Isaac wakes up in Salem, Oregon.

When I wake up, it's because one of our roadies, Matt, is coming back from the bathroom. I wait untill he is asleep again, and I get out of my bunk, or, hole. I walk out into the livingroom, and see that the sky is just hitting dawn, and the road is clear. The second bus, in front of us is the only other vehicle that meets the eye, and this serenity is beautiful. Although I am usually the one who would be the disturber of the peace, I sit back and enjoy the moment.I'm guessing that it is not too much past 5 in the morning, as we reach the turn off to enter Salem.

"Heart don't fail me now...courage..." Anastasia is on the t.v for Mackie, and Zoe, but Zac, Jess, and Avie are engulfed in it as well. Zac is on the couch holding Zoe, Mackie is leaning on them, and Jessie and Avie are on the floor, Avie doing Jessie's hair. I let everyone know that I'm going for a swim, and they all grunt, and continue to watch. "See if you can find Tay!" yells mum from the bathroom. "Yah. Ok." I say, and I close the door, as Anastasia hugs herself and sings about arms opening wide. I stroll down the hall, so deep in thought that I don't even notice a girl aproaching untill I ram into her. "Oh my god." I say, "I'm SO sorry!" She smiles at me. Her parting lips revealing teeth as white as pearls. "Thats ok....Ike." She looks at the ground and turns bright red. I take the moment to look her over. She's got medium brown hair, that is past shoulder length. It looks like she has brown eyes, but I can't tell. She's biting her nails, and has something written upon her arm, in a heart, but I can't make out what it says because she moves her arm. I realize that she's got a Hanson shirt on...from The Albertane Tour. "Well..." I say, trying to get her to look up, "You know my name, so, what's yours?" She makes eye contact finally, and I was right, they are brown. Light brown inside, with dark brown outlining them. There is a look there that I've never seen before, and I can already tell that I don't want to leave this girl. "My name is Michelle." She says softly, keeping eye contact with me. She smiles, "I'm here for the Hanson concert. I found something way better...." I smile. I say something about her Albertane shirt, and she mentions that she saw us, but she doesn't say where, so I don't push. She keeps conversation going for a little longer than she has to before she asks me if I'd sign something. I almost say yes, untill I remember that I can't sign without Tay and Zac. "Well....." I say, and explain it to her. "However, I could take whatever you want signed with me, and give it to you some time later....Maybe, we could meet for coffee?" Her brown eyes twinkle, and she nods quickly. "Sure...There's a Starbucks at the end of the block, I mean, if you'd like." "Okay, how about 8 o'clock?" I ask, and she nods. We say goodbye in the hallway. I have a long, relaxing swim, and then get Tay out of the arcade, and we go up to see Mum and Dad. After dinner, I mention that I need to get Tay and Zac to sign a Snowed In poster, and they both question me to the point of exhaustion. Questions like Who is she, What's she look like, does she want you, is she a screamer, and stuff. At 7:45, I leave the hotel with a signed poster, and a red rose from the giftshop.