I sat on my bed, trying to convince myself that what I had said to Taylor was what I truely felt. I still loved him. But he kissed my best friend. No, I loved him. No, he kissed my best friend. Ugh! This wasn't getting me anywhere. How could he do this? Why did he do this? Everything was so perfect...
The phone rang. "Hi....Alexandra?"
"Yeah?" I asked impatiently, eager to get back to my dilemma.
"Um, this is Amber."
"Oh, hey Amber," I said, remembering my friend who I had played soccer with at the park a few days ago.
"I was wondering if you would like to come over tonight a 7. I'm having a party, and I'd like you to come. So can you?"
"Okay, I guess I can come. See you at 7 then," I told her.
"K, bye," said Amber. Maybe a party was just what I needed to get my mind off of Taylor.
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Taylor kicked a Barbie doll out of the way, ignoring his sisters' angry cries. He stomped up the stairs, and into his room. Tay plopped onto his bed, and stared up at the bottom of Ike's bed. He thought about Alex. That was so stupid of me. Now I lost Alex, and I don't blame her if she never wants to see me again. At least I have that party to go to tonight.
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Zac scanned the candy aisle for chocolate. Sugar...he needed sugar. Zac was on a sugar-low, and he just wasn't himself without being hyper. He grabbed a Hershey bar, and as an afterthought, a Twinkie and jellybeans, both being filled with sugar.
Out of the corner of his eye, Zac saw somebody. He turned his head, and gasped at what he saw. An extremely pretty girl, with wavy light brown hair, and pale blue eyes that looked deep into him when their eyes locked. She was thin, about his height, and his age, from what he could tell.
"What's wrong?" she asked suddenly, "do I have something hanging out of my nose?" She was obviously amused at his long stares at her.
"Oh, um, no, I mean, um," for once in his life, Zac was at a loss for words. His voice squeaked, and it felt like his heart was caught in his throat. This girl gave him a funny feeling, and he liked it. It was the kind of feeling that he had gotten from Allison, but this was way better.
"Anyway," the mysterious girl continued, "aren't you that Hanson kid?"
"Yeah," Zac said, glad that she recognized him. "So," he went on, "you like our band?" He guessed that she was a fan. Zac prepared to sign an autograph. "Listen," he added, "if you want an autograph, just say so, but I don't really have a pen with me so--"
"Hang on," she interrupted, "I didn't say I liked your band, I just asked if you were one of those Hanson kids. Sorry, but I prefer alternative," she explained.
"Oh," was all Zac could say, disappointed and embarrassed at his over-eagerness.
"Not everybody's a Hanson-head you know," she told him, "but now I can see why some people are, because you are cute."
Zac blushed furiously.
"Well, it was nice talking to you--Zac, isn't it?" she asked, unsure.
"Right, it's Zac," he said quickly.
"Nice meeting you--Zac, but I have to go now that I have my daily high of suger," she said, holding up a bag of Skittles and candy corn, then turning and walking down the aisle.
"Oh, okay, bye, um....uh....?" Zac stammered.
The girl turned her head and yelled back, "Aurora, my name's Aurora." Then she flashed a perfect smile, and walked to the cash register. Zac watched her leave.
"Aurora," he repeated the name to himself, "Aurora." He felt that that wasn't the last he'd see of her.
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Taylor yanked a black Adidas shirt over his head, followed by a flannel shirt over it. He tied his Airwalks, then walked downstairs to where Zac and Ike were wating for him. He hoped he'd have a good time at the party, because he sure needed something to brighten him up. But the only thing that could lift his spirits wouldn't be at the party. God, he missed Alex.
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Ike smiled to himself in anticipation as he drove his brothers and himself to the party. Who knows what the evening held in store for him and Jenn...maybe even a little...he flushed thinking about it.
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Zac stared out the window. When will I see her again? Aurora, Aurora, Aurora, Aurora, Aurora...gosh that's hard to say...Aurora, Aurora, Aurora, Aurora, Aurora...he repeated her name over and over in his mind.
He decided that it was fate, and that he was determined to win her over. He was definitely a believer in love at first site, though that was just something normally found in cheesy romance novels. But then again, his parents always said that they had had love at first site, being high school sweet-hearts.
Zac was usually so outgoing, but this girl made him feel different, speechless, she brought out the shy side of him. When he was with her he felt confused, warm, happy---basically down-right head-over-heels in love.
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Aurora, Aurora, Aurora, Aurora, Aurora.....Zac thought.
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Alexandra, Alexandra, Alexandra, Alexandra, Alexandra....Taylor thought.
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Jenn, Jenn, Jenn, Jenn, Jenn...Ike thought.
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All three Hanson brothers repeated the names of the girls they loved over and over in their minds. Little did they know that the three girls that they were each repeating the name of the Hanson brother she loved over and over in her own mind.
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So in the car---
Aurora....Zac thought.
Alex....Tay thought.
Jenn...Ike thought.
Somewhere else three girls closed their eyes...
Zac....Aurora thought.
Taylor.....Alex thought.
Ike.....Jenn thought.
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But millions of other girls were thinking the names of the members of Hanson too. Among them...
Zac....Allison thought.
Ike....Rachel thought.
Ike....Kimberly thought.
Taylor....Amber thought.
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Who will get the boys?
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