Honestly
you don’t really care about those girls. They have never really been nice to
you, and the only reason you are in their group is because your teacher made an
attempt to separate you and Emily, which only made you dislike the teacher even
more than usual. You express your feelings to Emily and she seems to
understand, so you both agree to go with the guys.
You are
escorted in a tour bus owned by the venue and all of the gear and music
equipment is transported in a van behind the bus. As you step into the bus you
remember being here yesterday. The same bus picked you up at the venue last
night and took you to the hotel. You feel a bit ashamed about the fact that you
let loose so much last night – it’s not really like you to party that hard. You
always pass on the alcohol because you are afraid of letting your guard down
towards people who you shouldn’t let your guard down to. You know the effect
alcohol has on you, and last night wasn’t any different – that you can
definitely conclude from the hangover today. Luckily you didn’t do anything
that you regret today. The bus is quiet, only a few people are talking about
some technical stuff, and you don’t listen. You look around at the people. Alex
is sitting on a couch resting his eyes. He looks really cute when he’s this
tired. It’s adorable. You notice a person sitting next to you, it’s Adam.
“Give me
your number and e-mail address” he says handing you a piece of paper and a
sharpie. You smile at him and write down the information. “I’ll look forward to
be working with you” he says with a wink before he leaves again. The
realization of this whole situation hasn’t quite yet caught up to you and at
the moment you just feel exhausted. You find yourself wondering when you’ll
wake up, but nothing happens.
“Laura!”
you hear someone calling your name, and then some other person laughs. You turn
around escaping from your thoughts. You see Matt, Jack and Emily standing in
the back of the bus and they are gesturing for you to come join them. You get
up and you almost hear your legs and feet scream in agony with every step. “Hi
sunshine” Emily says with sarcasm “you look fresh”. “Meh…” is your only
response. “So the guys and I were just talking and I told them about our plans
for next year” Emily says excitedly. “I told them that we were planning on
going traveling, but how we don’t have the money and all, and then… “Emily
trails off and looks at Jack with a big grin on her face. His expression
matches hers. “And you are gonna come with us on tour!” Jack practically yells.
Your eyes widen and you don’t know what to say. You look at Emily and her
expression shows that she knows what you are thinking. This could not get any
better. “So after your graduation we are going on a tour in the UK and since Travis
has some stuff to do in those two months we need an new assistant merch
manager” Matt says gesturing at Emily “and since Adam will not be joining us,
but another band by that time, so I thought that you could be our new
photographer” he says turning to you.
A thousand
things are going through your mind, but all of them are positive. You thank
Matt and Jack and pull Emily to the front of the bus again to talk to her. You
still don’t know what to say, so she just gives you a tight hug. “Honey, your
dream is gonna come true. You are going to be a real touring photographer. And
I’m gonna be by your side through all of it” she whispers in your ear.
At the
terminal to the ferries you have to say goodbye to the guys. And even though
you don’t want to you also can’t wait to get home to get some sleep. You hug
each of the guys, but when you come to Jack everything just seems to get really
sad. You look at his face and you feel like someone just punched you in the
gut. It’s not pleasant, but at the same time you don’t want the feeling to go
away. You are very confused about it. Jack pulls you in to a tight hug, but
before he lets you go he whispers in your ear, something you did not expect to
hear. “Damn!” he whispers and you feel his hands grip you in a way that is more
than friendly. The feeling in your gut is replaced by butterflies, maybe even
birds. He kisses you on your cheek and winks at you before turning around and
leaving you behind. Your eyes are locked on him as he is leaving and as soon as
he is out of sight you turn to see Emily and Zack releasing each other from a
warm embrace.
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