The Girl Next Door

Chapter Twenty-Two: BootCamp-Day 8

-Four Days later-

Courtney's PoV

We have four more days to finish the song.

Also four days until my birthday!!!

I'm gonna be 17!!!

It's lunch time so Kaylei and I are in the cafeteria area eating lunch.

"You never told me about what happened a few days ago," I say.

"Oh yeah..." Kaylei trails off.

"It can't be that bad. What happened?"

"I had a weird dream. It was six years in the future. Austin and I had a little girl that was about three. It seemed so real."

"That's amazing! I hope it comes true!"

"Me too!"

I smile at her.

"Ohmygosh! I just realized something!"

"What did you just realize?" Demi asks sitting at out table with us.

"Courtney's birthday is in four days!" Kaylei yells excitedly.

I frown.

"That's exciting!" Demi exclaims. "What's wrong?"

"We'll it's a special birthday to me, and I won't have anyone to spend it with other than Kaylei," I say.

"How is it a special one?"

"It's my first one since I stopped cutting, started talking again, and first one since I met Robert."

"Who's Robert?"

"My boyfriend. He's the reason I'm here right now. Here on earth and at the X-Factor."

"Awwwww."

I give her a small smile.

"Demi!" Simon yells. "Come here."

"Well girls, I gotta run. I'll talk to you later," Demi says then runs over to Simon.

Kaylei has a look on her face like she has an idea.

"What are you thinking?" I ask.

"Oh nothing," she says.

"Yeah, mhm, sure."

"Come on, lets go practice."

"Okay."

We throw away our trash the go to head back to Kaylei's room.

"Oh," Kaylei says. "Go ahead without me, I'll be there in a minute."

I look at her skeptically then continue walking to her room. Wonder what she's up to.

My phone starts vibrating. I pull it out of my back pocket. I'm getting a call from: Robby❤. I answer it.

Me: Robby!!!

R: Court!!!

Me: I miss you!

R: I miss you too! How you doing?

Me: Good. We've been working hard. How about you.

R: That's great! And I'm doing goodish. But knowing you'll get far makes up for not being able to see you.

Me: We need to Skype soon!

R: Yes we do.

Me: *sighs*