e.j's pov

i could barely sleep last night  thinking of all the things that had to be done the next morning before mr.bleu arrived

i wanted everything to be perfect . no . i needed everything to be perfect.

 i headed over to the pool where everyone was laying out in various pink outfits 

they all wanted to impress corbin by doing a performance of fabulous for him , i was not participating of course because i have wayyy to much on my plate

"and...cut, it's just e.j" ricky announces followed by the crowd around me groaning

"sorry im not corbin " i scoff putting my hands up in defence"hey, i don't remember sharpay wearing chinos "

"excuse you, flawless skin and sunlight do not mix"carlos says with mood 

"where is corbin?" gina asks 

"look corbins helicopter had a maintenance issue. he'll be here any second" i assure everyone "... are we totally sure about doing this ?"i ask

"we wanna impress corbin bleu.and how else does one impress a person except by performing elaborate musical numbers for them ?"carlos replies

"wait, wheres jules?"i ask releasing she isn't here

everyone shakes their head 

"the last i saw of her she was still in our cabin" kourtney mentions

i nod then walk away before hearing caros yell from behind me 

i run over to the honeycomb knocking on the door 

"come in " i hear a muffled voice 

i open the door seeing julianna going over her script 

"hey, you okay?" i ask her 

she scoffs"i don't know? am i?" she asks with hostility

" i don't know what that's supposed to mean " i chuckle 

she ignores me and continues reading 

"why didn't you go with everyone else ?" i ask sitting down next to her 

"had to study my script" she scoots farther from me 

"did i do something ?" i ask  seeing that she's upset

"i can't believe you just asked me  that" she scoffs closing her script  and tucking under her arm 

she stormed out of the cabin 

i tried to catch her but before i could i got dragged away to the barn for rehearsal 

jules pov

i walked through the barn doors seeing everyone warming up 

i joined in for the last few minutes 

"okay. he really is coming this time " e.j announces from a-top the stage 

i couldn't stand to look at him right now

i was so angry at him , not even for yelling at me anymore but just for not knowing what he did 

how can you hate someone so much but still want them to be your everything

"everyone act like you're taking this serious and warming up" he instructs

"that's literally what they're doing ,e.j"val says"take it down to a three, not a seven , out of ten "

just as she finished her sentence corbin came bursting through the barn doors

"corbins on the clock. its go time " he says as the camera guy  follows his every step

"mr. bleu, sir we have a killer first read-through plan for you today."e.j says as corbin walks right past him

"right."

"okay yeah you make the rounds, good." e.j says awkwardly 

i wanted to go over to him and tell him he was doing great , but i wasn't going to

everytime im mad at him or upset with him i always let him off the hook  because i feel bad for him

 i'm tired of letting him off the hook before he apologizes

corbin walked through the path  everyone split for him nodding at people , talking to kourtney for a second and ricky trying to hug him

"keep warming up gang , were gonna check some sound levels" mr. bleu instructs

just then it finally hit me , corbin bleu. my idol /crush from my childhood is going to be here all the time, watching everything i do. this isn't just some fun role anymore. 

"hey, can we talk for a second?" e.j asks 

i nod as he pulls me aside

"look, im sorry for what i did. "he apologizes

"what are you sorry for e.j? cause at this point i feel like you dont even know"i exasperate

he stood silent for a second knowingly guilty

"you yelled at me last night, e.j ,like never before" i scoff

"julie. i- i guess i hadn't realized . but if i had i would of stopped right there and apolagized i swear . its just ive been so busy with the show and-" he tries again

"thats been your excuse this whole time dude.... i know youve been busy but thats why i was sitting there with you  to just be there atleast" i sigh  looking down at the floor

"i know .i know, im sorry and ill try better to make time for us so we can have the rest of the summer" he acknowledges his faults 

i sigh" you're forgiven.  i know i can be a little grudge holding at times." i chuckle "y'know it just hit me that this is really serious, its kinda scary to be honest" i express, gazing at everybody doing warmups 

"hey, don't be nervous. you're the best at what you do . i'm sure corbin and everyone that watches this show will love you  just as much as i do" he hugs me 

i sit there for a second "we really aren't good at this whole no pda thing "i say before letting go of him

