Chapter 22

At the hospital, Makayla was in a coma. Her family and friends were worried about her. Morgan was crying hysterically and everyone else was also shedding tears too. Morgan didn't want to think that this could possibly be the last time she would see her best friend alive. Leonardo kept telling Morgan that Makayla was going to pull through this and that everything would be okay. To everyone's surprise, Leonardo was actually right because Makayla began to regain conscousness a few hours later. Everyone celebrated that Makayla survived. Weeks later, Makayla returned home from the hospital and decided to hang out with a couple of her friends. She was with Morgan, Austin, Julia, Max, Andrea, Greg, and Ashley. They went to Central Park to go on a nature walk. Just as they started walking, the Purple Dragons showed up and attacked them. Makayla and her friends began running away from them screaming at the top of their lungs. Ashley was still trying to catch up to her friends but just then Two Ton threw a grenade, it hit her and exploded.

Makayla and the others screamed, "Ashley! No!" But it was too late. Ashley's body was reduced to ashes. Makayla picked up Ashley's remains and dumped them into a container. Then Makayla and the rest of her friends carried their friend's ashes back to the lair. Once at the lair, Makayla grabbed some candles and a lighter. Then she joined the rest of her friends in her room, shuts the light off, placed the container of her friend's cremated remains on the floor in the center of the room, turned on the song Learning to Live by Syd Bacon and Todd King, and joined her friends in the circle around their friend's remains. She lit the candles and gave one to each of her friends. They bowed their heads in silence while holding the candles. They were also shedding tears. Leonardo heard the commotion and walked in to see the very sad faces of his sister and her friends.

Leonardo sadly says, " Makayla what happened? Why is there a candle light vigil in your room?"

Makayla sadly says, " Oh Leo the most horrible thing happened today!"

Leonardo sadly says, " What is it?"

Makayla sadly says, " One of my friends was just killed today!"

Leonardo sadly says, " Who was it Makayla?"

Makayla sadly says, " Ashley!"

Leonardo sadly says, " Where is she?" Makayla silently points her shaking finger toward the container on the floor. Leonardo looks into the container and sadly says, " This is Ashley?" Makayla silently nods her head. Then Master Splinter walks in and says, "What has happened here?"

Leonardo says, " Makayla and her friends are having a candle light vigil."

Master Splinter says, " What's wrong?"

Leonardo sighs and says, " Makayla's friend Ashley was just killed today."

Master Splinter says, " That is horrible."

Leonardo says, " Yeah."

Master Splinter says, " Where is she?" Leonardo takes the container from Makayla and shows it to Master Splinter.

Master Splinter says, " This is Ashley?"

Leonardo nods his head and says, "Yes." Master Splinter walks over to Makayla and embraces her. Makayla just sobs into her father's chest. Meanwhile in the hallway the other three turtles heard the sad music coming from Makayla's room.

Michelangelo says, " Dudes you hear that?"

Donatello says, " Yeah Mikey it sounds like it's coming from Makayla's room."

Raphael says, " When you hear music like dat you know something's definitely wrong." The three turtles walked to their sister's room and were surprised to see a candle light vigil, people crying and Master Splinter and Leonardo embracing Makayla who also crying.

Michelangelo says, " Dude Leo what's going on bro?"

Raphael says, " Yeah why does it look and sound like someone died in here?"

Leonardo says, " Because Raph one of our sister's friends was killed today."

Donatello says, " Which one Leo?"

Leonardo says, " Ashley."

Michelangelo says, " Dude that's horrible." Then April and Casey showed up. They had just heard about this from Leonardo and they came there to support Makayla.

April says, " We're so sorry about the loss of your friend Makayla."

Makayla sadly says, " Thank you April."

Casey says, " When I find those Purple Dragons they won't know what hit 'em." Master Splinter picks up the phone and calls Ashley's parents.

Ashley's mom says, " Hello?"

Master Splinter says, " Are you Ashley's mother?"

Ashley's mom says, " Yes. Who is this?"

Master Splinter says, " This is Splinter. Makayla's father."

Ashley's mom says, " Oh hi what is it?"

Master Splinter says, " I'm very sorry to inform you and your husband that your daughter has been murdered today."

Ashley's mom(crying), " Oh my god! What happened to her?!"

Master Splinter says, " She was blown up by a grenade." Ashley's parents continued to shed tears.

