Hey Aaron
Story by Anonymous
~~*Chapter Five- April 2000*~~
April 5, 2000, Wenesday Wednesday
Dear
Journal,
Hey. I cannot spell Wednesday! I can't help it. Oh well.
Anyway, today was one of the saddest days of my life. I just feel like crying my
heart out. Mayve I should explain. Me and the guys were taking a break and our
management told us that this hospital had a sick fan and she wanted to see us.
We, of course, said yes wholeheartedly. When we got there, we met this young
girl, about Aaron's age, in a dark hospital room. I have to admit, I'm a bit
scared of hospitals. Ya know, needles and sick people and sickness around.
Anyway, I realized one thing when I saw her. It was her eyes. They glowed with
such...happiness and they sparkled. She looked, I have to admit, horrible. Her
face was white as a sheet, she was kinda small and fragile, and her hair was
thin and her lips cracked. Her mother was crying softly beside her and she told
us how grateful she was to meet us. Her mother also said that she had cancer and
she was going to die in a few weeks. I practically froze when I heard that. Even
though she was dying, this girl seemed to not feel pity for herself. She mostly
pitied her mother. I was amazed at her bravery. Heck, I whine when I just have a
sore throat. But his girl had CANCER and she was more worried about her family
than herself. That took a lot of guts. I wanted to say this to her but I just
couldn't bring myself to say so. I stepped outside with Kevin and he was bawling
his eyes out. Brian ran to the bathroom so that everyone wouldn't see him
crying. Howie was wiping his eyes with the back of his hand. I could even hear a
sniffle or two from AJ. I felt some random tears dripping from my eyes. We
unfortunately had to go and the ride back was...silent. Brian was still crying,
and I gave him a brotherly hug. Kevin had his face buried in his hand, AJ was
STILL sniffling, Howie was blinking uncontrollably, and me, well, I was
practically up there with Kevin and Brian. Suddenly, we all stopped. AJ, of
course, was STILL sniffling, I was hiccoughing, Brian was moaning, Kevin was
sighing, and Howie was BLINKING still. Our manager was kinda worried so he said,
"Are you guys ok?" No one said anything, until Kevin spoke up.
"We're okay...just a little bit emotional." I could tell that Kevin
was lying. We were OVERLY emotional. Anyway, back at the hotel room, I laid down
staring at the ceiling, the young girl's eyes still glowing. Life was so unfair.
The girl was being so heroic, but here she was, dying. Sometimes I wonder why
God takes away our loved ones. Bri told me that God wants them to be with Him in
eternal happiness. I hope this girl will find eternal happiness and I hope that
God will reward her for her bravery. Well, good night. Peace out.
Nick
April 8, 2000, Saturday
Dear
Aaron,
Hey. I've decided to rename my
journal. I was kinda getting bored with the 'dear journal' crap, so I decided to
name my journal, Aaron, after my lil bro. I know that's a little bit stupid, but
I don't care. Anyway, today was a bit weird. I was back at the coffee house
again and none other than the pretty blonde girl was there. She looked
especially pretty today, with her short hair framing her face and her bright
smile. I decided to get a cappuccino and sit with her. She smiled at me and
allowed me to join her. She said, "Hi, my name is Marit Larsen. And
yours?" I practically stuttered my name out. She laughed. Suddenly I
noticed my ex-girlfriend staring at us, giving Marit this evil look. I narrowed
my eyes. What does she care! I decided to make her jealous. It would be fun. I
think Marit knew what I was thinking and asked, "Do you know her?" I
nodded, "She's my ex-girlfriend. I have a plan." I whispered in her
ear. Marit laughed a high pitched giggle and looked over her shoulder.
"Okay," I said, "follow my lead." I scooted closer to her
and put my hand over her shoulder. Marit giggled softly, trying to cover her
laughter. I motion her to be quiet and looked in my ex's direction. She was
glaring at us. I laughed inaudibly and let Marit snuggle beside me, putting her
head between my shoulder and head. Marit giggled and kissed my cheek. I looked
back and saw my ex's eyes grow large and then narrow again. I leaned in over
Marit and I pretended to kiss her passionately, except we were actually kissing
each other's cheek. Marit was doing a pretty good job. She moaned and giggled
and said stuff like, "Oh Nicky stop," and all that crap. God, she
couldn't have done a better job if she had a script or something. She was
definitely a good actress. Then I said in a louder voice so that Mandah (my ex)
could hear, I said, "Come on, let's go to my place." Marit giggled
flirtatiously and paid for our drinks as we headed out, we hugged each other
tightly. God, I could practically FEEL Mandah fuming. When we got outside, Marit
and I started cracking up. "Oh my God!" I cried. "You were
great!" Marit smiled modestly. "You were absolutely perfect,
especially when you said to go to your place!" she laughed again. I liked
when she laughed. It was kinda sing-song like and stuff. And when she smiled her
eyes glowed. All of a sudden I leaned in and kissed her lips. The kiss was long
and tender. When I let her go, Marit gasped and said softly, "I think I'd
better go." She turned around and walked away quickly. I was stunned. What
made me do that?
