Chapter 17
THE NEXT DAY
The next day I awoke with tissues all around me
and the
puffiest eyes I've ever had. They looked so
gross it made me wonder what Leslie
looked like.
I took a hot shower and got dressed quickly.
"Hey Ash,
I'm leaving, wish me luck?" Leslie said to me
drinking another sip of her
coffee before hugging me.
She looked so pretty that day, no puffy eyes at all!
Must be her medicine.
"Good luck Les. Oh what do I tell Brian if
he calls?"
I asked as she headed out, she stuck her
head back in the
door.
"How about…she's gone to get a job and
doesn't want to talk
to you when she gets back."
"Uh…okay. Oh I won't be here tonight,
I'm going to stay with BJ at her house." I said.
"What about
Wendy I haven't seen her in 2 days!"
"She's at A.J.'s"
"Really?
Are they together?"
"I don't know, probably knowing her!
Now
go Les!" I said as she shut the door.
LESLIE'S HECTIC JOB HUNTING…
Finding
a modeling job in the mall was like finding a
needle in a haystack. Most of the
time you have
to get to the stores before they're even made
to get a job.
But hey, I'm going to try…
The first store I looked at was Wet Seal. I loved
that store and last time I came in they were
looking for some models. Unfortunately,
they were
already filled.
The second became the third, fourth, then my last
chance was at the Gap. I loved their clothes; maybe,
just maybe I could get
a job there.
"Hello? I'm applying for the model position,"
I
said to the cashier.
"Oh yeah! You can go back and talk to Joey,
he's
back there," she pointed to the backroom.
I looked at the old man, and
asked about the job.
He said I was more than qualified, I got the job! I had
to stand in the window for 3 hours a day, that's all.
I was so siked! I couldn't
wait to go home and
tell…wait…I couldn't tell Ash, or Wendy, or Brian.
Man
life sucks!
ASHLEY GOES TO BJ'S…
When I arrived at Nick's house, I
punched in the code
that BJ gave me and parked next to Nick's car. I didn't
know
why, but I was real nervous!
"Hey Ash! Come on upstairs girl!" BJ
said pulling
me eagerly up the stairs.
"Where's Nick?" I asked
curiously.
"Oh he's still sleeping. He is never up at this hour."
"At
2 in the afternoon?"
"Nope, not till 3. This is my room," she
said as she
jumped on her bed. Yes I could definitely tell her
brother was
famous, huge room expensive furniture…
"I likes," I said sitting
on her bed.
"Ash?" Nick said coming into BJ's room rubbing
his
eyes.
"Hey Nick," I said as BJ and I almost busted out
laughing.
"What
are you doing here?" He asked.
"She's staying with me, go get your
rest
dopey," BJ said as I laughed.
"Brian called me last night,
what's up with Leslie?"
"Nothing, she's just protecting herself.
She loves
him a lot Nick," I said thinking of myself in the
same situation.
"Oh…well
I'm kinda dead right now,
I'm going to take a shower."
"Bye
Nicky!" BJ said shutting her door in his face.
"Gee BJ," I
said laughing.
"He gets annoying at times, so sue me!" She said
sitting back on the bed.
Hours passed as BJ and I talked and watched t.v.
"So
what's it like to have Nick as a big brother?" I asked
grabbing a handful
of popcorn and stuffing it in my
mouth.
"It's weird sometimes, he
just seems like a big brother.
He doesn't seem like a sex symbol for teenage
girls,"
she said stuffing some popcorn in her mouth as we
got ready
to watch a movie.
"What are you guys doing?" Nick asked coming
down
the stairs.
"We're going to watch a chick flick, so go hang out
with
Brian or something," BJ said holding her hand up
to his face.
"Mom!
I'm going to Kevin's house!" Nick said smacking
BJ's hand out of his face.
He kissed me lightly and
said, "You'll be here when I get back right?"
"Yep,"
I said smiling. I kissed him lightly and
watched him walk out the door.
"AWWWW!"
BJ said laughing.
"Shut up BJ!" I said laughing a little.
"You
guys look so cute together!" She said as I smacked
her with the pillow behind
me. We laughed as
we fell to the floor.
