3 weeks had passed since New Year’s Day…

Kelli was home and she decided to give Matt a call…

Kelli-Hey…
David-Hello?
Kelli-Is Matt there?
David-Ehm…This is Matt, talk to me babe.
Kelli-Talk to me babe? This can’t be Matt…David get your brother.
David-Alrightt…Hold up…(Screams Matt’s name)
Matt-(Walking out of his room and over to the phone) Thanks mini-me.
David-Don’t call me that.
Matt-(On the phone) Kelli?
Kelli-Hey Matty…
Matt-What’s up?
Kelli-Sorry that we had such a bad time at the café a few weeks ago…But I’ve decided to make it up to you.
Matt-Oh yeah? And how are you going to do that?
Kelli-I’m going to cook for you!
Matt-Is that good or bad?
Kelli-It’s great…
Matt-Okay, when?
Kelli-Tonight…my house.
Matt-Um okay? See you then.
Kelli-Byeee…

In the afternoon there was an extra rehearsal, to help them with their moves, since they made mistakes during their past concerts. Because Matt had “plans,” they excused him…But Jesse, Chris, Greg, and Frankie…along with Kristen, Diana and Holly went.

Jesse-Uh…this sucks.
Greg-You suck…If you hadn’t screwed up, we wouldn’t have to be here.
Jesse-Hey…I’m not the one that fell off the stage during “Jennifer Goodbye.”
Greg-Yea, that’s just because you stand in the back round and sway back and forth. How stupid.
Chris-Hey, we’re “swayers” too.
Frankie-Yea…
Greg-Don’t yea me…And for your information Jes, I didn’t fall of the stage…the girls all grabbed at me. But you don’t have to worry about that Jesse, cause no girls wanna grab you.
Claudia-(Interrupts) C’mon guys…We have work to do.
Chris-It’s not fair. Why doesn’t Matt have to be here and we do?
Frankie-Where is he anyway?
Greg-I talked to him this morning and he said Kelli’s cooking for him.
Kristen and Holly-WHAT?
Kristen-Did you say Kelli…?
Holly-Did you say Kelli cooking?
Kristen-In the same sentence?
Greg-Yea, why?
Holly-We better call Matt now if we want him to live past tomorrow.
Diana-I’ll stay here…
Kristen-Okay, we’ll be back.
Holly and Kristen run outside to use the payphone…

Kristen-Hello?
David-Hey…Kristen? Do you need a boyfriend for tonight?
Kristen-Haha…not tonight. Actually I need to talk to your brother…Is he home?
David-Yea he’s home. Why do you want to talk to that loser anyway?
Kristen-It’s a matter of life and death.
David-Oh…in that case…Why do you want to talk to that loser?
Kristen-Just put him on the phone please! Where is he anyway?
David-Why don’t girls ever call for me? Always for Matt. He’s not popular with the ladies…I am! And Matt is in the bathroom…It stinks in there cause he’s trying on about 10 different colognes for his date tonight with Kelli.
Kristen-Pleaseee put him on the phone sweetheart?
David-Right away…(Calls Matt)
Matt runs out of the bathroom and over to the phone…
David-(Talking to Matt) Dude! You smell like shit!
Matt-I do not. I smell great. I couldn’t pick just one cologne, so I put them all on…Look…This one’s called “Sexy.”
David-Oh it’s sooo you Matt…He says sarcastically.
Matt-Who’s on the phone for me?
David-Kristen…She said it’s a matter of life and death and she needs to talk to you.
Matt-Life and death? What did the guys do at rehearsal this time?
Matt takes the phone…
Matt-Hey Kristen.
Kristen-Matt! Thank goodness! I’m calling you to warn you…Don’t go anywhere NEAR the kitchen when Kelli’s cooking…Bring a fire extinguisher and an oxygen tank with you.
Holly-(Takes the phone) Stay away from the shelves with knives…Oh yes and make sure you bring money, because you’re gonna be ordering pizza after Kelli destroys the food.
Kristen-And watch the pot holders…She has a tendency to set them on fire.
Matt-Uh-oh…
Holly-Fake sick Matt! It’s not to late!
Matt-Eh, but she’s so excited about it…I’m sure she’s not as bad as you say. I’ll be fine.
Kristen-Fine…We warned you and we’ll be praying.
Matt-Okay…Thank you for your words of wisdom. Bye.
Holly and Kristen-Good luck.

The girls run back into the rehearsal area, to find all of the boys arguing again. Diana is trying to be the peace maker, but she’s having some trouble…

While all of this was going on, Kayla and Brandon were out to eat, celebrating their 3 week anniversary.

