The Road to L.A. by Buchanan Gina

Author:Buchanan, Gina [Buchanan, Gina]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2010-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Carly and Amanda watched solemnly as Jake piled clothes into his suitcase. They had already seen Roy and Aaron off as both boys headed to their respective universities out of state. Now it was Jake's turn. And it stung her deeply. Jake went back to the closet and dumped several more shirts into the suitcase, then shut the lid and secured the clasps. He looked around for his guitar.

“Looking for this?” Amanda asked, holding the instrument case in her hand. He smiled and nodded.

Carly glanced at Jake’s clock on the nightstand and noted they would have to leave for the airport soon. Jake was scheduled to fly out of Columbus this afternoon. From what he had been told, a car would be waiting for him at LAX airport to bring him to the main offices of Infinity Entertainment for a meeting with record executives and producers. Jake was flying out a day after his bandmates had already left because Mr. Harmon had come down with some chest pains. He had been reluctant to go to the emergency room, but both Jake and his mother had convinced him to go anyway. He had remained at the hospital with his mother for a few hours just to make sure everything was alright. As soon as the doctors had given the coach the clear, Jake had rushed home and finalized his travel plans.

Jake now looked at his suitcase and said, “I hope I have everything.”

He sat down on his bed, exhausted. From behind the door, they could hear the coach’s footsteps resounding in the hallway as he restlessly paced back and forth. The trio of friends glanced at each other, knowing full well how the coach felt about Jake’s decision to go to California.

Amanda said, “For a man who's just gotten out of the hospital, he's sure active."

Jake nodded at this but said nothing.

"We should go, otherwise Jake'll miss his plane," Carly said, though without much emotion behind her words. She was trying to convince herself she would be okay without him. In order to cement her conviction, she jumped up and pulled Jake's suitcase off of the bed. Jake immediately took it from her.

“I’ll carry it. It’s too heavy for you.”

She wanted to protest, but she decided she didn't have the energy for it. So, she handed it to him. He reluctantly opened the bedroom door, fearing his father would be stationed in front of it and ready for a confrontation. Jake was in luck, however. Mr. Harmon was nowhere to be found. Neither was Mrs. Harmon, for that matter. But Jake’s mother was not the one to fear. She had actually secretly encouraged her son to pursue his dreams. Last night in the emergency waiting area, Mrs. Harmon had assured her son that she would support him no matter what he did. She had lovingly embraced him and told him she would be praying for him every step of the way. Convinced her differing opinion about Jake's future path would spur a fight with her husband, she had asked Jake to keep their conversation a secret.

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