| ** Shining Star ** |
| ** 3 ** Nick could hear the sound of someone crying, he looked around to see where he was. It was snowing all around him and it was starting to get dark out. He began to walk down the sidewalk as he did the crying got louder and louder. Just as he walked past a blue house it was at the loudest he could hear the crying and it started to get quieter and quieter as he walked further from the house. He turned around and walked back to the house as the crying got louder again. Nick walked up to the house and turned the door knob and the door opened slowly. He looked around and decided to go up the stairs. As he reached the top he went to the hallway on the right and stopped at a door that was slightly open. He peeked in to see a girl curled up on her bed crying. Nick pushed the door open and walked in as he walked closer up to the girl he noticed it was the girl that he had been talking to all the times before. �Baby, why you crying what�s wrong?�, Nick asked softly as he placed his hand on her back to try to comfort her. She looked up at him as tears still fell down her face. �Nick!?�, Brian�s voice called, �Nick�.NICK!!� �Huh? What?�, Nick responded jumping up fast from the couch where he had been sleeping on the tour bus. �We are here, it�s time for us to practice for tonight�s concert�, Brian told him, �What�s with the sad face?� �Oh umm nothing�, Nick lied not wanting to tell Brian about the dream cause he never he would probably laugh again. A Couple Hours Later �Nick, can I talk to you outside for a moment�, Fatima asked as the music stopped and all the guys stopped their practice. Nick looked up and nodded silently as he followed Fatima outside. �What�s up with Nick today Bri?�, Kevin asked. �I dunno he seems depressed about something, but he won�t tell me�, Brian answered. �Maybe it�s about that girl he�s dreaming about. Ya know what I bet she broke up with him�, AJ snickered. The guys all looked at each other and laughed it off. Outside �Nick, what is up with you today?�, Fatima asked. �What do you mean? I�m fine�, Nick lied with a straight face. �If your so fine why does it seem like you don�t know any of the dance moves, you completely suck today. You had that dance down pat, it can�t be suddenly gone. I can tell something�s up with you besides your dancing sucking, you haven�t smiled all day. Your not talking hardly with the guys, and your not even joking around with Brian�, Fatima told him. Nick stood there silent for a couple minutes all he could picture was that girl laying on her bed crying, it was driving him nuts he didn�t know why she was crying. �Sorry, I�m just having a bed day Fatima. I�ll do great at our concert tonight, I promise. I won�t even mess up�, Nick answered and then turned around and walked back to get on the tour bus to get something to eat. Fatima stood there for a moment then shook her head and went back into the practice room, �Ok guys you can go back and get something to eat too� �Hey Fatima, did you find out what was wrong with Nick?�, Brian asked. �Nope, he won�t crack, not a word about anything�, she replied. �It�s gotta be about that girl�, AJ told them. �I think we�ve been a little mean towards him about that guys. I mean he told us and all we did was laugh about it and make fun of it�, Howie explained, �Maybe that�s why he�s so down, he trusted us to tell us that and look what we�ve been doing� �Yea Howie your right let�s go talk to him now about it�, Kevin said as they all headed for the tour bus. |
| ** 4 ** Back In New York Danielle and Ashley walked into their house. Danielle carried her basket up to her room while Ashley went into the kitchen. When she came back down she noticed Ashley holding an envelope in her hand. �What�s that?�, Danielle asked curiously as she walked over and leaned on the other side of the kitchen counter. �Umm well your mom gave it to me, she told me to have us open it here at the house together�, Ashley explained to her. Danielle raised an eyebrow, �Ok, let�s see what�s in it then� �Ok�, Ashley nodded as she opened it and pulled out a piece of paper, �You wanna read it?� �Yea sure, ok ahead and see what else is in it�, Danielle answered as she took the letter and opened it and began to read it. �Oh my god�, Ashley said slowly as she looked at a pair of two tickets for the Backstreet Boys� concert. Just then she saw Danielle grab her car keys and run out the door and leave before Ashley could say anything to her. �Umm ok�, Ashley said to herself confused. She picked up the letter Danielle dropped and began to read it. Danielle, Honey I knew that you and Ashley wanted these Backstreet Boys tickets. So here they are. Danielle I just wanted you to know something that I have never told the family before. Honey I have had cancer, and today I feel it might be my last day. I was gonna try and wait to give you the tickets the day of the concert to give you a big surprise but I�m sorry I had to tell you this. I didn�t want you to worry. Ashley please make sure Danielle is alright, and I hope you two enjoy the concert. Ashley stood there as tears formed in her eyes, �Oh my god� In Danielle�s Car Danielle was shaking and crying very badly as she drove as fast as she could to get to the hospital. It was winter and the roads were all icy, but Danielle never thought about it. Just then she was almost to the hospital when she came to a intersection, the light turned red. Danielle almost didn�t notice it, she quickly hit her brakes. The whole car just slid and when it got in the middle of the intersection it spun around. Another car that was going by tried to stop but ran into her. That�s when Danielle hit her head forward on the driver�s wheel. The last thing that was heard was the sound of her car horn continually as her head laid on it bleeding. People that were walking nearby were screaming and had run to get help. Everything then went silent it seemed as though everything in the world had stopped for Danielle. Back At The House �God I have to get to the hospital�, Ashley said wiping her face and grabbed her car keys and left in her car. As she drove down the road for awhile, she reached the intersection where the accident was. Ashley saw two smashed up cars and an ambulance. She then noticed that one was Danielle�s car. She immediately got out and ran up to ambulance. �Mom, am I gonna live?�, Danielle asked as she stood there looking down at the accident with her mother. �Yes, I�m not gonna let you die. You are so young you don�t deserve to die and I want you to see that Backstreet Boys� concert�, her mother smiled as she looked at her. �Mom I�m gonna miss you�, Danielle said as she choked up and tears fell down her face. Her mother pulled her in for a hug. �Goodbye mom, I love you�, Danielle answered. �I love you too�, her mother said in tears as well. �Oh my god�, Ashley said to herself as she stood there and saw Danielle, they were trying to get her to breathe again, �Come on Dani breathe please god let her breathe�. Just then Danielle started to breathe again. The ambulance got Danielle ready to take to the hospital. Ashley then got back into her car and followed behind. ** Chapters 5-9 ** |