Kelli was home, getting ready for Matt to come over…
Kelli-(Talking to herself) Oops…I guess you need to put water into the pot before you boil the pasta. Now…which stove thingy do I turn on? I’ll just put this one on… The doorbell rings, and Kelli runs over wearing her apron…
Kelli-Coming! She opens the door to find a smelly Matt. “Matt you’re early and I’m not ready. And you stink!” She says holding her nose and coughing.
Matt-But I’m wearing “Sexy.”
Kelli-Yea a little too much “sexy.” And what else are you wearing?
Matt-Hmm…just a little bit of safari…rainstorm…polo…Tommy…Nautica…
Kelli interrupts-You’re wearing that all at the same time?
Matt-Yes…
Kelli-Uck, come here Matt…Let me fix you. She says running upstairs and grabbing her cucumber melon spray. She sprays it all over Matt…
Matt-Eww! What IS that stuff?
Kelli-I’m just trying to make you smell better…but I think it’s just making you smell worse…
Matt-(Sniffs the air) What’s that smell? It smells like something’s burning…
Kelli runs into the kitchen to see the pot holder on fire…
Kelli-Call 911! The house is on fire! She says running around looking for the phone.
Matt-Kel, calm down…He splashes water onto the pot holder and the fire goes out.
Kelli-Good job Matt…Back to what I was doing. Please discard this pot holder.
Matt throws it away, while Kelli continues with her cooking.

Back at rehearsal, Diana had gotten the guys to calm down and they were all working on their dance moves…After an hour of practicing, the guys were totally beat.
Claudia-Can one of you guys run down and get the water in the fridge?
Greg-I will.
Jesse-No I will…
Greg-Well then I’ll race you down…
They both run down the hallway…around the corner and they sprint down the 24 stairs, and as Jesse was in the lead, Greg put out his foot, only as a joke to distract Jesse, but Jesse didn’t see it and he flew down the last 13 steps and landed sitting on his foot which was bent backwards, hitting his head on the last two steps and falling over.
Jesse is knocked unconscious and Greg runs over to him.
Greg-Oh my god dude…Are you okay?
Jesse doesn’t respond…
Greg-Ohhh nooo…Ohhh shit. I killed him! I killed one of my best friends! Greg runs back up the 24 steps back around the corner and down the hallway into the studio.
Greg-I…oh no…Guys! Come quick! Help! Call 911!
Diana-Where’s Jesse?
Greg-He’s dead!
Chris-What?
Greg-I killed him!
Frankie-Haha Greg…What a stupid joke. You guys really need to plan these things out better.
Greg-Not a joke! C’mon…He says pulling everyone…They all follow him to the stairs, where Jesse is knocked out cold on the stairs.
Kristen-(Screams) Oh my god! JESSE!
Chris-Dude, what happened?
Frankie-Is he breathing?
Claudia runs down the hallway to see what the commotion was all about, when she sees Jesse. Before asking any questions, she takes out her cell phone and calls for an ambulance.

Back at Kelli’s house, after burning 2 more pot holders, Kelli was still working on dinner.
Matt-Um Kelli…No offense, but you’re only making spaghetti and meatballs…It’s not suppose to take this long…It’s been 3 hours.
Kelli-I want to make it perfect!
Matt-ANY food at this point would be perfect. Do you want some help?
Kelli-No, I have it under control…She says just as the pot with the pasta starts boiling over and the foam starts pouring all over the floor and on Matt’s foot.
Matt-Oww! Kel…the pot.
Kelli-Oops, let me turn that down. She turns it down…”Matt, come here and taste this…” She says spooning some pasta out of the pot…Matt tastes it…
Matt-A little mushy. He says spitting it out when she’s not looking.
Kelli-Uh! First it’s too hard…and now too mushy…I give up. I can’t cook.
Matt-Let me help! He says starting to walk over by the stove.
Kelli-Well okay Matt…If you insist…She turns around to get a spoon, and her apron gets caught on the pot handle, knocking the boiling water and pasta all over Matt…
Matt-SHIT! Owww! Hot, hot, hot…
Kelli-Oh my god! Matt! She runs over to the sink and fills up a pot with cold water and pours it all over Matt…
Matt-Kel, I’m burned…Not on fire. But in a lot of pain.
Kelli-Oh no! What should I do?
Matt-Get help quick!
Kelli calls 911 and an ambulance comes and takes the two of them to the hospital…

Kayla and Brandon are at Brandon’s house, talking and kissing, when Kayla’s beeper goes off…
Kayla-(Looks at her pager) It’s Kristen…And she said 911…She probably broke another nail. I’ll call her back later…
10 minutes later, she gets another page…But this time it’s a 911 page from Chris.
Kayla-Okay…Two 911 pages. Something’s up…Can I use your phone?
Brandon-Sure. He hands her the portable phone and she dials Kristen’s cell.

