After the gig the lads arrived at thier hotel again,all of them pretty much exhausted from the dancing and singing.Of course the ‘tour-lifestyle’ was a lot more different than the ‘promo-lifestyle’ but it did feel great to be out of those warm,boring studios again and back on the road.
The guys all disappeared to their rooms,none of them really in the mood to go out and party all night long.Besides that,their tourmanager John tried to keep them in as often as possible,still a little scared to get even more negative publicity after Rich and J’s arrest.The first thing J did when he got to his room was taking a long,hot shower and trying to relax a bit.He was planning on an early night,perhaps call some friends and family to tell them about the show,but nothing really spectacular.He soon returned to his room again and watched some telly when he sudenly remembered the stone he had been given by that strange girl.He pulled it out of his pocket and stared down at it,wondering what he had to do with it.He threw the grey item from one hand to another and muttered”God,look at me sitting here,playing with some kind of magical stone.I’m getting pathetic.”He decided that he was in the need of a drink and got up from the bed while walking over to the minibar and opening it.J took a fast look around it but soon realized that the maid must have forgotten to fill it again cuz it was totally empty.He kicked to door shut and sweared loudly,getting wounded up about it.
“Damn,I wish I had a beer,man.It’s far too hot in this place.”he mumbled while he stumbled over to his bed and the telephone on the corner of his nightstand.He knew calling the reception was the only option he had when wanting to get a drink and he picked up the phone when suddenly something in the corner of his eye caught his attention.J turned towards the small sitting-area of the suit,consisting of a sofa and a small table,and to his surprise he saw a large,cool glass of beer standing in the middle of it.J shook his head,wondering if his eyes were deceiving him,but when he opened them again he had to admit that the beer still was there.
“What the hell..?he questioned himself while he slowly went over to it to inspect to whole thing.J was sure that the beer hadn’t been there before and he just kept on wondering if someone was trying to play a trick on him.But he had to admit that he was the only one inside the room and that none of the lads had the keys.
At that moment he realized he still held the stone inside his hand.”Could it be…no,I’m just looking for an explanation and now want to blame the stone for it.”he muttered but he couldn’t resist the temptation to wish something again,just to make sure that the wishing-stone had nothing to do with the appearance of the pint.
So he repeated the sentence that he just said and to his surprise there almost immediatly stood a second pint onto the table.J now couldn’t say anymore that the wishing-stone was nothing more than a story from the very wild imagination of a strange girl and he had to admit that it absolutely had supernatural powers that he couldn’t explain.
After trying some more little things like opening the windows without getting up and get his clothes ironed for the next day,J decided on going to bed,determined to find out about the rest of the stone’s powers the next morning…
The next day Five left London and went to the North,Manchester to be exact.A new group of fans was waiting for their gig and after the concert on Wembley,which went surprisingly well,all of them felt exited.
J in the meantime still was wondering about the wishing-stone.Not being a person to fall for every little story,he was majorly surprised about its unexplainable powers and he kept on wondering what else he could do with it.Of course he was a rich popstar and he had almost everything that he had always been wishing for but there were still a few dreams that he had.Finding a girlfriend for example.J had no clue if he could wish for love but even if he wanted to try it,he still hadn’t found a girl to spend the rest of his life with.Maybe he could ask the stone to find a suitable girl for him.
“Hey J,what are you thinking about,man?”Abs suddenly asked.J turned around and smiled at the younger man.
“Nothing really.I’m a bit bored.”
J had decided not to tell the other lads a word about the stone,mainly because he had the idea they would never believe him anyway.All five of them were pretty down-to-earth and although some of them did believe in angels and stuff,he knew they would never even think of such a thing as a wishing-stone.
J was pulled back into reality when Sean suddenly coughed loudly.J turned towards his best mate and stated”That sounds not very nice,mate.Are you feeling well?”
“Not really.Guess I’m getting the flu.”
“It’s a shame there’s nothing like ‘save kissing’,right Sean?”Scott all of a sudden exclaimed laughing.
Sean rolled his eyes and muttered”Shut up,Robinson.I’m not in the mood for your crap today.”
“God,don’t bite my head off.”Scott replied while dramatically grabbing his head and falling back into his chair.
J just sighed and leaned back in his chair while mumbling”This is going to be a long,long day.”