Chin was in the
study/guestroom. She was on the other phone line, talking with AJ.
"Oh guess what?"
"Hmmm?" Chin sounded
distracted.
"Chi-IN, are you
on the computer?!"
"Maybe."
"Well you're not
listening to me."
"Yes...I am...just...not
fully."
"Well you need to
be."
"It's only YOU,
Alex...I won't miss much."
"HEY! Now I'm hurt."
"Fine...there, I'm
sitting on the bed...I left the computer alone, happy?"
"Very...hmmmm, the
bed eh? Nice choice..."
"Oh you shut up."
"What kind of sheets?"
"Get your mind out
of the gutter or else..."
"Okay okay..."
"Now what did you
want to tell me? Now that I'm off the computer?"
"And on the bed..."
"Alex, I'm warning
you..."
"Ooooh...HEY by
the way, for the billionth time, it's AJ, Chin...AJ..."
"Continue with what
you were going to tell me, ALEX."
"Hmph...Well now
I forgot."
"That's so you."
"Isn't it though?"
"May I go back to
working on the computer please? I have a new paper, due soon."
"Naw, stay on the
bed, beds are niiiice..."
"AJ!"
"AJ finally eh?
Damn you must be mad! Haha...OH now I remember..."
"So tell me before
I hang up on you..."
"Geesh...okay okay..."
"Well...?"
"D's got a girlfriend."
"What? And I thought
you had earth-shattering news... Not that it's not good news, but I already
know."
"What!?"
"Yeah...Her name's
Joanne and she's 24."
"How'd you know??"
"Don't think that
we are the only set of good friends here..."
"So Brian told Jenny?
Or did Kevin tell Sarah? I didn't think they knew about it yet."
"No, Alex...Howie
told Cathy."
"Ohhhh... so he
tells a girl before he tells me, eh?"
"It's Kat we're
talking about here. They're almost like best friends. Get over it."
"Well still..."
"Stop whining."
"Whine whine whine!"
"And you are how
old again?"
"Old enough."
"Oh geeze."
"Hahaha...you're
so fun to talk to, Chin."
"Should I take that
as a compliment?"
"Anything from me
is a compliment!"
"I beg to differ."
"Oh really?...Well,
I would love to have you evaluate on that, but I gotta go."
"Fine, just leave
me."
"I will."
"You're so nice,
AJ."
"THERE we go! AJ!...Wait,
you're not mad, are you?"
"Whoops, slip of
the tongue...ALEX."
"Meany."
"Bye," Chin laughed.
"Bye."
Chin hung up and
left the room, planning to get a soda from downstairs. She ran into Jenny,
who was coming from Julie and Cathy's room. Jenny looked worried.
"You okay?"
"Better than
Julie is."
"What happened?"
"I dunno if she
wants me to tell you. You'll find out soon enough though."
"Should I go in
there?"
"No, leave her be...I
was in there, but she asked me to leave."
"Oh...ok. Want a
soda? We can go downstairs and be out of the way."
"Yeah...sure."
~*~*~*(In Julie And Cathy's Room)*~*~*~
"...Nick, it's okay...it
wasn't your fault...it's not like you did it on purpose!"
"Are you sure you
forgive me?
"YES!"
"But, I'm under
age, too! How can you forgive me?"
"Nick, forget it.
I'm fine with it now. I thought it over...I can't be mad at you."
"But you should
be."
"Why?"
"Because..."
"Nick, stop. For
the billionth time, I forgive you."
"I don't see how
you can so easily."
There was silence
for a moment.
"Nick," Julie sighed,
"...I can't believe I'm saying this...but maybe we should break up."
"W-What!?"
"Nick...it'd be
for the best."
"I knew this would
happen! That's why I didn't want to tell you. You can't do this to me!"
"Do this TO you?
I'm doing it FOR you! What do you think I'm doing to ME?"
"It was a mistake...an
accident!...please!...I don't want to lose you......PLEASE Julie, don't do
this."
"It's not because
of what you did...I already told you, I'm NOT mad at you...It's because what
you're doing right now, Nick!...If you didn't have me around, you wouldn't
be so upset...Maybe Hannah had the right idea breaking it off with Lance...I
mean, you guys are too busy...you shouldn't have to worry about us...just
go on with your life."
"Julie-- "
"Nick, face it:
if you didn't have me like a ball and chain holding you down, you wouldn't
be going through this pain and regret right now, would you?"
"But...Don't talk
like that!...You mean a lot to me! You will NEVER hold me down! You're NOT
a ball and chain!"
"I never thought
I'd be saying this..."
"Please don't..."
"Nick..." Julie
took a deep breath to gain some strength, "...it's for the best...it's over...goodbye,"
Julie sighed and hung up the phone before she could hear his response.
Nick just held the phone, as if afraid to put it down. When he did, he punched
the wall and collapsed on the nearby couch to cry. Julie emerged from her
room and went straight to Hannah's. Hannah was sitting on her bed, reading.
Hannah looked up and saw Julie standing in the doorway. Just by looking at
her, Hannah knew exactly what Julie had just done. She put down her book
and outstretched her arms. Julie ran to her and fell into her hug, crying.
~*~*~*(In A Hotel Where The Boys Were Staying)*~*~*~
Howie knocked on
Nick's door. He had just heard a thump, as if Nick had punched the wall or
something, and he was worried. There was no answer. He slowly opened it and
peeked inside. Nick was slumped over on the couch, sobbing. Howie quietly
closed the door behind him and walked over to him.
"Nick...?" Howie
said, sitting down beside him on the couch.
"I lost her!" Nick
sobbed and hugged a shocked Howie.
"What happened,
buddy?" Howie asked as Nick cried into his shoulder.
"I'm an idiot...I,
I messed up, D...I messed up...And now I've lost Julie."
"Ohhh..." Howie
said, putting the pieces together.
"And she wasn't
even mad about the party thing! Sh-she said she was a burden to me! She felt
that I'd be better off without her being in the way..."
"Nick--"
"I messed it all
up..."
"Nick, listen to
me." Howie pushed him back off of his shoulder and looked at him. "If she
means so much to you, you can't just give up and sit here sobbing for the
rest of your life
thinking about how the future could have been if this had not happened. Make
that future what you wanted it to be...You have to try and win her back.
And if she really cares for you, she'll take you back in the end. It will
be hard if she's stubborn, but you have to try. I bet she's scared, Nick.
She gets a famous boyfriend, and then, less than a month later, he cheats
on her...not purposefully, so she forgave you...but you got too worried...what
do you think she thinks of this? She thinks you should have your own life
and not have to deal with her, right?"
"But how am I supposed
to get her back? She said it was OVER."
"Be persistent is
all I can say. Call her every day and try to talk to her. If you both were
meant for each other, it will work out...Now go get ready. We have to go
practice in the venue in half and hour," Howie said, giving Nick a pat on
the back before getting up to leave the room.
"Thanks, D...I won't
let her go easily," Nick weakly smiled.
"You're welcome,
buddy...now go get ready," Howie smiled and left the room. Nick sighed and
sat for a moment in deep thought.
"No matter what
it takes," he said to himself, "I WILL get her back..."
*Chapter 27 ~ Stormy Weather*
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