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Chapter 30

School was rough on Spencer that week. Everyone kept talking about the big tour Toby's going on. All the teachers would block out a lesson just to hear about Toby's tour. Students have crowded him in the hallway. Girls from all grade levels have asked Toby out. A lot of people asked for tickets to his shows. Spencer watched it all from afar and felt saddened. She's happy that she's getting his chance, but at the same time she's going to miss him while he's gone. As soon as he goes on tour, it could be the last time she sees him. It's taking everything in Spencer not to cry. It's hard for her to listen to all these questions being asked. People are just asking Toby question after question and she can't take it anymore.

"How many backup singers will you have on tour?"

"Do you need any more backup dancers? My mom says I have a gift for dancing."

"Can you get me into any Hollywood parties?"

"Is it true that you're starring in a movie?"

"How much do you lift a day? You're so strong."

"How many songs are on your album?"

"Can I go on tour with you?"

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Step off, Becky! Toby's mine!"

"No, he's not, Rachel he's mine!"

"Toby and I belong together!"

"In your dreams!"

"Step off, bitches, Toby is mine!"

All of this Toby talk is driving Spencer insane! This would all be so much easier if she still hated him. At lunch time Becky, Rachel, and this other girl named Jill got into a three-way fight over who belongs with Toby. None of those no-good-sluts belongs with him. 'He belongs with me.' That's what Spencer was thinking in her head. Her friends kept trying to talk about something else other than Toby going on tour so they could cheer Spencer up, but nothing is working. Their conversation keeps getting drowned out by all the voices around them. Spencer got up from her chair in the middle of lunch and rushed out of the cafeteria. If she hears one more word about Toby going on tour, she's going to lose it. She was halfway down the hall when she overheard two voices talking.

"I bet you're really excited to be going on tour," the first voice was Jenna's.

"Yeah, I am," and, of course, the second voice Spencer heard just had to be Toby.

"I wasn't kidding about my offer to be one of your backup dancers. It there's one thing I've learned about showbiz it's that you can never have too many dancers on the crew."

"Well, you can if the stage Isn't big enough to hold all the dancers."

"You'll make room."

"I don't think so, Jenna," Toby said.

"Why not? You know I'm extremely talented. You're not just saying no because saying yes would hurt Spencer. You guys are broken up from what I heard, so it shouldn't matter what she thinks."

"Actually it does matter what she thinks and no, I'm not just saying no because of Spencer. I'm saying no because I have far too many dancers already. I don't need you."

Jenna smirked, "you must be really happy to get away from her."

"Jenna," Toby sighed. "People have been bugging me all day and I haven't even had lunch yet. Could you please drop the matter."

"Sure," Jenna nodded. "If you go to the cafeteria you'll just be ambushed by all those people. Why don't we go somewhere else for lunch? I'll pay."