I'm still thinking about her now. I KISSED A TOTAL STRANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel so weird right now, so I'm going to bed.
Nick
April 11, 2000, Tuesday
Dear Aaron,
Hey! Right now I'm at that Men Strike Back concert! We're
going to perform "The One" for the first time since the "Into the
Millennium Tour"! Well, I gotta go...time for us to get out there!! PEACE
OUT Y'ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nick
April 11 (continued)
Hey Aaron,
Wassup? Well, I'm totally worn out from the concert. Anyway,
we got to perform it with STING!!!!!!!!!!!!! We sang one of his songs
"Don't Stand So Close" It was so phat (aaah! I'm talking like Justin
Timberlake!!)!! I saw all those teenies fainting whenever they saw us, or
something like that. Well, anyway, Christina Aguilera (or however the hell you
spell it) sang too. I hate her; she is such a fag. Her name should be Christina
FAGuilera. Ha, ha. Hey, well I gotta go...it's like 3:00 in the morning. I'm so
tired. So, Good Night y'all! Peace out.
Nick
April 22, 2000 Saturday
Wassup? I saw the taping of Men Strike Back. Kevin got mad at
me for losing the jacket. Hey, oh well. Anyway, on my break, I decided to go
back to the coffeehouse. I kinda wanted to, ya know, see her again. I can't get
her outta my mind! It's weird. It's like her green eyes are like burning into my
brain. And her laugh...it keeps resounding in my ears...it's weird. Anyway, when
I got to the coffeehouse, I saw her. Her laugh sent a chill up and down my
spine. I felt her green eyes electrocute me. Suddenly, she looked up and her
eyes caught mine. She looked alarmed and quickly turned around. I gathered up
all of my courage, swallowed my pride and walked up to her. I grabbed her arm
gently. Marit looked alarmed and slapped my hand away from her. "What do
you want?" she snapped. I looked down in embarrassment. Everyone in the
coffeehouse was staring at us. "What is it?" she stood up.
"Forget it," she said angrily and walked out of the coffeehouse. It
took me like one minute to realize what just happened. "Wait!" I cried
and ran out of the coffeehouse and down the street. "WAIT MARIT!!!!!"
I shouted. She turned around, tears in her beautiful green eyes. "What is
it, Nick?" her voice wavered. I ran up to her, cupped her face in my hands
and kissed her soundly. Her lips felt so soft and silky, like a fragile rose. I
didnt' want it to end. Marit was surprised, but she accepted me and wrapped her
arms around my neck, her hands playing with my hair. She laughed a little, but I
deepened the kiss. Suddenly, she broke off and was laughing. "What?" I
whispered. "It's just so weird! We practically don't know each other!"
she laughed. I laughed too. "I know." Then suddenly, she stopped
laughed and leaned into kiss me. I was totally surprised. When the kiss ended, I
asked, "What? I though you..." Marit laughed uncertainly, "I know
Nick. But, I do...ever since I saw you." My eyes widened,
"Really?" I whispered. "Really," she nodded. I reached over
and hugged her tightly. "I love you," I whispered. "I love you
too," Marit kissed my cheek and we stood there forever. Today was the
happiest day of my life. Peace out!
Nick (and Marit)
April 30, 2000, Sunday
Hey Aaron,
Yo! Wassup? Hey Aaron! (from Marit) hehe. Thanx Marit.
Anyway, this past week has been the best week of my life. I think it's cause I
have Marit in my life. I feel as if a new light is shining on me. I've been
nicer to everyone too. I think people notice cause Kev and Howie don't mind
sometimes when I bother them. I think Marit was sent by God or something. She's
definitely an angel in disguise. I love her to death.
Anyway, that girl with cancer that we visited, she died yesterday. We visited her family. It was really solemn, but I was thankful that she was not suffering anymore. We all offered our prayers and concerns and the family really appreciated it. When we left, we, all of us, were bawling. I couldn't help it. This girl was being so strong and then she had to be weak and she left. Ya know what I mean? Well, I hope she is happy in heaven. And I'm sure that she IS in heaven because of her bravery. I really admired her for that. Her funeral is on Tuesday. This was the only bad thing that has happened to me this past week. She was really special and I knew it the moment I saw her.
Well, I have to go. I'm going out on a date with Marit. Peace out, y'all!
Nick