Chapter 3: Finally Out for the Summer

12:00 PM

When the bell rang, every student is happy to be out for summer vacation and they can enjoy the lazy days ahead and just relax without thinking about school at all. The same goes for Jojo and his friends as they left the building and just enjoy themselves for the summer and Sam said, "Another year, another summer."

"I don't know about you guys, but I'm kinda sad that school's out for the summer." Noah added.

That comment surprised Marcus because normally he'd be a little excited about school being out for the summer and asked, "Really?"

"No." Noah replied, with a laugh.

Marcus sighed in response to that and just mussed with Noah's hair a little bit and said, "I was gonna say like, 'You like being a schoolnerd, bro?' or something like that."

"Don't get me wrong. I like school, but I like the summer breaks even better because I can have fun and just put down the books for once and just let loose." Noah replied.

"Man, we only got like one more year left and it's like we're so out of here. No more cliques, jocks and all the other dumb stuff we have to deal with." Jonah agreed.

"True. And we're all going to Camp Harmony as a unit, together." Jojo responded.

All of them were very excited to be going back to Camp Harmony and let their inner rocker freedom come out for the summer and they just kept talking throughout the walk home. Sometime later, Ryan walks by himself to head home and as he did so, he saw his crush rolling through with his skateboard and knowing that he had made a fool of himself earlier today, the last thing he wanted is to have a full out rejection on his face and being told off. He lowered his head down in shame as he kept walking, he heard his crush call his name.

"Hey, you're Ryan, right?"

Ryan was immediately surprised when his crush knew his name and slowly turned his head and looked at him in the eye and replied, "Yeah."

"I'm Kendall."

"I know who you are, the new guy from school. Listen, if this is about what I had just said back at the hallway, I'm so sorry. I'm such an idiot for even saying that out loud." Ryan said, assuming that he'll get yelled at.

"Hey, hey, hey...it's cool, man. I'm not that offended or thrown off by it. I'm actually happy that you said I look hot. No one's ever complimented me before...not even a girl. And tell you the truth, you're pretty hot, too. You just need some confidence boost." Kendall replied.

To hear that come from his crush made Ryan feel a little bit confident and lightened up by it and that made him very happy to hear that and he said, "Thanks. That means a lot."

"Hey...what are you doing this summer?" asked Kendall.

"I'm going to Camp Harmony. Why?" asked Ryan.

"I'm going there too. I love music and I just hope to bring a lot of individuality back because it lacks a lot in music these days because everything sounds, looks and feels the same. I just can't stand that, so I'm bringing in strictly alternative, punk, metal and indie rock in my music." Kendall replied.

That amazed Ryan and asked, "You make music?"

"Yep. All instrumental music and some original songs of my own that really speaks to the core of how I feel at times. Whatever I'm going through or whatever happens that day, I just write on paper, play my guitar or piano and whatever comes afterwards, I just let it out." Kendall answered.

"Cool. Looks like we have a lot in common." Ryan said, amazed.

Kendall chuckled softly at this and he then said, "And no worries...I have a crush on you too."

Just hearing that Kendall has a crush on Ryan as well really made him feel like he's on top of the world right now and he said, "Thank you."

Both of them were unaware that Brutus and Marcus were watching it all go down and they were rooting for Ryan having a boyfriend and Brutus whispered, "Young love..."

"Ryan's gonna have an awesome summer." Marcus agreed.