Battle Scars
Chapter 6
Alaska’s P.O.V.
Saturday morning. Bacon and eggs for breakfast. Mmm-mmm.
I ask Ruby, already wide awake, exactly how many views there are.
“I checked an hour ago…. And we are VIRAL. OVERNIGHT YOUTUBE VIRALISTS!”
“Don’t kid me.” I say, gasping for air.
“I’m not. I have 128402 twitter followers now.”
“Pass the Ipad?”
She passes it. I search our video.
She’s not kidding. 11,143,111 views.
We jump around in a circle, screaming.
Then mum comes in and says:
“What’s all the noise?”
“We’re viral on the internet! We have a video with over 10,000,000 views!”
“Well okay! This calls for my special recipie pancakes!”
“Yes!”
So we get dressed, do eachothers makeup, and do eachothers hair. I have tight curls, whilist Ruby has pin-straight hair. We get dressed, and eat our pancakes.
“Well, girls, here is a gift from me to you for becoming viralists. 100 dollars each!”
“Thank you Mrs. Merino.” Says Rubes.
“Now go down to the mall, and spend it.”
“Okay!”
So we hop in my car. It’s silver, and it’s a convertible. I put the key into ignition
I switch on the radio, and Wide Awake plays.
We sing along, like you do.
And when the song finishes, the celebrity news comes on.
“We have a new Sophia Grace and Rosie in town, except they’re teenagers, and Rosie plays the electric guitar! Ruby Croft and Alaska Merino are the new members of Club Youtube sensation! They are from Linden Grange so if you see them, let us know on 0800 TheRoad!”
Naturally, I call.
“Hello, caller no. 1!”
“Hello. I can report a sighting of both Alaska and Ruby!”
“Where are they?”
“At the mall.”
“Okay. What’s your name, celebrity stalker?”
“Alaska Merino.”
“No, Seriously, what’s your name?”
“Alaska Merino.”
“Okay, prove it. Sing something.”
“Oh, I just wanna take you anywhere that you like. We could go out any day, any night. Baby I’ll take you there, take you there, take you there, yeah .”
“Okay. I believe you. Is Ruby with you?”
“Yes.”
“Sweet! We got the first EVER interview with Alaska Merino!”
“Well, yes. ”
“Would you like to say something to the people who have watched your video?”
“Yes! Hello crazy stalkers, I’d like to thank you for watching the video and all the nice comments! This is a massively fun ride we’re on, considering just twelve hours ago both me and Rubes were nobodys.”
“See ya!”
“Bye!”
And so we go and walk into the mall. People are whispering and pointing.
And then a little girl, about six, came up to us and said
“Can I have both your autographs?”