• Show Gone Wrong...

    Mandy-Shy but adventurous girl.
    Renee-Serena’s identical twin.
    Serena-Renee’s drastic twin.
    Kevin-Serena and Renee’s shy brother.
    Jeremy-Renee and Serena’s sneaky brother. Kevin’s identical twin.
    Jake-Leader of the boys. Plans all pranks.
    Peter-The guy with the rudest humor.
    What will happen when one of the most important days in Mandy’s life is ruined by three mischievous guys?


    “Mandy you will do fine,” “No I already forgot my beam routine.” “Mandy will you please calm down you still have two weeks and two additional practices.” “Okay maybe I should forget about it.” As Mandy went over her routine again the guys came up behind her. “I think Mandy has finally gone crazy.” said Peter. “Peter!” “Sorry, what are you doing anyway?” “I need to practice for my gymnastics show.” “Oh yeah your yearly gymnastics show.”said Jake. “Yeah and I really need to practice , so could you guys not bug me right now?” “Pushy.”
    “Jeremy! Mandy is under a lot of pressure.” “How is performing in front of people pressure?” “I think you would know Jer. Remember the show at our old school?” “Serena why did you have to bring that up?” “Jeremy you had a lot of pressure then and now Mandy has the same pressure.” “Fine. But you cant tell anyone about that story.” “Oh yeah and what if I do?”
    “Guys please I need to concentrate. And I cant do that while you two are fighting!” “Sorry.” After doing her routine a few more times Mandy decided she had enough practice for today. “You are doing really good Mandy, you’ll do fine at the show. When is it?” asked Kevin. “Two weeks from Sunday.” “Cool.”
    That night Mandy slept over Serena and Renee’s house. “Guys I know I should be home right now practicing.” “Mandy please you will do fine.” “Ok I’ll stay. You guys wanna see my uniform?” “Sure. OMG! I love the print.” “It is so pretty Mandy!” “Yeah the only thing I don’t like is the sparkles.” “Yeah but with out them you wouldn’t look like a-”
    “Star.” said Kevin. “Kevin! What did we tell you about spying on us?” “That it is bad and I shouldn’t do it.” Kevin said happily. “Exactly so please if you could go away!” “But Jeremy isn’t home and there is nothing on T.V.” “Fine instead of spying on us just come in here and talk to us.”said Mandy. “Really? Okay! So Mandy how are you feeling about the show?” “I have mixed feelings.” “Feel like your going to bomb in front of everyone?” “Now that you put it in my head. I cant I’ve been doing this since I’ve been able to walk.” “You’ll do fine Mandy just don’t listen to Kevin and you’ll do fine.”
    “Hey!” “I just hope nothing happens to my leotard.” “Why what happens if you don’t have it?” “I cant participate in the show.” “Oh... Well I’m going to go to bed. Goodnight.”
    “Good morning ladies!” “Kevin what are you doing in our room?” “I thought I would bring my two sisters and their friend some breakfast.” “What do you want?” “I don’t want anything. Cant I do one nice thing for you girls without wanting something?” “No,” “Whatev just clean up when your done.”
    As Kevin left he noticed Mandy’s uniform and remembered what Jake had said the other day. “Just take it hide it and we will handle the rest.” So as he left he noticed his Gameboy on the floor. “Hey! Who was using my Gameboy?” “Serena.” “Ask next time.” “Fine,” As Kevin kneeled down to get his Gameboy he quickly snatched Mandy’s uniform. “Well if you need me I’ll be in my room.” “Your brother is so nice,” “Are you sick Mandy?” “No it’s just he is so nice and angelic when I’m around.” “Maybe he likes you,” “No he couldn’t, could he?” “Don’t ask us, ask him!”
    That next day Mandy needed some time alone. So she went to the park. With notebook in hand she began to write.
    Dear Journal,
    I don’t really know but I think I like Kevin. He’s just so angelic and nice all of a sudden when I am around. Maybe he really does like me.”
    Love, Mandy
    “Whatcha writing?”said Jeremy scaring Mandy. “Oh Jeremy. It’s nothing.” “Let me see it Mandy.”said Jeremy grabbing Mandy’s notebook. “No Jeremy you cant look at it!” But with one final tug Jeremy had her notebook in is hands. “Jeremy!”
