. :Moving to Wyckoff : , A Jonas Bros. Story [1]

"Come on Grace it's time to go." I hear my mom say softly through the door.1

"I'm not leaving! Not ever" I yell back.2

"Please Grace don't make this harder than it already is. I know your upset but so is everyone else. Please just come out the moving vans are here to pick everything up" she replied, as if that was going to make everything better. 3

I let out a long, sad sigh and lay down in the middle of my bedroom floor. I looked around at my bare walls which used to have all my posters hanging on them. I tried to soak it all in. All the memories, the good and the bad. I really didn't want to leave. This was where my life had been. I had never moved before in my life and to tell you the truth I was scared. I was scared that my friends would forget me. 4

I was scared that I would be all alone in a new city. I was scared because I was going to high school. I sighed once again but this time I let the tears that had been building up inside me flow out and spill down my face. I knew there was no way I could stop our family from moving. Even though I had tried and tried over the past few months. I got up from the floor and wiped the tears from my eyes and opened the door. 5

"Okay mom, your right. I've been making it hard on everyone else. I think I'm ready to leave now." I said miserably. 6

"That's my girl" she whispered as she kissed the top of my head. 7

This action almost made me start crying all over again but I told myself stop being a baby and suck it up.8

"Do you even want to know where we're going?" she asked. 9

"I've said it once and I'll say it again, no" I answered moodily. 10

"Alright have it your way" she said as she guided me onto the car. 11

I got in and completely ignored my brother Jason. I leaned my head against the window and looked out as the car began to move. I eventually fell asleep but there were questions running endlessly through my mind. 12

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I woke up and looked out the window just in time to see a sign that said Welcome to Wyckoff. I thought to myself isn't this where the Jonas Brothers live? I looked over at Jason and asked "Are we in New Jersey?" 14

"Yup, I was going to tell you but you kept insisting that no one was to tell you where we were moving" he said half smiling. When he said this I genuinly smiled. Which I thought was something I'd never do again. 15

"Maybe I'll meet the Jonas Brothers somewhere." I joked. 16

"Maybe" he said back. Boy was I in for a surprise.17

I stared out the window and did some more thinking. Maybe this won't be horrible. I mean I'm going to be living in the same town as the Jonas Brothers! I should be happy right? Then why do I still feel so depressed! Ughhhh! Right now I feel like some crazy, moody teenage girl! Oh wait that's what I am. While I had been consumed in my thoughts my dad had pulled up infront of our new house. It looked a lot like my old home. Not too big, not too small. On the front lawn I saw the for sale sign that now read sold. My whole family stepped out of the car. My dad took out the keys to our new house. He unlocked the door and we all walked in. As soon as I set foot in the foyer I shouted "dibs!!" 18

"Huh what's going on" Jason said in a confused voice. He finally realized that I was talking about the rooms but it was already too late because I was already sprinting up the stairs. 19

"Kids! Be careful!" my mom shouted 20

"Just don't take the master bedroom!" my dad shouted after us. I laughed as I burst into every room trying to find the perfect one. I finally settled with the one that had a view of the front lawn, just like my old room. I walked over and looked out. The neighborhood looked pretty nice. It had a sort of friendly feel to it. I think I am finally feeling a little less depressed about moving. Jason soon came in. 21

"It's not fair you got to pick first! I'm older I should pick first!" he whinned. 22

"What are you five years old?" I teased. 23

"Yes!" he said 24

"Just think of it this way. You love your little sister and you think she deserves the first pick." I said sweetly. 25

"Hmmmm lets think about that ummm...... no" he said 26

"oh just get over it! I bet you like the room you have anyways!" 27

"Your right" he said matter of factly 28

"Hey Jason!" I called out as he was walking out. 29

"Yeah" 30

"Maybe this move isn't going to be as bad as I thought it was going to be." 31

"You know what Grace?" 32

"What?" 33

"You're such as drama queen" he said. Then he walked out of my room. I smiled, sometimes having a brother is good for something.34

