the study, Hailey in the living room, watching TV. It even showed the bathroom which slightly horrified me.
''I have to admit little brother, I knew you were tech-savvy, but not to this extent.'' I said.
''So what do you ladies want?'' Gus asked.
''We want to expose Mereideth Hollister as a fraud.'' Julie said.
''So..what are we talking about here? A hidden camera...'''
''Yes.'' I said.
''That can be arranged.'' Gus said pulling a small video camera out of his backpack.
''Thanks.'' I said taking it.
''Do you need a plan for hiding the camera? I'm good at coming up with plans.''
''We have a plan.'' I said. Julie kicked me.
''Alright. Pay up.'' Gus crossed his arms across his chest.
''No! You owe me from that time last summer remember?'' I said.
''Your right. So, this time you get a get out of jail free card, but not next time.'' He said.
I felt my confidence growing. This was going to work. Except-
WE DON'T HAVE A FREAKING PLAN!