“I can ask Alexis to take photos of us rehearsing one day,” Kyle said.

“Good idea.”

“Thirty thousand,” I repeated, still in shock. “We have thirty thousand fans?”

“Probably more actually,” Jared said. “There’s a huge segment of older people who watch the show who aren’t on Twitter. I’ll make sure our Facebook page is updated, too, and the website…” He rubbed his face, looking tired, and for the first time, I appreciated how Jared ran the entire business side of the band by himself. I had no idea how he kept up with it all on top of the rehearsals and other things we had to do for the show. I could barely find time to eat, sleep, and shower.

“What are people saying about tonight?” Kyle asked.

“I don’t want to know,” I said, biting my nails. “Unless it’s good. No, don’t tell me. Oh, god, it’s probably all over YouTube already.”

“Some people seem to think what happened was cool,” Jared said. “One girl tweeted, ‘I love how she kept playing, she’s so fierce!’”

“I don’t feel very fierce, but that’s nice of her to say. What else?” I leaned over again, trying to get a glimpse of his screen.

“Nothing.” He quickly yanked the laptop away, but not before I saw “four-eyed cow” and “she only did that to get attention.”

“Is that what people really think of me?” I tried to reach for the laptop, but he passed it to Hector on the other bed.

“Only stupid people who shouldn’t be allowed on the Internet,” Jared said. “Besides, we’re trending on Twitter, so I think your fall off the stage might end up being a good thing.”

“The world is full of haters,” Hector said. “Don’t let them get to you.”

“I guess so.” Those comments stung, but I was too tired to stress about them right now. I yawned and checked the time. “I should get to bed.”

As soon as I stood up, my ankle went out from under me with a sharp pain. I yelped and slammed into the side of the bed, bracing against it for support.

Jared was at my side instantly. “Do you need help?”

Kyle jumped up, too. “Should I get some ice?”

Talk about embarrassing. I didn’t need both brothers hovering over me like this. I stood up a little slower this time, balancing on one foot. “I’m okay. I just got up too fast. I’ll be fine after I get some sleep.”

Jared slid his arm into mine, and every nerve in my body woke up. “Come on, I’ll take you back to your room. I need to walk off some of this energy before bed anyway.”

“You don’t need to do this,” I said as we moved to the elevator together. “I can get back by myself.”