Come What May

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"How was the concert?" Her dad asked as he picked up a used napkin.
"It was pretty good." Satine said as she put on rubber gloves from her dad's cleaning case.
"I heard from Scott you had a little encounter with their security guard."
"Yeah. We worked it out though." She told him.
She heard the sounds of giggles coming from the stage. She saw Frankie slide down the glass ramps on the stage. Her mouth dropped. She crouched down behind a chair. They were walking down the steps and down the lane of chairs. She crossed her fingers they wouldn't see her. They were only a few rows away. She held her breathe.
She saw Frankie's mouth drop and he pointed toward her. She scrambled away from the spot.
"What is it Frankie?" Nick asked looking where Satine was just a moment ago.
"That girl." He said.
"It was probably just the trick of the lights." Nick said as he glanced around the chairs. He could've sworn he saw red hair glistening by row L, but he shrugged it off.
Satine heard the door shut to the stadium and knew it was safe.
"Satine?" Her dad called.
"Right here." She said.
She looked around and continued picking up trash.

She got home around eleven forty five.
"Hi Mom." She said hugging her.
"Hi honey. Did you enjoy the concert?" She asked.
"Yeah it was great....and tiring. I'm going to bed. Goodnight." Satine said.
"Goodnight."

Satine fluttered open her deep brown eyes as her alarm continued to beep. She wacked the snooze button and slowly drifted back to sleep. Beep beep, beep beep, beep beep. She glanced at the clock. 7:05. "That's convenient." Satine thought with a laugh. She dragged herself out of bed and began making it. After she had topped it off with her favorite teddy bear, she went to the bathroom. Correction: She waited in the hall for her younger sister to get out of their shared bathroom, and then went into the bathroom to get ready for the day. At 7:39, she went downstairs for breakfast.
"Hey dad." She said to her dad.
"Hey hon. I've got a job all the way in Morristown, so I've gotta get going." Her dad said.
"Okay. Love you. Oh wait dad? Do you happen to know what concerts are coming up?" She asked.
"Not off the top of my head, but there's a sheet on my desk somewhere that has it on there." He said.
"Okay. Thanks!" She said. She walked into their living room and looked at their dad's desk in the corner. There were tons of papers all over it. She started moving papers around, when one very different paper that had been on the bottom of the stack caught her eye.
She read it in horror. How could they not tell us? She was so confused. The house didn't cost that much...she thought they'd been doing better....Apparently not.
She frowned. Wiping a tear from her eye, she put the letter back. Next to it she saw the paper her dad was referring to. She quickly read it, then folded it in her hand and put it in her purse. She looked at the clock. 7:47.
"I gotta go." She told her mom. She grabbed her backpack, her purse, and a cereal bar; then headed out the door and got in her car.

"Hey Jamie!" She said smiling at the little three year old boy.
"Mommy Sat-Sat here!" Jamie said. He'd never been able to pronounce her name, so she just went with that.
"Hey Satine." Mrs.Lester said.
"Hi Mrs.Lester."
"Sorry I'm running late so I've got to run, there's still some coffee left in the pot, help yourself to it." She said.
"Okay." Satine said.

At one, she put Jamie down for his nap. Then she opened her phone and pulled out the piece of paper. She clicked J in her contacts.
Joe Jonas. She pressed send.
"Hey, Joe? This is Satine...."