That night we slept in sleeping bags because everyone was too exhausted to unpack. It was kind of like a family trip. Except we were in a empty house in the living room eating popcorn. I feel very lucky to be so close to everyone in my family. I heard my mom and dad talking to us about starting to unpack tomorrow but I wasn't listening. What I really wanted was to go walk around and explore the neighborhood. Oh well I'll ask tomorrow morning. My mom and dad had finished talking and had started to clean up the popcorn. Even though I felt a little old for this it was great being together as a family for our first night here. I said good night to everyone and snuggled into my sleeping bag. I fell asleep almost right away. I woke up the next morning to the smell of pancakes. I LOVED pancakes! Especially with peanut butter! I walked into the kitchen and saw my mom carrying a HUGE plate of pancakes. 35

"Where'd you get the pancake mix?" I asked. 36

"Oh the nice family across the street sent us a 'welcome to the neighborhood' basket filled with goodies! They even invited us for dinner tomorrow. Such kind hearted people.." she kept going on about how nice they were and how she doesn't know how she can repay these people for their kindness. I thought to myself, well atleast I know the people across the street are nice. I started in on my pancakes. When I was done I went to take a shower and changed into some shorts and a tanktop. I knew it would be a long day of unpacking. As soon as I got down my dad had us all working. First I did my room. My dad helped me with the furniture but the rest was up to me. It was practically lunch time by the time I was done with my unpacking. When I was finished I went downstairs. My mom was unpacking the kitchen. 37

"Hey I finshed my room. Do you need any help here?" I volunteered. 38

"No it's ok Gracie I got it under control" she said. "But if you want lunch you can fix yourself a sandwich." I was starving by then so I made myself a sandwich. 39

"Do you want one? I could make you one too." 40

"That's ok I'll have something to eat after I finish the kitchen." 41

"Mom after lunch can I walk around the neighborhood? You know just so I can get to know this place." "I'm not sure." 42

"Please I'll be really careful and I'll be back in 2 hours to help with the rest of the house" I begged. "Alright and hour and a half. No negotiations" 43

I didn't want to push my luck so I said ok. When I finished my lunch I went upstairs and got my flip-flops and my Ipod. I went back downstairs and out the front door. 44

"Be careful, don't get lost and be back in an hour and a half!" my mom yelled after me. 45

"I will!" I yelled back.46

I skipped down the front steps listening to my Ipod. I actually felt happy which was something I hadn't felt since four months ago when my parents told me that we were leaving the only life I knew. Since I was in such a good mood and I was in Wyckoff, New Jersey I thought it was only appropriate to listen to the Jonas Brothers. I smiled when the music started. I was happy, I was truly happy. I had gotten over the fact that my friends were far away. I knew I could always call them or IM them. Plus last night my mom and dad told me I might even be able to go visit the next time we had a break. I felt the sun shining on my back. The warm rays felt so calming. I was on my way back from going around the neighborhood when I saw four kids playing with a soccer ball in the street directly in front of my house. Three of them seemed to be around my age the other one looked a lot younger. As I walked closer they seemed to look familiar. That's when it clicked. Those guys were the Jonas Brothers.47

My mouth dropped to the ground. I was in a state of shock. I know I had joked about it to Jason but I was just kidding I wasn't seriously planning on meeting the Jonas Brothers! Well maybe they don't live there. Maybe they are visting a friend. I thought to myself. Telling myself that that was the case I tried to sneak back to my house. But much to my dismay I was caught. 48

"Hi! Who are you!" the youngest one said. 49

Oh crap! I thought to myself. Just keep breathing and act normal. Inhale......exhale...... Kevin, Joe and Nick came up behind their youngest brother. 50

"Hey! Are you our new neighbor?" Kevin asked with a smile. 51

"Yeah." I said shyly while I put my Ipod into my pocket. 52

"Hey nice Ipod! Do you mind if I see what songs you have?" Joe asked happily.53

Not knowing what else to say I said "Sure go ahead" and handed my Ipod to him. 54

While Joe was busy looking through my Ipod Nick asked "What's your name?" 55

"Grace Woods but everyone calls me Gracie" 56

"Cool, I'm Nick. Joe is the one with your Ipod, Kevin is the oldest, and this is our youngest brother Frankie." He said taking Frankie's hand. 57

"Hey look! We're in Grace's Ipod!" Joe shouted 58

"You're a fan?" Kevin asked 59

"Yeah" I said sheepishly 60

"That's great!" Kevin said 61

"Well I think I should probably go home and help out with the unpacking." I said I really wanted to get away from them before a I made a fool of myself infront of them. 62

"Ok, I guess we'll meet the rest of your family tomorrow when you guys come over for dinner." Joe said handing my Ipod back to me. 63