Ashley's dad(crying), " Where did this happen Splinter?"

Master Splinter says, " It happened at Central Park. My daughter was hanging out with your daughter and some other friends, they were attacked by a street gang and your daughter was blown up by a grenade."

Ashley's mom(still crying), " Well thank you for calling and telling us."

Master Splinter says, " You're very welcome and once again I'm very sorry for the loss of your daughter."

Ashley's mom and dad(still crying), "Thank you. Bye."

Master Splinter says, " Good bye." and hangs up. Makayla was still very upset. So were the rest of her friends too. They were still crying into each others' arms. Makayla went up to the surface and screamed her friend's name up to the sky. Then she ran into an alley and went on an angry rampage. Makayla was kicking things, throwing things, punching and kicking walls, screaming, crying, and breaking apartment windows. Her brothers heard her and ran into the alley. They saw their sister sitting on the ground crying. Raphael looked at the excessive damage to the alley and said, " What the shell?!"

Leonardo says, " Makayla what happened?!"

Makayla sadly says, " I don't want to talk about it Leo!"

Raphael says, " Who did this?!"

Makayla angrily and sadly says, "I did it okay Raph!"

Leonardo says, " Makayla why would you do this?"

Makayla sadly says, " Because I'm upset!" and creates more damage to the alley.

Donatello says, " Makayla calm down! You're acting like a tornado tearing through a trailer park!"

Makayla sadly says, " I don't care!" and runs away from her brothers. They followed her.

Leonardo shouted, " Makayla don't you dare run away from us!"

Makayla angrily screams, " JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! I WANT TO BE ALONE!" and runs away again. Leonardo tried to go after her again but Raphael said, " Let her go fearless." Meanwhile Makayla ran to the school and somehow got in without setting the alarms off. She walked into the gymnasium and turned the lights on. She sat in the middle of the floor and continued to cry. Then she got up and started practicing her ninjitsu skills. She didn't notice her friend Officer Melissa Shallowgrave enter the gymnasium.

Melissa said, " Makayla what are you doing here?" Makayla stopped what she was doing, ran to her friend, threw her arms around her and cried.

Melissa says, " Makayla why are you upset?"

Makayla cried, " One of my friends died!"

Melissa says, " Who died?"

Makayla cried, " Ashley!"

Melissa says, " Omg I'm so sorry!"

Makayla sadly says, " What are you doing here Melissa?"

Melissa says, " I was trying to find you. Your brothers wanted me to find you." Makayla and Melissa walked out of the gym and the school. Later that evening, Makayla, her friends and family gathered in an open field. Makayla was standing on a wooden table looking up at the sky. Master Splinter was standing next to her and he had his hand on her shoulder. The others were standing behind them and they were all trying to support Makayla during this time. The song ' The Crow & The Butterfly by Shinedown was playing. Leonardo handed Makayla something and told her to throw it into the sky. Makayla threw it and instantly fireworks exploded in the sky.

Makayla sadly said, " What was that for Leo?"

Leonardo sadly says, " That was a message to your friend stating how much we would all miss her."

Makayla sadly says, " Thanks Leo." and leans her head on his shoulder. Leonardo put his head against his sister's head. Makayla let her tears fall down her face. Everyone else shedded a few tears too.

Makayla cried, " I feel like the worst friend ever now! I let my friend die!"

Master Splinter says, " My daughter you're not the worst friend ever."

Raphael says, " Yeah dis was just some freak accident dat neva should of happened."

Makayla cried, " Yes but it was my fault! I should have turned around to see if she was behind me but I didn't!"

Donatello says, " Makayla it's not entirely your fault. Ashley couldn't run fast enough. But look at the bright side, she sacraficed her life to save yours. That shows how much she cares about you." Makayla turned away and looked at the sky. A tear fell down her face. Ashley was one of Makayla's best friends. She just couldn't believe that Ashley let herself get blown up by a grenade and killed.

Donatello says, " You know Makayla, Ashley wouldn't like it if you cried too much."

Leonardo says, " Yeah she want you to be happy and to remember her the way she was as a happy, friendly and intelligent person."