"hey, jules, come join the friendship circle " Ashlynn calls me over

i join the circle as we do one of the weirdest warm-ups i've done since that one weekend with ms.jen

"we're rolling " the camera guy announces 

"welcome to the first frozen read through" e.j claps his hands together walking towards corbin and the camera

"allright, camp shallow lake! i am pumped to be back for this full day of rehearsal"corbin says enthusiastically"figured with opening night only 10  days away-"

"ten days away!? that's a reason to celebrate. bring it in." ricky stands up from his chair going to try and hug corbin... again

getting rejected ricky sits back down letting corbin continue

"look, i understand that some of you know me as a name and not a person.but i'm just a regular guy who buys his groceries at Erewhon and has a personal trainer like anybody else. all right" corbin makes his speech 

Erewhon??

"i'm just here to capture some behind the scenes footage ,so think of me as a fly on the wall. be yourselves . lets have some fun. yeah ?"

"yeah, baby ! lets hug it out ! bring it in come on" ricky stand up again

i drag him back down to his chair  by his belt loop

"he's gonna call security on you  "i whisper yell to him

"and here you have it , folks .  the very first camp read- through of frozen. let the show begin."corbin talks to the camera 

we all get set up for the read through  getting our scripts out and sitting where we need to sit 

"elsa?" 

"anna takes a step forward towards elsa." val says

"don't come near me." i read with angst

"pause" corbin directs" sounds like you two really felt that moment " he walks towards me and gina "lets unpack what you're channeling"

"let me guess. real life relationship troubles." the camera guy trys to get something out of us "you both like the same person and its causing tension.maybe its ... this guy" he points the camera at carlos 

i look at gina with a confused look 

"yes, it's me the notorious womanizer of the group" carlos says blankly

"uh , mr. bleu , if you're looking for dirt or like ,  jealous-in fighting , that's just not us " ricky makes it clear 

"not anymore anyways" i say under my breath

"what was  that?" the camera guy asks

"nothing " i shake my head

"were all good friends" gina says with a smile

"yeah, like, really good friends. we're basically a drama free zone."e.j says as the three huddle together

"great, all those emmy-winning drama free reality shows."the red headed. plaid shirt wearing  camera guys says with hostility

"okay, let's just .. move on" corbin says 

"hey, my ...ice" ricky says blandy as we all flip the page

"kristoff picks up the bag of ice. anna and hans are oblivious"val reads off the script

"im sorry, so sorry." gina acts  then waiting for the next line from... wait where is hans?

"uh that's jets line"ricky says 

we all look around for him

"wait , jets not here" e.j says astonished

"oh, god. i knew he wasn't real."carlos gasps

"what's the deal with this jet kid? is he troubled?" corbin digs

" i wouldn't say troubled. were slowly wearing his dark soul down."ricky preserves jets personality

"sounds like our protagonist, everyone loves a misanthropic emo boy to root for"

i shake my head at the words that were just said 

i'm starting to not like this whole tv show idea

"jets gonna be fine. he's probably just doing this for attention" maddox stands up from her chair 

she seemed a little panicked to me but i didn't  worry too much  we just saw him last night, we're could he have gone?

"im sure jet is fine. maddie , val, please track him down" e.j instructs the two girls a bit panicked himself"i will be in the canteen having a cool beverage, because i am very cool. everything is cool, mr. bleu." e.j shouts 

"you're yelling " carlos points out  

e.j sighs .

he backs out of the barn  with a scary smile on his face,leaving us with no one in charge

e.j's pov

i got a letter from my dad this morning. turns out he found out that i was taking a gap year in the fall and not going to his choice of college (well second choice...we don't talk about duke...)

he was not okay with it.  and wants me to go to the cash caswell training school in saint louis

he wants me to go to a school he named after himself

a school away from home

away from jules

like being a director wasn't  enough to deal with ,now i'm gonna be sent to saint louis by my dad who's barely in my life enough to know what i'm capable of 

    after a little while i told everyone  to meet at the canteen while we wait for news about jet 

as we all waited , i sat on the small love seat next to jules 

i was about to open my mouth about st louis but got stopped  as val opened the door 

all the attention stuck to her"we lost jet" she hung her head low

a few gasps come from around the room while maddox stands up frantically

"what?!"

