The Same Mistakes Club

Chapter Twenty-Eight

"So how'd last Saturday go?" Margaret asked when I got into the car the next morning.

Horrible.

"The concert was fantastic... everything that I wanted it to be..." I replied as I started to dig through my bag, not sure what I was looking for.

"Yeah, so did Gabriel hit on you?"

I stared at Margaret like she had lost her mind.

"Hey, I wouldn't blame a guy for trying. You're a hottie!"

I ignored her and continued to go through my bag.

"Oh, Alissa, I'm just teasing you. Gab is a cool guy. If there is one guy that I'd break the rules for, it would be him."

My bag fell on the floor.

"Shit! Sorry!' I started to pick up my books and pens.

"Are you okay?"

No, not at all.

"Yep."

Maishely was waiting for us by the front doors.

'Hey, Alissa, how was last Saturday?"

"Fine."

Maishely seemed confused. "It was fine?"

I started to dig in my bag as we walked. "Oh, it was fun, they were great. Of course, they looked finer than ever, and they sang like complete angels, from what I remember. You do know that this is their second tour, and the tickets were sold out immediately?"

Margaret just shook her head. Clearly she was used to me just spouting out random One Direction facts. Maishely started to say something, and I found that I couldn't stop talking about 1D history. Margaret headed to her locker, but Maishely continued following me.

"Alissa." She put her hand on my arm, probably trying to steady my nerves. "Is there something you want to talk -"

"Oh, I forgot something. Gotta go!" I headed in the opposite direction of my locker and my first class. Anywhere would've been better than having a conversation about Gabriel with Maishely. It was going to be a long day.

***

"Do you mind making the incision? My hand is killing me." Kadan kept flexing his right hand and wincing.

"Sure." I grabbed the scalpel from him. "What did you do?"

"Oh, I've just been overrehearsing, I guess." He looked a little worried.

"Big gig coming up?"

"You could call it that." He looked down at the floor. When I didn't respond, he looked back up at me. "I have an audition."

But he already had a band. I guess he wanted to move on to bigger and better things.

"What's the audition for?"

"Julliard." He looked back down.

"Julliard? The Julliard?" My voice started to rise. "The music school?"

Kadan's face instantly turned red as he nodded. He looked around, hoping nobody had heard me. "Yeah, I guess I've been practicing too much. I just really want to nail it."

I was in shock. Julliard was probably the most prestigious music school in the country.

"What are you playing?" This was fascinating. Every time I thought I had him figured out, he totally surprised me.

Just like Gabriel, who turned out to be a wonderful surprise.

But then my voice of reason kicked in. Kevin surprised you, too. And that started out wonderful, didn't it?