Second Chance

Prologue

      I blink open my eyes. The sunlight shone through the window. Venny had his arm over my shoulders. I pulled him closer to me and hugged him.

      "Wake up Venny." I whispered.

      He groaned. "But I don't want to!"

      "But you have the Rage Dome show today." I say.

      "I'd rather stay here with you Ritz. Maybe have a little fun?" He smiled mischievously and looked at my lips.

      I laughed and kissed him. "Sorry, but it's almost time for me to go down there and get ready to open up for you guys."

     He pouted for a second, then barried his face in my shoulder and wrapped his arms around me even more. I hugged him back. "Hey, it's okay." I kissed the top of his head a few times. "You'll be fine. If you want, we can hang out tonight."

      He looked up at me, his lip jutting out in the cutest way possible. I kissed him again, and he sat up. "I guess we should get ready then. We've kinda been here all day." He giggled.

      "Yeah." I say. "We should."

-At the Rage Dome-

      "ALRIGHT MOUNT REGIONS! NOW IS THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!" I scream into the microphone. "TIME TO PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR LIFER AWARD RECIPIENTS! THAT TANTALIZING TWOSOME! VELVET AND VENEER!"

      "IF THE TOP IS WHERE YOU WANNA SAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!" The music blurred from the speakers.

      They pulled up in a car and struck some poses. Veneer made this one pose where he cupped his hand around his ear and smiled at all the randoes screaming adoringly at him and his sister. 'He's so cute' I thought. They turn around and say something to each other before strutting down the red carpet. Veneer drew a unibrow on someone and a mustache on another, Velvet took a quick picture with Orchid and continued down the carpet with her brother.

      Suddenly, this weird buss-shaped animal thing jumped in front of them. I saw Venny jump behind Velvet. A little blue troll jumped out and shouted through a megaphone. "GIVE ME BACK MY BROTHERS!" He yelled.

      "You don't know what you're talking about Troll." Velvet hissed.

      Suddenly, a little pink troll jump out to. "You're stealing Bro-Zone's talent because you have none of you're own! You big, OH YOU BIG... PHONES!"

      Everyone, including me, gasped in shock. There's no way! These trolls HAVE to be lying!... Right?

      But when I looked at Veneer, I felt my whole world collapse. He had the most guilty look on his face. When he looked over at me he shook his head slightly and opened his mouth to speak, but couldn't.

      I felt tears prick my eyes, I looked away and ran my hands through my hair and breathed in and out. 'Don't cry Ritz!' I told myself, blinking. My breathing quickend and I ran towards the back parking lot.

      I swung open my car door and sat in my car and cried. In a few minutes the passenger door opens and I felt Orchid hugging me. My shoulder was soaked by her tears but I didn't care.

      We sat there for a while, then I heard it.

      Veneer.

      "Listen up Mount Regions!" He yelled at the camera. "We... are..." He paused. "FRAUDS!" He finally yelled.

      He picked up the camera and continued. "We just wanted to be famous. Honestly, my sister wanted to be famous. And truly, I was to afraid to stand up to her."

      "BULLSHIT!" I yell and pound on the steering wheel, making the car honk. "THAT'S BULLSHIT! YOU CAN'T STAND UP TO YOUR SISTER VENEER?! WHAT AN EXCUSE!"

      "IT'S LIKE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE!" Velvet yelled.

      "Yeah ya do! But you ask me to change anyway. Which isn't okay, family or not." He says.

      Then their assistant Crimp put hand cuffs on them and the cops leads them away.

      I look at Orchid. She looks down at her hands and clenches them into fists and starts crying again. I hug my sister and kiss her on the cheek a few times to help comfort her. Even if she was older it didn't mean I wasn't going to comfort her.

      Eventually me and Orchid head home. Before we even get up the stairs Lenny opens the door.

      "I saw the news!" She said as she headed down the steps just to pull us into a tight hug. I didn't care though. In fact, I welcomed it.

      As we walk inside, I look at my hands. My eyes draw to the engagement ring on my finger. More tears ran down my cheeks.

      The first thing I did was go to my room. I sobbed into my pillow and then looked at the ring again.

      The memories flooded back. I remembered how one minute I was kissing him after his big show, and then the next he was down on one knee.

      I was about to rip off the ring, but I hesitated. So instead I clenched my fist and hugged my squishmallow. Which was also something Venny got me.