So Many Doubts

Christmas Chimes

A:N-The art is not mine.

Friday afternoon when the bell rang Brittany exited her class upset and Janine was starting on her.

"What's the matter Brittany, gonna be single for Christmas. It serves you right, you gold digging chipette."

Brittany walked to her locker and slammed it as Janine kept on talking. She glared at her with her ice blue eyes.

"Keep on talking Janine, and I will show you exactly how much of a gold-digger I am. You have ten seconds to stop talking trash about me! I had it, you caused me and Alvin to fight five days before Christmas because I lost my voice fighting with your wannabe self!"

Alvin overheard and approached Brittany.

"So, you lost your voice fighting with Janine? Why would you do that especially when you knew how important that concert was? What would've happened if Simon and Jeanette didn't sing lead? Did you think about that?"

Brittany just looked.

"Alvin, I didn't know what else to do, she wouldn't leave me alone and just kept starting on me, can you please forgive me I am so sorry."

He smiled at her and slapped her butt.

"You know that I can never stay mad at you babe. Come on let's get home we have a concert tomorrow night to rehearse for."

She smiled as he took her waist while they exited the school waiting for their siblings. Brittany leaned against the pole while waiting for the others. Alvin continued to look at his watch listening for his cell to go off with Dave yelling at him. He picked up his cell and called Simon.

~In the meantime~

Jeanette was waiting for Simon outside of the science lab and sighed also looking at her watch when Theodore and Eleanor approached her.

"Hey Jean, please don't tell me that Simon forgot we have rehearsal, three-thirty at the studio?"

Jeanette shrugged her shoulders and heard her cell going off with Brittany's ringtone. She answered.

'Yes Britt, I know we have rehearsal at three-thirty. We are waiting for Simon he is still in the science lab. Okay, will you please stop yelling in my ear! Okay, I understand we have a lot of songs to rehearse, you need to stop yelling or you will lose your voice again.'

Simon exited the science lab and Jeanette looked at him with her arms crossed after she hung up with Brittany.

"You are aware we have rehearsal at three-thirty today for our concert tomorrow night. It is now three-ten, we have less than 20 minutes to get to the studio. Couldn't you wait for after Winter Break to hand in your Extra credit report? I just had my ear blown off by my Diva of a sister because we are late getting to the studio. You better hope your dad doesn't call Alvin and start yelling at him because of you. You know how mad he gets when he gets blamed for our tardiness. The last thing we need is an angry Alvin at our concert tomorrow and on Christmas! So how about we move and go meet them?"

Simon felt his hand being pulled and realized that Jeanette, Eleanor, and Theodore started walking without him.

"Hey, you guys wait up for me, please! Hey, I am part of the group too you know. Jeanette?"

He ran after the other three and saw Alvin's eyes slanted in anger as he approached them.

"Hey Alvin I umm kind of lost track of the time, please don't hurt me."

Alvin looked dead at him.

"You are so lucky that I am not about to pound you for nearly making us late for rehearsal."