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Chapter 64 - "It's Time That I Own It!"

- Chapter 64 - Before Rehearsal Relationships and Stuff Like That lol -
Warnings: sadness, mentions of girl stuff/shark week, slight annoyance at points
Third Person POV

"Yo! Did you guys hear that storm last night?!" Jeremy asked as he stretched.

Jesse, who stood a few feet away from him with his father, smiled when he heard him.

Isaac looked at his twin, slightly annoyed. "What is with the way you're speaking right now?" he grumbled.

Jeremy rolled his eyes.

A few of the people in their group were confused by how grumpy Isaac was.

"Don't mind him," Kyler told them, leaning over in his split. "He's grumpy because of Jaden."

Aiden shot Kyler a slight smirk.

Smiling, Kyler shook his head.

Isaac rolled his eyes at Kyler's statement, touching his toes. "He's being a jerk. He purposely tripped me today, and then had the audacity to help me up," he complained.

Kyler and Aiden exchanged a look. "Are you sure he purposely tripped you?" Aiden questioned.

"Or did you trip over your own two feet?" Kyler asked.

Isaac rolled his eyes, got up, and left.

Kyler sighed. "He's so hopelessly in love."

Aiden nodded in agreement.

Nathan tilted his head. "In love?" he asked softly. "That's what it looks like when you're in love?"

Aiden and Kyler exchanged a look. Kyler grabbed Aiden's hand and pulled him up. "This is your problem now, Jeremy!" he exclaimed and dragged Aiden away.

Jeremy sighed deeply. "Don't worry about it, Nate," he told him.

Nathan nodded and went into a back bend, before crawling so his chest was on the floor and his feet were on either side of his head.

Jeremy cringed. "That is both really impressive and really creepy," he said.

Nathan giggled, dropping out of it.

On the other side of the theater, Aliyah grumbled as she dropped down next to the girlsies.

Kennedy looked at her. "You okay?" she asked, looking slightly concerned.

"No." Aliyah laid her head in her arms. "I hate living."

Kennedy frowned. "Wh-"

"Oh." Jada frowned when she realized. "Is it that week?" she asked.

Kennedy instantly realized and her eyes softened.

Aliyah nodded defeatedly, still not looking up at them.

Isabella frowned and opened her bag. "Do you need anything?" she asked. "I carry around pads and stuff in my bag, plus a sweatshirt and things to make it a bit more bearable," she informed Aliyah.

"Plus, Josh and Rowan carry around stuff for me," Mary added. "I don't know what they have, but I know they have stuff, and Josh always has a stuffed animal," she explained with a soft chuckle.

Aliyah smiled, looking up a bit. "Thanks guys."

The three girls smiled.

Aliyah sat up, cringing a bit. "I have tampons in my bag, but I forgot both medicine and water, and I feel as crappy as I look," she mumbled, holding her stomach.

"Hey, no." Jada stared into Aliyah's eyes sternly. "You don't look crappy. Repeat after me, "It's time that I own it!"" She smiled knowingly.

Aliyah rolled her eyes fondly. "It's time that I own it," she sang quietly.