Back in the waiting room of the hospital, Holly, Greg, Frankie, Diana, Chris and Kristen are all sitting down waiting for the doctor to come out from talking to Jesse’s parents. They try to get a hold of Matt and Kelli, but they have no such luck.
Kristen-Uh…Kayla isn’t calling us back. What is she doing? I know…She probably thinks I broke a nail. I really shouldn’t use the 911 button unless it’s a real emergency.
Her cell rings…
Kristen-Hello?
Kayla-Kristen?
Kristen-Oh my god…Where the hell have you been?
Kayla-What’s up? I’m at Brandon’s…What’s so 911 important.
Kristen-Jesse’s in the hospital and he’s unconscious…THAT’S what’s so 911 important. I can’t explain what happened now, but-
Kayla-Kristen…hello?
Kristen-Oh my goodness…KAYLA GET HERE QUICK…Matt and Kelli just got off another ambulance and they’re wheeling Matt in on a stretcher. Come quick!
Kayla-Are they okay?
Kristen-We haven’t heard anything yet…We’re waiting. But you better get here…Gotta go.
Kayla-Okay, I’ll be there in a few minutes. Bye…
Kristen-Hurry!
They both hang up…
Brandon-What was that all about?
Kayla-Nothing, I just gotta go. I’m sorry. I’ll call you later.
Brandon-But…
It was too late, cause Kayla was out the door.

Within a few minutes, Kayla rushed to the hospital and found everyone in the waiting room…except Matt and Jesse.
Kayla-Okay, what happened. After explaining the long story, they all sat and waited…waited…waited some more…and did a little more waiting…when FINALLY the doctor came out and told them about Jesse and Matt.
Doctor-I have some good and bad news about your friends.
Chris-Which one died and which one made it?
Kristen-Chris! Shhh.
Doctor-They’re both alive…but both hurt. I’m afraid neither of them are gonna be able to dance for quite some time.
Greg-But they’re gonna live?
Doctor-It looks that way to me.
Diana-Can we go and see them?
Doctor-Yea, you can see them, but only 4 in the room at a time. They are in the same room.

First in the room, is Holly, Greg, Kelli and Frankie. They walk in and see the two lying in bed. Jesse and Matt’s parents and family members along with Louie and Claudia were already in there.
Greg-JESSE! I’m soo sorry.
Kelli-MATT! I’m soo sorry…I told you I couldn’t cook.
Matt-Well I knew that and I still came.
Jesse-Uhhhhh…
Greg-Jesse are you in pain? Let me get something for you…Would you like a drink? Or how about your pillows fluffed?
Jesse-No…Stay away. You’ve done enough.
Greg-I’m gonna make this up to you.
Frankie-Matt, what happened anyway?
Matt-It’s a long story…that ended with Kelli spilling a pot of boiling water on me.
Kelli-I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to.
Holly-So what did the doctors say?
Matt-It’s a second degree burn.
Kelli-A second degree burn?!?! Oh my god! I can’t believe it…Wait…what the hell is a second degree burn? They all ignore Kelli…
Holly-What about you Jesse?
Jesse-I broke my leg…sprained my wrist and got a slight concussion. Thanks a lot Greg.
Frankie-How long are you going to be here?
Matt-A little less than a week.
Jesse-Yea me too.
Frankie-My birthday! You guys are gonna be in the hospital on my birthday.
Kelli-Then we’ll bring the party here.
Frankie-We should go back out into the waiting room…The others want to come see you guys too.
Jesse-Okay…
Matt-Are you guys staying in the hospital?
Greg-Yea, it’s a pretty cool place. Maybe we’ll stay and chill for a while, until visiting hours are over.
Matt-Bye guys.
Frankie-See you in a little bit. They leave and walk back over to the waiting room, where Kristen, Diana, Kayla and Chris are waiting.
Diana-Can we go in now? She asks Frankie.
Frankie-Yea. Jes and Matt are just lying down.
Kristen-Okay, let’s go…Kay are you coming?
Kayla-Um, I don’t think I should right now. I don’t know if I’m ready to see Jesse…or if he’s ready to see me. But tell Matt I hope he feels better.
Chris-Okay.
The 3 of them walk into the room.

