Chapter 3 Episode Three

As I cleaned the table after dinner Erick offered to help me but I declined his help.

He should let the 'sassy' girl do it on her own.

As I did the dishes Ella kept following me with her tail wagging happily behind her, and I didn't understand why she kept following me though, she's just like her owner.

It was nighttime and I had nothing to do, my grandma was fast in her room and Auggie had fallen asleep too in our room.

I was still awake and was in the living room with Erick, who was playing with his dog at the corner of the room. I had earphones plugged in my ears listening to Maria Li's song and was getting really uncomfortable from Erick who kept glancing at me occasionally.

I got up from where I was seated and walked out of the house, with Erick's eyes still on me.

Those eyes!

I got outside the house and night's fresh air welcomed me and causing me to breathe in lightly.

I sat on a short and wide table we have outside our small house, a table big enough for eight people to lie on, well basically my grandma just dries things on it, like sesame seeds and other food stuff but most of the time Auggie and I lay there to watch the stars when we have nothing to do.

I sat on the table and then laid on it facing the sky with my hand beneath my head.

With Maria Li's song circulating around my head from the earphones, I sang along.

"One day you will remember me,one day you will laugh at the memories,one day you will try to find me. But One Day I wont be waiting for what you have to give".

I sang deeply feeling myself in the music until someone tapped my shoulder lightly and I had to pull the earphones out of my ear.

"What?" I snapped seeing Erick.

"nothing you've got a nice voice, maybe you should be the second Maria Li" He smirked and my head beamed at the compliment, I didn't care if he meant it or if he was mocking me, Because that is like the best compliment I'd like to recieve more in life.

"you know Maria Li?" I asked and he nods.

"you were singing her song right?" he said.

"Well it's none of your business" I quickly said trying not to get too friendly with him.

"You guys have a beautiful place, I can see so many things from up here" he said standing on the table and looking at the houses below.

"What are you doing?" I asked, "get down from here".

He completely ignored my words.

"I see why you chose to stay outside, the freezing breeze is freezing but it gives your soul a warm feeling" he smiled staring at the houses again before sitting down beside me and I sat up.

"look Erick, you can get close too with Auggie, or my grandma but not to me" I yelled and he sighed.

"Why do you hate me so much" Erick sighed shutting his eyes.!

"Why would I hate you I don't even know you" I scoffed.

"Yeah exactly, but you keeping giving me a bad attitude and you don't like me being here."

"Correct!"

"Why?" he asked.

"because you're annoying and we don't need another person in our lives right now." I snarled.

"But I'm not trying to get into your lives... I just needed a place to stay and I found here and I'm just trying to be friendly with everyone" he explained.

"well I don't want your---

"Mom?!" I heard Auggie's sleepy voice behind me and I turned.

"Auggie, why aren't you in bed?" I asked.

"I couldn't sleep cause you weren't there" he said as he walked closer to me, got on the table and laid beside me placing his head on my thighs.

"Mom?? No wonder you two look so alike, did you give birth to him?" Erick gasped dramatically.

"He's nine and I'm seventeen, how do you expect that to happen" I rolled my eyes.

"Good, just siblings, why does he call you mom then? Where are your real parents?" he asked and I sighed angrily and carried sleeping Auggie.

"You ask too many questions" I said before heading inside...

I placed Auggie on our bed and laid beside him, lost in thoughts I drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, Auggie and I got prepared for school and after eating a bowl of cornflakes together, we were on our way, as we walked down the stairs Erick came out of the house and with a smile on his face, he waved to us...

"bye" he yelled.

"let's go Auggie" I said to Auggie preventing him from waving back to Erick.

"Hey I wasn't talking to you, but Auggie okay?!!" Erick yelled before walking back inside, I rolled my eyes and Auggie and I hurried down the stairs.

We both walked to school and after dropping Auggie in his school. I made a turn and walked into to mine.

I got to our overpopulated class and went to my seat beside Annie who was seriously busy with her phone that she didn't hear the "hi" I said to her.

i ignored her and brought down my backpack.

Strangely half of the class were busy with their phone, mostly the girls, while the boys were at the back of the class playing some stupid game that I can't explain.

"ahhhh!!!!!!" Annie suddenly screamed, causing me to flinch.

"Annie are you okay?" I asked feeling a little worried.

But she ignored my question and stood up.

"Guys, he's here, he just landed and some paparazzi had already taken pictures of him at the airport and spreading it on the internet" Annie said and everyone rushed towards her and she showed them pictures of the person she was talking about.

"oh.. He's so cute... "he's adorable.. "look at his cute smile"...."oh I wish I could skip school and go to the airport... "yeah me too"..

I heard those kind of murmurs behind me and I know they were talking about the so called Daniel hangerson.

After looking at the photos of Daniel, the girls went back to their seats and Annie sat down beside me finally noticing me.

"Oh, hey you're here" she smiled.

"I've been here ages ago but you were too busy with your Daniel hangerson" I said and she gasped.

"Don't ruin his glamorous name, it's Daniel Anderson okay?!" she said and I rolled my eyes.

"whatever".

"so are you going to his concert on Friday?" she asked.

"No!" I said plainly and she moved closer to me.

"Hey let me give you the juiciest news ever" Annie smiled and moved even closer to me.

And with her voice down, she started.

"So DH entertainment, the best industry of all, made it possible for broke fans like us to attend Daniel's concert. About 7pm last night they held this online game where you get to win a ticket to Daniel's concert. And you wouldn't believe it, If I told you, I won two!" Annie squealed excitedly.

