'I'm so scared of my guitar'

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Julie stays in Olivia's arm for a little bit longer until she sits up and wipes her eyes.

"Are you ok now?" Olivia asks softly she looks at Julie in the eyes concern flashing through her.

"Yeah I'm ok now" Julie replies giving her a small smile in return.

"Good" Olivia smiles back. "And I am so proud of you for singing again Juju you sounded perfect as always" This makes Julie smile wider, they look up after hearing the garage open and hearing someone talk.

"Carlos told me you'd be out here" Flynn starts "We need to talk, all three of us"

"Are you ok" Julie asks her putting the paper on top of one another, Olivia looks up at her other best friend in worry.

"No, I'm not ok! You just got kicked out of music!" Flynn exclaims leaning on the piano "I've been up all night thinking about what I was gonna say. Might've drank seven sodas, but... I need to get this out."

"Wait. I have something to tell you-" Julie get's cut off by Flynn

"No, it's my turn to talk" Flynn interrupts making Julie place her arms down and Olivia smile lightly "You can't give up music. Your music's like a gift, that would be a tragedy. So, you're basically, like, canceling Christmas, and I love Christmas!"

"Flynn I-" Julie tries to stop Flynn and tell her again but Flynn interrupts again.

"Uh-uh! When we were six, we promised to be in a band together, Triple Trouble." Flynn reminds her

"We never agreed to that name" Olivia tells her with a head shake, Julie nodding her head in agreement

"That's not the point. Jules, if you leave the music program, we'll be apart forever." Flynn walks around the piano next to Julie, making Olivia stand up and lean her arm on Julie's head. "That's just what happens. Sure we'll see each other in the hall sometime, but... we'll have different lives, make new friends"

"That's not true" Julie shakes her head

"Yeah I'm still in music I would keep us three friends Flynn" Olivia tells her.

"You're right. I won't be making any new friends, and the only time we'll contact each other is when we'll be liking each other's posy on Instagram. Every time I'll be hitting that little heart, my heart will be breaking because my best friend left me, Olivia will be singing heart broken songs knowing were not friends anymore, and... Do you have any sod? My head hurts" Flynn finishes her rant with a hand placed on her head.

"Can I talk now?" Julie asks

"Fine" Flynn sighs

"I just played the piano and sang again." Julie explains to Flynn

"What? Why didn't you just say so?" Flynn exclaims in shock

"I was trying, then your seven sodas kicked in" Julie replies raising her hands as Olivia snorts next to her.

"I'm so happy for you! And me!" Flynn exclaims again. Earning a laugh from Julie and Olivia. "Look at you, looking all I don't know, alive again."

"Right it's like she drank seven sodas" Olivia laughs out.

"What made you play again" Flynn wonders with scrunching up her eyebrows a little and Olivia looks over to Julie in question as well.

"I found this song my mom wrote" Julie slides the paper of to Flynn and Olivia walks over to look over Flynn's shoulder.

"Whoa." Flynn says softly placing the paper back on the piano.

"I know" Julie nods her head in agreement " I was so afraid to play it. Anything involving music reminds me of her. And then I woke up this morning... realizing that's why I should play it. To keep her memory alive"

"Aw! Come here. You too Liv" Flynn opens her arms for a hug, before pulling back quickly realizing something. "We need to tell Mrs. Harrison you can play so you can stay in school and my life or Liv's won't be that sad picture I just painted for you" She grabs Olivia's and Julie's hands "Our girl's back. Triple Trouble lives again" Flynn punches' her's and Olivia's arm up before leading them closer to the door were Julie grabbed her back.

"Not our band name" Olivia replies laughing walking to the door.

"I gave you both a T-shirt in the 7th grade that says otherwise" Flynn replies as they all walk out the door, Julie closing it behind them noticing the three ghost leaning on the other door trying to make it look like they're not listening.

"Oh. Hey!" Julie says to them. Making Olivia and Flynn turn around, Olivia sees who it is smiling and giving them a small wave, earning one from them all back. However, Julie realizes that Flynn can't see them, when Flynn gives her a confused look. "Let's hustle" Julie rushes over taking both girls hands and leads them too the gate. Julie turns around waving at them same with Olivia, them waving back once more.

"Don't worry we weren't listening" Reggie explains. This earns a kick in the shin from Luke making Olivia snort.

Flynn turns seeing them wave at thin air, Olivia quickly comes up with an excuse that they were swatting a bug away, making it more believable she swats Julie in the face. Julie quickly pushes Flynn towards the gate to leave in a hurry. "Let's go!"

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Flynn, Julie and Olivia are all in the music room trying to convince Mrs. Harrison to let Julie try out again.

