ANGIE ALWAYS
DREAMED OF BEING A SINGER. BUT WOULD HER DREAM EVER COME TRUE?
THAT IS SOMETHING
SHE ALWAYS WONDERED. YOU SEE ANGIE NEVER HAD AN EASY LIFE
GROWING UP.
SHE WAS BORN ON MAY 11, 1981 WITH A HOLE IN HER HEART AND GIVEN
UP FOR ADOPTION
AT BIRTH. THE DOCTORS THOUGHT SHE WOULD NEVER MAKE IT, BUT
SHE DID.
NOW ALMOST 18 YEARS LATER HER DREAM WAS ABOUT TO COME TRUE OR WAS
IT?
CHAPTER
1
BEEP BEEP BEEP.
"UGH", ANGIE ROLLED OVER AND KNOCKED HER ALARM CLOCK OFF THE NIGHTSTAND.
"OH MAN, 7AM ALREADY." WELL TIME TO START ANOTHER DAY.
ANGIE QUICKLY
GOT UP AND HOPPED INTO THE SHOWER. AFTER SHE WAS DONE SHE WENT TO
HER CLOSET TO FIND SOMETHING TO WARE. SHE SIGHED "WHAT TO WEAR, WHAT
TO WEAR." SHE DECIDED ON HER GREEN BOARD SHORTS WITH HER MATCHING
GREEN TANK TOP, AND GREEN HAT. HER FAVORITE COLOR IS GREEN IF YOU CAN'T
ALREADY TELL.
"GREAT I'M GONNA BE LATE, YET AGAIN." ANGIE QUICKLY JUMPED INTO HER GREEN
JEEP AND HEADED FOR SCHOOL.
"HEY ANGIE. BARELY MADE IT AGAIN, HUH?"
"YEAH KATIE THANKS FOR NOTICING." KATIE WAS HER BEST FRIEND SINCE
8TH GRADE. MISSY AND SARAH BECAME FRIENDS WITH ANGIE AND KATIE IN
9TH GRADE.
THEY KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT EACH OTHER. ANGIE COULD ALWAYS TRUST THEM.
SHE KNEW THEM A FULL YEAR BEFORE SHE TOLD THEM ABOUT HER SAD PAST.
IT WAS A LONG DAY FIRST PERIOD WAS ENGLISH, THEN MATH, HISTORY, SCIENCE,
AND LUNCH WAS 5TH PERIOD. AT LUNCH THEY ALL GATHERED AT THEIR USUAL
TABLE,
AND TALKED
ABOUT STUFF.
"HEY ANGIE" KATIE YELLED. "WHAT'S A WE GONNA DO TONIGHT FOR YOUR 18TH BIRTHDAY?"
"I DON'T KNOW HOW ABOUT WE GO TO THE MARKET PLACE AND SING KARAOKE?"
"SURE SOUNDS GOOD TO US. O.K. I'LL PICK YOU ALL UP AROUND 6PM."
" COOLS. SEE YA LATER." ANGIE DECIDED TO DITCH 6TH AND GO HOME. HEY
IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY AFTER ALL.
MEANWHILE BACK AT SCHOOL. ANGIE'S FRIENDS WE'RE PLOTTING THEIR PLAN ABOUT
TOMORROW NIGHT. "ANGIE IS GONNA FLIP WHEN WE TELL HER WE HAVE TICKETS
TO THE BACKSTREET BOYS CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT." KATIE PRACTICALLY YELLED.
"KATIE KEEP IT DOWN YOU DON'T WANT IT LEAKING OUT DO YA?" "SORRY
MISSY." MISSY WAS THE OLDEST AND VERY MATURE, SHE KEPT EVERYONE IN
LINE.
CHAPTER
2
"NICK! I AM
GONNA GET YOU IF YOU DON'T GIVE THAT BACK TO ME.", A.J. YELLED.
"SURE YOU ARE A.J. BUT YOU GOTTA CATCH ME FIRST."
"GUYS SETTLE DOWN NOW!", KEVIN YELLED OVER, BECOMING ANNOYED.
