Katlyn's POV

It happened again. Val ran off stage again. 

We were in the front row when it happened, and Val's flute ricocheted off the stage and landed square in Gerard's lap, a massive dent on it.

"I'll go get her." I said, getting up. Lauren yanked on my arm and pulled me back in my seat.

"You're probably the last person she wants to see right now, wait like five minutes until she calms down a bit, okay? Okay, we're good." Lauren said. I sighed and leaned back in my seat. I decided I needed to make it up to Val, so I got up and followed the signs backstage, ignoring Lauren's near-constant protesting.

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Valerie's POV

I was crying in a dark closet for about ten minutes, waiting for George or someone to come after me. It was pretty much inevitable, given how overprotective my family is of me. I sighed, calming down a little bit, and getting ready to go outside and find my family myself. 

Suddenly, I heard someone walk down the hallway, and I curled up into a tighter ball.

"Val?" I heard.

It was Katlyn. Oh God...she was gonna get so mad at me.

Would she act like Penelope did? 

Just in case my suspicions were right, I curled up into a tight ball and got ready to use my fake American accent. I then realized I forgot how the accent sounds. 

"Val...what are you doing?" Katlyn said, kneeling down next to me and pushing a strand of hair away from my face.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" I screamed with the fake accent. I was truly scared she was really mad at me. 

"Val...are you okay? Your voice sounds weird..." Katlyn said.

I forgot I've never used my accent in front of Lauren and Katlyn before. They were the last people I met and I was pretty used to George and the others by then. 

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry I'm such a disappointment. I know this was your idea..." I said, throwing myself in Katlyn's arms. She hugged me gently and rubbed my back. 

"You're not a disappointment, Valerie, and you never will be. You're my little sister, the smart girl I love." Katlyn said. "Why don't we all go home and we can have ice cream together. What's your favorite flavor?"

"Strawberry!" I said, smiling and taking Katlyn's hand. We walked back to the auditorium.

When I got a glimpse of the audience, I saw someone who looked a little familiar.

Charlea.

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I watched the rest of the show in the audience with my family, and I was anxious for it to be over so I could say hi to my friend. When it did end, I jumped out of my seat and ran to Charlea, hugging her tightly.

"How did you know I was here?" I laughed. Charlea laughed as well and said, "My dad found out about this thing on social media and we decided to look into it! And we saw your name on the cast list and knew we had to come! You did great!"

"Despite me running off stage?" I asked.

"Forget about that. You did great, Valerie! Hope we can hang out soon!"

I smiled and waved to my friend as she left the theater with her two dads.

"So. Val. Now we know not to sign you up for this kind of stuff ever again." Katlyn said.

"Yep. Katlyn, I hope you've learned your lesson." Gerard said, laughing.

"What? I've learned my lesson! Val, I'm sorry." Katlyn said. I laughed and hugged my sister.

"Let's go home." George said. I laughed and we all walked out, arms around each other.

AN: This is the second to last chapter of Adopted by Be More Chill. I'm so proud of myself and all I've done with this. Hope you enjoyed! Catch ya later!