    Too late Jeremy already opened to the page Mandy was writing on. “You like Kevin!”screamed Jeremy with a grin on his face. “Yes but please Jer don’t tell him. Im begging you!” “What do I get?” “Anything. Just please keep this a secret.” “Okay. I’ll think of something and call you when I do.” “Oh no.” That night Mandy got a call from Jeremy. “Hello?” “Hey Mandy.” “Oh hey Jeremy.” “Okay I finally found something you can do for me.” “Just tell me and get it over with.” “Everyday till the summer you will come to my house and clean my room. ” “What if it is clean from the day before?”
    “Don’t worry Mandy Kevin and I are really messy!” “Oh great.”said Mandy sarcastically. “And Mandy you cant tell anyone about this.” “What if your sisters invite me over one day?” “I’ll get through that.”
    School was same old. Until after school. “Mandy you wanna come over today?” asked Renee. “Sure.” Once the girls got home Jeremy asked them to rush out and get something for a project he was working on. “Okay Mandy get to it.” As he opened the door Mandy was shocked. “This is your room! It looks like a bomb wreck!” “Thanks Mandy. But seriously this is our room.” “How can you live in here!?” “We are guys we can live in these kinds of rooms.” “Fine I’ll start.”
    Serena and Renee came home about a half hour later. “Jeremy where is Mandy?” “She is upstairs in my room,” “Why?” “You know the other day when I went for a walk? Well I bumped into Mandy and she was writing in her notebook and I oversaw what she wrote and it said I think I like Kevin.” “So why is she in your room?” “I made her a deal. She cleans my room till summer vacation and I don’t tell Kev.”
    “That’s not fair Jer!” “Actually Renee it is. She doesn’t get her heart broken and I get a clean room.” “Whatever just don’t be hard on her she is under a lot of stress with the show coming up.” “I would never be that hard.”
    “Done!” said Mandy as she came walking down the stairs. “Your all done?” “Yeah,” “but it was like a jungle up there!” said Serena. “How would you know Serena?” “Never mind.” “Lets go see it.” This time when Mandy opened the door it was Jeremy’s turn to be surprised. “OMG! I can actually see the floor! And everything is put away?” “Yes Jeremy.” “Wow even this I couldn’t do,” “That is because you are the worlds biggest slob, Jeremy!” “Hey! I’m not the only one who lives in here.” “Yeah but Kevin seems so much more organized.” “Whatev. You can go,”
    As Mandy left she bumped into Kevin. “Hey Mandy, did Renee and Serena invite you over?” “Yeah but something else happened.” “What?” “Well Saturday I went to the park and your brother snuck up on me and took my notebook. He wouldn’t let go so I just gave up and gave it to him. He promised he wouldn’t tell someone something if I cleaned your room till summer vacation.” “He cant do that! What was this something he can’t tell this someone?”
    “I knew this was going to come up. Kevin you are the someone and Jeremy couldn’t tell you that... Im sorry I just cant.” “Mandy you can tell me anything just take it slow.” “Okay... Kevin Jeremy couldn’t tell you that... since you have moved here I’ve had a crush on you.”
    Kevin just sat there with a blank face. “Hello? Earth to Kevin?” “I’m sorry my ears blanked out after everything you said. So is this true?” “Yes Kevin, I would never lie to you. Now Jeremy I can.” “Well I have a confession too. Ever since I met you I’ve admired you. So Mandy would you like to be my-” Kevin got cut off.
    “Kevin don’t do it!”screamed Jeremy. “Jeremy don’t tell me you are spying now.” “Kevin please please please don’t ask her that question, it’ll ruin the year just like last year with Jake and Renee!”
    “Hey! That wasn’t so bad Jeremy!” screamed Renee from her room. “Jeremy it is my life and I can do anything I want with it!” “Fine! Fine go ruin what we had planned. But Jake and Peter won’t be happy with you.” “I don’t care! Whatever. Mandy would you like to be my girlfriend?” “Yes!”
    There came a squeal. “Renee Serena!” “Sorry Kev.” “My family. Oh yeah Mandy I have something to give you back.” As he ran upstairs to get the thing for Mandy Renee and Serena came down. “OMG! We are sooooo happy for you Mandy!” “I know I was like he has something to tell me and I’m so happy.” “Come on Serena Kevin is coming back!” “Mandy I’m really sorry but Friday when you slept over I kinda took your uniform and I’m just really sorry.” “Why did you take it Kev?” “Jake, Peter and Jeremy told me to.” “And you actually listen to them! They treat you like a dog Kevin.” “ I know I guess I just cant stand up for myself.” “Well it is good you gave me back my uniform. I was looking for it all over! What were you going to do with it anyway?” “Well Jake Jeremy and Peter were going to hide it so you couldn’t find it and you would go ballistic trying to find.” “I hate those guys!” “Ditto! Sometimes I cant even listen to them try to trick you girls.” “So why be friends with them?” “I don’t know.”
