I'm with the Band

I'm with the band chapter eleven

Chapter 11

It's been a couple weeks now, the shows slowly coming to an end, and my life has been utterly miserable.

Maddi refuses to talk to me, let alone look at me, even though I've tried to apologize over and over again. Maybe our friendship really is over, but if I'm to continue with Formerly Lucky and so is Maddi, I know that one of us will eventually have to move on if things keep going this way. I mean, come on, she's been playing the 'best friends act' with Jenna of all people, someone she used to rip on all the time, just to get back at me.

Then there's Charlie. I don't know why, but I've started to be the one avoiding her now, and Caroline is no help. Even though I call Gran once a week she could never understand. Tyler's a guy and Taylor is too shy. I'm completely alone. Even Zack and I have almost in a sense been avoiding one another. The only one I have is Paige, and even I'm not stupid when I know that we're slowly slipping apart. Throw in the pressure from the shows and you've got one stressed girl.

But that was all before the announcement.

We're gathered now in a parking lot with all of the RVs, a make-shift stage set up in the center of it all. David, the head manager is up, yapping our ears off about something totally unimportant when,

" Also, we're going to be starting filming the music video for FL's new song, Shining Lights. Everyone's going to have to participate, and we're all filming it here, in Tennessee, for a week. So singers, dancers and everyone else is going to have to get it on. That is all." There is a loud cheering and people breaking away, so I follow everyone else to the auditorium on the other side of the street to go learn the new dance.

" Wow, that was a grueling practice, but at least the dance itself is easy," I say, turning to Maddi as I speak. She gives me a dirty look and turns her back, whispering something cruel to Jenna, who then snickers. For a moment I had forgotten that nothing had changed, even though everything that could have gone wrong did. I get a pang of loneliness, but turn around to hide my hurt, only to run into Zack.

Maddi gives me another disgusted look before stalking off, whispering fiercly to Jenna.

" Hey, Sophia, are you done with practice yet, I wanted to talk to you," Zack says in his light, sing song voice.

" Uh, sure," I agree distractedly, and follow him to a secluded corner of the building. Even though Zack and I haven't really been acting like couple material, I've still talked to him some, telling him about Maddi- just leaving out that we fought because I kissed him.

" How are you feeling?" he asks sincerely.

" Fine," I lie, bravely looking into his big green eyes.

" That's a lie and you know it," he scolds. " Really Soph, I want to know what's going on. Is it the shows? Maddi? Because if it is, I can try to talk to her and-"

" Zack." I interrupt, shaking my head. " I'm fine, you don't need to talk to her, it's not that," I say.

" Then what?"

" I honestly don't know," I reply truthfully. Zack gently grabs my cheeks, forcing my eyes up to his. He stares at me for a while, as if trying to figure something out. I want to push him away, tell him I'm fine, but it feels so good to be wanted, I just can't.

I think he's going to kiss me again, but instead he drops his hands from my face and pulls me into a hug. And truthfully, that hug feels better than any kiss from any famous band member on the planet. I grab hold of him tightly, not wanting to ever let go. After a moment though, it has to end. Zack slowly eases off of me and looks at me again.