Megababes and I beam at the camera
– trying to ignore Kimmy scowling at us.
Megan checks the result, smiles and shows it round. I can
hardly believe it.
Me
in a photo with the
Megababes
!
‘Nice camera,’ she says. ‘But you could
really do with some decent tunes. The Star-Gazers album?
Really?
’ She taps the phone and my favourite band
begins to play.
Nicole smirks. ‘Lame.’
My cheeks burn. ‘That was already on there,’ I
lie. I downloaded it last night.
‘Ugh, don’t you hate when they do that?’
Megan grimaces. ‘You don’t mind if I borrow your
phone till the end of the day, do you, Luce? Surfing YouTube
might
just
keep me sane through double maths!’
‘Er, actually—’
‘I’d be MEGA grateful,’ Megan interrupts,
batting her eyelashes. ‘Plus I could download some decent
music for you.’
Kimmy narrows her eyes. ‘Like she needs your
help.’
Megan scowls at her.
‘I’m sorry,’ I say, ‘but I really need
my phone today.’
‘What a shame!’ Megan pouts. ‘Cos you know
mobile phones aren’t
allowed
in school, are
they?’ She tosses it to Nicole.
‘Nope,’ Nicole says, throwing it to Cara.
‘Why’s that, Cara?’
‘It’s probably because it could get lost,’
Cara says, chucking it to Viv.
‘Or broken,’ adds Viv, throwing it back to
Megan.
‘Or nicked.’ Megan grins.
‘Give it back!’ Kimmy growls, lunging at Megan and
accidentally knocking the phone out of her hand.
‘No!’ I cry as it plummets towards a puddle . . .
but suddenly, from out of nowhere, a hand catches it.
I look up and my heart stops dead. It’s Zak!
‘Is this yours?’ he asks, his chocolate eyes
locking on mine, leaving me unable to think or speak. Or
breathe.
I nod dumbly.
‘Great reflexes, Zak!’ Megan coos. ‘Must be
all that football training, huh?’ She flicks her hair, but
Zak’s frowning at my phone. He turns the volume up and I
suddenly realize my favourite album is still playing!
#KillMeNow
Zak tilts his head to one side. ‘Is this the
Star-Gazers?’
I nod helplessly, my cheeks blazing as my heart crashes
through the floor. Great. My rubbish taste in music has ruined my
chances before I’ve even managed to utter a single word. So
much for taking control of my destiny!
He raises a perfect eyebrow. ‘Good taste.’
#JawDrop
As he passes me my phone, his hand brushes mine and a tingle
shoots straight up my spine, making me dizzy.
‘See you around.’ He winks and my legs turn to
mush.
OMG! This is the best day of my life! Zak looked at me! Zak
spoke to me!
This is
insane
!
24 SHAZZA
This is INSANE. I munch through a packet of
crisps as I stare at the computer screen, majorly flabbergasted.
How has the world changed
so much
in just a few decades? I
can’t believe you can find out anything about everything
with just a click of a button. This would’ve made my
homework WAY easier! And then there’s online shopping, and
movies, and games – it’s endless!
I look up my favourite pop stars and am horrified
to see that most of them are really old and wrinkly – or
dead! OMGA, Michael Jackson’s
dead
? I click a
picture, and a video of his greatest hits starts playing –
half of which I’ve never ever
heard
before!
They’re songs from the future! This is SO RAD!
I crank the volume up and dance around the living
room, but soon I’m totally puffed out.
What’s
wrong with me?
Then I catch sight of myself in the mirror.
Ugh!
That’s
what’s wrong – I’m not
a twelve-year-old, rocking out. I’m a red-faced middle-aged
woman! I slump into a chair, tossing the packet of crisps in the
bin.
What happened to me? Why didn’t I go back
to the eighties this morning? How will I get home? What if
I’m trapped here forever? SO MANY QUESTIONS!
Suddenly it hits me – the Internet!
It’s
bound
to know the answer! It knows
everything!