    Sunday Jeremy went to Jake’s. “WHAT!? He cant be serious!” “Jake it is all true. He even gave Mandy her uniform back.” “You’ve got to be kidding me!? He has gone off the top now!”said Peter. “I don’t know why he would want to do that I mean he has always looked forward to pulling pranks before!”said Jeremy. “Yes but you guys are forgetting this is now a game of love and hate.”said Jake with a wide smile on his face.
    That day in school Peter and Jake confronted Mandy. “Hey Mandy!” “Jake Peter.” “We are really sorry Mandy.” No response. “Well it’s just...” “What!?” “We are really sorry about what happened this weekend.” “Whatever.” As Mandy turned to go to practice Jake grabbed her shoulder. “No Mandy we are really sorry. So we would like to give you and Kevin your first real date. We will pay for everything and set everything up for you guys.” “Thanks guys but . . . ” “Really Mandy it is the least we could do.”said Peter. “Okay. Just call me with the info and I will show up.” “Cool. Have a nice practice!”
    A surprising call came when Mandy entered the house. “Hello?” “Hey Mandy!” “Oh hey Jake.” “Okay your date will be this Friday. Meet us at Kevin’s house at 6 and we will drive to the restaurant. Oh and you should wear something formal.” “Okay thanks Jake bye.”
    As soon as she hung up she immediately called Renee. “Renee can you and Serena come over. Great okay bye.” Soon enough the twins were in her room.
    As Mandy went over what happened she went through her closet. “Oh my gosh they really are doing that for you?” asked Renee. “It seems suspicious.” said Serena. “Come on guys they just wanna say sorry how is that suspicious?” “I don’t know, but knowing Jeremy for like my whole life it just isn’t like him.” “So it isn’t like Jake and Peter.” Mandy just couldn’t find anything to wear. “You should wear this.” said Renee holding up a blue silk dress. “I thought that was too formal.” “Try it on.”said Serena throwing the dress to Mandy. “That’s really pretty! You should def wear that!” said Renee. “Okay I like it now that I have it on.”
    School went by like a breeze. But practice was just so hard for Mandy to concentrate on. “Mandy is something wrong?” “Sorry coach it’s just I have a formal date tonight and I’m so nervous.” “Well just calm down relax and I hope that guy is cute because this show is really important.” “I know and he is.” As Mandy practiced her cross tumbling again she landed it perfectly.
    “Okay can you guys help me with my make-up and hair?” “Sure Mandy.” “I’m so nervous,” “Don’t be Kevin is really nice and considerate when you get to know him.” “Easy for you two to say you guys live with him!” “Come on Mandy you’ll be fine.”
    On the other hand Kevin wasn’t too sure himself either. “Guys I can’t do this!” “Kevin we will drag you into that restaurant if we have to.”said Jake. “Okay can you guys help me get ready.”
    Six o’clock on the dot Mandy was on the front porch of Kevin’s house. “Okay Kevin you can do this just be cool calm and collected.” “Okay Mandy you can do this just calm down and go for it.” As Jeremy opened the door there were gasps from both girls and boys. “Wow! Mandy you look beautiful!”said Jake. Mandy started to blush. “You clean up good Kev.” said Serena. Now it was Kevin’s turn to start blushing.
    Kevin and Mandy were speechless. “Well we don’t want you two to be late for your reservations.” said Peter rushing them out to the car. “Finally!” “Jer what are you doing?” “Getting the TV ready.” “Ready for what?”
    “I set up a camera at the restaurant. Don’t worry I got permission from the owners. And we will hear and see everything they do.” “Jeremy! That is so sneaky. I am glad to call you my brother.”said Serena.
    “You do look really great tonight Mandy.”Kevin said as he pulled out her chair. “And you really seem like a gentleman.” “He got that from me!”said Jeremy. “Shhh!” “So why don’t you just tell the guys that you don’t like what they are doing?” “Because I guess I’m just the third hand to them.” “Don’t think that Kevin. They really do care about you just in a different way.” “Yeah but they are still obnoxious.” “Hey!”screamed Jake Peter and Jeremy at the same time. “Guys!” “Yeah that is one reason I broke up with Peter. It wasn’t him just you guys together,” “Yeah they are kinda getting on my last nerve.”