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"Hey Satine." Joe said with a smile.
"I asked my dad about what bands are coming, and he gave me this slip of paper that has the bands coming for like, the next six months." Satine said.
"And?" He said.
"Well, how do you feel about Panic! At the Disco?" She asked.
"They rock."
"Well they're rocking here next Thursday at seven o'clock." Satine said.
"Can we go?" Joe asked.
"Well I can go, so yes, you can go too." Satine laughed.
"Let me check with the 'rents. Can I put you on hold for a sec."
"No. Absolutely not." She said.
He paused.
"I'm just kidding." She said laughing.
She heard him clicking the phone down.
"I will see you there at seven o'clock. Want to go out to dinner beforehand?" He asked.
"I'd love to, but I've got to check with my dad. I'll call you back." She said.
She quickly closed her phone and reopened it, then pressed speed dial three.
"Hello?" She heard her father said.
"Hey dad I know your busy but would it be alright if me and my friend go to the Panic! At the Disco concert and have dinner before?" She asked quickly.
"Is it a boy-friend?" He asked teasingly.
"Yes, but not like that, dad. He's like from a different universe than me." Satine said.
"Opposites attract..." Her dad said in a sing song voice.
"Dad. About the concert." She said annoyed.
"Yes you are more than welcome to go, and you may go to dinner if you let me know what restaurant beforehand." He said.
"Want to spy on us?" Satine said teasingly.
"NO, but just in the case he kidnaps you; I'll at least be able to say where you last were. And I want to meet him." He said.
"Whatever; that's fine dad so I can go?" She said quickly.
"Yes."
"Thanks dad! Talk to you later!" She said.
She quickly called Joe back and filled him in.
"I want to meet your dad anyway." He said.
The idea of him meeting her dad didn't really sink in until just then.
"Sat-Sat!" She heard Jamie scream.
"Sat-Sat?" Joe asked laughingly.
"Jamie can't pronounce my name. I just live with Sat-Sat." Satine told him.
" I see."
"I've got to go. I'll talk to you later."
"Sat-Sat!" She heard him yell again.
"Talk to you later." Joe said.
She hung up the phone.
"I'm coming Jamie..." Satine said.

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"Thank you, Mrs.Lester." Satine said.
"Thank you, Satine." She said.
"Bye bye Sat-Sat!" Jamie said.
"Bye Jamie." She said with a laugh.
She got in her car and turned the key. It didn't start.
"Come on. I know you can make it." She said rubbing the dashboard.
She tried to turn the key again. No luck. She tried one last time. The engine finally chugged on.
"Please get me home." She prayed.
She pulled out of the Lester's driveway and headed back to her house.
"Hey Mom I've got to get to work at four...." Satine said as she ran in the house and to her room to change into her uniform- a maroon polo and black skinny jeans. Well, the dress code didn't say black skinny jeans, but it did say black pants, so she thought it was the same difference. She put her long red hair into a ponytail and put on her visor. She tied her apron around her waist, and then went to the kitchen and started making a sandwich for her dinner break. She started spreading peanut butter onto the bread when her mom came into the kitchen.
"Honey, your father and I need to talk to you." She said.
"Can I finish my sandwich first?" She asked holding up her peanut butter coated knife.
"Sure." Her mom said.
She put mayo on the other side, then cut up a banana and put it on her sandwich. She put it in a Ziploc bag and grabbed a water bottle out of the fridge. She carried that into the living room.
"What did you want to talk to me about? Am I in trouble?" She asked jokingly.
"No, honey.........We're going to have to cancel lessons with Mrs.Bradley." Her dad said.
"What?" Satine said in shock.
"I know you love the piano honey, but just because you don't have lessons doesn't mean you have to stop playing. And when things get better....maybe you can take again." Her mom said.
"When things get better, Mom?" When things get BETTER? Mom; I spend more time working to make money than I do on my schoolwork. John's working a part time job on top of his full time job. Stacy, instead of looking at cars when she turned fifteen, she's looking for a job. Mom. Things aren't gonna get any better. The price of everything goes up, but yet our salary still remains the same. We're never going to get out of this boat." Satine said unhappily.
"I'd love to talk more, but I have to go work." Satine said coldly.
She walked out the door and got in her car and started driving down the road, slightly blurred by the tears now running down her cheeks.
"...The older I get, will I get over it? It's been way too long for the things we've missed. I didn't know that it would hurt like this." Satine's phone rang.
"Hello?" She said, her voice shaking as she put the phone on speaker.
"Hey, it's Joe. Are you okay?"