Michelangelo says, " Yeah, cheer up sis. Everything will be okay." Austin walked up to Makayla, took her hand, pulled her toward him and started slow dancing with her. Everyone else watched them. Austin leaned in and kissed Makayla like there was no tomorrow. That made Makayla feel much better and she even smiled a little bit. After that, everyone went home. Weeks later, Makayla came home from school and walked into the bathroom to wash her hands. Then something caught the corner of her eye. She turned toward the bathtub and saw 6 inches of water and Klunk floating lifeless in the water.

Makayla paniced and said, " Oh no no no no no!" She picked up the cat and ran out the door screaming in terror.

Makayla terrifiedly screamed, " Donny I need you right now!" Donatello came running out of his lab and saw his sister sprawled on the floor giving Klunk C.P.R.

Donatello said, " Makayla, slow down! You're doing it too fast!"

Makayla screamed, " I don't care! Come on Klunk, breathe!" Leonardo and the others heard the commotion and came to see what it was.

Leonardo said, " Don what's going on?"

Donatello says, " Makayla is having a panic attack!"

Leonardo says, " Why?" Michelangelo walks in and screamed, " Oh shell! Klunk!"

Makayla screamed, " That's exactly what I was trying to tell you!" and she continued to do C.P.R.

Raphael says, " How da shell did dis happen?!"

Makayla panicly says, " I will tell you! I came home from school, walked in the bathroom to wash my hands and found Klunk floating lifeless in the tub in 6 inches of water!" The entire family gasped. Then Makayla angrily says, " So I think we can all agree that this is Leo's fault!"

Leonardo angrily says, " What?! My fault?! How is this my fault Makayla?!"

Makayla angrily says, " Oh don't play dumb Leo! I saw you in the bathroom this morning before I left for school! You were taking a shower!"

Leonardo angrily says, " Were you spying on me Makayla?!"

Makayla angrily says, " Yes, I was spying!"

Leonardo angrily says, " So?! What does this incident have to do with what happened this morning Makayla?!"

Makayla angrily says, " Simplely because when you got out of the shower, you forgot to drain the water and you left the bathroom door open!"

Leonardo angrily says, " How was I supposed to know that Klunk was going to go in there?!"

Makayla angrily says, " He's a cat! He walks everywhere!"

Donatello says, " Well you know what they say, curiosity killed the cat! Litterally!"

Makayla angrily says, " Donny shut up!" They all continued to argue with each other. Then Donatello went back to saving Klunk's life. Then a week later, Makayla was in school with her friends and she noticed that her friend Julia was barely speaking to anybody. Julia also was wearing baggy clothing as if she was trying to hide something. She also seemed a little sad. Makayla decided to talk to her.

Makayla says, " Julia are you okay?"

Julia sadly says, " Yeah I'm fine."

Makayla says, " You don't sound fine. What's wrong?"

Julia sadly says, " Nothing. I don't want to talk about it."

Makayla says, " Julia you can tell me anything. I'm your friend." The bell rings, signaling the end of lunch. Julia picks up her backpack and sadly says, " I got to go to class guys. Bye." and she walks away to her next class. Makayla felt a little sad too.

Makayla sadly says, " Guys something is not right here."

Morgan sadly says, " Yeah. Julia has never acted like this before."

Naomi says, " Something is definitely going on here."

Makayla says, " Yeah and you know what, I'm going to find out what it is because Julia needs our help." They continued to talk to each other on the way to their next class. Then later that evening, Makayla called Julia to come down to the lair to talk and hang out. Julia showed up 20 minutes later wearing the same clothes that she was wearing at school. Makayla and Julia walked upstairs to her bedroom and they shut the door. They sat on the bed and Makayla said, " Alright Julia, since we're alone, could you please tell me what's going on?"

Julia sadly says, " I don't want to talk about it." Makayla noticed that Julia was wearing a ton of makeup on her face. She rubbed it off to reveal dark bruises and scars. Makayla gasped and said, " Oh my god! Julia! What happened to your face?!"

Julia sadly says, " I can't tell you!"

Makayla says, " Julia you're one of my best friends! You can tell me anything!"

Julia sadly says, " Okay the truth is my dad's been hitting me ever since my mom and dad got divorced!"

Makayla gasped and said, " Oh my god! How long has this been going on?!"

Julia sadly says, " 3 months!"

Makayla panicly says, " I have to report this!" Julia grabs Makayla and cried, " No! You can't tell anyone about this!"

