Agent Matt

Chapter 2: A new agent is born

It was Friday after school the same day matt's dad was coming home matt raced home on his bicycle like some motorbike champion reaching for the finish line. As he parked his bike in the bike rack he wondered what his dad had brought him from England. Every time matt's dad bails on him he gets matt a present to say sorry from the place he last visited. Little did he know that behind the door in his house was a woman wearing a kimono; waiting for him like leopard waiting patiently for its prey. As she reached for the butches' knife and held it steady the front door opened and in walked matt.

"Julie I'm home" he called out into the dark room. As matt turned on a light the woman with blonde hair and blue eyes held the knife higher she was ready to attack. As matt peeked around corner he called out her name one last time.

"Julie?" Suddenly the knife came down and blood splattered everywhere.

"Die you, Die!" she grunted with fierce meaning. As she kept slashing away like some mad murderer matt suddenly said in a concerned and scared voice.

"Umm…Julie I think the beef joint is already dead!" she gasped and said.

"Hi matt! I didn't hear you come in. you scared me a bit."

"Only a bit? Damn! This means I got to try harder doesn't" he said in a joking way.

"Yeah, yeah!." She replied "keep it up and I'll give you an extra helping of Brussel sprouts for dinner." She said threaten matt in a kind way. Matt shuddered of the thought of those ghastly tasting vegetables apart from those matt liked everything else.

"Not Brussel sprouts" said matt in disgust. "They are nothing but compressed air in a vegetable. Its like that English comedian lee Evans said it's like swallowing a grenade." Later at dinner matt looked at the spread on the table he didn't know what to try first it was either the beef joint and mash or lasagne it all looked so good.

"Well eat up before your concert tonight." She said to matt reminding him of the time. But matt suddenly didn't feel like eating. "I was only joking about the Brussel sprouts." Said Julie. Matt was a bit put off by this thing called haggis.

"Erm Julie" asked matt finally speaking as Julie looked at him she answered.

"What is it matt?" matt was going to ask how she feels about his dad because for a while now his dad was acting strange around her like he was going to do something for her. Something big. But he couldn't bring himself to it so instead he asked her.

"What's haggis?"

"Its sheep's stomach with pig intestines." Matt felt a bit sick after hearing what haggis was. "To tell you the truth I never liked haggis myself and my aunt was Scottish… how awkward would that be if we met her now." As the evening went on Julie started talking about her day.

"I met this amazing guy down at the market today" she said to matt. "But you know what… he was already married. That's the problem everywhere you go, no matter where you go every good looking man is either gay or married… apart from you and you're too young." She said explaining about her love life. As she looked at matt she saw that his plate was still clean from when she got it out of the dishwasher. "Oh, come matt have something!" as matt looked he then looked next to Julie where his dad normally sits. As he looked down again he said in a low sad tone.

"He's not coming is he"

"Of course he is. He's probably just delayed at the airport." She said to cheer matt up.

"No he would've rung" said matt as he looked at the phone. " I bet he got off the plane ran into his boss and gave him tickets to Hong Kong"

"You know his work matters to him."

"Yeah. It matters a lot he always put his job before me"

"You know that's not true matt." Said Julie trying to calm him down.

"Yeah I've had that before. That's when he said he'd be back before my 13th birthday and he didn't come back to your 30th … and your's is in august mine was in March." And with that matt stormed off grabbed his guitar and marched right out the front door before Julie could even say a word. She tried to convince herself that matt was just blowing off a little steam but deep down she knew he was right. Later at the main arena where matt was playing tonight the guys were looking at their watches wondering where matt was.

"I know he's the lead singer and main bass guitarist but if he doesn't come I'll take over." Said a boy with spiky red hair and a black and white jacket saying ' do you see a difference?'

"No William we chose matt to be the lead singer because of your asthma and the rest of us can't sing!" said a boy with black hair and brown eyes wearing a green t-shirt saying ' BEACH BUNNIES FOR ALL!' "And take off those sunglasses its night time you'll won't be able to see where your hitting the drums." As William took his glasses off he could someone walking in the door with his green eyes.

"Well…well…well if it isn't his royal majesty arriving late as usual."

"Hey I'm here aren't I?" said matt still ticked.

"This is our biggest concert were playing tonight and you just come in like its rehearsals…how do you stay so calm" asked William who was getting in a tizzy.

"Well for starters you need to do something really impossible…"

"What do I have to do?"

"Shut that mouth of yours and relax?" said matt as he walked off to stand on stage. Meanwhile in the crowds two people in the front row wearing black suits stood there waiting for matt to appear suddenly a loud booming voice was heard it was announcer announcing the next band.

"And now put your hands together for…The teenage wolves!" as the spot lights hit the stage the crowd roared with anticipation. As matt turned to the guys he asked them "you ready?" they nodded. As they turned back to face the stage they were ready to play a new song they've been practicing all week that seemed to fit every teenager. As matt looked down at the front row he could see two people in black suits he knew how they were… they were Madison's body guards come to film his concert so his dad could see it when he does get back.

"Hello everyone you having a good time!" asked matt the crowd screamed to show they were. "I can't hear you!" Matt pretended he couldn't hear. So the crowd screamed again. "Okay tonight we're going to play something a little different this something about a teenagers everyday life it's called Crawling in the dark!" as the band readied their instruments matt counted them in " a one a two and a one two three four." As they played the beginning bars to the song the men in black pressed record on the video camera

"I will dedicate" matt started singing "And sacrifice my everything for just a second's worth Of how my story's ending And I wish I could know if the directions that I take And all the choices that I make won't end up all for nothing. Show me what it's for Make me understand it I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer. Is there something more than what I've been handed? I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer. Help me carry on Assure me it's ok to use my heart and not my eyes to navigate the darkness Will the ending be ever coming suddenly? Will I ever get to see the ending to my story? Show me what it's for
Make me understand it I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer Is there something more than what I've been handed? I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer." As matt played a few bars on his guitar he suddenly came back singing. "So when and how will I know? How much further do I have to go? How much longer until I finally know? Because I'm looking and I just can't see what's in front of me In front of me. Show me what it's for Make me understand it. I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
Is there something more than what I've been handed? I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer."

As matt finished the crowd went wild "thank you… thank you I hope you enjoyed tonight!" as matt pedalled back home he can't believe how many girls numbers he got just by signing a few autographs but as always matt just threw those away… okay maybe he kept one or two but his heart yearned for one girl and one girl only…Sakura Avalon. It was just something about her that made matt secretly loving her but he would never tell…not enough courage. It was about two in the morning before matt finally got home as matt opened the front t door he forgot why he stormed off his dad never put anything above him or Julie. As he got to his bed the final thought before he went to sleep was.

"I tried to tell her dad… I really tried… looks like you've got to do it yourself because you can do anything."