Chapter Four- Grade 8

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(Lauren's pov) 

Oh it's hilarious to see Liv embarrassed because of Sara and I. 

"Ugh, I'm getting ready. Leave me alone." She stormed into her room. Sara and I laughed. 

"Two days in and she's mad already. Oh god, let's hope her fling thing goes okay." I said, grabbing some juice. 

"She's like our child. Okay, so who do you think gave birth to her?" I laughed and we both agreed Sara. 

We all got ready and called a cab. The cab came after fifteen minutes. We piled in the back of it and started to talk. Olivia lightened up a little bit. 

"So, Liv, I saw you earlier." Sara said.

"What do you mean?" She looked puzzled and a little worried. 

"You were flirting with Joel." Olivia breathed again. 

"Oops, you caught me." She smiled and continued to stare out the window. Something was either making her sad or so freaking happy she couldn't talk. 

We arrived at the venue and gave the usher our tickets. He directed us to the pit. I can't believe we got seats this close!

The show was absolutely amazing. Afterwards, we put the backstage passes to use. There was a small queue of girls, no younger than 15. After the line cleared, we saw the boys.

"Well isn't Sara, Lauren, and Feisty." Ryan said, smiling at me. Olivia rolled her eyes and shook her head. 

"So what are you ladies doing after this? We should go grab some drinks." Adam suggested.

"Well, we'd love to. Olivia, aka buzzkill, are you okay with that?" I elbowed Sara. 

"Sure, as long as I don't have to talk to you."  I know Liv was trying her damn hardest to be fun, but we can't make her change for our benefit. 

"Actually, do you maybe want to come to our beach house?  We have free drinks!" I suggested, knowing it would be a better time.

"Okay, as long as you don't kidnap us." Ryan joked.

We reached the house. Sara and Joel went into the kitchen to get drinks. Adam, Ryan, and Andy sat on the bar stools. Olivia, on the other hand, grabbed her phone and earbuds, heading towards her room. I decided to try to talk to her. 

"Olivia, don't listen to Sara. She's pushy and you aren't a buzzkill, you're a damn good time." She smiled and hugged me.

"She's been making me so aggravated. I've been trying to let loose, but I'm not going to change my life style and personality for her or you or anybody else. I am who I am." I nodded.

"Well, would that girl like to come enjoy a few drinks with the really hot band sitting in our living room?" She smiled and agreed.

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(Olivia's pov) 

I walked over and grabbed a shot. The hell if I'm being a buzzkill. I made myself a white Russian and sat next to Andy. He smiled, when he saw me sit down.

"You guys have a nice house. Who's is it?" 

"Well, Sara, Lauren, and I's parents paid for it, since we are graduating from college next year. They figured it was a nice little present for making it this far." 

"You guys must have awesome parents. So where do you go?"

"Carnegie Mellon University. I'm majoring in journalism and taking classes in law. I plan on being a lawyer, because let's face it, I'll never do what I want to do." He sat his drink down and frowned.

"Hey, don't say that. What do you really do?" I reluctantly told him.

"I want to be a hockey journalist and because I'm a female and 'I don't know anything about sports' I most likely won't go far." He looked a little bit puzzled. I directed him to the couch and turned the television on. I changed it to the local sports station. The Penguins vs. Flyers game was on. 

'Mmm 'kay. So the objective is to get the puck in the net, with your stick.  There may be a few fights, well only because we have one of the biggest rivals in hockey. I should know, see the black and gold team?" He nodded. "That's my absolute favorite team. I sorta do miss sitting on my couch and watching the game. Yeah, I get a little loud and the girls do particularly like that." He chuckled.

"Sounds like me with football, I think you call it soccer here." I nodded. "So you want to write about this? That seems pretty cool, actually." 

"I have always wanted to, ever since my dad and I started to watch it." They showed an aerial view of Pittsburgh. I truly miss it.

"See that's where I used to live. I miss it, but I don't, ya know?" He smiled.

"It's beautiful. I know how you feel. If you ever need to talk about it, you can always text or call me." He handed me his number.

"Wait, when are you guys starting your tour again?" I figured they would be leaving soon.

"We are staying here for four months, on account of our album." I smiled and explained that we were here for the same amount of time. I think Andy and I have a shot. Although, my luck he has a girlfriend. 

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