"Yeah ok see you guys later" relieved that I hadn't made a fool of myself. Kevin, Joe, and Nick started going back to their game of soccer, but Frankie stayed behind. 64

"Aren't my brothers the best? When I get older I want to be just like them!" He said wite pure adoration. 65

"Yeah they are pretty cool, but you know what?" I said 66

"What?" he said 67

"You don't have to be like them." I said 68

"Why" he said in a confused voice. 69

"Because you're already great the way you are." At this he smiled and he came up to me and gave me a hug. 70

"You know what?" he said 71

"What?" I asked 72

"I like you just the way you are too." he replied Then he went back to his brothers. I smiled and shook my head. 73

♥74

I ran into the house and went into Jason's room. He had just finished unpacking. "Guess what!" 75

"What?" 76

"The Jonas Brother's live right across the street from us!!" I shouted practically bursting with excitement. 77

"Yeah right" he said 78

"No I'm dead serious." 79

"Look, Grace there is no wa-" I took his hand before he could finish the sentence and dragged him into my room and pushed him to the window. 80

"See they're right there! I even talked to them!" I said 81

"Woah it is them! That's so cool I live across the street from famous people!" He said 82

"You sound like some crazy fan girl" I said laughing. 83

"Wait did mom say something to you about having dinner tomorrow night with the nice family across the street this morning?" he asked 84

"Yeah she- OH MY FUDGE!! The Jonas family live across the street from us!!" I mentally hit myself how did I forget and after they had just reminded me! 85

"We're having dinner with the Jonas Brothers!!! How are you so calm!" I screamed at him. 86

"Well look who's the crazy fan girl now." He said Just then my mom came into my room. 87

"What's all this screaming about?" 88

"It's not me, it's her" Jason pointed. 89

"Did you know that the Jonas family live across the street from us!?!" I screamed 90

"Gracie there is no need to yell. I'm one foot away from you." my mom said. 91

"MOM!" 92

"Gracie what did I tell you." 93

"Fine! Sorry. So did you know or what?" 94

"Yes I know the family across the street are the Jonases. What's the big deal?" 95

"What's the big deal! Do you know who the Jonas Brothers are mom?!" 96

"No do I need to?" she said still clueless 97

"Mom, they're my favorite band!" I said exasperatedly 98

"Oh" finally realizing why I had made such a big deal99

That night at dinner I told my dad, the only one who didn't know about my encounter yet, everything. He too didn't know who the Jonas Brothers were. Nobody else in my family seemed phased by us living across from the Jonas Brothers. Before I went to bed I called my best friend Julie. I wonder if she's going to believe me when I tell her. I picked up the phone and dialed her number. 100

"Hello?" 101

"Hey Jules!" 102

"OH HI GRACIE! How's where ever you are!" 103

"It's fine. The neighborhood is really nice. But anyways your never going to believe what I'm about to tell you." 104

"Try me" 105

"Ok, well it turns out we moved to Wyckoff, New Jerse-" 106

"Hey isn't that where the Jonas Brothers live?" 107

"If you would let me finish. Anyways it turns out it is the same place where the Jonas Brothers live. Here's the big part. They live across the street from me." I heard silence on the other line. I could tell Julie was seriously considering that I was lying to her. Then I heard a scream. I held the phone away from my ear. When the screaming finally died out I put the phone back up to my ear. 108

"So you believe me?" 109

"Yeah of course! I mean you've never lied to me before and even if you did I would so be able to tell. You know how bad a liar you are." 110

"Hey!"111

"Could you maybe get me an autograph?" Julie asked 112

"I'll try. You want to know something else?" 113

"Wow more news! How many things exactly happened to you today?" I laughed 114

"This is the only other thing. Ipromise.Well, their family invited our family over for dinner tomorrow."115

"Lucky you. Try not to be too klutsy." 116

"What are you talking about I'm never klutsy" *shifty eyes* 117

Julie laughed "Yeah yeah, well I go to go my mom says us calling each other is expensive. Tell Joe I love him!" 118

"I will only if you say hello to everyone for me." 119

"kay. Byes love ya" 120

"Bye love ya too" I heard her hang up. I sighed tomorrow is going to an interesting day. I sank into my bed. I looked around my new room. I thought to myself, for being in a new place this isn't half bad. Then I fell asleep thinking about the Jonas Brothers. 121