I pull the computer on to my lap and type in
‘Waking up in the
– trying to ignore Kimmy scowling at us.
Megan checks the result, smiles and shows it round. I can
hardly believe it.
Me
in a photo with the
Megababes
!
‘Nice camera,’ she says. ‘But you could
really do with some decent tunes. The Star-Gazers album?
Really?
’ She taps the phone and my favourite band
begins to play.
Nicole smirks. ‘Lame.’
My cheeks burn. ‘That was already on there,’ I
lie. I downloaded it last night.
‘Ugh, don’t you hate when they do that?’
Megan grimaces. ‘You don’t mind if I borrow your
phone till the end of the day, do you, Luce? Surfing YouTube
might
just
keep me sane through double maths!’
‘Er, actually—’
‘I’d be MEGA grateful,’ Megan interrupts,
batting her eyelashes. ‘Plus I could download some decent
music for you.’
Kimmy narrows her eyes. ‘Like she needs your
help.’
Megan scowls at her.
‘I’m sorry,’ I say, ‘but I really need
my phone today.’
‘What a shame!’ Megan pouts. ‘Cos you know
mobile phones aren’t
allowed
in school, are
they?’ She tosses it to Nicole.
‘Nope,’ Nicole says, throwing it to Cara.
‘Why’s that, Cara?’
‘It’s probably because it could get lost,’
Cara says, chucking it to Viv.
‘Or broken,’ adds Viv, throwing it back to
Megan.
‘Or nicked.’ Megan grins.
‘Give it back!’ Kimmy growls, lunging at Megan and
accidentally knocking the phone out of her hand.
‘No!’ I cry as it plummets towards a puddle . . .
but suddenly, from out of nowhere, a hand catches it.
I look up and my heart stops dead. It’s Zak!
‘Is this yours?’ he asks, his chocolate eyes
locking on mine, leaving me unable to think or speak. Or
breathe.
I nod dumbly.
‘Great reflexes, Zak!’ Megan coos. ‘Must be
all that football training, huh?’ She flicks her hair, but
Zak’s frowning at my phone. He turns the volume up and I
suddenly realize my favourite album is still playing!
#KillMeNow
Zak tilts his head to one side. ‘Is this the
Star-Gazers?’
I nod helplessly, my cheeks blazing as my heart crashes
through the floor. Great. My rubbish taste in music has ruined my
chances before I’ve even managed to utter a single word. So
much for taking control of my destiny!
He raises a perfect eyebrow. ‘Good taste.’
#JawDrop
As he passes me my phone, his hand brushes mine and a tingle
shoots straight up my spine, making me dizzy.
‘See you around.’ He winks and my legs turn to
mush.
OMG! This is the best day of my life! Zak looked at me! Zak
spoke to me!
This is
insane
!
24 SHAZZA
This is INSANE. I munch through a packet of
crisps as I stare at the computer screen, majorly flabbergasted.
How has the world changed
so much
in just a few decades? I
can’t believe you can find out anything about everything
with just a click of a button. This would’ve made my
homework WAY easier! And then there’s online shopping, and
movies, and games – it’s endless!
I look up my favourite pop stars and am horrified
to see that most of them are really old and wrinkly – or
dead! OMGA, Michael Jackson’s
dead
? I click a
picture, and a video of his greatest hits starts playing –
half of which I’ve never ever
heard
before!
They’re songs from the future! This is SO RAD!
I crank the volume up and dance around the living
room, but soon I’m totally puffed out.
What’s
wrong with me?
Then I catch sight of myself in the mirror.
Ugh!
That’s
what’s wrong – I’m not
a twelve-year-old, rocking out. I’m a red-faced middle-aged
woman! I slump into a chair, tossing the packet of crisps in the
bin.
What happened to me? Why didn’t I go back
to the eighties this morning? How will I get home? What if
I’m trapped here forever? SO MANY QUESTIONS!
Suddenly it hits me – the Internet!
It’s
bound
to know the answer! It knows
everything!
I pull the computer on to my lap and type in
‘Waking up in the
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