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"Joe?" She asked shocked.
"Yes I'm fine." She lied; wiping under her eyes with her index finger.
"Are you sure?" He asked.
"Yes. Hey Joe can I call you back when I get to the coffee house?" She said. Immediately she wished she hadn't mentioned it.
"What coffee house?" Joe asked.
"Olde Harbour Coffee House." She said.
"I'll meet you up there. I need a cup of coffee anyway." He said.
"No that's okay...." Satine started.
"I think we saw it on the way here. It's on Burbington Street right?" Joe said.
"Yeah."
"I'll be there in about fifteen minutes."
"Oh crap." Satine thought.
"Sounds great." She said.
"I gotta go, I shouldn't be driving and talking on the phone." Satine said.
"Okay. See you in a few."
Satine closed her phone and put her hand back on the steering wheel.
She looked at the clock. 3:53. it would take her about five minutes to get there, which was ten minutes before Joe said he'd get there. Hm.....
She walked into the coffee house at 3:59. She clocked in.
"Hey Amy." She said as she walked in, seeing the assistant manager.
Amy had short, brown hair, and was about twenty one. She was pretty easy going.
She stared out into the parking lot for about ten minutes. She caught a glimpse of Joe.
"Hey Amy can I take a quick break and talk to my friend? We aren't that busy, please?" She begged.
"Okay, but you have ten minutes." Amy said.
"Thank you! Oh and could you not mention that I work here?" She said quickly.
"Sure." Amy laughed. Satine threw off the visor and apron. She threw on green hoodie with black polka dots on it that was draped over a chair.
"Yeah, you can wear my hoodie...." Amy said. But Satine didn't listen. She took her hair out of the pony tail and ran her fingers through her hair. She tossed her things aside and ran over to an empty table and picked up a magazine out of the basket. She heard the bell ding as Joe walked in. He took his white frame sunglasses off as he scanned the shop. She decided to wait until he noticed her.
"Hey" She heard him say.
She looked up at him.
"Hey." She said standing up.
"So what's good here?" Joe asked as the walked up to the counter.
"Pretty much everything." Satine said with a smile.
"Welcome to Olde Harbour Coffee House. What can I get for you?" Amy said.
"I think I'll have a White Chocolate Mocha with hazelnut." Joe said.
"The usual." She told Amy.
"That'll be $8.97." Before she could get out her wallet, Joe had already handed her twenty.
"11.03 is your change." Amy said handing him the money.
Joe leaned up against the counter.
"So do you have job?" Joe asked her as he rearranged the pens in the cup.
"No, no, why do you ask?" She said tensing up.
She saw Amy roll her eyes.
"Just curious. Although I guess if your dad's the president of such a big amphitheater, I guess you wouldn't need one." Joe said.
"Right..." Satine said.

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Amy leaned over the counter and pointed to the watch on her wrist. Satine saw her and nodded.
"Hey Joe, what time is it?" Satine asked.
"4:20." He replied.
"Oh I gotta get to my dad's work, he wanted me to uh, pick him up, so we could, um, go out to dinner." Satine said.
"'ight. I'll see you Thursday."
"Thursday." She repeated as she stood up.
They threw away their cups and walked out the door.
"Where's your car?" Joe asked.
"Um....Right there." She said pointing to a red corvette with the top down.
"It's my; little red corvette if you will." She said with a laugh.
Joe laughed.
"See ya." Joe said as he started walking towards his car.
Satine walked toward the corvette just to be safe, then, once she was sure he was gone, went back into the coffee house.
"This better not become a regular thing." Amy warned.
"It won't." Satine said as she put took off Amy's jacket she was wearing and put on her apron and visor and pulled her hair up into a ponytail.
"She leaned up against the cabinet. She heard the bell ding. She peeked behind the counter and saw Joe.
"Oh my gosh. What is he doing here?" Satine asked sliding down the cabinet and crouching down on the ground.
"Can I help you?" Amy asked.
"Left my wallet." Joe said picking up his wallet that was on the counter. He stuck it in his back pocket and walked out the door.
Satine poked her head up from the counter. He was walking through the parking lot toward his car. She slowly stood up. She blew a piece of hair out of her face.
"I don't understand. Why did you lie to this boy? He seems alright." Amy said as she walked into the kitchen.
"I don't know....." Satine said as she followed her.
"Hon, you know you're like a little sister to me. And as your older sister I want to know why you think you have to lie to get a boy to like you?" Amy said.
"Amy, it's not like that, it's just..."
"Just what?"
"He's like a ba-jillionaire, Amy. If he even knew I worked here, he'd probably never speak to me again." Satine said as she started slicing ham.
"Maybe that'd be a good thing. If he doesn't like you for who you are, then what's the purpose of going out with him?" Amy asked.
"We aren't going out, Amy."
"So he just came up here by sheer happenstance? And you KNEW he was gonna be here?" Amy questioned.
"Well no... I told him I was coming up here and he offered to meet me..." Satine said.
"Maybe..." Amy said as she started cleaning out the espresso machine. "You aren't giving him enough credit. Maybe he wouldn't care about how much money you have."
"Maybe he would. Maybe he'd care alot..." Satine said under her breathe.

