Chapter
13
The next
morning, after a restless sleep, Katelyn woke up around 9:00. Jennie was still
sound asleep. That was typical. Katelyn knew that Jennie loved to sleep in late
and could sleep through practically anything.
Katelyn
climbed out of bed and headed into the bathroom. She took a shower and got
dressed.
By the time
she came out of the bathroom, Jennie had woken up. She rubbed her eyes and
looked sleepily at Katelyn. "What time is it?" she asked.
"It's
almost 9:30," Katelyn said.
"Oh,"
Jennie said groggily. She pulled herself out of bed and staggered into the
bathroom.
While Jennie
was in the bathroom, Katelyn picked up and packed all of her things. She made
sure she hid her autograph at the bottom of her purse. She didn't want her
mother to find it.
When Jennie
came out of the bathroom, she was cleaned up and dressed and finally looked
awake.
"What
time are we leaving?" she asked Katelyn.
"Eleven,"
Katelyn replied.
The girls
finished packing and went downstairs for breakfast. They grabbed some donuts
and orange juice and went back up to their room to eat.
After
breakfast, it was going on 10:30. The girls walked around the room and made
sure they had all of their things. Then they just sat around and talked until
eleven, when they heard a knock at their door.
Katelyn jumped
up and went to open the door. It was Ron, their limo driver.
"Are you
two all ready?" he asked.
"Yup,"
Jennie replied, grabbing her bag and purse from her bed. Ron took both of their
bags and led them downstairs, where they checked out of the hotel and went out
to the limo.
***
They returned
to Cincinnati later that afternoon. When the limo pulled into the parking lot
at the radio station, where Jennie's car was still parked, Katelyn felt sick to
her stomach. The fun was over, and soon, she would be at home, facing her
mother.
Ron stopped
the car and helped Jennie and Katelyn out. They both thanked him graciously,
then grabbed their bags and headed to Jennie's car.
"Do you
want to stop for a late lunch before I drop you off?" Jennie asked.
"Sure," Katelyn said. She wasn't really hungry, but she would do
anything to put off going home for as long as possible.
They got in
Jennie's car and headed to the nearest McDonald's. Jennie ordered her favorite,
a Quarter Pounder with Cheese, medium fries, and a Diet Coke. Katelyn got her
usual as well, a six piece Chicken McNuggets with Sweet and Sour sauce, a
medium fries, and a Sprite. But she just picked at her food. She was too
nervous to have much of an appetite.
Half an hour
later, they were back on the road, and Katelyn was only minutes away from
facing her worst nightmare, her mother.
***