"CALM DOWN KEVIN. GEEZ WHAT IS WRONG WITH EVERYONE TODAY?" BRIAN YELLED
FROM HIS BUNK.
"ALL RIGHT GUYS WE'RE HERE." THE BUS DRIVER YELLED.
"O.K. GUYS WE HAVE THE REST OF THE DAY OFF AND TOMORROW ARE LAST CONCERT
WHAT DO YA
WANNA DO?" A.J. SAID WITH A VERY BIG GRIN ON HIS FACE.
"LET'S JUST PUT OUR STUFF AWAY AND RELAX. THEN WE CAN DO SOMETHING TONIGHT
K?" KEVIN SUGGESTED.
"SURE KEVIN WHATEVER.", HOWIE LAUGHED AS EVERYONE JUMPED OFF OF THE BUS
AND HEADED TOWARDS THE MOTEL. "WOW! NO FANS!" NICK YELLED.
"CALM DOWN FRACK.", BRIAN LAUGHED.
"SORRY FRICK, BUT NO FANS. WE CAN HAVE PEACE AND QUITE."
HOWIE SPOKE UP, "HEY GUYS, I'M READY FOR A NAP."
THEY ALL AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE BEST IF THEY RESTED, AND THEN HAVE SOME
FUN LATER. THEY GOT IN THE ELEVATOR AND HEADED TOWARDS THEIR ROOMS.
"O.K. GUYS WHOSE WITH WHO?" KEVIN ASKED TIREDLY.
A.J. SPOKE UP. "FRICK AND FRACK, D AND I, KEVIN YOU GOT A ROOM TO YOURSELF."
"FINE WITH ME." KEVIN SMILED AS HE HUGGED THE PILLOW HE HAD BROUGHT IN
FROM THE BUS. THEY WENT TO THEIR ROOMS AND SLEPT FOR ABOUT 3HRS.
MEANWHILE ANGIE HAD JUST GOTTEN UP AND GOT READY. SHE DECIDED ON
SOME GREEN FLOWER SHORTS AND ANOTHER GREEN TANK TOP. AS SHE WAS GETTING
READY THE
PHONE RANG.
RING RING........... "HELLO?", ANGIE ANSWERED THE PHONE.
"HEY ANGIE!"
"OH HI SARAH WHAT'S UP?"
"NOT MUCH. HEY WE'RE STILL GONNA GO TO THE MARKET PLACE RIGHT?"
"YEAH. WHY?"
"NO REASON. HEY EVERYONE IS ALREADY OVER MY HOUSE CAN YOU PICK US UP NOW?"
"SURE I'LL BE THEY'RE IN 10 MINUTES. BYE, BYE."
"WHAT WOULD THEY DO WITHOUT ME?" ANGIE THOUGHT OUT LOUD. ANGIE JUMPED IN
HER GREEN JEEP, AND HEADED FOR SARAH'S HOUSE.
MEANWHILE BACK
AT THE MOTEL. THE GUYS WE'RE DECIDING WHAT TO DO, WHEN KEVIN WALKED IN.
"HEY GUYS, I FOUND SOMETHING TO DO."
"COOL WHAT?", A.J. ASKED EAGERLY, AS HE LAY ON HIS BED, BORED. THE OTHERS
HAD CAME INTO A.J. AND HOWIE’S ROOM EARLIER.
"THERE IS THIS PLACE CALLED THE MARKET PLACE, AND BEING THAT IT'S THURSDAY
NIGHT IT WON'T BE PACKED."
"COOL!" NICK YELLED "LETS GO."
CHAPTER
3
WHILE THE GUYS GOT READY. ANGIE WAS ON HER WAY TO SARAH'S HOUSE.
SHE HAD THE RADIO ON. WHEN HER SONG CAME ON "SHOW ME THE MEANING OF BEING
LONELY."
"HUH. I DEFINITELY KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE LONELY." ANGIE SAID AS SHE
PULLED INTO SARAH'S DRIVEWAY. BEEP BEEP. EVERYONE RAN OUT OF THE HOUSE
AND JUMPED IN ANGIE'S JEEP.