"Believe me, I think it's wonderful that you sang again. I prayed for this moment for almost a year. But it's too late" Mrs. Harrison explains while placing sheets of music around the room.

"But if you just hear her play? You know she's amazing."  Olivia tries at convincing her

"It wouldn't matter. A new student starts tomorrow." She tells them. This makes all three girls look down or away at the news. "There's only--"

"So many spots, and if I don't participate, I'm out. I know" Julie cuts off Mrs. Harrison

Mrs. Harrison walks up too the girls "I did everything I could to keep you here this year, but Principal Lessa was very clear yesterday was your last chance. You'' have to reapply next semester"

The bell rings making the three girls look up.

"I'm truly sorry" Mrs. Harrison apologises

As students walk in and Mrs. Harrison telling them instructions Flynn places her arms around Julie's and Olivia's shoulder leading them out of the class all sad from the news.

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Olivia is having another sleepover at Julie's house. Her and Julie and walking up the stairs to her room after school. Olivia is on about showing her new songs in her Journal.

"Ok, so I had a few lyrics for a song, and I've now thought of a name for the song I'm gonna call it 'Jealousy, Jealousy' I know it sounds, sad but-" Olivia is cut off by Julie seeing three ghosts in her room.

"What are you doing in my room" Julia asks them with wide eyes, Olivia turns to look and sees Luke, Alex and Reggie.

"uh..." Reggie trails off, laying on Julie's bed.

"Uh..." Alex says in a high pitched voice standing by Julie's desk.

"We were looking for the kitchen" Luke comes up with an excuse standing on a stool by Julie's Dream box. Reggie points to Luke in agreement.

"This... This can't happen. It's creepy." Julie waves her finger around at them. "Get off my bed, Please" This makes Reggie jump up.

Luke raises his hand, which Olivia found very funny, still by Julie's dream box. "Hey Julie, What's in the box" Luke asks. 3

"That's off limits" Julie tells them

"Oh. Oh, Ok" He laughs a little "Girl stuff" He says in a high pitched voice. Julie crosses her arms in annoyance, while Olivia stares at him in amusement.

"Ohh, Like butterflies and glitter?" Reggie asks, this earns a small laugh from Olivia. He has now moved onto a seat at the end of Julie's bed

"Oh, come on. I'm sorry about them" Alex apologies making Olivia give him a smile.

"It's none of your business. And yes, there might be some glitter" Julie says, this make Reggie smirk a little knowing he was right.

Alex picks up a photo of Julie and her mom and walks over to Julie's bed. "Heyy" he laughs a little. "I actually picked something up" As he says that the photo drops from his hands landing on the bed. Luckily. "I dropped it"

Luke jumps down from the stool and walks towards the photo and look at it. "Is that your mom"

"Yes. and it's my favorite picture of us" Julie snatches the photo away from there eyes. "And if you break it, I'll break you." Julie walks to a desk on the side of her bed and places there before walking back over. They all look at Olivia with wide eyes, making her purse her lips together and nodding her head in agreement.

"Ok, well, sorry because we're kind of unbreakable at this point" Alex points out earning a look from Julie.

"I don't get it. You guys can mess up her bed, pick up your instruments, but you can't pick up other stuff? That sucks. I still think I'm dead Julie" Olivia rants a little muttering the last part to her best friend.

"I know, right? It's hard.--" Luke is cut off

"That's what she said" Olivia laughs at her own joke, getting nudged by Julie and a confused look from the boys

"But for some reason our instruments, easy" Luke carries on explaining looking at Alex and Reggie.

"Yeah, like super easy." Reggie stands up. "Oh, and check out what I learned today" Reggie tells Julie and Olivia, he makes his guitar show up in his arms but he just falls back onto the beanbag chair and stays there laying down in shock.

"Yeah, that looked super easy." Julie says sarcastically

"Wait can I hold it, it looks really cool" Olivia asks Reggie excitedly and sits down on Julie's bed. Reggie mutters a small yeah passing it to her, she grabs it looking at it with wide eyes then looks up feeling someone's eyes on her and sees Luke, she gives him and excited smile making him smile back at her biting his lip a little. (Yk the one he does when showing Julie bright). Olivia passes the guitar back to Reggie.

"But it's like I always thought, our instruments are attached to our souls." Luke explains with a wide smile.

Julie and Olivia hear footsteps behind them.

"Hey" Ray announces. Making Reggie roll back in surprise, Julie and Olivia turn around and Alex place his arm on Luke's chest and Luke's hand holding his.

"Everything ok?" Ray asks them both, holding onto the door

"Yeah, we're fine" Julie replies

"Ok, I thought I heard you two having a conversation with someone else" Ray explains.

"Nope. Must've been Julie's laptop... that I just closed..." Olivia trails off awkwardly at the end.