Makayla panicly says, " Why?! This is serious!"

Julia cried, " Because if my dad finds that I told you he's gonna kill me!"

Makayla panicly says, " Not if the police get to him first!"

Julia cried, " Please Makayla! Don't tell anybody! I don't want to die!"

Makayla says, " Look Julia I don't want you to die but I also don't want you to be a victim of child abuse! I have to report this!" Julia continued crying while Makayla picked up the phone and dialed the number for reporting child abuse.

The woman on the phone said, " Hi you have reached the line for reporting child abuse, how may I help you?"

Makayla says, " Hi my name is Makayla Hamato and I would like to report child abuse!"

The woman said, " Is this for you?"

Makayla says, " No, it's for my friend Julia Hathaway."

The woman says, " Who is abusing her?"

Makayla says, " I believe it is her dad Mr. Jacob Hathaway!"

The woman says, " Okay we will put that name in our data base!"

Makayla says, " Thank you!" and hangs up. Julia was still crying and she was also scared. Makayla embraced her and comforted her. Leonardo heard what was going on in there and came into the bedroom.

Leonardo says, " Julia you look terrible!"

Julia cried, " My dad did this to me Leo!"

Leonardo says, " Did you report this?"

Julia cried, " Makayla did." Leonardo and Makayla embraced Julia. Then Julia stood up and was about to walk to the bathroom when she tripped and fell. There was a defening crack that came from Julia's leg. Julia screamed in agonizing pain. The two siblings gasped and got down to help Julia. Julia was lying on the floor holding her leg screaming. Leonardo carefully picked her up and carried her down the stairs.

Julia cried, " Where are we going?!"

Leonardo says, " You'll see in a moment." He carried Julia into Donatello's lab and said, " Don we kind of need your help over here." Donatello walked over, saw Julia and gasped. Then he said, " Leo what happened to her?!"

Leonardo says, " She was abused by her dad and just a minute ago I think she broke her leg."

Donatello says, " Well set her down for a second and I will take a look at it." Leonardo set Julia down on the table and Donatello looked at her leg. As soon as he touched it, Julia said, " Ow that hurts!"

Donatello says, " Yeah it's definitely broken. Help me get her into the bed Leo." The two turtles carefully carried Julia to the infirmary bed and laid her in it.

Donatello says, " Julia I'm going to reposition your leg and it's probably going to hurt a little bit. Do you think you can tolerate it for a second?" Julia nodded her head and Donatello carefully began to reposition Julia's leg. Julia screamed for a second but then calmed down. Donatello wrapped Julia's leg in a cast and set her leg on a throw pillow.

Julia says, " Oh my god thank you. That feels so much better."

Makayla says, " Hey, that's just the kind of stuff that my brother does."

Julia says, " So how long am I staying here?"

Donatello says, " You're probably going to be here for at least 2 weeks."

Julia says, " 2 weeks?! Are you kidding me?!"

Donatello says, " No I'm really not Julia." Julia sighed and then fell asleep. Then 2 weeks later, Makayla and Julia were dancing around in Makayla's room. They were having a lot of fun with each other and they were also practicing for their pom pon practice. Julia was feeling a lot happier now that she was living with her aunt in the same apartment building as April. Julia's dad had recently been arrested for child abuse and was serving 34 years in prison. Since then, Julia's aunt took her in and Julia was safe. Makayla was happy too that her friend is in better care although she is still scared that Mr. Hathaway would try to break out of prison to hurt Julia again or possibly murder her. She also feared that her life would be in jeopardy too. Makayla tried not to think about that and carried on with her activities. But at 2 A.M. something did happen. Just as Makayla had feared, Mr. Hathaway had escaped from jail that night and entered the lair somehow without setting off the intruder alarms. He was carrying a knife with him! He quietly walked up the stairs and checked all the rooms to make sure everyone was asleep. Then he entered Makayla's room and stood over her. He held the knife up over her chest but she woke up and let out a blood-curdling scream just before he brought his hand down to stab her. The entire family heard that, woke up and screamed, " MAKAYLA!" They raced to Makayla's room, Leo kicked open the door and turned on the light. Leo and the others had their weapons drawn and they saw the malicious child molester standing over their sister holding a knife at her chest.

Raph yelled, " Turn around, drop da knife and get away from our sister ya psycho!"

