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It was now Tuesday & it was Anna’s birthday when she walked in she looked around for her friends but couldn’t find them then she saw her friend Eric talking to some of his friends she quietly sunk up behind him & wrapped her arms around his neck he jumped & turned around & saw her he grinned & hugged her. Eric just looked at looked at her “so are you okay did that woman do anything to you?” he asked worried about his friend Anna smiled “it’s a long a story but I’m fine” she said then the bell rang “tell me at lunch meet me at my locker” he said grinning Anna giggled & nodded when she got to her locker she saw a long of piece on it & it said “HAPPY BRITHDAY ANNA!!!!” she giggled & saw that all of her friends signed it she sighed this day just keeps getting better & better she opened her locker & found her Presidents of the United States of America CD “so this is where it was” she said to herself then started to think about what happened when she woke up that morning

***Flashback***

Anna woke up & saw Nick she grinned “Hey” she said softly
He smiled “hey” he said smiling down at her “Happy Birthday” he quickly added with a kiss
before Anna could say anything Nick beat her too it “listen, I have something I need to talk to you about” he said
Anna smiled softly at him “okay” she said
Nick took a deep breath & started to talk “I realized something a couple days ago.....but haven’t had the guts till now....I love you so much...I wanna be with you...I want to be your boyfriend...I wanna be more than just friends” he said with a smile
Anna grinned “I want the same thing” she said softly
Nick grinned that famous Carter grin “so this means you’re my girlfriend now right?” he asked Anna giggled “yea...I wouldn’t want it any other way” she said
Nick grinned & kissed her deeply she quickly pulled back “I gotta get ready for school can’t be late on the first day back” she said with a smirk then went to take a shower Nick grinned & just laid in the bed ‘everything is finally perfect I have a wonderful girlfriend, I’m going back into the studio in a couple of weeks, I’m no longer in that creepy place everything finally going my way for once’ he thought to himself

***End of Flashback***

Anna was brought back into reality by the 2cd bell ringing crap I haven’t been back for 10 minutes & I’m already late Anna thought & grabbed the CD closed the locker door locked it & ran down the hall to her career class & ran into the class & quickly sat down & saw Eric “since when are you in this class & why didn’t you tell me?!” she asked breathlessly he laughed “about a week after you got kidnapped by that crazy psycho bitch” he said smiling Anna just starred at him in shock he noticed how shocked she looked
“What’s wrong?” he asked
Anna got her binder out she looked up at him “its just you never swear you don’t like swearing you’re a Mennonite & cute as hell cute boys don’t swear” she answered with a grin
Eric blushed a little then the P.A. system turned on & they were told to stand for the national anthem
After O, Canada everyone sat down “well Anna---“the teacher started to say but Eric got up grabbed his sweater which was on Anna’s desk he turned to the teacher “I’m cold” he said with a smile
Anna burst out laughing then heard “ANNA!” she looked up & saw Vanessa she grinned “VANESSA!” she yelled laughing “damn you for getting me addicted to Everything You Ever Wanted & oooh guess what I don’t like Paul anymore!” Anna giggled “right...you’ve said that before” she said grinning Vanessa sat down on the other side of Anna “no, I’m serious I like Jason now” she said smiling Anna was a little shocked she didn’t think Vanessa was ever goin to get over that boy Paul she smiled “well...I could get you his cell number” she said Vanessa grinned “really?! How?!” she asked the teacher cleared his throat “you know ladies you can carry on this discussion in detention if you wish...” he said “no, sir” they said at the same time with a smile “you sure?” the teacher asked the girls nodded Eric just shook his head
“& what are you shaking your head about Mr. (type last name here)” the teacher asked
Eric grinned “well, you see sir Annie’s been back for about 20 minutes & she’s already come close to getting a detention, but I also guess that’s Vanessa’s fault for yelling her name when she came in late” he explained the teacher laughed “well I guess that’s very true, alright I’ll try this again so Anna I would like to welcome you back to class we’ve all missed you very much” the teacher said
Anna smiled “thank you” she said
The teacher smiled “you’re very welcome, now today we’re supposed to do a presentation on what we’re planning to do there’s a written report, a visual one where we have stuff that relates to it on a bestial bored & then present it to the class which is the oral part of it but cause of your situation I’m doing something different...do you know what you want to do once your out of high school?” he asked her
Anna nodded “a song writer, well just about all time of writer I love to write just about anything & maybe a singer I’ve found out I’m not half bad at it its kinda fun” she answered the teacher smiled “then come up here & tell us why you want to be those things & maybe sing for us?” Anna grinned “sure, but the singing part depends do I get extra marks if I do?” she asked grinning ear to ear the teacher smiled “maybe, maybe not” he said Anna laughed lightly & smiled “one more question, could I sing 2 songs?” she asked the teacher smiled “sure, just 2 though” he answered
Anna nodded & got up & faced the class she never liked speaking in front of people but she was starting to get over it she took a deep breath & started to talk “I wanna be a writer cause whenever I have a bad day, whenever I get into a fight with one of my friends over something as simple as a pen or as bad as beating the living crap out of the guy I like, when I write a song, a short story or even a chapter of one of the stories I’m writing now I love doing it cause I can let go of everything the stress & everything that goes with it. I can let go of all of that by writing we all have a way of doing for Vanessa its being pissy for awhile till she calms down or if she’s stressed cause of a test then she’ll calm down afterwards & for Eric it’s taking a long, long walk & another way for me to relish the stress Is to sing I was never a good singer till I met Nick Carter every time I started to sing he told me to “shut the hell up” but then he realized that I wouldn’t do it just cause he asked me too so he helped me become a good singer not great I don’t think not awesome or kick ass just plain old good if you think I’m better than good then great but I’ll still think I’m just good & Mr. Hanna said that I could sing 2 songs so I’m going to sing Letters to the President – By Hawk Nelson & Everything You Ever Wanted By Hawk Nelson” she said with a smile