    “Jake and Peter always did before you guys moved here.” “Your so different when it is only the two of us.” “Yeah because I am with the best guys in the world.” “Aw I wouldn’t say that.”
    “Aw I wouldn’t say that, how gross are those two?” asked Jake. “Aw that’s so sweet!” said Renee. “I think I’m going to be sick!”said Peter. “So when is the gymnastics show?” “Sunday.” “Cool. I might come.” “That would be great but you don’t have to.” “No I want to.”
    After Jake heard that he immediately looked at Jeremy and Peter. They actually had a prank that wasn’t on all the girls. “I mean you can go if you want but you don’t have to.” Renee and Serena already fell asleep so Jake started to explain what they were going to do. “Okay what we do is Jeremy you say you don’t feel well then your mother will probably stay home while everyone goes to the show. But you need to get Kevin to stay here and help you feel better.” “Wait they are talking again.” “I probably would freeze out if you weren’t there Kevin. I really do care about you.”
    “Perfect!”said Jake. “Then Peter and I will be there. But when she does freeze she will see us and think hat Kevin is with us.” “She will figure out he isn’t there.” “So what if she does?” “I just hope I don’t fall off beam this year and hurt myself,” “You’ll do fine but if you do fall I’ll catch you.” “Aw...”
    “Again it’s like it is a miracle.” said Jeremy. Unsurprisingly the twins were pretending to be asleep and heard the whole plan. The next day Serena and Renee confronted Kevin and Mandy about what happened.
    “He didn’t! Why? How? When?” “We don’t we just heard that Jeremy is going to be sick and he wants you to stay home. Then they were going to trick Mandy to think you are there with Jake and Peter.” “He can’t do this! I am so mad!” “Kevin please Jeremy is home.” “I’m sorry it is just so aggravating.” “I know he can’t do this to us.” “That date was all part of their plan.” “Yeah Jeremy set up a camera at the restaurant. We saw and heard everything you did.” “This is low even for Jeremy and Peter. I would think Jake would do something like this but not Jeremy!” “Well then I’ll stay home and you can go to the show Kevin,”said Renee. “Oh Renee I could never do that.” “No really I don’t mind.” “Thanks Ren you’re the best sister ever.” “Don’t mention it”
    Sunday finally came. “Okay Mandy just try and get all the stress out right now and forget that you even have this show today.”Serena said as she put Mandy’s hair into a bun. “Can you turn my CD player on please?” “Sure. Oh I love this song!” “I always listen to it before any show I do.” “Really? “Yeah it is like a tradition for me.” “Okay can you close your eyes for me now?” “It just feels this year is going to be so . . . so different.” “Maybe because you have a boyfriend?”said Serena as she applied Mandy’s makeup. “Maybe but it’s something else too. I just feel different.” “Hmm. I wonder what it could be?” “Kevin before you leave I wanna ask you something.” “Yeah Jeremy.” “Do you think you could stay home and help me feel better?” “Oh Jeremy Mandy really needs me!” “But so do I!” “How about Renee stays home with you?” “But it is you that always helps me feel better.” “Please Jer just this once?” “Fine.” “Im really sorry Jeremy!” Kevin screamed as he ran out the door.
    Serena met Kevin and her parents at the show with Mandy. “Hey I’ll see you later Serena. I’ll try to look for you guys.” As she ran to find her team members she noticed Kevin was actually with Serena. He must have got Renee to do it. thought Mandy. “She is going to do great,”said Kevin. “Yeah I hope she isn’t too nervous.” Mandy did excellent on her floor routine. “Yeah go Mandy!” “Go over it a little Kev.” “Sorry.” But as Mandy got on beam her footing was out of place and she fell off the beam. She couldn’t even stand up.
    “Mandy!”Kevin screamed as he and Serena ran down the bleachers. “Mandy are you okay?” “No my ankle.” “Come here. Serena can I have some help?” As Kevin and Serena got Mandy to her feet Mandy started to cry. “It’ll be okay Mandy.” “Kevin thank you for being here for me.” “No problem, but what happened you were doing fine until you did that final move.” “I don’t know I guess I just landed on the beam wrong.” “How does your ankle feel?” “It still hurts.”
