ULTRAVIOLET
Chapter Four
Interactive
opened the door to her flat
in a huff. Her day was going horribly wrong. She’d tripped and fallen
at work, drenching herself with a rather hot cup of tea, to the
amusement to all of the people in the restaurant where she worked. To make
things worse, it’d been two months since she had returned to London, and
still not a word was heard from . , on the other hand, had
been going out with
every night.
Throwing her keys and apron on the counter, immediately ignored the flashing number on the
answering machine and plopped down on the couch.
“Oh! You’re home!� waltzed
from the doorway of her room and positioned herself near the phone. With
a painted fingernail, she gently pushed the play button.
“Hi, um, Hello, This is , you know , from the
over-done pricey club,� ’s voice filled the room. “Well, before I get to the whole message
part, I wanted to apologize about not calling you sooner.
thought it’d be rather funny to flush
my mobile down the toilet. I had to look you up in the phone book, but
I didn’t know your last name, and it seems that there are a lot of
’s in London. So it’s taken two
months, with the help of the guys, to find you. I know it has to be you,
because found out from
last night, I guess I
should have asked her when she was over last week. Anyway, I’ll try back
later, Bye!�
The answering machine clicked off.
“So?� asked, her eyes danced
mischievously across ’s
surprised face.
“He actually called?� was
dumbstruck. “He actually called?�
“Twice.� smile grew wider as
she hit play again.
“Hullo, It’s me again, and by me ,I mean, . You don’t answer your phone often do you? Guess
that’s why everyone has a mobile. I would try your mobile if I had the
number, but you know the story. Well anyway, I figured that maybe we go
get a coffee or something tonight since is going out. She goes out a lot now, doesn’t she?
’s always gone somewhere, you can
hardly get any work out of him. Maybe we should flush his mobile? You
want to? It’s a date then. We’ll grab coffee and then go on a mobile
flushing spree. I’ll try later, bye!�
“Now isn’t that fantastic?�
asked as she grabbed the phone off the charger and placed it into
’s hands. “Put away the ice cream
and dust off your cute clothes, Kay, you are going on a date with Mr.
.�
put so much emphasis on
’s name it sounded as if she
knew something that didn’t.
Like had some deep dark
secret that only she knew.
shrugged as got up and grabbed
her things quickly to leave. She’d been acting so weird lately. More than
once, had seen
wearing a McFly t-shirt and dancing to
rather loud popish music in her room. Yet, every time
went to investigate, frantically switched it to something else. It was
like some cruel game.
“Laters, I’m going to the Top of the Pop’s show, so don‘t ring me.�
added the last bit sternly.
“Ok?� looked at her and
nodded slowly.
Satisfied, closed the door
behind her. saluted the
closed door before looking back down at the phone.
“Top of the Pops? She’s really gone insane!�
As if to answer her, the phone rang. Caught by surprise,
dropped it on the floor. Instead of just
landing still, it rolled under the couch.
“Shit!� got on her hands and
knees and stretched her arm for the phone. It continued to ring in
it’s dark hiding place.
“I can’t miss this call!� She yelled as the answering machine clicked
on again.
“Damn it!� swore under his
breath as and
started laughing. “I missed you
again. Honestly Kay, you need to answer your phone. Well, it’s
again. I was just calling to see if
you got my mess-�
On the other side of the line, something clicked.
waited impatiently for someone to answer.
“Hello?� ’s breathless voice
filled the room.
“And she answers!�
yelled. He and hi-fived
rolled his eyes and turned away
from them.
“Am I on speaker?� asked,
her tone was trying to hide her annoyance, but failed miserably. “First I
drop the phone, and now I’m on speaker. That’s grand.�
“Sorry about that, hid
the phone and you know about the whole mobile situation. I had to figure
out how to use the speaker. Took me hours.�
“Have you ever thought of tying ’s hands behind his back? It might solve your problems.�
asked. laughed. She sounded serious.
“Hey! I need my hands! I’m the , for Pete’s sake! I can‘t help it if I get bored!�
yelled.
“Shut up, !�
said, smacking
in the back of the head with his Xbox
controller.
“Anyway, idiot’s aside,�
said. “I promised you coffee, you in?�
There was silence on the other side of the phone. The suspense was
killing him. needed to know.
It was simple, a yes or no. “Yes, , I’d love to spend the rest of my life with you� would be nice.
Even “No, I think you’re a git, I’d rather snog
than you.� would work. It’d hurt and slightly
disturb him, but still, it was an answer.