"SO ARE WE READY TO HAVE FUN TONIGHT GIRLS?" KATIE SAID FROM THE BACKSEAT.
"HELL YEAH." ANGIE SAID. THEY LISTENED TO THE RADIO THE WHOLE WAY.
MUSIC WAS ANGIE'S LIFE.
MEANWHILE THE GUYS HAD JUST ARRIVED AT THE MARKET PLACE, AND DECIDED TO
GO INTO THE PIZZA JOINT. THEY WEREN'T THERE LONG WHEN FOUR GIRLS
WALKED IN.
"MAN NICK.
DO YOU SEE THAT?", A.J. SAID AS THOUGH HE HAD HIS BREATH SNATCHED AWAY.
"YEAH A.J. I SEE.", NICK LET HIS SLY SMILE COME OVER HIS FACE. THE
GIRLS SAT DOWN JUST BEFORE KARAOKE STARTED.
ANGIE ASKED "HEY SHOULD WE ORDER FIRST?"
"WHATEVER GIRL IT'S YOUR B-DAY NOT OURS". MISSY SMILED.
"WELL I GUESS WE SHOULD ORDER THEN.", ANGIE SAID, LOOKING AT THE MENU,
WHICH HUNG OVER THE COUNTER.
"HEY KATIE YOU SEE THOSE GUYS OVER THERE?", ANGIE GRINNED.
"YEAH ANGIE. THEY'RE HOTT.", KATIE WAS TAKEN ABACK. "GO ASK FOR THEIR NUMBER'S
ANGIE."
"YEAH RIGHT KATIE! I DON'T EVEN KNOW THEM BESIDES I ONLY LIKE THE BLOND
ONE".
"MAN A.J.! THAT BRUNETTE IS FINE." NICK SAID.
"AHH OUR LITTLE NICKY IS GROWING UP." BRIAN SAID WITH A HUGE GRIN ON HIS
FACE. "GO ASK HER OUT, FRACK."
"YEAH RIGHT FRICK LET ME GO ASK HER RIGHT NOW! GET REAL, WILL YA?"
"HEY ANGIE THAT BLOND IS LOOKING AT YOU."
"YEAH RIGHT MISSY."
"I'M SERIOUS."
"WHATEVER. I'M GONNA SIGN UP FOR KARAOKE"
"O.K. HURRIES UP THEN YOU CAN OPEN YOUR PRESENT FROM ALL OF US."
KATIE SAID WITH A HUGE GRIN ON HER FACE. ANGIE GOT UP AND PUT HER
SLIP IN FOR "I WANNA LOVE YOU FOREVER". WHEN SHE GOT BACK SHE OPENED
HER PRESENT.
"OH MY GOSH! HOW DID YOU-! WHEN DID YOU-! OH MY GOSH!".
"CALM DOWN
ANGIE". SARAH
PLACED HER HAND ON ANGIE'S SHOULDER.
THE GUYS AT THE TABLE HEARD HER AND WONDERED WHY SHE WAS SO EXCITED. ESPECIALLY
NICK. "HEY I WONDER WHY SHE IS SO HAPPY". "MAN NICK JUST
GO TALK TO HER". HOWIE SAID. "NAH MAYBE LATER."
"OKAY LADIES AND GENTLEMAN NOT THAT THEIRS MANY PEOPLE HERE. BUT WE'RE
ABOUT TO START KARAOKE. CAN ANGIE PLEASE COME UP HERE?", A WORKER SAID
AS
SOON AS GOT
ON STAGE.
"GO ANGIE."
"OH WHAT?" ANGIE WAS STILL IN SHOCK FROM HER PRESENT.
"MAN ANGIE THEY JUST CALLED YOUR NAME TO SING."; MISSY LAUGHED AT HER EXCITED
FRIEND.
"OH, K."
"IS THERE AN ANGIE HERE?"
THE GUYS LOOKED AROUND. "I'M RIGHT HERE.", ANGIE WALKED ON STAGE.
