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Backstage is normal organized chaos, the only guests are Hunter who's in Slasher'schange room and Ted who's in mine. It's a sold out crowd, "I can't believe you sing forall these people," Ted's flabbergasted."If you had told me this two months ago, I would have thought you were having meon.""No voice lessons or anything," asks Ted."Notta," I reply."It's a gift," Ted informs me. "Like that magic mushroom one of the guys slippedme. Everything looks so different since I took it.""You took drugs? Ted!" I'm disgusted. "How do you feel?""Exactly the same," he explains, "except you're beauty is way more enhanced aftertaking it than before.""Are you going to be okay?" I ask trying to gage whether he can be left alone ornot."Of course," he replies cooly, but I'm having serious doubts."Three more minutes," a stage hand calls out."I have to go, come with me, I lead him to his spot next to Hunter.." Ted follows meand takes a seat. I go on stage with Slasher and the crowd roars with excitement. In thecorner of my eye, I see Ted getting up and walking towards the stage. I casually trystopping him giving him a hand signalling for him to stay back but he doesn't listen orunderstand the gesture and before I know it he's walking towards us waving and smilingat the crowd. The goons swoop in, and they are struggling with Ted who suddenly hassuper human strength. They pin him down to the ground and then it takes four guys tocarry him off stage. He's swinging his butt, making it hard for them to hold him, then arush of fans try jumping onto the stage, the crowd is difficult to control, security, on topof security have to threaten the crowd to get back, Slasher grabs my arm and we leavethe stage until it's no longer chaotic."What the fuck," complains Slasher."One of your crew, gave him a magic mushroom, he's never done drugs before," Iexplain.

"Tell me who," he thunders. "I'll fire him.""I don't know, and I wouldn't trust him to tell you who it was," I say referring toTed."Can they control the crowd?" I ask."I don't know, we can't go out there with them like this," he tells me. "One of my'goons' as you put it is bringing YOUR FRIEND back to the hotel, where's Hunter?""I haven't seen him since we were on stage." Then the worst thought strikes me,what if Ted in his drugged up state says something stupid to Hunter who's alreadysuspicious about Carrie being alive? I have to find Hunter or Ted and "I have to checkon Ted to make sure he's okay!" I blurt quickly."My GOONS will make sure of that," Slasher reassures."I need to see for myself," I say untrustingly.He gives me a strange look, "What about the concert?""Nobody will care if I'm not there, just if you don't go back on stage, doc me, Idon't care," and I desert him rushing off to the parked limousines.I open the door to the first one who doesn't appear to be blocked in, "Take me backto the hotel please!" He nods and waits for me to get into the car, then pulls out and I justhope that Ted isn't saying anything stupid, and if he does, I can't guarantee that he'sgoing to tell me what he said, maybe I should text Carrie just in case:Me: Hi Carrie? Ted took a mushroom (drugs) at the concert and started acting allweird. He was sitting next to Hunter, God only know's what he's said to him.Carrie: You can't be serious! Did you ask him?Me: I'm on my way back to the hotel right now to look for Ted. I haven't seen Hunter.I'm scared he might be on his way back to Toronto, he suspects you're still alive whichreally freaks me out.Carrie: You know!Me: I'll keep you posted, but this isn't good.We arrive back at the hotel and I head straight to Ted's room. I knock on his door andwait. It opens, and I see a goon, "Hi, I need to see Ted," I demand.He opens the door all the way and makes room for me to step in. Ted appears to besleeping on the bed, "Ted," I screech.He startles and sits up, "My head," he rubs irritated.

I turn back to the goon, "You can leave now," I insist. He casts a look of doubt butlistens, I let the hotel door slam shut behind him, "Did you say anything to Hunter?" Iinterrogate."At the concert?" he asks as dumb as a cow."Where else?" I growl."The song you sang was romantic, I couldn't help it," he starts getting sad."What did you say," I growl."I said that I'm into Carrie but she still loves him," he admits pathetically."She's supposed to be dead!" I remind him."I know," he weeps."Oh for goodness sakes, you're pathetic," I shake my head. I pull my phone out to textCarrie.Me: Ted told Hunter you're still in love with him. I'd put money on it he's on his wayto Toronto as we text.Carrie: What am I going to do? When he sees my stuff is here.Me: He crazily knew, Ted just confirmed it. You aren't going to be able to keep up thecharade as far as Hunter is concerned.Carrie: He's going to be so mad.Me: With every right to be.Carrie: I'll let you know if I see him.Me: And all the juicy details I would hope.Carrie: Of course."I have to go," I desert Ted, and rush to the front lobby asking what room Hunter isstaying in. The lady is hesitant, checks her computer, and then tells me he's checked out.Just as I expected.Me: He's on his wayCarrie: Holy shit!I warn Carrie, that's all I can do. I would so love to be a fly on the wall for the bigconfrontation. I check my calendar to see if there's enough time for me to fly home and