“When we were younger we used to sit on my porch
And talk smack about girls and professional sports
There's a lot of things I wanted to say
But never got a chance to find a way

(One) take a good look at all of our high schools
This is the first reason that I want to write you
It must be tough when society is messed up
Gotta save money, please don't take it out on us

Do they even know? Do they even know?

If I was brave I'd write a letter to the president
And have him pass it to the leaders of our parliament
But for now I won't say nothing
From all the kids who would stand in my residence
Who see this letter as a statement of our innocence
But for now I won't say nothing

Now that we're older a brand new story unfolds
About God and the laws that we've always been told
And there's a lot of things I wanted to say
But never got a chance to find a way

Same-sex marriage in a state where they don't care
Murder is wrong but the jail time's not fair
Not to mention date rape, felony and car theft
Break it down and tell me what we've got left

Do they even know? Do they even know?

If I was brave I'd write a letter to the president
And have him pass it to the leaders of our parliament
But for now I won't say nothing
From all the kids who would stand in my residence
Who see this letter as a statement of our innocence
As for now I'll start with something

Take a good look at Tommy, he's a track star
Good role model, has a chance to go real far
Then the school made a budget-cut
Cut out the track team
Now instead Tommy is a crack head

Same-sex marriage in a state where they don't care
Murder is wrong but the jail time's not fair
Not to mention date rape, felony and car theft
Break it down and tell me what we've got left

If I was brave I'd write a letter to the President
And have him pass it to the leaders of our parliament
But for now I won't say nothing
From all the kids who would stand in my residence
Who see this letter as a statement of our innocence
As for now I'll start with something”


Anna grinned when she heard everyone cheering “the next song is Everything You Ever Wanted by Hawk Nelson”


“I walk the line, leave it all behind
I've been waiting forever
Let's go back in time when I could read your mind
Still I've been waiting
It took the seasons going by to know it's not my fault

I tried to be perfect
Tried to be honest
Tried to be everything that you ever wanted
I tried to be stronger
Tried to be smarter
Tried to be everything but you

It's been so long since you've been home
I used to wait up forever
I used to say a prayer, wishing you were there
I'm still waiting

You told me once you'd show up, but I fell for that before
I fell to pieces then I woke up to no one
Just a picture of Jesus and a house left in pieces
It took the seasons going by to know it's not my fault

I tried to be perfect
Tried to be honest
Tried to be everything that you ever wanted
I tried to be stronger
Tried to be smarter
Tried to be everything but you

I want you, I need you, I want to believe you
I want you, I need you, I want to believe you

I tried to be perfect
Tried to be honest
Tried to be everything but you

I tried to be perfect
Tried to be honest
Tried to be everything that you ever wanted
I tried to be stronger
Tried to be smarter
Tried to be everything but you

I tried to be perfect
Tried to be honest
Tried to be everything that you ever wanted
I tried to be stronger
Tried to be smarter
Tried to be everything but you”


Afterwards everyone cheering so loud that the teacher had to tell them to shut up well not in those exact words but for the first time in a long time Anna felt happy...