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Chapter 5
I opened the door of the studio and stepped inside. Through the giant glass
window I could see Deb and Stacie singing their hearts out. I could hear
them as well, and they sounded great! They definitely had talent. Only one
thing troubled me. I couldn’t tell them I’d met Brian! Deb would
totally flip. She’s been "in love" with him since high school. This
sucks! Something exciting finally happens in my life and I can’t share
it with anyone!
At that moment I saw Deb and Stacie remove their headphones and exit the
sound booth. "You were great!" I said as they both smiled. I looked at my
watch. It was noon and I was hungry. "What do you say we go out for lunch?"
Both accepted the offer eagerly.
Walking down the hall I trailed behind a bit while Stacie and Deb walked
ahead talking excitedly. I can’t decide what to do. I have to keep my
promises, but it’s so tempting to tell them, and if they ever found
out that I had met a Backstreet Boy and didn’t tell them they’d
kill me! I think I’d better keep quiet for now though.
I was completely lost in my own thoughts when I heard, "Yo! Meliss, ya
comin’?" I then realized I had stopped walking.
"Yeah!" I shouted back, and ran down the hall to catch up.
"What’s the matter? Are you OK?" Deb asked concerned.
"I’m alright. I was just thinking." Thank G-d they didn’t push
that one any further or I would have broken down right there, and broken
a promise at record speed.
We all walked out the door of the studio and stopped and blinked a few times.
After the darkened studio the daylight was really bright. Once we adjusted
we all piled into the car with me in the driver’s seat, which was probably
because I still had the keys.
"So where are we going?" I questioned. They both just stared at me. "I offered
to take you to lunch, but I’ve never been to Orlando before, except
Disney World, so you have to tell me where to go and how to get there," I
said slowly and deliberately. Now they understood.
"How about the Broadway CafE9?" Stacie said. "It’s one of those
‘anything goes’ places where you can get whatever you want, but
the food is still really good."
"Sounds good to me!" both Deb and I said in unison. We just smiled, knowing
we did that way too often.
Stacie gave me directions and we got there in about 15 minutes. The restaurant
was really tiny, but nice, and the food was great!
At 2pm we stepped out of the air-conditioned restaurant into the hot July
day. "Where should we go now? Any ideas?" Stacie and Deb just grinned devilishly.
Uh oh……………….
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