"Did you just say you won tickets to Daniel's concert" A girl behind us screamed and everyone turned to Annie.

"What? No I was just joking, you know when you joke about something it comes true" Annie said and gave a nervous laugh.

"Oh!" the girl breathed out and everyone turned to their businesses.

"Phew! That was close" Annie gave a sigh of relief, stood up and dragged me outside the class.

"Okay June, I had to lie to everyone, I actually won tickets two to Daniel's concert and I'd really like it if you go with me please?" she said batting her lashes at me.

"I'm sorry Annie I can't... I have things to do that Friday" I said and she pouted.

Let me calculate, If I go to the concert, I'll stay out late and sleep late which means I'll wake up late on Saturday morning and miss the newspaper delivery.

Yeah my grandma will roast me alive.

"Sorry, I can't" I said again about walking in the class but she held me.

"please June! I'll do all your homework for a week and I'll never mock you about Maria Li ever again" she said and I sighed.

"Why do you want me to be go so bad?" I asked folding my arms.

"So you'll see the beauty Daniel has inside, and who wouldn't want to go to a concert with their best friend" Annie grinned.

"Well ll thanks but I can already see his inside beauty from your wallpaper" I said and she sighed.

"fine! But I'll surprise you on friday" Annie gave a sly grin before walking behind the teacher who suddenly walked in our class.

Annie and I had lunch in the classroom instead of the cafeteria with three other girls.

Julia, phoebe and Joy who were also big fans of the nation's Daniel Anderson. And before I knew it they started to talk about Daniel and starts to sing his song too .

The song was great the way they sang it and I wished I knew it, I've never listened to any of Daniel Anderson's song but this one will be my favorite if I happen listen to all of his songs.

"what's the title of the song?" I asked, my curiosity burning.

"Why do you suddenly care about our Daniel's beautiful song" Annie huffed dramatically.

"It's called 'just love me' it's his second song after his debut song, "second chance" Phoebe said and I smiled at her.

"Thank you phoebe! For being simple!" I rolled my eyes at Annie.

"Oh second chance is my favorite the way his voice synchronized with the beat and the lyrics made it feel like he was really in love and heartbroken" Joy squealed touching her cheeks.

"But what if he really dated and got his heart broken before being a singer?" Annie suggested.

"But on the internet it was said, he's never dated before" Joy added implied.

"As much as I love Daniel, don't believe anything you see on the internet" Julia shook her head.

"But are any of you going to his concert?" Joy asked.

"Yep" they all answered among themselves and giggled.

"But just imagine guys, he'll be up there on stage, singing and I'll be down there screaming out his name and slowly his glamorous eyes will look down at me and then his hand will reach for mine and he'll grab it, he'll pull me up the stage and then.... Slowly He'll.. He'll kiss me" Annie said with a smile and Julia rolled her eyes, while the two other girls lets out a groan.

"You dream too much" Julia scoffed.

"I'm just saying, you don't have to pretend you're not jealous, Daniel and I will make a perfect couple and together our couple's name will be Da-Annie" Annie said smiling after her day dreams...

"No together he and I will be Dabie" phoebe said. And we all laughed. I laughed too cause it didn't make sense and joy's was the worst, she smiled before saying

"Daniel and I will be just Doy, short and simple!" joy said and we all burst out into hysterical laughters.

"That's crazy, just leave it for the best Da-lia" Julia smiled and Annie huffed cause it made a beautiful name "Dalia".

Oh they're such geeks. Simping over Daniel Anderson like he's a god.

school was over that day and I went over to the elementary school to pick Auggie and we both went home..

Auggie and I got home and we met Erick in the living room with Ella, I almost forgot, we have a new family member.

"You guys are back" Erick smiled.

"Ella!" Auggie called happily seeing running up to the dog who wagged her tail seeing us.

"Auggie go take off your uniform before playing with that canine now!" I said strictly and Auggie pat Ella's head before walking inside our room.

"How was school?" Erick asked.

"it's was pathetically none of your business" I gave a forced smile.

"June, learn to be polite" My grandma said coming out of her room.

"But, I am polite" I said with my head high.

"You know what I'm talking about" my grandma spat glancing back and forth between Erick and I.

I sighed and turned to him

"school was great today, thanks for asking Erick!" I said loudly with adding a lot of stress on his name.

"satisfied?" I smiled at my grandma.

"Not yet" she shook her before walking away.

"I love your grandma, she has a good sense of humour, unlike some people I know" Erick smiled and I rolled my eyes at him before walking into my room..

Auggie seemed to have taken his bath in a short amount of time and has worn his outfits in haste before leaving the room.

I heard him call Ella, Erick's dog and I smiled and shook my head negatively, so he couldn't wait to play with her.

I stripped my uniform off my body and head towards the bathroom.

After taking a bath I wore a big sweater and a Jean short before getting on my bed, I placed my phone beside my pillow and start to play one of Maria Li's song, "it had to be you"

lip syncing the song quietly I fell asleep, I must have been so tired.

I suddenly saw myself under a stage light and on a stage, I looked forward and saw thousands of people staring at me and chanting my name, they were so many and each of them holding up light sticks and waving it in the air.

And then I saw Maria Li in front of me and she gave me her glorious smile and then she raised up a glittering microphone to her mouth and starts to sing..

"One day you will remember me, one day you will laugh at the memories ,one day you will try to find me..."

She stopped singing and gestured her hand forward for me to continue with the song and I smiled and raised my microphone to my mouth and was about to sing but I couldn't find my voice.

"bu--t o-ne..." tried to sing but my voice shook and made a cracking sound, causing the whole audience to laugh.