Chapter 16
"Morning." Dorothy Ann said, heading into the cafeteria. Everyone, except Carlos, smiled back at her. "Okay, DA!" Keesha cried out, "come with us! Tell us everything!" Before DA could say anything, Keesha and Wanda had grabbed ahold of her wrists and towed her away, while Phoebe nervously followed. Carlos glared after her while Tim, Ralphie and Arnold stared blankly. "You two get in a fight?" Tim asked. Carlos shrugged. "I don't want to talk about it." He bitterly said. He barely got any sleep that night. Every time he closed his eyes, flashes of x-rated scenarios, involving DA and Judd filled his mind, and he would snap awake, angry and disgusted. "Well, whatever your beef is with DA," Ralphie began, "you'd better resolve it soon. The battle of the bands next performance is tonight!" Tim nodded. "Oh! I forgot... Technically I shouldn't be telling you this, so don't get me in trouble, but one of the bands got a replacement singer, as the previous one has laryngitis." "Why should we know this?" Carlos asked. "Because..." Tim began "it's Janet!" Carlos stared open mouthed and Ralphie banged his head against the table, cussing. "Why did it have to be Janet?" Carlos grumbled. "Did you know about this, Arnold?" Arnold shook his head. The guys were about to continue questioning Arnold, when the bell rang. Classes went by quite uneventfully, much to the disappointment of most. When Carlos was heading to math class, he ran into DA, heading to anthropology. "Dorothy Ann!" He cried out, reaching over and grabbing her arm. She paused and turned. "Carlos." She flatly said. He looked around. A crowd was already beginning to form. "Can I talk to you? Alone?" DA sighed. "Okay. I'm going to my class. Walk with me." The two of them walked in silence for a bit, until Carlos began. "I'm sorry." He began. "I was a total jerk. Can we please be friends again?" DA smiled. "We never stopped, you know." Carlos smiled back at her. "That's good. See you tonight?" "I thought you were grounded." DA remarked. Carlos shrugged. "Dad said I could go if I agreed to an extra day of grounding." "Sounds fair." DA agreed. She hugged him tightly, and ran into her class, right as the bell rang. When school ended and round 4 was on, Carlos couldn't help but notice something odd between DA and Judd, for a couple that supposedly slept together the night before, they were very... Distant. When Drug-X finished performing and got offstage, they were greeted with haughty laughter. Janet was strutting over to them. "Everywhere by Michelle Branch?" She scoffed, "Dorothy Ann, that's kids stuff." "What are you doing?" DA asked, trying her best not to rip Janet's head off her toothpick body. Janet snorted "Galamourous is going to win." She said. "Now, I'd love to continue talking to you wannabes, but I have a contest to win. She turned and strutted onstage, singing a horrible cover of Suddenly Last Summer. When they finished, Malachite was on. "Hello everyone!" Judd called out. "This is a song dedicated to a special woman! Hit it, Lars!" An AC/DC rift started. Judd opened his mouth and began to sing.
She was a fast machine she kept her motor clean
She was the best damn woman that I ever seen
She had the sightless eyes telling me no lies
Knocking me out with those American thighs
Taking more than her share
Had me fighting for air
She told me to come but I was already there
Cause the walls start shaking
The earth was quaking
My mind was aching
And we were making it
And you shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me all night long
I'm working double time on the seduction line
She's one of a kind she's just mine all mine
Wanted no applause it's just another course
Made a meal outta me
And come back for more
Had to cool me down to take another round
Now I'm back in the ring to take another swing
Cause the walls were shaking the earth was quaking
My mind was aching
And we were making it
And you shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me all night long
Knocked me out I said you
Shook me all night long
You had me shaking and you
Shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me
When you took me
You really took me and you
Shook me all night long
You shook me all night long
Yeah, yeah, you shook me all night long
You really got me and you
Shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me
Yeah you shook me
All night long
When the last rift finished, DA ran out of the room, eyes brimming with tears. Carlos ran after her until he found her outside, curled up, eyes filled with tears. "I'm so sorry..." He whispered, holding her tightly. "I'm sorry for the public humiliation..." DA broke away. "What are you talking about? Judd and I didn't sleep together!"