The Roses

prologue

  Jasmine De Luca clicks on an intriguing link in the school forum-BATTLE OF THE BANDS!!! SIGN UP NOW!!! She reads through the post, which is worded completely in song lyrics and smirks to herself. She whips around in her spinny chair, her long wavy black hair whipping with her and settling back around her shoulders. "Yes, babe?" her boyfriend Xavier asks tiredly, looking up from his computer, where he's looking at new football gear. He looks at her screen and snorts. "Babe, that's a joke, you realize that right?" He turns away, and Jasmine looks stricken. Just then a blonde girl walks by their spot in the library. She looks directly at Jas and mouths "do it", and walks away.

Jasmine clicks on the CREATE NEW POST button and starts to type.

TO THE GIRLS WHO NEED A OUTLET:
I'm going to start a girl band. If you're interested, please email me at jasmine.deluca@gmail.com I want to hear your voices. I want this to happen. Please consider.

Thanks,

Jas

POSTED, the message on her screen reads. She clicks off the forums page and starts on her homework but then her computer dings. NEW MESSAGE! A banner announces on the bottom of her screen. She clicks on it.

Lorelai Armstrong (lorelai.armstrong):

Hello,

I'm a singer, and I think that we should try to do this band thing :). I'm free for lunch tomorrow at twelve, we can talk then?

Thanks,

Lorelai

Jasmine smiles and begins to respond.

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Hey again! If you're reading this, thanks for giving this book a shot! It means a lot to me if you'd vote and/or drop a comment. I'd really like to hear your feedback to improve and get better.

xoxo,

Spirit