“Might as well,� said,
making ’s smile grow. “Is eight
okay?�
“It’s great! Perfect! See you at Coffee Works then!�
“Don’t get too excited. It’s not like you are going to meet the Queen
out for coffee.� replied
laughing. “Bye .�
She hung up and pressed
the “Speaker off� button. Once he was assured the speaker was indeed off,
he broke into a small victory dance. and stared
at him, confused and amused all in one.
“You are aware we perform on Top of the Pops at 7:30,
right?� asked. “The new single debuts
tonight.�
stopped dancing.
“You forgot didn’t you!?�
began to laugh.
“It’s okay, She said ‘8‘clock’, I can make it. I know I can make it. I
have a plan.� assured
them. He didn’t believe it himself. But he would make it. He had to make
it. couldn’t let
walk away from him again. Two months
calling every in London taught
him that.It also taught him to ask her best friend if your best mate
happened to be dating her.
could have saved alot of time.
Coffee Works was a rather large coffee joint that was known for it’s
famous ice coffees and lattes. It was the best coffee spot in London,
possibly even the world. The music channel was constantly on the large
flat screen television behind the counter. An old Busted music video
filled the screen, the song blared out of the speakers that were situated
around the whole store. A group of four teenage girls giggled excitedly
from the table next to .
looked at them over her latte.
They were young, maybe in their mid-teens and they were all wearing
different McFly shirts. One wore a large button that read: “I LOVE
!� in bright red letters. They
went on and on about a new single. They were rather amusing to watch.
After being momentarily distracted, pulled out and looked at cell phone. It was 8:15. He was late.
was late. She’d give him
ten more minutes before she was out of there. The lights dimmed and her
eyes went back to the Busted video before it was cut off by a really
blonde hostess for Top of the Pops. Her voice was really annoying and
perky as she introduced McFly performing their new single Ultraviolet.
The girls next to took in a
sharp intake of air as the camera’s panned over to McFly.
, , and
all were with instruments on TV.
was on TV, fronting a band.
’s cell phone crashed to the
floor.
The song started playing, and the camera panned out and over to
.
“And there is
, Poynter’s new girlfriend. Good luck you two!�
waved at the camera, her face redder than
a tomato. The camera went to . His face held an amused smile.
A sob came from the table next to . took her attention
off the screen and looked at them. The remaining girls looked at their
shortest friend sympathetically. The brunette was bawling and trying to
rip off her “I LOVE �
button all at the same time.
“You’re so much prettier than her, Lucy,� One said. “They’ll never
last, they never do.�
“Mrs. Halloween
Is drinking at the bar again in New Orleans
She throws another dart
And narrowly avoids my lonely broken heart
Torn apart�
’s eyes tore back to the
screen. Had she heard correctly? Mrs. Halloween? New Orleans? The camera
went to and he was smiling
as he sang his song. The whole café was silent, all eyes were glued to
McFly’s performance.
“Kissing her lips at midnight
Under the stars and moonlight
But I never thought we'd be this wrong"
felt her breath catch. The
night in New Orleans flashed before her eyes. A smile formed on her
face. The way they had met, slapping him, him punching a guy for insulting
her, the café, the beniets, the walk back to the hotel. Their kiss.
Everything was so perfect. She sighed. She’d only know
for less than two months, but she was in love
with him.
The band had stopped singing, that’s when noticed that
wasn’t on the TV anymore. The rest of the band kept playing though.
“She's looking good tonight
I love the way she glows in ultraviolet light
Intoxicate my mind
I know that love is blind
and I'm not seeing right�
felt her heart melt. This
didn’t come from the television or the speakers. Someone was singing them
into her ear, and there was only one person she could think of. She
turned her head and saw . He
held up a finger and pulled out a new mobile phone. The girls next to
looked at her with wide
eyes. A phone rang and watched
the camera pan over to . Her
best friend’s smile grew huge as said something into the phone quickly before hanging up.
“It worked!� yelled.
The rest of McFly plunged back into the song, continuing without
.
“Where were we?� asked as
he took ’s hand and pulled
her close.
“I think I remember.�
replied before kissed her.
heard another girl break out
into tears but she didn’t care. stopped and looked at the girl that held
’s attention. He shook his head and laughed to
himself before grabbed his hand
and lead him towards the door.
“Where are we going?�
asked as they stepped out onto the sidewalk.
“I know a few people with mobiles we have to dispose of.�
said with a smile.
They both started laughing as they began walking down the street hand
in hand. ,
, , and were in for a
nice surprise.
Our lives are short
The nights are long
The nights go on and on
The nights go on and on
The nights go on and on