    At that moment Jeremy and Renee came bursting through the door. “Mandy I got Serena’s call how are you feeling?” “It hurts but I’ll get through it.” “If that happened to me I could never be that brave Mandy.” “Thanks Jeremy but I’ll be okay. See I’m fine already.” As soon as Mandy stood up she fell right over again. “Mandy you really cant go on.” “But I have to.” “Mandy I won’t allow you, you are hurt and you cant possibly run down that path and do your handstand flatback.” “Come on guys I- fine I’ll just sit here and watch the rest of the show.” “Want me to stay here?” “If you will.” “Okay I’ll catch up with you guys later!”
    “Man why didnt you keep Kevin at home?” “He asked Renee to instead.” “Man wait Mandy still fell but Kevin was here.” “Yeah I know. Maybe it was because she didn’t want to fall in front of him and she got nervous.” “Peter you are so... smart.” “Thanks Jake!”
    The rest of the time the guys were silent. But as Mandy began to get up they noticed Kevin went with her. “He cant do that!” “Jake he is just helping her get into place.” But Kevin even went out on the floor with Mandy and stayed there. “What! He has to get off at the end I mean...”started Jake.
    As he opened his mouth to speak again he saw as Kevin got up Mandy gave him a small kiss on the cheek. “She did not just do that!” “Jake she did!” As Kevin walked back to his chair he began to blush. “ Have you gone crazy Kev?”asked Peter. “No why?” “Kevin as your brother I feel like I have to tell you this. You just got kissed by our one target!” “What about Serena and Renee?” “Hey!”screamed Renee and Serena in unison. “You guys are listening to us again!” “Sorry.” “Seriously though you have gone crazy Kevin!”
    “How is having a girlfriend being crazy?” “Have you kissed her yet?” “What does that have to do with my question?” “Nothing. But have you?” “No.” “So she made the first move. That is your job.” “So I have to kiss her first?” “Yeah it is a major rule!”
    When Kevin heard this he jumped up. “Well guess what guys I don’t know about this rule but I love Mandy!” The whole gym went quiet. “What did you just say?”asked Jake. Mandy was so red she just started to cry. “Jake why? Why did you have to bring any of that stuff up!” Kevin yelled. He ran out of the gym and back home.
    There came a knock at his door. “Go away!” “Kevin can I come in?” it was Mandy. “Oh hey Mandy.” “How are you feeling?” “I am still mad but I am getting along.” “Kevin when you said that you love me I was in shock. Not a bad shock but in the kind of way that I was so happy. I felt like I couldn’t say anything.” “Mandy I really do care for you and the guys just don’t care. They want me back but I want you. Mandy I really do love you.” “Kevin I love you too. Don’t listen to Jake or Peter even Jeremy they will just tell you that stupid ‘You have to make the first move’ thing.” “I know it is just they are so aggravating!” “Just don’t listen to them and you’ll be fine.”
    “So not true Mandy!” Jeremy Jake and Peter were right in the door way. “Guys!” “He should listen to us!” “Why?” “We have the best ideas for him.” “Yeah right he doesn’t have to listen to you guys. He can decide for himself!” “Yes but we have been friends longer than you have.” “So...” Mandy was cut off.
    “Stop fighting! Please!”yelled Kevin. “Now I just need ten minutes alone I will call you guys up when I am ready.” “Okay.” When they all got down stairs no one spoke. Until Jake came up with a comment. “Mandy it is all your fault!” “What! What did I do?” “You practically took Kevin from us.” “He is my boyfriend!” “So he was our friend before he was your boyfriend.” “What is your point Jeremy?” “Never mind...” “No tell me anyone just tell me what I am doing.” Nothing. “Whatever.” “It feels like we have no time with Kevin because of you!” “Well just ask him to hang out and he probably will say yes!”
    At that moment Kevin called everyone upstairs. “Okay. Guys sometimes I just need for you to lay off the pranks on the girls. And Mandy I really need time with the guys. I hope we can all still be friends and Mandy I still wanna be your boyfriend. Can we all call it a truce?” “Sure Kev.” “Wait we need Renee and Serena in here.”said Jeremy. “Okay now we can make sure it is a real truce.” “What?” “Kevin got mad at us and now he wants a truce between all of us.” “Sure Kevin anything for the best brother ever.”
    THE END!