Mr. Hathaway yells, " Shut up and stay away! This is personal!" Master Splinter steps in front of him and angrily says, "No it is not Mr. Hathaway! You shall not hurt my daughter!"

Mr. Hathaway angrily says, " I said shut up and stay away!"

Makayla angrily says, " Don't you dare yell at my father!"

Mr. Hathaway yells, " YOU JUST SHUT UP MAKAYLA HAMATO!"

Master Splinter angrily says, " No one yells at my daughter like that!"

Mr. Hathaway angrily says, " Well I don't give a damn care! Now one of you 4 boys better tell me where my daughter is or your sister is going to die!"

Raph angrily says, " Dat ain't happenin'!"

Don angrily says, " Exactly because if we tell you where Julia is you wiil just abuse her again!"

Leo angrily says, " Yeah and you're not supposed be here anyways! You're supposed to be in jail for 34 years!"

Mr. Hathaway angrily says, " Well I ain't stayin' there!" and tried to attack Makayla again but Julia ran into the room and pushed her father away from her friend.

She yelled, " DAD! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?! GET AWAY FROM MY FRIEND!"

Mr. Hathaway yelled, " HOW DARE YOU USE LANGUAGE LIKE THAT TO ME JULIA! I'M YOUR FATHER AND YOU DON'T EVER, EVER TALK TO ME LIKE THAT! YOU HEAR ME?!"

Julia yelled, " YES I CAN HEAR YOU AND I DON'T CARE! GET AWAY FROM MY FRIEND!"

Mr. Hathaway yelled, " NO! YOUR FRIEND DESERVES THIS AFTER SHE DELIBRATELY REPORTED ME TO THE AUTHORITIES!"

Julia yelled, " SHE WAS JUST TRYING TO KEEP ME SAFE FROM YOU!" The argument continues but then Mr. Hathaway finally leaves. Then 2 weeks later, Makayla was watching an episode of Icarly. It was the episode where the Icarly crew meets Nora Dershlit. Makayla thought that Nora was insane and she knew that was one of the reasons why Nora didn't have any friends. Who would want to be friends with a psychotic, weird girl?! Makayla continued to watch the episode and then she went to bed. While she was sleeping, she pictured herself as Carly Shay trapped in Nora's basement with Sam Pucket and Freddie Benson. She could hear the sounds of Nora's chicken Maurice and she felt like her eardrums were being blown out. She started screaming 'No let me out of here!' and continued screaming even when she heard her name being said over and over again. Makayla was shaking in fear and when she felt two strong hands touch her, she jerked open her eyes and screamed. Makayla then saw the worried facial expression of her older brother Leonardo. Makayla breathed heavily and then she burst into tears. Leo embraced her, rubbed her back and said, " It's okay Makayla. I'm here. I got you." Makayla cried, " Leo it was horrible!" Leo says, " What happened?" Makayla cried, " I pictured myself as Carly Shay trapped in that crazy girl's basement with Sam and Freddie!" Leo says, " And then what happened?" Makayla cried, " I kept hearing the ear-splitting sounds of Nora's stupid chicken and it was torture!" Leo says, " Go on." Makayla cried, " Then I started screaming 'No let me out of here!' and someone started calling my name and started shaking me!"

Leo says, " That was me Makayla." He embraced his sister and stayed with her until she fell back asleep. Then weeks later, Makayla was sitting in the Battle Shell with her friends Morgan, Regina, Julia, Melissa, Kendall, Bridget, Sandy, Olivia, Naomi, Andrea, Robbie, Rudy and Judy, Linda, and their new friend Gia. They were talking, laughing and listening to music. They were listening to Respect by Aretha Franklin. Makayla was sitting in the driver's seat with Regina sitting in the passenger seat next to her. The other girls were sitting in the back on the floor, laughing and chatting with each other. Donatello walked into the garage and said, "Makayla, what are you doing in the Battle Shell?"

Makayla says, " Oh hi Donny. I didn't see you there."

Sandy says, " Is that one of your brothers Makayla?"

Makayla says, " Yes it is Sandy."

Regina sarcastically says, " No, Sandy. It's a person we don't know."

Makayla loudly said, " Regina, shut up!" All the girls laughed out loud.

Donatello says, " Very funny Regina." Then he said, " How many girls are in there with you Makayla?"

Makayla says, " 15."

