CHAPTER 5
Hello?’ I Asked Groggily Into The Phone. ‘Hey You…Feelin Any Better?’ I Heard Dylan’s Way Too Understanding Voice From The Other End And Shot Up Off My Pillow. ‘Yeah I Slept And I Feel A lot Better!’ I Said This But Inside I Thought, Yeah Im Find Until I Seen You Again. ‘That’s Good! Do You Feel Up To Going To The Fair?’ She Asked, I Could Tell She Really Wanted To Go. ‘Um Dyl Could We Just Maybe Go To In And Out?’ I Asked. I Didn’t Really Wanna Be Out But I Didn’t Want To Upset Her Either. ‘Alright, Could We Go To The Fair Tomorrow?’ She Asked Hopeful. ‘Alright, Tomorrow It Is! I Just Don’t Wanna Waste The Day At The Fair If I Cant Go On Any Rides Or Anything!’ I Said, Again Feeling More Then Guilty For Lying To My Best Friend. 'Yeah Your Right! Tomorrow For Sure!’ I Could Tell She Was Smiling. I Loved Her Smile. ‘Alright So How Bout Like 10 Minutes?’ I Asked Trying To Think Straight. ‘Okay! I’ll Come By Your House Cause Its On The Way!’ She Said. ‘Sure!’ We Hung Up And I Flopped Back Down. ‘What Am I Gonna Do?’ I Asked Myself. ‘About What?’ I Heard Ike Say From His Bed. I Didn’t Even Know He Was Up There. ‘Um...Nothing!’ I Said Getting Up And Running Out Of Our Room. I Walked Downstairs And Seen Mackie In The Cupboards. ‘Where’s Mom And Dad?’ I Asked Him. ‘Mom’s Downstairs And Dad’s Having A Nap On The Couch’ He Said Without Turning Around. ‘Whatcha Lookin For?’ I Asked Coming Up Behind Him. ‘My Chips From Last Night!’ He Said Worried Someone Had Eaten Them. I Spotted The Bag On The Top Shelf And Reached Up And Grabbed Them For Him. ’Here Ya Go Kiddo!’ I Said Handing Him The Bag. ‘Thanks Zac!’ He Took The Bag And Smiled And Ran Off Happy. ‘MOM IM GOING BACK OUT!’ I Yelled Down The Stairs. ‘Alright Zachary! Are You Feeling Better?’ She Yelled Back Up. ‘Yeah! I Wont Be Home For Dinner!’ I Said. ‘Alright That’s Fine! Don’t Be Too Late.’ My Mom Was Always Understanding, As Long As We Told Her, It Wasn’t A Problem. I Heard The Door Open And Taylor Yell, ‘IM HOME!’ As He Closed It. ‘Zac Dylan’s Here!’ He Said. I Walked To The Front Door. ‘Hey Dyl, Hey Lauren!’ I Said Noticing Taylor’s Girlfriend. They Had Been Together For 4 And A Half Years. Everyone Was Convinced They Were Getting Married. ‘Hey Zac!’ They Both Said, They Giggled At The Unison. I Rolled My Eyes And Led Dylan Out On The Porch. She Was Still Laughing, This Made Me Laugh. I’ve Always Been A Sucker For When Other People Are Laughing I Do The Same. ‘Well I See You’re Feeling Better Hanson!’ She Said Flashing Me That Smile Again. ‘Yeah! Um So What Are You Getting From In And Out?’ I Tried To Change The Subject. She Stopped And Looked At Me With That, “Have You Gone Stupid?” Look. ‘What?’ I Asked. ‘Dude, What Do I Always Get At In And Out?’ She Said With Her Hands On Her Hips. ‘Oh Yeah!’ Why Am I Staring At Her Like This? ‘Zac Why Are You Staring At Me Like That?’ She Asked. Uh-oh, Think Fast Hanson. ‘I Dunno…Cause You’re Ugly?’ I Laughed As I Said This. ‘Ha Ha!’ She Said Walking Up And Punching My Arm Again. This Made Her Laugh So I Didn’t Comment, I Just Grabbed The Spot She Had Punched. ‘Whats Wrong With You? Still Feeling Sick?’ She Asked Walking Backwards In Front Of Me. ‘No…’ I Was Afraid To Speak In Case Something Came Out. She Smiled. ‘Alright! But Talk! Im Not Used To Hearing Zac Hanson Quiet! If It Wasn’t For Isaac, You’d Prolly Steal All The Interviews!’ We Always Joked That Ike Never Shut Up And That’s Why I Acted How I Do In Interviews. I Smiled. ‘Alright! I’ll Talk!’ I Dunno Whats Wrong But I Cant Let It Take Over My Life. I Mean It’s Not Like Im In Love With Her Or Anything. ‘I Cant Believe That Ike’s 20!’ She Said, Apparently Changing The Subject. ‘I Know! Next Year He’ll Be Legal!’ I Said Astonished Myself. Growing Up, I Always Thought 20 Was So Old, Because You’re Not Really A Teenager Anymore, But Now That My Brother’s 20, It Doesn’t Seem That Bad. The Only Thing Is, He Reads The Paper A Lot More, And Is A lot More Political About Everything! ‘Can You Imagine Ike In A Bar?’ Dylan Said Laughing Practically In Hysterics. ‘Yeah I Could Just Hear Him Trying To Get The Drink Priced Lower Because That’s An OUTRAGE That It Costs That Much!’ I Said Laughing With Her. We Reached In And Out And Walked In. Dylan Took In A Deep Breath. ‘Mmmmm Smell The Goodness!’ She Said Walking Up To The Counter. ‘Welcome To In And Out, How May I Help You Dylan?’ It Was The Manager Working. ‘I’ll Have The Usual Please!’ Dylan Said Getting Her Wallet Out. ‘Same For You Zac?’ He Asked. ‘You Better Believe It!’ I Said Getting Mine Out Of My Back Pocket. He Rang It In And Got Our Orders. We Paid And Sat Down At The Table We Always Sat At. ‘Oh My Gosh! Are You Zac Hanson?’ I Heard From Behind Me. I Looked At Dylan And She Grinned At Me. I Turned Around And Seen 5 Girls Standing There Wearing Hanson Shirts. I Stood Up. ‘Hey Girls!’ I Smiled At Them. One Screamed And The Others Waved CD’s In Front Of Them. I Chuckled. ‘We Didn’t Actually Think We’d See A Hanson!’ I Noticed This One’s Shirt Had A Picture Of Just Taylor On It. ‘Kinda Wish It Was Taylor?’ I Grinned And She Blushed. ‘Actually, Tay WOULD Be Here But He’s Exhuasted, He Went On A Hike This Morning.’ I Said Looking At The Girls Shirts. I Spotted One With Just My Picture On It And Smiled At The Girl, She Was The Same One That Had Screamed. ‘I Like You’re Shirt!’ I Said Pointing To It. Her Face Went BRIGHT Red. It Was A Picture From The Tour Book, I Had Sunglasses On And My Dad Took The Picture So You Could See Tay And Ike’s Reflection In Them, A Pretty Cool Picture. ‘When We Took That One I Never Pictured It On A Shirt!’ I Said, She Was Still Speechless. ‘We Have Something For You Guys!’ The Girl With Taylor Shirt On Said. ‘Oh Yeah? What Is It?’ I Asked Trying To Sneak A Peek In The Gift Bag She Had. ‘You Have To Open It With Your Brothers, Promise?’ She Asked. I Looked At The One With Me On Her Shirt. ‘Promise!’ She Smiled At Me. ‘Awesome!’ The “Taylor” One Said. ‘Is That You’re Girlfriend?’ One Of The Girls Said As I Was Handed The Bag. I Looked At Dylan Who Was Laughing In Histerics. ‘No, Im His Best Friend!’ She Said About Ready To Collapse. ‘Yeah Dyl And I Have Been Friends Since We Were Little!’ I Said Clearing It Up. I Noticed My Own Cheeks Burning Slightly. Why Though? We WERE Just Friends…I Wasn’t Lying. ‘Awe, That’s Sweet!’ One Of The Girls Said. ‘Yeah Um, Guys, Im Sorry To Sound Rude, But We Gotta Get Going, Could I Get Yawl Some Autographs? Pictures?’ I Hated Rushing People But I Figured If I Didn’t Say That, They’d Never Leave. I Signed The Autographs And Posed For A Few Pictures And The Girls Left. ‘Dyla I Really Need To Talk To You…Can We Go Back To My House?’ I Asked Nervously.
