Going Platinum, by Helen Perelman

Author:Helen Perelman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
Published: 2010-12-22T05:00:00+00:00

As promised, Caitlyn was standing right outside Keynote when Mitchie came out.

“Come on,” Caitlyn said, taking Mitchie’s hand. “Let’s go the back way. I can’t believe how many reporters are here. This place is crawling with them!”

The girls went through the woods, quickly making their way to the cabin where Faye was rehearsing for her performance.

“How do you know where to go?” Mitchie asked, amazed that Caitlyn could find her way through the thick bushes and trees with no apparent path.

“One summer, I had a crush on this guy,” she said, giggling. “I used to spy on him! And this was the best, and fastest, route!”

Sure enough, a bunk came into view on the left, right next to the rehearsal cabin where Faye was singing. Mitchie smiled.

“Nice work,” she said.

When they walked inside, the girls heard Faye whining to Dean. “What is it with this place? Haven’t they heard of air-conditioning?”

Mitchie laughed to herself. Maybe Faye and Tess were friends.

“Oh, great!” Faye shouted when she saw the two girls at the door. “You came! Dean, take the sheet music and see what we’ve got here. Joe, will you do a key check? And Steve, can you get Phil on the phone?”

The shortest of the three men in black and dark glasses was apparently Steve. He walked over to Mitchie. “Hi,” he said. “Could you go ahead and sing the song again for us. I have to plug in Faye’s manager in New York. He wants to hear you sing it first.”

“Oh, um . . . Well, I . . .” Mitchie started to stutter. She was here to listen to an offer, not audition the song!

“Sure, she’ll be ready in a minute,” Caitlyn said, giving Mitchie a push toward the stage. “You can do this,” she assured her as Steve began dialing the number. “Consider it practice for tonight’s jam.”

A moment later, Steve walked over to Mitchie. “Listen, can you hang out for a little bit? We’ve got to wait for Phil to get off a call. Shouldn’t be too long.”

Mitchie checked her watch. She had to be in the kitchen in about twenty minutes. Not only did her mom have to serve lunch to the camp today, but she was swamped with making hamburgers and other treats for the growing number of party guests. Mitchie had promised that she’d help out. She hoped this Phil guy would call back soon.

As Faye paced the room, her shoes clicking and clacking, her entourage followed her. She seems to have everyone wrapped around her finger, Mitchie mused. Does that include Shane? Shaking her head, Mitchie pushed the thought aside.

The sound of Faye’s latest song filled the room as Steve’s cell phone rang and he motioned that it was time for Mitchie to start. Closing her eyes, she began. She sang it as if she were singing to Shane and they were together by the lake. When she was finished, there was silence. She looked over at Caitlyn who smiled and gave her a thumbs-up.

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