Jesse and Matt are arguing about what to watch on tv.
Matt-There’s a football game.
Jesse-I don’t care. I want to watch Southpark.
Matt-No it’s a repeat…I want to watch the game…Tampa verse New York.
Jesse-Well I’m hurt worse so I get to pick.
Matt-Yea, you’re hurt worse. Go to sleep. You need your rest.
Kristen-Hey guys!
Jesse-Hey.
Chris-How are you guys feeling?
Jesse-Well I personally feel like crap. And Matt, he just smells like crap.
Matt-It’s not my fault…I wasn’t sure what cologne to wear tonight so I used them all.
Diana-Oh yeah Matt…Kayla says she hopes you feel better. And um, you two Jesse?
Jesse-She’s here? Please tell me my ex-best friend isn’t here with her?
Chris-Nah don’t worry. He’s not.
Matt-I’m hungry.
Diana-Here’s the hospital menu. What do you guys want?
Jesse-What the hell is this crap? Barbeque ribs on a bun? Spaghetti with clam sauce? Sloppy Joe with peaches?
Matt-Ew…I’m not eating this!
Jesse-Can one of you guys go and get Greg for me?
Chris gets Greg…
Greg-Hey Jes, what’s up?
Jesse-I want food. REAL food…Wendy’s…Burger King…McDonald’s…whatever.
Greg-Your wish is my command, sir Jesse.
Matt-Me too Greg!
Greg-I didn’t hurt you. You can eat the hospital food.
Greg leaves to get food, just as the nurse comes in to take their orders.
Nurse-Hello boys. What would you like for dinner?
Jesse-Nothing. I have my dinner plans handled.
Matt-I think I would like the sloppy joe. But can you hold the peaches?
Nurse-Alright. And I’m sorry sir, but when you’re in the hospital, you have to eat the hospital food. No food from outside is allowed.
Jesse-I rather starve. What is this…jail?
Chris-Jes, just pick something.
Jesse-Fine. Get me the spaghetti…but NO clam sauce. I’m allergic to clams.
Chris-No you’re not.
Jesse-Today I am.
Chris-Moodyy. You have such an attitude Jes. Is there anything you could give him to mellow him out? Some pain killers…a sedative.
Nurse-I’m sorry, but he’s reached his medication limit for the day. He’s as calm as we can get him.
Chris-I’m bored.
Kristen-This isn’t suppose to be fun Chris.
Chris-I’m gonna go play.
Diana-Where?
Chris-There has to be something fun to do in this place.
Chris leaves just as Greg walks in holding Jesse’s food.
Nurse-Oh I’m sorry young man, but that food isn’t allowed in here.
Greg-Why not? It’s for my bestest bestest friend.
Jesse-Give me the food.
Nurse-If you give him the food then I’m afraid I’ll have to ask you be removed.
Greg-Well in that case, I guess I’m just going to have to eat this food myself. See you Jesse.
Nurse-Sorry boys, but visiting hours are over.
Matt-Okay, thank you ms. Nurse.

All of the guys and girls leave, leaving Matt and Jesse with their families.

The next day, everyone went back to see the guys again.
Kristen-(Talking to Kayla on the phone) Kayla, you have to comeee! She said whining.
Kayla-I dunno…It’s weird.
Kristen-Pretty puhleeze?
Kayla-Fine, I’ll go but I can’t promise that I’ll go in the room.
Kristen-Okay…Diana will pick us up in an hour. See you then.
Kayla-Okay bye.
Just as Kayla was hanging up the phone, it rang and it was Brandon on the other line.
Kayla-Who is it now?
Brandon-Um hi? I’m guessing your phone has been ringing a lot.
Kayla-Sorta…
Brandon-Why’d you run out so fast yesterday?
Kayla-Oh, I uh, had to go to the hospital.
Brandon-What for?
Kayla-Matt…
Brandon-Matt? What happened?
Kayla-He burned himself…
Brandon-Oh I see…
Kayla-Oh hold on one sec Brandon…I have another call. She pushes the flash button and she assumes its Kristen…
Kayla-Kristen! Help! Brandon’s on the other line and I can’t tell him about Jesse being in the hospital and how I’m going to see him today. I still like Jesse…but I still like Brandon…What should I do?
Brandon-Kayla?
Kayla-Uh-oh…I guess I didn’t have another call…Please tell me you didn’t hear what I just said?
Brandon-Every word.
Kayla-I gotta go. Bye. She said hanging up right away. Kayla dialed Kristen’s number on her phone… (Ring, Ring, Ring)
Kristen-Heyy.
Kayla-KRISTEN! Help me!
Kristen-What’d you do?
Kayla-I sorta by accident told Brandon that I still have a thing for Jesse…and that I’m going to see him in the hospital today…
Kristen-You did what?
Kayla-Oopsie?
Kristen-You’re so dumb Kay. So what did you do? What did he say?
Kayla-I hung up and told him I had to go. What do I do?
Kristen-We’ll think of something when we get to the hospital. Diana’s gonna be here soon, so I’ll see you in the car.
Kayla-Okay.

