August 26, 2008
“You ready?” Luke asked.
“Yeah be right down.”
I quickly shoved the rest of my notebooks into my backpack and tried my best to zip it up. Grabbing my purse that was sitting on my dresser, I caught I glimpse of myself in the mirror. My hair was pulled back in a loose bun and my new necklace shone against my fair skin. The necklace Nick gave me four days ago. I moved the clasp away from the delicate sterling silver “S.” It had been four days since I last talked to the boys. Four days since the robin’s egg blue box appeared on my pillow.
“Got that in the mail today.” My dad had said when I walked into the kitchen holding the box and the note.
[[Dear Sara,
Good luck at your first day of school. Our schedules get more and more packed every day, but we will always have time for you. Think of us when you are walking down the halls. You’re what I go to school for.
Love, Nick]]
My phone rang again and I fumbled out of my flashback trying to answer it. Before I could say hello Annabelle’s annoyed voice rang in my ears.
“You’re going to miss your first day of school!” Annabelle’s voice boomed from the other end.
“Yeah, yeah I’m coming. I’m coming.” I quickly hung up on her and typed in my password, making sure my phone locked. If the numbers I have stored in my phone got out, there would be hell to pay. I kissed my dad on the cheek and made my way outside to Luke’s car.
School is terrifying. There were so many new faces, so many new teachers, and so many things just waiting to go wrong. Annabelle sat across the room from me in homeroom, because we were in alphabetical order. My teacher is nice. She’s young with fair blond hair, has two younger kids, and has good taste in shoes. Homeroom was extended this morning, so we could all do some quick icebreakers. Everyone had to say their name and what they did this summer.
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“You ready Essie?”
“Yeah, almost dad.” I shoved the last of my belongings into my last bag and fumbled with the zipper. I was shaking. It had been six months. Six months is a long time. People can change in six months. People do change in six months.
We pulled up to the arena in Toronto. My dad paid the taxi driver as I loaded my bags out of the backseat.
“There she is” My dad said, referring to our home away from home.
I walked in, touching the instruments, running my fingers over the keys, patting lightly on the drums, and stopping in front of my bunk. I chucked both my pillow and blankets on the lower bed and left my bags in the narrow hall.
MK: You here yet?
Me: Maya! I’m so pumped, where are you??
MK: on the stage, come in
Me: meet me backstage
MK: left entrance, you’ll see it
Me: 5 mins
I was never very good at texting with a keyboard. I had just got my sidekick a month ago and constantly needed to look at the little keyboard buttons while I texted. I was so caught up in the message that I didn’t hear footsteps coming down the hall toward me. I didn’t hear the faint conversation carried on between a teenage rock star and a stage producer. I didn’t see the back of a sweat glistened shoulder of one of my best friends, that is, until it hit me in the face.
“Oh, I’m sor-Sara?”
“Joe!” I heard my phone hit the hard floor before his arms wrapped quickly around me.
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“Um, hold on, Sara?” The teacher called, ripping me from my daydream.
“Yeah, I’m Sara.”
“It’s your turn, what did you do over the summer?”
{{I went on tour AGAIN with The Jonas Brothers; maybe you’ve heard of them. I partied with Disney stars and had dinner with Taylor Swift. I went on shopping sprees with Miley Cyrus and slept over Demi Lovato’s. I traveled by tour bus and private jet to 48 out of 50 states. I went to the Bahamas. I played guitar in front of 20,000 people. I’m currently dating Nick Jonas.}}
“Oh, I just hung out with friends this summer.” This was pretty true. “Nothing that exciting, really.” Okay, lie. I glanced across the room to see Annabelle roll her eyes. I stuck my tongue at her when I knew the teacher wasn’t looking.
“Well, that’s always fun.” My homeroom teacher, Mrs. Fitz, said. She flashed me that sickly sweet ‘I’m sorry your family is broken and you don’t get to go on vacation,’ sympathy smile. Pshh.
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okay you have to pay attention to the dates and flashbacks and stuff considering im like a year behind :/
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