Camilla Wilson // JATP

ghosts can

- people don't..but ghosts do - 

me, flynn and Julie laugh slightly. before flynn goes serious. 

"Look... you're gonna lose them no matter what. And it sucks. But they helped bring you back to life. Now it's your turn to help them. They have to cross over. Let them go." I sigh and look at julie "you too cami, I know you and Luke developed a connection, but you don't want him to keep being hurt" I sigh "I know" flynn gives us a hug. "its time for them to move on" 

me and Julie go the studio, and the boys are moping around, Alex is playing with his drum sticks Luke is plucking his guitar and reggie is just complaining. "Snap out of it!" julie yells making everyone jump including me. Alex falls off his chair. "I think you broke Alex" reggie says. "Do you guys want to cross over or what?" I say "Get it together!" julie yells. 

"They're never gonna let us play the Orpheum. We're nobody." Luke says sighing again.  "We're less than nobody." Alex adds  "We have no bodies." reggie finishes, I laughs lightly. "Someone once told me that you don't ask for permission." julie says. "You book gigs by doing." I finish smiling at Luke. "that was me" reggie says smiling. "no it wasn't" I say, "not it wasn't julie says. and so does Luke, reggie looks hurt. "yes it was" he whispers slightly, I roll my eyes. 

"This isn't over. We were brought together for a reason: to help each other." I say

 "Yeah, but like Luke said, people don't just play the Orpheum because they want to."  Alex says. 

"People don't, but ghosts do." Julie says smiling. 

- the next day - 

we have made a plan, but it all revolves around willie 

"are we sure we can trust him?" Luke asks, he has his arm wrapped around me holding my close to him. 

"he promised" Alex said quickly. 

"we will see you later ok?" Luke said smiling at me. he kissed my forehead then poofed away. 

I smiled at julie. and we waited...and waited.......and waited until..

whoosh

"Oh my gosh! What took you guys so long? Did Willie do it? Did you talk to them? Did they watch?" julie says 

"Did they like us? Are we playing tonight? Someone answer me! Why's no one saying anything?" I pile on her questions. 

"Whoa! That's a lot of questions! Luke, you wanna take this one?" reggie says laughing "Take a seat. It's fine. Everything's fine." Luke says, he pulls me forward to sit with him. "Yeah. You should be getting a call right... now!" we all look at Julies phone.... nothing  "Okay. Right... now!"again we all look at Julies phone and wait.. then it rings and we celebrate. "answer it" I yell julie gasps "oh yea" and picks up her phone. 

"Hi, this is Tasha from the Orpheum in Hollywood."

we jump up celebrating again. Luke picks me up and spins me around. "is this julie, of troubles and the phantoms?" julie smiles "yea this is she" she says. "Are you available to open for us tonight?" we cheer "Yeah, totally." the person on the phone laughs "okay" and we cheer again "Thank you so much"  

"See you then."

and julie hangs up, the boys pick Alex up and turn him through the air 

"were playing the orpheum baby!" I yell hugging julie. 

"im swimming" Alex yells making us laugh. 

"right I have to go home and sort an outfit!" julie laughs 

"meet you there?" she asks "meet you there" I give Luke a hug goodbye and walk home.

when I walk in I see carrie watching our YouTube video "you a fan now?" I ask she gives me a death glare "don't talk to me" I walk over and see the comments all positive and it makes me smile, just then dad walks in. "hey darlings" he says, he starts walking up the stairs.. but stops. "What is that? Sounds good." he says and I smile  "Please don't say that." carrie says, dad walks over and looks at the screen. "is that you and julie?" he says looking at me. I smile "Yeah. She has a band with those guys. Of course she needed a gimmick. They're holograms." carrie said bitterly "and somehow cause the world hates me" she says but I interrupt, "we're playing the orpheum tonight." I expect dad to respond. but he doesn't, he just stares at the screen. 

"how is that possible.." 

"I know, right?" carrie answers. 

I look at dad who is nervously dealing a number on his phone. 

"It's Trevor. Get me into the Orpheum tonight. Plus one." he says rushing upstairs 

"Why do you hate me too?" carrie responds 

"Only love, baby. Only love." dad responds. 

"carrie? would it kill you to be supportive? I supported your band!" she rolls her eyes "yea before you called us cutesy and preppy" she says "carrie please! your my sister. at least try to be happy for me" she rolls her eyes, I give up and walk to my room finding the perforce outfit for the performance. a red dress with a leather jacket matching Julies purple dress she had sent me a photo off. I smile as I pack the outfit away and leave my room, downstairs I see dad stood waiting for me. 

"dad you ok?" he pulls me into a hug. 

"im so proud of you baby" I smile 

"you recognise them..dont you" his face drops. 

"you know?" I nod lightly..

"can we talk about it later.. I really need to go." he nods 

"good luck baby...no hotdogs"

I laugh lightly and hug him again before leaving the house and walking to the orpheum. 

"I can't believe im perfroming here" I whisper to myself as I walk inside...