At the hospital, the 3 guys had just arrived…to walk in to find Matt and Jesse yet again, fighting over the TV.
Matt-This is not gonna work.
Jesse-We can’t share a room…I can’t stand this.
Matt-Well it’s not like I like it either…
Matt and Jesse at the same time-Mommmmmm!
Greg-Hey boys.
Frankie-What are you two yelling about now?
Jesse and Matt-I can’t stand him.
Chris-Aw, c’mon guys. Be happy.
Matt-That’s easy for you to say…You’re not in the hospital.
Just then Diana, Holly, Kelli, and Kristen walk in.
Holly-Hey guys.
Diana-Feeling any better today?
Jesse-Not really. This sucks. My leg is killing me and I have a bad headache.
Matt-I’m feeling okay.
Kristen-How did you guys sleep?
Matt-I slept pretty good. These beds are comfy.
Jesse-I didn’t…My leg is in the air because of this sling…And Matt was talking in his sleep. He kept mumbling… “Kelli, no…Get the pot away…” What a freak.
Chris-You guys are so lucky. I wish I could be in the hospital. Those beds are so cool with all of the remote control thingies on them.
Jesse-No, you don’t want to be in the hospital.
Chris-But you guys get lots of gifts.
Jesse-Yea, I’ve been getting gifts from aunts, uncles and cousins I never knew I had.
Chris-I’m bored. Ooh, what are these? He says stretching the doctor’s hair net thingy.
Kristen-Um it’s for your hair…and it’s the doctor’s so be a good boy and put it down Christopher.
Chris-Ooo look! He says putting the hair nets on his shoes and he starts sliding around the room.
Frankie-What’s with him today?
Matt-Who knows.
Greg-Dude, what’d you have for breakfast?
Kelli-The room is too small in here Chris…Go play in the hallway.
Kristen-I’ll go with him to make sure he doesn’t get himself into any trouble.
Chris-Let’s go! He says grabbing Kristen’s hand and bringing her out into the hallway…Chris starts sliding around and Kristen sees Kayla, so she walks over to her…
Kristen-Hey Kay Kay.
Kayla-Hey Krissy.
Kristen-Are you feeling okay?
Kayla-I’m okay. How are the boys?
Kristen-Eh, Jesse’s cranky…and Matt’s okay.
Kayla-Jesse…cranky…He’s his normal self.
Kristen-So what’s happening with you and Jesse?
Kayla-Nooo idea. Um, Kristen…what the heck is your boyfriend doing?
They look down the hallway and they see Chris running and sliding on the floor…
Kristen-I don’t know…
They start laughing.
Kayla-Anyway…I don’t know what to do…I miss Jesse…and I even miss fighting with him. But at the same time, Brandon’s so cool…and funny. But I feel really bad for breaking up their friendship.
Just as Kristen is about to say something to Kayla, they hear a huge crash from down the hall.
Kayla-What happened?
They run down the hallway, to see Chris laying on the floor with a gash in his head.
Kristen-CHRIS! Your head!
Kayla-What happened?
Chris-I slid and I hit into this cart with doctor tools on it…and I hurt my head…
Kristen-Chris, you’re bleeding!
Chris-Oh shit! I’m gonna get blood on my new shirt.
Just then a doctor walks by and sees Chris.
Doctor-What happened here?
Chris-I fell…
Kayla-You were fooling around.
Chris-I’m sorry…But please save me.
Kristen-Aww Chris…You’re not dying.
Doctor-You might need stitches.
Chris-Do I get to sit in the cool beds?
Doctor-Well if your injury is serious enough, you may have to stay over for a night, but I doubt that will happen.
Chris-Okay…
They take Chris and examine his cut.
Doctor-You’re gonna need a few stitches. The doctor numbs his cut and without Chris knowing, he cuts a chunk of his hair off…and he gets stitched up…
Kayla-(Waiting outside with Kristen) What’s wrong with Chris today? He’s so hyper.
Kristen-Yea. I don’t know what has gotten into him.
Chris comes out and the girls gasp.
Chris-What?
Kristen-Oh my…
Kayla-WHAT happened?
Chris-Is that all you’ve been saying today? Why are you acting so weird? I just got a few stitches…no biggie.
Kristen-Um, have you looked in the mirror?
Chris-No why?
He turns around to look in the mirror and he screams.
Chris-DUDE! My hair! What happened? It’s gone. I can’t be seen like this.
Kristen-Calm down Chris. I’ll bring you to my salon tomorrow…I’m sure they can fix it…I hope.
Chris-That damn doctor…Why’d he have to cut my hair off?
Kayla-It’s just a little piece…Don’t worry about it…No one will notice.
Chris and Kristen walk into Matt and Jesse’s room, while Kayla goes to the bathroom.
Jesse-YO DUDE! What the hell happened to your head? And you hair?
Chris-See Kristen… “Oh they’ll never notice.”
Kristen-No Kayla said that.
Jesse-Kayla?
Chris-Oops.
Jesse-She’s here?
Kristen-Yes…well no…kinda…sorta…I’m hungry, Chris come with me to get something to eat.
The two leave the room…

