| *Lovely Rita* By Rachel R. Brown Copyright 2000. May not be used without permission. |
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| Chapter 5 William Campbell |
| JoJo began flipping through the channels. �Stop!� Rita exclaimed suddenly. �Look at that guy!� doesn�t he look just like Paul?� �He could almost pass as the original,� Pam agreed. �Paul, come see this! It looks just like you!� Rita called excitedly. Paul hurried over. �You�re right!� he said. �Looks a lot like me. What�s this guys name and where does he live?� JoJo pushed the �Name and Location� button and the screen said, �William Campbell, Edinburgh.� �I know what we...� Rita began. Then she stopped wondering if her idea could possibly work. �What?� JoJo asked her. Suddenly Paul gasped and his eyebrows raised. He looked at Rita and Rita looked back at him. It was obvious that they both had the same idea. Pam looked at them and then a light seemed to dawn in her eyes as she caught on to what they were thinking. �William Campbell could take your place, right, Paul?� Paul and Rita both nodded their head, excitement showing in their eyes. �If,� Paul added. �If a few other things are just right. He�s gotta be good at playing bass�and left handed. He�s also got to have a voice similar to mine.� �Wish he�d say something,� JoJo said. �He just sits there reading the news. Oh boy.� Just then someone else walked into the room. William looked up and said, �Man, I wish I was right-handed! There are all these right-handed basses in the paper, but no left handed ones. Doesn�t anybody play left-handed bass guitar!� �He sounds just like you, Paul!� Rita cried excitedly. �Shhhhhh,� JoJo said. �Listen.� The other guy said, �Paul McCartney plays left-handed bass. You aren�t the only one.� �Yeah,� William agreed, grinning. He looked more than ever like Paul. �He could pass for you,� Rita said, trying to remain calm in the midst of her excitement. �He could!� Paul exclaimed, just as excited. Now we just have to somehow let John, George, and Ringo know!� �But how?� Rita asked. �There�s got to be some way,� Paul answered, beginning to look around. �But we�ve got to hurry because we only have a few days. We�ve got to let them know about this William guy and get hooked up with him BEFORE the concert or it will be the end of the Beatles! It�s too early for them to just cave in. I don�t want to spoil it all because I had to die.� �What happened that night before you picked me up?� Rita asked. �I know something was wrong. Something was bothering you.� Paul sighed and nodded. �Yes, John and I got in an argument�senseless and unimportant�but I got mad and left the studio. I was so angry I wasn�t really pay attention to the road.� |
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