"Ok" Ray says "If you need anything" He points at the door when leaving

"Yeah. Thanks" Julie says. Ray leaves and shuts the door.

Julie rubs her temple in stress and turns the look at the boys when Reggie starts talking and Oliva lays on the bed for a second more before getting up and joining Julie.

"Your dad seems like the kind of guy who likes to barbecue. I bet he has a great ribs recipe" Reggie points a finger Luke and Alex look at him with small smiles and Olivia and Julie look confused.

"I don't know. But if you wanna talk to me, we have to do it in the studio. He's worried about me enough as it is." Julie tells them pointing behind her.

"He seems chill. You should just tell him about us." Luke says "And what if we wanna talk to Livvy" Luke adds, not noticing the nickname fall out of his mouth, Reggie and Alex look at him with smirks, Julie shocked and Olivia with wide eyes and shocked mouth. Luke turns to her waiting for an answer.

Olivia realizes he's waiting for an answer. "Well I'm here most nights but you can just ghost travel to my room if you want, just when I'm there though"

"You're kidding right?" Julie walks to her desk a little bit with a sigh then turns and faces them again. "This past year, everyone's been watching over me, being super nice, as if they're waiting for me to snap. If I tell my dad I met a ghost band, I'll be back talking to Dr. Turner three days a week."

Luke clicks his tongue "Yeah you probably shouldn't tell him." He walks back onto the stool and by the dream box. "Julie.."

"Oh my gosh! I thought I told you to leave that alone!" Julie exclaims

"I know. You should've just said nothing cause now I can't stop thinking about it, so..." He points to the box. "What's in the box, Julie"

"It's just my dream box, Ok?" Julie explains. "Whenever I get a thought, I write it down and get it out of my mind."

"Like lyrics?" Luke asks

"They would be if I still wrote music like I used to do with my mom. Now it's just full of stuff that doesn't make me sad." Julie explains.

"Wait does that mean I'm in it" Olivia asks with a smile facing Julie

"Yes Vivi you're there don't worry" Julie replies. This makes Olivia do a little victory dance.

"But, I mean, you do play. We heard you this morning" Alex says standing up again.

"In the garage?" Julie asks her voice getting a little louder. Luke steps down from the stool and smacks Alex on the shoulder. "So you were there too?"

"Uhhh.. I don't"

"Uh... He was, like.."

Luke moves and lays down on the bed facing the girls placing his hand under his chin. "So, where is your kitchen, by the way?" He asks them.

Olivia crouches down to be face-to-face with him. "Ok, we need to set some boundaries." Luke looks at her starting to smile. "For starters" She stands back up.

Julie finishes off her sentence pointing to her door. "Stay out of my room!" This makes the boys scramble quickly to get out of her room.

"Mh-hmm, Crystal clear, Let's go."

"We're leaving."

"Yes, ma'am! We are out of here".

Julie picks up the photo of her mom and smiles a little as Olivia sits on her bed again. Alex pokes his back through the door.

"Hey!" They turn to face him. "Um, sorry. I don't mean to bother you. Did you get back into your music program" Alex asks

"No. No, I didn't" Julie replies back

"I'm sorry. That really sucks" Alex apologies

"Thanks" Julie says

Alex sighs looks around her room while Olivia and Julie stare awkwardly.

"Is that it?" Olivia asks

"Yeah. Yeah This is getting really weird" Alex replies. Julie and Olivia wave goodbye and Alex disappears through the door again. When he's gone Olivia bursts into laughter.

Julie goes downstairs to talk to her dad while Olivia stays upstairs, working on her song. She has her guitar with her playing.

"Perfect, easy, so good to me. So why's there a pit in my gut in the shape of you" Olivia starts singing under her breath "Distract myself, say it's something else. Maybe I'm just overwhelmed, maybe I'm confused" Olivia doesn't notice the boys in the room as she's singing.

"Barley sleep when you sleep next to me. But I keep thinking I'll find a cure. I say that I'm fine, I tell you all the time. I've never felt so happy and sure. But I'm so scared of my guitar. Cause it cut's right through the the heart. Yeah it knows me too well, so I got no excuse, I can't lie to it the same way I lie to you. I'm so scared of my guitar. If I play it, then I'll think too hard. Once you let the thought in, then it's already done. So I'll lay in your arm and pretend that it's love." Olivia finishes the part of the song that she wrote down with one final strum. She places her guitar leant against the bed. The boy's quickly poof out. All having small smiles of their face finally hearing the girl sing.

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Alysia Speaks

OMG the interactions with Luke and Liv. THE NICKNAME. my babies. next chapter will out when i finish writing guys<3 Yall are being fed with these chapters.