Greg-Jesse, you look stressed…Want me to get you something? Let me fluff your pillows.
Jesse-No, I’m fine.
Greg-No I insist…He says grabbing Jesse’s pillow and flinging Jesse’s head back while Greg fluffs the pillow. “There…that’s better.”
Jesse-Thanks. He says sarcastically.
Greg-Oh, it’s so boring in here. Let me put the tv on for you. He takes the “remote” and starts pressing buttons, as Jesse shouts, “Dude, that’s not the tv control…It’s the bed control!”

Just then, Jesse and Matt’s beds start folding up and Jesse’s leg in the sling, gets crushed.
Jesse-Oww!
Matt-Stop Greg!
Greg-Oh, no I’m sorry! Here let me fix that! He starts pressing more buttons, which just makes the beds fold up more as two nurses rush in, to fix the beds and escort Greg and the others out of the room.
Holly-Greg…stop. You’re gonna get us kicked out of the hospital.
Frankie-Good job in there Greg…
Greg-Hey, I was just trying to be helpful.
Diana-Maybe we should go and do something for a little while. Jesse and Matt need some rest.

Kayla walked out of the bathroom, and debated on whether she should go in the room to talk to Jesse. She gained up her courage, and walked in to find the two in there…Matt gasps when he sees Kayla…
Kayla-Hey guys. Um, how are you?
Matt-I’m fine…
Jesse-Decent.
Kayla-Jes, can I talk to you?
Jesse-Um yeah I guess… The two of them both look over to see Matt staring at the two of them waiting for them to begin talking.
Jesse-Um Matt, can you excuse us?
Matt-I can’t go anywhere…So go on, talk…You won’t even notice that I’m here…
Kayla-Well anyway, (She walks over and closes the curtain, so Matt can’t see them)
Matt-Hey!
Kayla- Shh Matt…Anyway…How’d this happen anyway?
Jesse-You mean “us” or my leg?
Kayla-I guess both.
Jesse-I have no idea. Where’s Brandon on a Saturday night? In the waiting room, waiting for you?
Kayla-No…I don’t know where Brandon is.
Jesse-Surprise, surprise.
Kayla-Jesse, look…Me and Brandon have truthfully gone out a few times after New Years…and we were celebrating our 3 week anniversary when I found out about your leg. I feel really bad that you hurt yourself and I miss you. I like Brandon, but when I’m with him, all I can think of is you. Brandon is perfect, but he’s missing something…And me and you have a history together and I miss you a lot.
Matt-(From behind the curtain) I think I’m gonna cry. He says in a sobbing tone.
Kayla-Being with Brandon gets boring, because we get along too much. I miss fighting with you. We had fun doing that.
Matt-She’s got a point there Jesse.
Jesse-Will you shut up? Go to sleep Matt. So what’s going on with Brandon now?
Kayla-Well the next time I talk to him, I’m gonna tell him it’s over. And I hope the two of you can be friends again, because I don’t want to ruin your friendship.
Jesse-Well it’s not all of your fault. I shouldn’t have drank all that punch. I was all over Mandy and I wasn’t even in control of myself. I felt bad after I found out what you saw me and Mandy doing…But I felt terrible when I saw you with my best friend.
Kayla-Doing that was wrong. At first, I only used him to get back at you, but after awhile I started to like him. And I was wrong with what I did…
Jesse-Well who do you like more? Are we gonna stay together or are you and Brandon gonna keep going out?
Matt-Yea, what’s gonna happen?
Kayla and Jesse-SHUT UP MATT!
Matt-Jeez…I was just asking.
Kayla-Well Jesse, what do you wanna do?
Jesse-I pick you over Mandy. Do you pick me over Brandon?
Kayla-Yes I do…Can you forgive me?
Jesse-Only if you can forgive me?
Matt-So that’s it? You two are back together? I thought it would have been a little more dramatic than that. C’mon, entertain me…Matt’s bored.
Jesse-Jesse doesn’t care.
Kayla-I forgive you.
Jesse-I forgive you too!
Matt-Aww, how sweet…Argue, I want to be entertained!
Kayla-Okay Matt, we’ll entertain you…She says walking over to the curtain and opening it, as she walks over to Jesse and the two start kissing…
Matt-Oh I didn’t want to see that! He says covering his eyes, and pulling the curtain back to separate them.

