One Last Drop of Life

by Joanie

CHAPTER 7

" I can’t believe this! I got beat! " Karla was in awe of Zac.
" AHA! You rock Zac! How did you do it? She’s unbeatable! "
" Well, practice makes perfect I guess! And we have a lot of free time in the tour bus! "
" So, Karla, give him his ten bucks. He won! "
" Here you go Zac! You’re something you know that? "
" Ohh, keep the money girl! I just played for fun. Um, we were going to the movies. You guys want to come with us? "
" Um, no. We should get going. Maybe we could go see you play tomorrow though. I’d like to see that. "
"Yeah, that would be cool. Hang on a second, I’ll go talk to Josh. "

" Here, these are the tickets. I got you backstage passes so you can come hang with us after the concert. "
" Wow, thanks Zac! That’s so cool! "
Karla started jumping up and down and hugged Zac.
" Wait a second…you’re Hanson? "
" Yes. Is that a bad thing? "
" No, no, no! That’s cool! Oh my God, we never met anyone that famous before! Wow, cool! "Karla exclaimed.
" Ok, well we’ll see you guys tomorrow ok? Later! "
" Bye Hansons! "yelled Adam and Ray.
" See ya Zac! " Karla blew him a kiss as he left.

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" Hey Josh, can you take us to the movies? "
" Yeah, sure Taylor. "
" Thanks! "
As the car pulled in front of the cinema, Zac looked out the window. There was a lot of people waiting in line. " Wow, " he tought, " I wonder what movie they wanna see! "
" Here, put on those shades and this hat on Zac, There’s tons of peeps out there! "
" K, thanks Ike. Uh, guys, how are we going to get through? "
" I don’t know but no matter what, just act normal ok? We don’t want people to start running after us. Just act casual. That’s for you Zac! "
" AHA! Thank you so much! "
" Ok, let’s go before someone sees the limo. "

Hanson were walking on the sidewalk trying to disband in the crowd.
" Jay, we just walk right in? "
" Yeah Mac. Come on Mike, don’t look back guys! "
Hanson had given themselves names that they used when they were in public like that. Jay, Mac and Mike. Certainly not the coolest names but it was easy to remember and they wanted it as simple as possible. They entered the room where their movie was playing and took off they hats and glasses. They would relax now and have a good time.
" You guys want something to eat or anything? "
" Um, get me some chocolate and skittles, Zac. Thanks "
" I want some pop corn. "
" Ok, I’ll be right back. "
Zac walked out and went to get the food. As he was paying for his order, he felt someone tap his shoulder. " Uh oh, " he thought, " I forgot me shades! " Zac turned around nervously and gave her a bashful smile. She was a tall blond haired girl and Zac thought her looks have her that unique sense. That something that reached into him the first second he saw her. She was wearing a very cute top with a chinese word written on it. It spelt " smile ". And she had dark blue capris pants and sandals.
" Oh my God, you’re Zachary Hanson right? Hi! I’m Carlin. "
" Hi Carlin. How are you? "
" Good, thanks. What movie are you watching? "
" Um, Scary Movie. I better get the guys the food, the movie is about to start. "
" Oh, right. You guys have fun! "
" Yeah, we will. You too! Hey, are you coming to the show tomorrow? "
" Yes, I wouldn’t miss it for the world! "
" Cool! Well, do you want to come sit with us? "
" Yeah, that would be totally awesome! "
Zac walked back to his seet with Carlin and told Tay and Ike how he had met her. Taylor started to eat and forgot that Zac was talking to him. Frankly, he didn’t care much. He just hoped there wouldn’t be a huge crowd waiting for them when they’d leave. While they were waiting for the movie to start, Carlin and Zachary were talking about a whole bunch of stuff.
" So, are you nervous about the concert tomorrow? "
" Kinda, yeah. I mean, you basically know what’s in store for you but you still don’t quite know what to expect until it’s over. So you’re always a bit nervous no matter what. "
" Yeah, I know what you mean. "
" So, where are you from? Who did you come with? "
" Um, I’m from Seattle and I came alone. My friends are all on vacation out of town and I thought that even if they’re not here, I should have fun anyway. "
" Yeah, that’s cool. Oh, it’s starting! "


CHAPTER 8
Into the Mind of Fansons