Part Seven

Don came out and bowed to the audience. "Well Carlo that isn't exactly right good buddy. We do have one more act to come out and perform. And folks… wait until you get a gander at it. It will be the perfect end to a most perfect day. So don't go anywhere or I'll send the 'Torture Twins' after you." He chuckled as looked back to the wing area of the stage and noticed who was standing there. "Now I think you will all remember this song from your wild and crazy youth. Oh and I need Sly up here with me." He looked over the crowd to see if he could spy his fave fan. "There you are Sly… come on girl, git up here will ya?" With a bit of reluctance Sly managed to make her way onstage as Don began to sing.
Wild thing
You make my heart sing
You make everything groovy
Wild thing

Wild thing, I think I love you
But I wanna know for sure
Come on and hold me tight
I love you

At this Don went and grabbed a hold of Sly and swung her around.
Chorus

Wild thing, I think you move me
But I wanna know for sure
So c'mon and hold me tight
You move me

Chorus

Wild thing
C'mon, c'mon, wild thing
Shake it, shake it, wild thing [fade]

After the last chord was sung Don turned to Sly, gave her a resounding kiss on the mouth and helped her back to her seat. Carlo meanwhile had gone backstage to find out who the next act would be. When he saw whom it was his mouth fell open. No one was going to believe this. He wasn't sure he believed it. "You ready?" he asked shaking his head in wonderment. When he got the go ahead he walked back on stage still shaking his head.

"Well folks, I'm not quite sure how to introduce this next act. I'll just have to say that you will never look at the Torture Twins in the same way again. So without further delay, I present to you… Josh and Lindsey!!!"

It took a few minutes for the laughter and screams to die down after they took their places on stage. Some of the audience could figure out which song was coming next. The reason for this was that Lindsey was wearing a tiny bikini, that she kept flashing them views of, by opening the blanket that was around her shoulders. It was no surprise when Josh started to sing…
She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was as nervous as she could be
She was afraid to come out of the locker
She was afraid that somebody would see
(Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore)

It was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini
That she wore for the first time today
An itsy teenie weenie yellow polka-dot bikini
So in the locker she wanted to stay
(Two, three, four, stick around we'll tell ya more)

She was afraid to come out in the open
And so a blanket around her she wore
She was afraid to come out in the open
And so she sat bundled up on the shore
(Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore)

Chorus

The whole time Josh was singing Lindsey would go through the actions of the song until she was finally sitting in a small wading pool that had been filled with water.


Now she's afraid to come of the water
And I wonder what shes gonna do
Now she's afraid to come out of the water
And the poor little girl's turnin' blue
(Two, three, four, tell the people what she wore)

Chorus

(From the locker to the blanket)
(From the blanket to the shore)
(From the shore to the water)
Guess there isn't any more

To say that the two of them got a standing ovation would have been an understatement. It seemed like forever before Carlo, who had come back out on stage, could be heard over the hoots and hollers. "Ladies and Gentlemen!" He yelled over the din. He finally realized that he would have to wait until the noise died down. Finally he was able to speak without having to raise his voice. "Well," he started, "Now that is what I call bringing the house down. If I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes… I would never have believed it. I want to thank everyone for taking part in this Show of Shows. I want to especially thank the people behind the scenes as well for without them, we wouldn't have had all the lovely props used during the performances. So let's have a big hand for Scott, Trace, Aly, Avillion and Ayrelia for all the hard work they did!!"

A short while later the chairs had been stacked to the side and the partying had begun. Don had brought the rest of his band members with him and they were now performing on stage. A buffet had been set up and tables were scattered around. It was well after midnight before the party broke up.

***

The last few days flew by as the girls got ready to head back home. The cast had left the day before and the girls had a quiet evening just lounging around. Everyone had had a good time and they were looking forward to coming back again to Pinehaven. Scott and Kristen had extended an invitation to come back anytime provided they were given a week notice. The luggage sat at the front door as they waited for the bus to come around. North took a private moment with Scott and Kristen before making her way outside.

"Well you two, it looks as though this was an absolute success."

"Oh it was certainly that all right North, " Kristen agreed. She came over and gave North a hug. "I think we just might do this again next year. I liked the 60's songs you had picked out. Next year we'll have to pick a different theme to use."

North looked over to Scott who was smirking. "Yeah I can just imagine what theme Scott over there might come up with. As long as it's not too outrageous I think the girls would go along with it."

"Me?" Scott grinned. "Would I come up with something like that?" Now he out and out laughed. "You betcha I would. Anyway North, you have a safe trip home and we'll see you soon. You are planning on coming back in July right?"

Walking over to Scott to give him a kiss North smiled, "Oh yeah I am not going to miss out on your July 4th bash! No way. I've heard too much about it to miss that."

Taking her arm Scott led her out the door. "We'll hold you to that North."

As the bus started on it's way all the girls turned and waved out the window.

The End

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