Chapter
1
It started out
a normal night. The Backstreet Boys had finished their concert in Minneapolis
and didn't have another concert for three days. Their next concert was in
Phoenix, so they were heading west.
The Boys were
pumped up from their concert, and they knew they could actually sleep in the
next day, so they weren't worried about getting to sleep early, not even Kevin,
who usually made the others go to bed.
It was 3:00 in
the morning, and the guys were still up. Angel, Nick's little sister, was with them.
Her twin brother, Aaron, was on tour. Their father was touring with him. Their
sister Leslie was also touring, and their mother was with her. Angel could have
gone with either of them, but she had chosen to come with Nick and the Boys.
She wouldn't admit it, but all the Boys knew that she had a crush on Brian.
Brian thought it was cute. He was close to Angel, and treated her like his own
little sister.
Now, Brian and
Nick were playing Nick's Nintendo 64. AJ was getting Angel a snack. Howie was
lying in his bunk reading a magazine. Kevin had gone to the bathroom.
"Ha! Beat you again!" Brian shouted, flashing
Nick a grin.
"No way,
Frick! You cheated!" Nick protested.
"You
can't cheat on this game, Frack," Brian said. "I just have natural
Nintendo talent." AJ rolled his eyes.
"'Natural
Nintendo talent'?" he asked. "Oh, puh-leeze." Brian just
grinned. His smile slowly faded as the bus swerved sharply.
"What was
that?" he asked.
"I don’t
know," AJ said, looking concerned. "I'll go see." He headed to
the front of the bus. Suddenly, there was a scream. The bus jerked and spun
sharply. Brian screamed as he was hurled into a window. He heard the glass
shattering and a high-pitched scream. Suddenly, there was an excruciating
stabbing pain in his chest. Then everything went black.
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