Donatello says, " 15 girls?! Are you kidding me?!"

Makayla says, " No."

Donatello says, " Who's in there with you?"

Makayla says, " Regina, Morgan, Sandy, Bridget, Kendall, Julia, Melissa, Olivia, Naomi, Andrea, Robbie, Rudy and Judy, Linda, and our new friend Gia."

Donatello says, " Makayla get out of the Battle Shell!"

Makayla says, " Relax Donny we're not doing anything wrong. We're just listening to music and talking. We're not going to break anything."

Donatello says, " You better not or I'm going to break your head Makayla."

Regina says, " You do that Donatello and my foot's going right in your face."

Donatello says, " You know Regina you better watch what you say because I got a bo staff and I'm not afraid to use it."

Makayla says, " Donny you're a pacifist."

Gia says, " What's a pacifist?"

Makayla says, " A pacifist is a person who refuses to fight, Gia."

Gia says, " Oh okay."

Donatello says, " Did you really have to say that Makayla?"

Makayla says, " What?! Don't look at me Donny. Gia's the one that asked."

Regina says, " Yeah don't take it too personally Donatello." Donatello takes his bo staff out and gives Regina a serious look.

Makayla says, " Regina I think your going to want to run."

Regina says, " Yeah that's a good idea." , jumps out of the Battle Shell, runs around the garage with Donatello chasing her swinging his bo staff at her. Makayla and the other girls were laughing because they thought this was funny.

Regina says, " Oh come on Donatello this is not cool."

Donatello says, " Well you wouldn't shut up Regina so I think it's cool to me." They went around and around in the garage just as Leonardo was walking in.

Leonardo laughs and says, " Don what are you doing?" Donatello had his bo staff pinned against Regina's neck, they both looked at Leonardo with stupid smiles on their faces and Donatello says, " This isn't what it looks like Leo."

Leonardo says, " Really? Because it looks like you're trying to choke our sister's friend Regina with your bo staff." They all continued to laugh and talk to each other. Then 3 weeks later, Makayla and Morgan entered the lair after an exciting day at school. They were chatting about the school play that they got into and they were really excited. Leonardo heard them and said, "What are you two talking about?"

Makayla says, " We're talking about our school's play Leo."

Leonardo says, " What's the play about?"

Makayla says, " It's a Pokemon play."

Leonardo says, " Seriously? Your school decided to do that?"

Makayla says, " Yes and we're in it."

Leonardo says, " Really?"

Morgan says, " Yeah."

Leonardo says, " What are you two playing?"

Makayla says, " Jesse and James from Team Rocket! I'm Jesse and Morgan is James."

Leonardo says, " Well who's playing Meowth?"

Makayla says, " Julia is."

Leonardo says, " Well this is gonna be funny. I can totally picture you guys playing them." Then Julia showed up and the three girls went to rehearse.

Makayla( speaking evilly), " Prepare for trouble!"

Morgan( speaking w/ an evil boy voice), " Make it double!"

Makayla( speaking evilly), " To protect the world from devestation!"

Morgan( evil boy voice), " To unite all peoples with in our nation!"

Makayla( speaking evilly), " To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

Morgan( evil boy voice), " To extend our reach to the stars above!"

Makayla( speaking evilly), " Jesse!"

Morgan( evil boy voice), " James!"

Julia( evil cat pokemon voice), " Meowth, now that's a name!"

Makayla( speaking evilly), " Team Rocket, blasting off at the speed of light!"

Morgan( evil boy voice), " Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

Julia( evil cat pokemon voice), " Meowth, that's right!"

Raphael shouted, " SHUT UP, MAKAYLA, MORGAN, AND JULIA! I'M TRYING TO HIT MY PUNCHING BAG!"

Makayla shouted, " WELL WE'RE TRYING TO PRACTICE FOR OUR SCHOOL PLAY, RAPH!"

Raphael shouted, " I DON'T CARE! GO PRACTICE IN THE GARAGE!"

Makayla shouted, " OKAY, FINE RAPH!" The three girls head toward the garage.

Julia says, " What a hothead."

Raphael angrily says, " I heard that, Julia!" Julia ignored what Raphael said and joined her two best friends in the garage. They practiced over and over again until they had it perfect. Then when opening night came, the girls walked out on the stage and performed perfectly. Everyone loved the play.