' Ugh...OK...Christina Aguilera...Goes here...Kid Rock...Over there...' '
Sarah!' James shouted. ' Hey you, I loved your performance out there!'' James
said as he came up behind Sarah and hugged her. ' Hey...Thanx sweetie. Sarah
said as she hugged him and began to go back to work. ' Something wrong
Sarah?' ' No, No. I'm just exhausted, that's all. I'll call you when I get
off work OK. I'll get killed if my boss catches me doing this while working.'
Then right there Sarah saw Nick starting to walk slowly into the music store,
recognizing her, and watching her slightly, with her new boyfriend, James. '
Well, I don't want to get into trouble so you better go OK. I hate to push
you out but, if I want to keep my job.' ' OK, I'll talk to you later.' '
Muah...bye' Sarah said as she kissed him on the forehead. Sarah then looked
in the corner of her eye and had took a glimpse at Nick's reaction, and felt
heartbroken with the look on his face. His reaction and the look on his face
were worth a thousand words.
' This can't be happening...' Nick thought to himself as he was looking
through the CD's. ' Nick...Go talk to her.' Brian said as he had seen what
Nick has seen. ' I can't now.' 'Nick, just because she has moved on doesn't
mean you can't either...go talk to her.' Brian said as he nudged Nick.
' OK, for which CD? Creed...reserved...'What's your first and last name?'
Matt...Johnson. ' OK, come by and pick it whenever you would like to, bye'
Sarah said as she had put the phone down. Sarah then looked up and Saw Nick
and Brian looking at CD's. She knew that Nick was watching her. She wasn't
stupid. Then, she thought, ' You know, I have to go confront Nick...It's been
3 long years.' She thought as she headed toward Nick and Brian. ' So do you
two handsome boys need any help around here?' Sarah laughed as Nick smiled,
and turned around and saw Sarah smiling at him and Brian. ' Sarah?' ' Hi
Nick. Long time no see!' She said as she hugged him. ' Brian, hi!' ' Hey
Sarah.' Brian said as he hugged her too. ' Damn right Sarah, long time it's
been eh?' ' Yeah sure has.' Sarah responded to Nick. ' So, seriously, you
two need anything?' ' Yeah...you.' Nick mumbled to himself. ' Say what
Nick?' ' Oh, I said yes.' ' OK, what ya need?' ' I'm looking for an old
journey album.' ' Oh, figures...Come on over here.' Sarah laughed. ' Hey you
two, I'm going to go find the others. Nice seeing you Sarah, Nick, I'll come
back here with the others once I find them.' ' Aight, later bri.'
' What's the album called Nick? Sarah asked as she was typing on the
computer. ' Ugh...Escape.' ' OK...E-S-C-A-P-E...Ahah!' Sarah spoke. ' What?'
Nick asked. ' It's here. It's in stock. Come on, come with me to the back and
we'll go get it for you.' ' OK.' Nick nodded. As Nick followed Sarah to the
back part of the store in the storage area, Nick thought, ' Why do I feel so
strange?'
Sarah made her way to the rock & role section and looked for journey. ' ' So
Sarah, how have you been for these past years?' Nick asked hesitantly,
examining how well Sarah had grown, and how much she had become a women. '
Ugh...It's been 3 years from hell. Starting high school, dances, homework,
WORK, and now this music thing me and Lisa got going is just really stressing
me out.' She responded. ' Wow...' ' Yeah, what about you Nick. All I hear is
how well you are doing with ur music, and that's it since I'm surrounded by
your CD's everyday!' ' Well...Lots of things. But, I've been fine, just
fine.' Nick said as Sarah handed him his CD. ' How much?' ' Oh, pheesh, It's
on me.' ' No, No, let me pay.' ' Nick...Don't worry about it come on.' She
said as she grabbed his shirt and dragged him back to the front. She punched
the holes in it so it when Nick would leave the buzzer wouldn't go off. '
Here you go Mr. Carter.' Sarah said. ' Thanks Sarah...So...' ' Yes Nick.' She
said as she leaned down on the counter as nick on the other side leaned over
a bit. ' What are you doing after work?' ' Nothing.' ' Great, then I want to
get together later tonight?' ' Sure...No problem.' ' You okay about it
Sarah?' ' Ya...It's just been so long Nick...' ' Yeah, I know what you mean.
Well, here's my cell number, give me a ring when ever OK?' ' All right,
sounds good to me.' ' Well, I'm going to go find the others. It was really
nice seeing you again Sarah...' ' Yeah it was, wasn't it. Well, I'll see you
later then OK?' ' OK!' Nick said. Just then Sarah went out, ' Nick wait.' '
What?' ' Don't you know how to give hugs before people leave?' Sarah said as
she hugged him. ' Oh, I didn't even know that you wanted to.' ' Oh Nick....'
' What?' ' Nothing! Bye!' She said as she pecked him on the forehead and
waved goodbye.
' What am I going to do? He still likes me...And so does James!' Sarah
thought as she went back to work.