"oh,... sorry! let me clarify. i talked  to dewey and it looks like jet checked out of camp and went home." val shed light on the situation

what would make him check out of camp?

"he disappeared on the open road . a lone minor. thumb in the wind . hair in the wind, for either fate or foe, to take him away . " channing the camera guy , paced the floor ,speaking with forced anticipation

"uh, yeah not quite. an off-duty cop found him at a bus stop and his parents came and picked him up in a buick." val said trying to shy her face from the camera 

channing rolled his eyes and shut the camera off 

"wait, why would jet just leave without telling anybody?" jules asks , her expressions furrowed .

"so,... our most interesting stories happening off camera. " corbin strides over to channing stressingly "guys. we really need to make this sing. 'kay?. something active "he aims t'ward us cast

"in summer?" carlos flatters himself

"love is an open door?"jules suggest 

"love is an open door , that's the anna and hans song right? and we're missing the hans part of it ..." corbin trails 

"ricky can do it "jules speaks out again

"what?" Ricky's head shot up

"love is an open door your singing it with gia" corbin pushed 

"gina" the girl corrected, standing up  and standing next to ricky , who looked completely oblivious

"i can jump in on piano" ashlynn jumps at the opportunity

"no, its okay ash, i've got the track here" val holds up a handheld speaker 

"no,  i like the piano ; that's humble ... let the needy girl play" corbin voices in ashlyns favor 

i chuckled slightly at his comment

the camera-man gets to place as ash plays the piano

can i say something crazy?

i love crazy

the two began together. ricky seemingly uncomfortable

all my life has been a series of doors in my face then suddenly i bumped into you 

i was thinking the same thing,  cause, like , ive been searching my whole life to find my own place maybe its the party talking or the chocolate fondue

but with you 

but with you

i found my place

i see your face

and its nothing like i've ever known before 

love is an open door 

Love is an open door!

Love is an open door!
With you!
With you!
With you!
With you!
Love is an open door
I mean it's crazy
What?
We finish each other's
Sandwiches!
That's what I was gonna say!
I've never met someone
Who thinks so much like me!
Jinx! Jinx again!
Our mental synchronization
Can have but one explanation

ricky let his shoulders loose ,looking at gina 

You
And I
Were
Just
Meant to be!
Say goodbye
Say goodbye
To the pain of the past
We don't have to feel it anymore!
Love is an open door!
Love is an open door!
Life can be so much more!
With you!
With you!
With you!
With you!
Love is an open

love is open

door

they finished singing with smiles on their faces

the whole room erupting in claps

"i need a minute " ricky rushes out of the room 

a snap from behind me pierces my ear. turn to see its mr.bleu getting our attention

"okay i'm gonna need some b roll of everybody acting anxious"

everyone faked their faces but when i looked over at julianna  she was really concerned looking out at the door 

jules pov

when i heard cut i jolted up from my seat running to the door

in the  short distance i saw ricky pacing

"what happened back there?" i asked , still walking up to him

"i dont know. its like when i was singing i felt better , but only when i'm singing with gina." he confesses

"so why'd you run out?" i asked with a small laugh

"i really don't know." ricky plays around with his script

"i think you do " i voice , noticing gina starting to walk towards us. i nod behind him 

as he turns his head to look i walk away like i wasn't there in the first place

 i was walking back to rehearsal when i heard e.js voice 

i wandered to his voice happily

i see him and val sitting next to each other talking ...

a pit burns in my stomach while a lump forms in my throat 

i hate feeling like this when i see them together

i want to like val but i cant help but feel like she and e.j have something 

something more than friends have 

i wipe a tear from my eye walking up the ramp 

"hey... i was heading back to rehearsal "i swallow my jealousy 

 the tension felt like it was consuming me upon  the silence 

"is everything okay?" i ask with hesitance to my tone

"yeah, everything's perfect . c'mon . break is up let's get back to the barn"e.j stands a newly found smile on his face  he throws his arm over my shoulder 

while we walked back to the barn we didn't talk , i know i forgave him  but i still was upset with him. not for yelling at me or  even not hanging out, i was practically over that.  i felt like he wasn't telling me something 

keeping something a secret from me

we'd just finished up rehearsals corbin even told us we were perfect 

i was happy for right now

i sat in my bunk throwing one of e.js sweatshirts on 

i tried to put any negative thought i was having away at the moment 

'live in the moment  ' i said to myself 

"y'know e.j said we did perfect at the read through today " i say to gina as she  puts her braids up in a bun