Chris and Kristen met up downstairs with Kelli, Greg, Frankie, Holly and Diana.
Chris-Does my hair look THAT bad?
Greg-Yea it looks terrible…Dude, it looks like someone ran a lawn mower through your hair.
Holly-Aww Greg…Don’t be mean.
Diana-Don’t worry Chris, your hair looks good.
Frankie-Yea, even though you’re missing a HUGE chunk of it!
Kristen-You guys are soo mean. Don’t worry Chris…We’ll get it fixed tomorrow.
Kelli-Where’s Kayla?
Kristen-Oops…We were suppose to meet her upstairs.
Chris-Well we know she’s not in the room…
Kristen-Let’s go up and meet her.

They all go upstairs and walk into the room and see Jesse and Kayla kissing, and Matt on the other side, covering his eyes and ears.
Frankie-I guess they’re back together?
Diana-What did we miss?
Kayla-Oh hey guys…Me and Jesse are back together again.
Holly-Didn’t notice.
The nurse walks in…
Nurse-Sorry guys, but visiting hour is over.
Jesse-Aw, okay. Are you guys coming back tomorrow?
Matt-They have school tomorrow.
Jesse-Oh yeah! We get out of school tomorrow Matt!
Matt-Will you guys come after school?
Kelli-We wouldn’t miss seeing you boys for the world. She said sarcastically.
Matt-Okay, we’ll see you all tomorrow…
Frankie-Yay! We’re all gonna hang out on my birthday!
Greg-Yup!
Jesse-Bye everyone.

The next day after school, Kelli, Diana, Kayla, and Holly met Greg, and Frankie in the lobby.
Diana-Happy birthday Franklin!
Holly-Yea happy b-day!
Frankie-Thanks…What’d you get me Di-Di?
Diana-You’ll find out later.
Holly-Where are Chris and Kristen?
Frankie-(Laughing) Fixing Chris’ hair.
Diana-Aww… They go up and walk in the guys’ room to find David, Jesse and Matt.
Matt-Oh hey guys! Happy birthday Frankus.
Frankie-Thanks…Ha Frankus…You haven’t called me that in awhile.
Jesse-Wait, why is Frankie here…Aren’t we suppose to be getting ready for his surprise party here later?
Greg smacks him and hits his wrist…
Jesse-OWWW! Stupid!
Greg-Oops…Sorry.
Frankie-Don’t worry, I didn’t hear that.
Holly-Anyway, how are you guys?
Just then, the door opens and Chris and Kristen walk in.
Frankie-Chris?
Greg-Dude…your hair!
Jesse-It’s so…..
Matt-Short. It’s the hair style you had when you were like 14.
Chris-Hey, it’s not like I wanted this hair style. I miss my old hair.
Kristen-Aww, don’t worry, it’ll grow.
Chris-I know…But not fast enough…I feel naked.
Jesse-Well Chris, you can just wear a hat until your hair grows back, to cover that mess on your head.
Chris-That makes me feel a whole lot better. He says walking out of the room.
Kayla-Good job you guys. Poor Chris.
Frankie-I guess we were a little hard on him. But I’m the birthday boy…I’m allowed to be mean.
Greg-It’s not our fault he’s sensitive about his hair.
Matt-I want lemon Italian ice.
Kelli-Where did that come from?
Matt-I just had a sudden craving.
Jesse-My back hurts. I need a back rub.
Matt-Matt’s cheeks and lips are feeling lonely…Girls? You still owe me for the reports.
Jesse-My pillow needs to be fluffed and someone change this channel and get me a drink while you’re at it.
Matt-Lemon ice!
Greg-Dudes, calm down. We’re not your servants…
Matt-That’s right. You’re our slaves.
Jesse-Greg, you almost killed me and now you act like you don’t even care.
Greg-Okay, I’ll get you a drink and because I’m such a nice guy, I’ll get Matt’s Italian ice. But I don’t do back rubs and/or kisses.
Kayla-I do…Backrubs.
Kelli-I guess I’m stuck with the kisses.
Frankie-Greg, I’ll go with you to get the drink and Italian ice.
Kristen-I’ll change the channel for you boys.
Holly-You guys are such pain in the asses.
Matt-Yes we know.