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"That's the last one." Satine said as she finished wiping off the last table.
"Alright we are done!" Amy said giving her a high five.
"Hey is the new schedule out yet?" Satine asked.
"Yeah, it's right there." Amy said.
Satine looked around for her name.
"Let's see, I'm working tomorrow 2-6; I don't work Tuesday, Wednesday 7-11; Thursday six to close." Her mouth dropped in horror. I can't work then!
"Amy? Do you have any plans for this Thursday?"
"Sorry, hon. Rob and I are going out to dinner. It's our two year anniversary." She said with a giddy smile.
"Oh okay..." She said. She drove home and went to bed, wondering how she was gonna get off.

"You can't work Thursday; Matt?" Satine said into her cell phone.
"I'm sorry, I can't. I've got band practice." Matt said.
"Okay; thanks anyway." She said. She hung up the phone.
Matt was her last chance. She crossed his name off the list.
"Satine, are you doing your homework?" Her mom asked.
"Yes..." Satine said as she tore the piece of paper off her calculus notebook.
As she finished her homework, she continued to wonder how she was gonna get out of work.

"I don't know what to tell you to do." Amy said. Satine was desperate. She called Amy a few minutes earlier. She glanced at the clock. 10 PM. It was Wednesday and she still didn'the know what to do. The thought of canceling with Joe crossed her mind, but she didn't want to. And he may ask why, then what?
"You're only option, and I'm telling you this as a friend not as a manager, that maybe if you called in sick...."
"You think I could get away with it?" Satine asked.
"Possibly. How good are you at faking?"
"I don't know. I've never done it before."
"You've never faked being sick to get out of a test or something?" Amy asked.
"No. Because I'm homeschooled, I'd have to do it anyway."
"Oh right. I forgot."
"Well, you may be able to get away with it."
"You promise not to rat me out?" Satine asked.
"Employee's honor. Besides I've done it before too." Amy confided.
"Really? It worked?"
"Yeah. Here's what you do..." Amy said mischievously.

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Hey guys! I know I haven't written lately, I apologize, I'm leaving the country next week and I have alot of planning stuffy stuff to do. But here's an update, and I may have quite a few today b/c I'm up at my church for quite a few hours while I wait

At six o’clock on the dot she walked into work, with heavy eyeliner smeared under her eye so it looked like she hadn’t slept, she put eye drops in her eyes so she had red eyes, and for good measure, she tousled her hair a bit. She dragged herself behind the counter. She coughed. Her manager glanced at her. She started into a coughing fit. Her manger hit her back hard.
"Are you feeling okay?" She asked.
Satine coughed.
"Ugh. My throat's scratchy, my stomaches churning, and I have this massive headache..." Satine said dramatically.
"Why don't you go in the back and do dishes for a little while, and if you aren't feeling better, I want you to go home. I don't want you getting our customers sick." She said.
"Okay." Satine moaned.
She washed dishes extra slowly, and whenever her manager stepped in the room she'd either cough, moan or both.
"That's it. You need to go home, Satine." Her manager said.
"But-" Satine coughed, "I need to work."
"Not as sick as you are. Go home and get some rest." Her manager said.
"Okay..." Satine said concealing her smile.
She went home and quickly got changed for the concert.

