CHAPTER 12
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the middle of the game
7:45 pm
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Justin had just rolled double 4's.
"Ha ha!! Superstar you just landed on Boardwalk and I have a hotel on it!!" Minda said giggling herendously. "How much do I owe you?" "That'll be one thousand dollars please!! Or two of your railroads!" "But, but! Freckles!!." "What will it be?" "I'll pay the two railroads." "Ok! Hand'em over!"
Justin gave Minda her two railroads like a good boy and then Minda's phone rang and she told Justin to answer it.
"Hello?" "Who is this?" Shayna rudely asked. "Who is this?" Justin asked back. "Shayna, now tell me who you are and why you are answering Minda's phone!" "Oh hi Shayna! Wuz up?" "Excuse me? Didn't I just ask you to tell me who you were?" "No you demanded and besides it's someone you like." "Oh really?" "Yep!" "I don't like anyone." "You don't like Justin?" "Who is this for the billionth time?" "Um.... Um.... Minda's brother Evan!" "Evan is in California. Plus he wouldn't be answering Minda's phone. Is this Justin?" "Maybe." "Oh my god! Could I please talk to Minda?" "You don't want to talk to me?" "Justin if I wanted to talk to you I would have called you but I need to talk to Minda." "What about?" Justin said trying to make his conversation with Shayna last longer. "None of your business!" "Your just saying that so I don't know it's about me!!" "It's not!" "That's not what you said in your message." "Well that's not what it's about now!" "Ok whatever here's Minda." "Finally!"
"Hi!" "What's he doing there?" "He came over to take me to a movie." "Oh really?" "You know better than to think that!" "I know. Anyways why didn't you call me?" "I forgot." "Thanks!" "Sorry but I was going to call you after I got off the phone with Justin but then I went online and I talked to Chelsea." "Chelsea?!" "Yeah she was online and she gives her love." "So what did you talk about with her?" "I told her about my new job and that's about it and then I told her the offer to live with me still stands and then the conversation got to one word and I told her I had to go but then when I got home from the movie she had left a message on my answering machine and then she called again when I was in my room and I didn't call her back yet." "Oh, well I've been meaning to talk to you about Justin but since he is at your house right now that kinda forms a problem so call me tomorrow k?" "Yeah bye." "Bye"
"So what did you talk about?" "Justin what do you think we talked about since I know you were right there listening to what I said." "Chelsea?" "Your so smart!" "I know!" "Do you really want to finish this game?" "Yah I want to know who wins." "Justin how much money do you have?" "500 dollars." "How much do I have?" "Ten times as much!" "Good now estimate who has more." "You." "So who do you think will win?" "You?" "Right so let's stop playing the game." "Ok."
Minda started cleaning up the game when she noticed Justin just sitting there.
"Superstar you better help me clean up!!" "Ok." "That's more like it." Minda said as she let Justin put the game away in the closet.
"So do you want to come back to my house? I want you to meet my mom." "I don't have anything better to do." "Ok!" Justin said with a big grin. "Wait a minute is JC going to be there?" "Maybe and if he is?" "Nothing!" Minda said knowing she couldn't back down. "Ok then let's go." "Hold up let me get changed." "Why?" "So I look half way decent." "You look fine." "Not if I'm going to see JC!! I have to look good, don't you know anything?" "Ooooooooh I get it ok."
Minda went into her room and got changed. She came out wearing a cute baby blue top and and pair of black jeans." "Freckles you are not wearing that top!" "And why not?" "Because that is my color!" "So?" "Oh no you don't understand!!" "Oh really!?"
"No one is allowed to wear baby blue when they are with me!" "Oh no you don't understand!" "What?" "You see when I am with you I can wear whatever I damn well please!" Minda said and gave Justin a look of death. "You should really wear that top! It looks good!" "That's what I thought now let's go."
Minda grabbed her jacket and they left to Justin's house. When they got to his house Minda was amazed at how big it was.
"You guys haven't been famous for that long how did you get this big of a house?" "Freckles it's a little thing called Europe." "Oh yeah you guys were really famous in Europe." "Yep!"
When Justin got up to the drive way and Minda didn't see JC's car she was extremely relieved but just as Justin parked JC came driving up the drive way. She stepped out of the car and took a deep breath and then JC approached her.
"Hey!" Minda said as she gave him a hug. JC was confused at first but then just hugged back. "Hi." "JC is my mom home?" Justin interrupted. "She was when I left." "Ok."
They all walked up to the front door and Justin unlocked it. When they got inside Minda was surprised to see Chris sitting on the couch playing a video game. So She walked over to him and stood in front of the t.v.
"Am I in your way Christopher?" "Just a little." Chris said not noticing who was standing in front of him. "Did you want me to move?" "Minda!! What are you doing here?" "I came to steel your Bruce Lee autographs for my little sister." "Do you even have a little sister?" Justin asked. "No that's the point." "Then I guess you have no reason to steel my autographs!!" "Oh alright. But can I steel a hug?"
"Yeah anytime." Chris said and stood up to give Minda a hug. "Chris is my mom still here?" "Yeah she's in her room." "Ok thanks." Justin said as he left the living room to go get his mom.
"So Chris do you live here too?" "Yeah." "Cool." "So what did you do all day?" "Well This morning I went to the store then when I came home I found out my older brother got into a car accident and I might need to go home tomorrow and I won't see you guys until atleast Thursday. Then Justin came over and hit me in my head then he took me to the movies and after we played monopoly and now I'm here having a conversation with." "How old is your brother?" "He is turning 23 in March." "Didn't you have a brother my age?" "Yeah my brother Daniel he's turning 26 in June." "Is your other brother going to be ok?" "He should it's just my mom wants me home just incase." "Well we'll miss you." Chris said with a puppy dog face and continued to play his video game. "I know. Anyways where's Lance and Joey?" "They don't live here." JC said. "Where do they live?" "Joey lives with his brother Steve, you'll get to meet him on tour, and Lance lives by himself." "Is Joey's brother anything like Joey?" "No." "Good." "Yep."
"Hello everyone." A sweet looking lady said as she walked in the room. "Hi Lynn." JC said. "And who might you be?" Lynn asked Minda. "Oh Mom this is Minda." Justin said. "Oh yes Justin has told me a lot about you." "He has?" Minda asked confused. "Don't worry good things." "I hope so." "Well I have to go now so I'll see you all later. Nice meeting you Minda." "You too Mrs. Timberlake." "Call me Lynn. Bye" "Ok." "Bye mom." Justin said as his mom walked out the door.
"Your mom is really nice." "Thanks. So what do you want to do now?" "Why don't we call Joey and Lance?" Minda suggested. "Ok If I call Joey and Lance then you have to call Janine and Shayna." "Ok give me a phone."
Justin handed Minda a phone and she dialed her Shayna and Janine's number.
"Hello?" "Hey Janine is Shayna there?" "Yeah do you want to talk to her?" "No. Are you guys busy?" "No why?" "Can you come over to Justin's?" "When?" "Now." "Let me ask Shayna." "Ok." "Yeah how do we get there?" "I could arrange some shapporones." "Ok they'll pick us up in about 30 minutes?" "Yep." "Ok bye." "Bye." Minda said then hung up the phone and handed it back to Justin who then called Lance and Joey.
"Can Lance and Joey pick up Shayna and Janine?" "Yeah." "Ok."
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