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6. Playboy or musician?

Two pieces - Demi Lovato

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After some seconds Katie pulled away from the hug and met my gaze. I somehow felt a connection between us. It was as if she was trying to pass a message to me through her eyes but I didn't get it and instead I looked at her sadly. She seemed to understand and held my hand gently.

"I'm Katie, your one and only sister," she said sweetly. I guess she already knew that I had lost my memory. I give her my best smile.

"Hi, it's really nice to meet you."

"It's great to see you again too.. Now come on up, I'll show you your room." she said while pulling my arm towards the staircase. We excused ourselves from our parents and Katie lead me upstairs to a corridor with many doors. She opened one of them and pushed me into a room.

It was in black and white mainly. It wasn't too messy and a rather classy bookshelf was against the wall opposite the king size bed. Above the bed was another shelf on which there was a guitar.

"Is that mine?" I asked pointing to the instrument.

"Yeah.. but you stopped playing it long time back," Katie replied sadly.

"But why?" I ask astonished.

"Because you were too busy increasing you popularity level at school," she stated.

"What do you mean?" I ask again as puzzled as ever.

"Well.. you had a great talent and you really loved singing but since you joined highschool, all that matters to you is girls, parties, flings, etc.. You were too engrossed in your Mr Hot, Cool and Popular role that you barely sang at all. Now I don't even know if you are still a rocking guitarist like before.." she explained. After some minutes she added,"You also have a girlfriend, Britney Drews, the school's head cheerleader and most popular girl. You two are the It Couple of school. She was with you during the accident.. I wished that she had lost her memory instead of you." She muttered the last part under her breath but I hear her.

"You don't like her?"

"To be frank, not at all! Don't get me wrong.. I'm not bad-mouthing her but she is creepy. I sometimes think that you two are a couple just for the sake of popularity and sex," she blurted. "I've never really seen love between you guys.. only lust."

I stayed quiet while trying to process all these informations. I had got the guitar down and now it was lying in my lap. It was a bit dusty, perhaps because it has been lying on that shelf for years. I stroked the strings gently and even that small sound was pretty relaxing.

"I was a very snob and hateful boy, wasn't I?" I asked my eyes still fixed on the strings.

"No.. you just didn't know what you wanted out of your life. You loved music but at the same time it pleased you that others were so fond of you. Little did you know that it was only because of your money and status and that they weren't your true friends. By the time you realised that it was too late as you had developed a gigantic ego.." she told me.

Complete silence followed. I felt awkward discovering these things about myself. Who is the real Joey Mcwell? This question was left unanswered.

It's Katie who broke the silence. She took the guitar away and said,"You better get some sleep now big brother! You have school tomorrow and Britney will be coming early so that you both can go to school together." I smiled at her mentally thanking her through our gaze and she seems to understand.

Before she gets out from the door, she turns around and says before going away,"Always remember bro, I love you no matter how you are.."

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Who do you think is better; Playboy Joey or Music-Lover Joey?

In the next chapter he will be meeting both Britney and Abby.. ;) *spoiler*

Go on readers!