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Satine’ sat in front of the mirror and applied her makeup. As she was putting on her lipstick, the silence in her room when her phone went off. Her lipstick ended up smeared all over cheek.
“Ima kill whoever this is...” Satine’ muttered as she picked up the phone. “Hello?” She demanded.
“Uh...Satine’?” It was Joe. “Is...is this a bad time?”
Satine’ grabbed a tissue and whipped her cheek. “Oh..Hey Joe. No. It’s not a bad time. It’s just...my...stupid...lipstick!!!” She finally rubbed all the lipstick off.
Joe laughed. “Oh. Well..I was wondering. Can I pick you up for the concert?”
Satine’s eyes widen. “Uh...pick me up?”
“Yeah. I’d love to.”
Satine’ shoved her makeup in her purse, threw it over her shoulder and ran out her room with her phone between her ear and her shoulder.
“Uh...um....” She stuttered as she ran through her house. She kissed her mom on the cheek and mouthed ‘bye!’. Her mom nodded as Satine’ raced out the door.
“Satine’?” Joe asked.
She completely forgot he was on the phone. She raced out her door and down the street. “Hey. Sorry Joe. Can I call you back in like...2 seconds?”
“I’ll hold.”
She nodded. “Okay.” She continued to run down the street as she dialed another number. She put the phone to her ear as it rung. After a moment someone picked up.
“Hello?”
“Estelle!” Statine’ basically screamed. “I need the BIGGEST FAVOR!”
Her friend laughed. “Uh...sure?”
“Can I please please please stop by you’re house for like 2 seconds so a boy can pick me up?”
“Is he hot?”
“ESTELLE?!?!” Satine’ pleaded.
Estelle laughed again. “Okay. You’re extremely weird. But sure. Oh, and it’s ‘family fun night’. So all 22 of my cousins are here.”
Satine’s eyes widen. “Um okay. But thanks.”
“Welcome. What time are you going to be here?”
“In about five minutes! I’m on my way.” Satine’ gasped as we ran down her neighborhood.
“You’re already on your way??”
“Uh..yea.” Satine’ replied.
“Goober.”
“I know! Bye!” Satine’ hung up. She then got Joe back on the line. “Joe?”
“Yupyup?”
“Yea. You can pick me up!”
“Great!” Joe replied, “What’s your address?”
“17-..” Satine’ coughed. “I mean 346 Maple Road.”
Joe laughed. “Okay! What time do you want me there?”
Satine’ checked her watch. 7:15pm. “How about 7:40?”
“Sure! See you there!”
“Okay. Byee!” Satine’ hung up the phone and continued to race down the street. One of her best friends, Estelle, lived in the neighborhood next to hers. Her family were like millionaires and their house was the biggest one of the block. Even though Estelle was about the richest kid at Satine’s school, she was the most down to earth. She usually spent half her week days volunteering at the local homeless shelter or something.
About five minutes later, Satine’ arrived at Estelle’s front door. She ran past the huge white columns on the front porch and rung the doorbell. A few seconds later a maid answered the door.
“Ello? Do you wish to see Mr. Or Mrs. Bankwood?”
Satine’ gasped for breath. “Hey...I came to see Estelle.”
The maid nodded. “Okie dokie.” She lead Satine’ inside Estelle’s house. The maid disappeared, and a moment later Estelle came running up. She was tall, tan, and had dark blonde hair and blue eyes. She smiled at Satine’. “Ooooooh girl! You look fine! Who are you going out with?”
“Uh. Joe.” Satine’ said. “Thanks for letting me stay her for a second. It’s a very long story.”
Estelle laughed. “What are bffs for?”
“Thanks! He should be here in a minute.”
Sure enough, a few moments later the doorbell rang.
Estelle dodged for the door. “I wanna seeeee him!!!!”
Satine’ basically attacked Estelle. “Estelle there’s something you should know and–...”
Estelle had already opened the door and began screaming. Satine’ glanced at Joe’s freaked out face, then grabbed Estelle and slammed the door in Joe’s face. Estelle was freaking out. Satine’ covered her mouth. “SHHH!!!”
“Oh...my...gosh.”
“I know. I’ll tell you all about it later okay?”
Estelle giggled. “YOU BETTER! Have fuun!” She then waved and ran back into her livingroom to hang with all her screaming and laughing cousins. Satine’ took a deep breath, opened the door and jumped outside. She closed the door behind her and was face to face with Joe Jonas. She smiled. “Sorry about that. My friend wanted to see you...”
Joe nodded. “Oh. You’re leaving her at your house?”
Satine’ thought fast. “Um. Yeah. Her family’s hanging with mine tonight.”
Joe took her hand and lead her to his car. He opened the door for her and she got in. He closed the door. “Oh. Well that’s cool.” He said, getting in the drivers seat. He started up his car and glanced at Estelle’s house. “Your house is amazing!”
Satine’ took a deep breath. “Thanks.” She leaned her head back on the seat. She felt so horrible for lying to Joe...but it was the only way. Or so she thought. Joe looked at Satine’ and smiled.
I’m glad we get to hang tonight.”
Satine’ smiled back. “Me, too.”