Out in the hallway, Greg and Frankie were getting the drinks and searching for where they could find Italian ice, while the others, secretly decorated the hospital room for Frankie’s surprise party.

Greg-Where the hell are we gonna get Italian ice?
Frankie-There’s no way we’re gonna find Italian ice in the hospital.
Greg-Well it did snow. I say we get the snow and squeeze lemon juice on it…He’ll never know the difference.
Frankie-True, but I say we forget about the Italian ice. He’ll live without it.
Greg-NO, we can’t go back to the room yet.
Frankie-Why not?
Greg-Cause, um…we have to go down these stairs…Yea
Frankie-Um, okay? They walk down the stairs into a really strange floor.
Frankie-Greg, where are we?
Greg-Um I don’t know…Let’s just keep walking. We’ll find someone to ask.
Frankie-Okay? But why don’t we just go back to the room?
Greg-Because um, we can’t…So let’s go.
They continue to walk down the strange hallway and into a room. The room was freezing cold and the door slammed shut behind them.
Frankie-Okay, um Greg, where are we now?
Greg-Um what does that sign say? Mortgage? He says squinting.
Frankie-No dummy…It says morgue!
Greg-What the hell is that?
Frankie-WHERE THEY STORE DEAD BODIES YOU ASS! Why are we here?? Spooky…Let’s go back now.
Greg-Okay, yea let’s get out of here…He tries to open the door…
The door is jammed shut.
Greg-Oh noooo.
Frankie-What’s oh noooo?
Greg-The door…It’s stuck! And we’re lost!
Frankie-Well I have an idea Greg. Why don’t we just ask one of THESE people and see if they can direct us back to the room! He says sarcastically.
Greg-Frankie, they’re dead. We can’t ask them.
Frankie-No shit Sherlock.
Greg-(Screams) Help! Help!
Frankie-Screaming isn’t gonna do anything Greg…Let’s see if we can get the door to open…We’ll both pull on 3…Ready, 1…2…3…
They both pull on the door and they get it to open…
Frankie-Now let’s get the hell outta here. They run and eventually find there way back to the room…When the guys walk in…
“SURPRISE!” Everyone shouts…
Frankie-Oh wow! Thanks! What a surprise!
Greg-Wasn’t my stalling good?
Frankie-Well it would have been a better surprise if Jesse hadn’t told me…But I’m still surprised.
They all give their gifts to Frankie and have cake.
Frankie-So Jesse, Matt, when are you guys leaving the hospital anyway?
Matt-The doctor came in before and said that I could leave tomorrow and Jesse can leave the next day.
Jesse-I have to spend a day alone? Matt, you’ve become my roommate.
Chris-Oh yeah girls, we completely forgot…We’ve been meaning to tell you this for awhile…But with everything that’s been going on, it completely slipped our minds.
Greg-Girls…we have a surprise!
Frankie-You’re gonna love it!
Holly-Oh are we?
Kristen-What is it?
Kelli-Tell us! NOW!
Jesse-Well…in February we know you girls have no school on the 11th, 12th, and 13th for teachers conventions…and we happen to be going on a trip on the 8th until the 12th…and…
Greg-We were wondering if you girls would be interested….
Matt-In coming with us!
Kelli-Hell yea!
Holly-Wow that would be awesome…another trip!
Matt-As always, our parents will talk to your parents.
Kristen-Where are we going anyway?
Chris-Oh yeah duh! We’re going to…Cozy Cabin Ski Resort in Vermont. We have a concert, and hopefully Matt and Jesse will be okay by then...A photo shoot…and some big press conference…But the majority of the time, will be all of us just hanging out.
Kayla-A ski lodge? Cool!
Kristen-Yea, that’s awesome!
Jesse-This is gonna be a lot of fun.

**Note** No Dream Street members were hurt during the making of this chapter!

Chapter 28