Signs of Love: Stupid Cupid by Melody James

Author:Melody James [James, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780857073259
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: 2012-08-02T00:00:00+00:00

‘There you are!’ Savannah fights her way out of the crowd and stops beside me.

I need to text Will.

‘Where have you been?’ Savannah’s leaning toward me, holding a plastic cup full of juice.

‘Sam was showing me backstage.’

She raises her eyebrows. ‘Really?’

‘I was interested, that’s all.’

‘I didn’t realize.’

‘Realize what?’ We seem to be having different conversations.

‘You and Sam.’

I’m bristling with irritation, desperate to tell Will what I’ve found out. ‘There’s nothing between me and Sam,’ I snap. ‘He likes Cindy. I just wanted to see what it was like backstage.’

Savannah backs off. ‘Whatever.’ She’s taken off the huge black coat and is somehow making the emo vibe work. The tight black dress looks kind of cool and the dark lipstick is wickedly vampish under the disco lights. ‘Do you want a Coke or something? LJ’s made friends with the guy behind the bar. He can get anything you want.’

‘A Coke would be great.’ I want to distract her so I can text Will. ‘Can you get me one?’

Music explodes from the stage. Sam’s hanging off the mic while his band rev up behind him.

‘It’s started!’ Savannah twitches like an excited cat. ‘I’d better get back to the others. Come with me.’

I guess ‘the others’ are LJ and his gang.

‘In a minute,’ I promise. ‘I told Mum I’d phone – let her know we got here all right.’

‘OK.’ Savannah fights her way into the crush that’s massing around the stage. Her drink is slopping down her arm as she holds it above her head. ‘Don’t be long.’ I can hardly hear her over the pounding of Sam’s band. As soon as she’s gone, I slide over to the wall and text Will.

Found something.

I wait for a reply, heart racing as I stare at my phone.

Nothing.

I head for the foyer. Perhaps the signal’s too weak here.

The foyer’s cool and quiet. I check my signal. It’s strong.

Come on, Will!

I can’t wait. I scroll through my contacts and dial his number.

Engaged.

What’s he doing on the phone? Perhaps there’s a chat-line where you get to insult Year Nines for ten pence a minute. I reckon Will would be willing to pay; he seems to enjoy it so much. I pace up and down till the bouncer on the door starts eyeing me suspiciously.

Savannah bursts out through a door, surfing a guitar riff. ‘Sam’s band are great!’ she shouts.

The bouncer glares at her. She’s talking in her loud-music voice. In the quiet of the foyer she sounds demented.

‘Sorry.’ She tones it down. ‘Wasn’t it sweet of Sam to dedicate a song to you?’

‘He did?’ I blink at her.

‘Yes.’ She glances round the glossy walls of the foyer. ‘What are you doing out here anyway?’

‘Phone.’ I point to my mobile, trying not to give anything away. As I do, it rings, lighting up with Will’s name.

Savannah eyes me suspiciously. ‘What are you up to?’

‘Webzine business,’ I tell her vaguely.

‘Now?’

I hit the answer button. ‘Hi, Will.’ I cover the mouthpiece. ‘Go back and watch the gig,’ I tell Savannah. ‘In case Sam does a song for you too.

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