"best big sis little sis duo ever!" she hypes us up 

"you are literally bursting with that good news energy " kourtney says hoping down from the top bunk 

"you know i've loved living with ashlyn, but i'm happy i get to go back to my own home moms are the best " gina says softly talking about her good news 

"for real . i just got a bomb care package from my mom."kourtney chimes"my old camp rock poster, yes that's my comfort movie , brand new hair gel...."

"oh she gets that struggle?" gina laughs 

"yes! somehow she always knows what im going through" kourtney sighs 

"are you okay , kourt?" i ask looking to her 

"yeah, why would anything be wrong ...cmon lets get to the movie" she moves to the door quickly 

i look to gina  mouthing 'what should we do?' 

she shrugs and shakes her head concerned 

 while we strolled  over to the canteen i was thinking of what i could do to help kourtney 

as we approached the completely transformed place  a lightbulb went off 

"you guys go ahead i gotta wait for eej " i excuse myself 

the two girls nod handing val their 'tickets ' and heading inside

i waited till they were out of ear shot 

"hey, can we talk ?" i ask, tugging on my sweatshirt sleeves 

"sure. yeah, lets do it " she walks to the side; me  following closely.

"okay , so -" 

"listen you should know- ... you first " val insist

" i know you already picked out tonights movie , but is there any way  we could put on camp rock instead ? like, as a favor for someone who i know really needs it ?" i ask . maybe if she did this for me  it would be the start of a friendship ?

"this is about the screening ?" val asks in almost shock 

"yeah. should it be about something else?" i ask in confusion

" no, no. " she brushes off " of course , camp rock it is "

" thank you , i really owe you one , val.." i play punch her shoulder 

she laughs awkwardly  "hey julianna... its none of my business but i think you're a really good friend... and girlfriend i can tell" she complement's

"thanks val. i actually really needed that . y'know i just feel like sometimes i'm doing everything wrong " i laugh off

"i promise youre not. youre good people jules" she holds my shoulder for a second 

i smile to her before stepping out of others ways as they waited to get in 

maybe i shouldn't be worried about her ...

"hey" e.j says then kissing my forehead

"you ready?" i ask

he nods .

we settled into the spot on the floor  a bucket of popcorn in my lap as i leaned in to e.j 

"this is the first date we've had in a while" he talked closely to me 

"i thought you said 'movie dates' weren't dates caswell" i chuckled looking up into his eyes as he looked back down at me 

"do you remember everything i've ever said ?" he smiles, amused.

"ummmm.... yeah just about " i smile 

we both laugh before kissing 

i let go of e.js lips when popcorn gets thrown at us from behind 

" you two are unbearably gross"ricky whispers as we both turn to him, ashlynn, and gina tossing popcorn at us 

"oh whatever " i throw the pieces of popcorn back 

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i laughed as mitchie threw flour on her face 

"favorite scene ever "e.j whispers

"yeah... i could literally never live a lie like this it seems so very complicated " i laugh

"she's not exactly lying  , shes just not telling the whole truth about her situation" e.j says, his voice getting higher 

"so... lying " i mention leaning into e.j . his body was tense. 

... what is up with him , if its not val... then what?

 after an amazing night watching a movie we all headed back to our cabins 

"hey does anyone know where my script is ?" i asked looking under my pillow

"no sorry"

"great, i'll be right back" i sigh 

i run around camp checking everywhere 

i find it sitting on my chair at the barn i turn to the  door before walking out something catches my eye

a letter addressed to e.j

it was from his dad 

" hey val?" i ask as she tries to sneak away" did you know about this letter ?"

she stood there like a deer in headlights

" val? What's going on with his dad?"

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 i am so happy with myself and how i wrote this chapter  its my favorite one so far 

i feel like so much happened this episode so many emotions 

ive got alot in store for the last of this season and now that the show is over and i will be writing season four ( sobbing crying throwing up screaming)  this will not be the end of anything 

i love you all and happy reading   :)

-kat <3