"NICK LOOK IT'S YOUR HONEY." A.J. LAUGHED
"A.J. BE QUITE." KEVIN SAID, HITTING HIS FRIEND LIGHTLY ON THE SHOULDER.
THE SONG CAME ON AND SHE BELTED OUT THE WORDS.
"I WANNA LOVE
YOU FOREVER AND THIS IS ALL I'M ASKING OF YOU 10,000 LIFE TIMES TOGETHER
IS THAT SO MUCH FOR YOU TO DO CAUSE FROM THE MOMENT I SAW YOUR FACE
THAT'S WHEN
I KNEW I'M GONNA LOVE YOU FOREVER."
THE GUYS JUST
WATCHED IN SHOCK.
"MAN SHE CAN SING." NICK SAID. EVERYONE AGREED SHE HAD A GREAT VOICE.
WHEN THE SONG
WAS OVER ANGIE STEPPED DOWN AND HEADED BACK TO THE TABLE.
TO HER SURPRISE ALL THE GUYS HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT HER AND CLAPPING.
SHE QUICKLY TURNED A NICE SHADE OF RED.
"ALL RIGHT ANGIE WAY TO GO."
"THANKS SARAH."
"AHH LOOK SHE'S BLUSHING". KATIE SAID WITH A HUGE GRIN ON HER FACE.
"GIRL YOU KNOW YOU CAN SING. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU GET EMBARRASSED WHEN
PEOPLE COMPLEMENT YOU."
"I DON'T KNOW EITHER MISSY. I JUST DO IT. I CAN'T HELP IT."
AS THEY WE'RE TALKING. KATIE JUMPED IN AND SAID "OH MY GOODNESS THOSE
GUYS ARE COMING
OVER HERE!"
NICK WAS THE FIRST TO GET TO THE TABLE. "YOU SOUNDED AMAZING." WERE
THE
FIRST WORDS
OUT OF HIS MOUTH?
ANGIE LOWERED HER HEAD AND SAID A QUIET THANK YOU. WHEN SHE LOOKED
UP
SHE REALIZED
WHO SHE WAS TALKING TO. BY NOW ALL THE GUYS WE'RE AT THE TABLE.
" YOUR, YOUR,
YOUR...THE, THE, BACKSTREET BOYS".
"YOU NOTICED". A.J. SAID GRINNING AT NICK.
KATIE QUICKLY ASKED "WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US, WE'RE CELEBRATING ANGIE'S
18TH BIRTHDAY?"
ANGIE THEN TURNED A VERY BRIGHT RED AND GAVE KATIE A LOOK LIKE "YOUR DEAD
FOR THIS."
KEVIN HAD SEEN THAT ANGIE GOT EMBARRASSED AND SAID "SURE WE'D LOVE TO."
KATIE IMMIDEIALLY STARTED LAUGHING. THEY ALL SAT DOWN AND NICK ASKED
ANGIE IF THE SEAT NEXT TO HER WAS TAKEN.
"NO GO AHEAD AND SIT DOWN". SHE SAID STILL VERY RED AND EMBARRASSED.
"SO I SEE YOUR FRIENDS LIKE TO EMBARRASS YOU TO?" NICK SAID LAUGHING.
"YEAH THEY FIND IT VERY AMUSING."
"I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN THE GUYS DO IT TO ME ALL THE TIME.", NICK PAUSED,
"SO YOU'RE
18 TODAY?"
"YEAH AND THIS IS DEFINITELY THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER."
A.J. QUICKLY JUMPED IN. "AND WHY IS THAT."
"WELL MY FRIENDS GOT ME BSB TICKETS, THAT'S WHY I WAS SCREAMING EARLIER
AND WELL,
I MET YOU GUYS".
"AHHHH", HER FRIENDS SAID IN UNISONS.
"YOU GUYS ARE SO GONNA GET IT!"
"NOW, NOW, ANGIE DON'T MAKE PROMISES YOU CAN'T KEEP.", SARAH GRINNED.
