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chapter 8

I had a lonely dinner on that night. Leighanne was somewhere out and Brian was locked to the studio with a huge �Don�t dare to bother me!� -sign on the door. So I sat in the kitchen and forked some vegetables with a slightest attention on that. My mind was working on something else. Could it be that I�d finally found a way to communicate with AJ? I knew that chance of misunderstanding would be great but I couldn�t let it slip away from me.
Suddenly I smelled B.O. and decided to get a shower. Maybe it would cool me off.

But when water ran trough my hair I couldn�t let go of my thoughts. I had to look back a little. How did I exactly end up at AJ�s? Yeah, you do know how we met. But... why such a concern over some girl they find sleeping in the dance studio? More stranger it felt after spending time with the Boys and realizing how little friends they had. And I mean real friends. They were surrounded my staff and fuzz all the time, so it was no surprise that at home they wanted to relax and be own their own. And then get me in the middle of that? I knew that no matter how much I tried not to annoy AJ I had done it for few times.

But back into that day when we first met. Now I remembered it. AJ went in first, I followed him few minutes later and when I went in they had gathered all my stuff and put me in a car with AJ. I wondered who�s decision that was. So I would dare anyway.

I went to the hallway and approached the sign. I stopped and listened. It was completely quiet. I went closer and was just about to knock on the door when it opened and I was face to face with Brian.
-So there you are. I was just about to come and get you. Come on in.
I did as told and went in. The room was full of all electronic equipment and I didn�t know the purpose for the half of it.
-Sit down and listen.
Brian played one song. It was a very catchy track. It didn�t have any lyrics yet.
-So what do you think? Brian looked at me faces full of hope.
-Mmm...
-Now tell me you like it!
I looked out from a window.
-What�s it for?
-I don�t know yet. It doesn�t sound like a Backstreet but...
-It could. It has some potential. But keep it simple. Maybe a little more rhythm. To support that melody. It�s very beautiful. There�s some strange controversy with the melody and the background. I like it. I really do.
-Thanks, Brian said. -I just wanted to play it for you.
-Listen Bri, can I ask you something?
-Yeah, in complete package you are a very nice girl and we all love you very much.
-No not that, I laughed. -But thank you.
-Then what?
-How... Umm... Why...
-Spit it out girl!
-Awl... Why AJ?
-Why AJ what? Brian was doing something with a some of those thousands of buttons.
-Why was I staying at AJ�s at first? You could have taken me here.
Brian stopped whatever he was doing.
-And why? I mean why to bother to take so much care of me? I�m just a girl.
-I�ll answer to the second one first. I can only speak for myself, you should remember that. I thought when I saw you that there�s someone with a lot to offer and if I have a chance to spend some time with me she�ll give me something about it. So it was totally selfish.
-What? I laughed. -How can you tell that so soon?
-In this business you learn quickly. Sure, it wasn�t wise thing to do, but sometimes it�s good to go with your instincts.
-OK. That�s an explanation, I guess. But why at AJ�s?
-I don�t know how we came up with that. I think that no one of us really said it aloud, it just happened.
-So you just thought that this weird girl should go with that weird boy to a house where he lives alone so that if someone founds out that she�s staying there it can be hugest mess?
-Yeah, pretty much that. Listen Anna, I really don�t remember. You should ask AJ.
-And what�s he to know about it? He was smoking with me outside.
-Well... Try Nick. Or Howie. He has a better memory.
-OK. Listen, you probably have a recordable CD-player?
-Yeah, downstairs. You didn�t see it last time?
-Maybe... I�m not that good with those. I guess you have Tom Jones album?
-Reload yes. Can�t remember why I bought it...
-It doesn�t matter. I�m just gonna borrow it.
-OK. Sure.

I went down and made AJ a CD. This is what was on it:

�Boy the look on your face tells me you understand
Could it be your love life, like mine needs a helping hand
Yeah You need love like I do, don�t you?
I can tell by the way you look, when I�m looking at you
I know it aint fit and proper for a girl to talk this way
But I can�t cope with this loneliness, not one more dog-gone day
Every day has been an uphill climb to keeping my hopes afloat
Judging by your silence boy, you must be in the same boat�

So would he be silent? Or would he just send me another song? I took CD upstairs to Brian. He was focusing on making the song so I just placed the CD on a table with a note:
�Thank AJ for loaning that to me. See you tomorrow. Good night.�

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