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Chapter 2 – Lonely For Her
Tracey was gone. We had all been there to see him off at the ferry. At first, I'd thought I could handle him no longer being here, but as I noticed the lack of friendly smiles and happy faces, I begun to think that replacing him wasn't the best idea. But still, here I was, sitting at a long table with all the other members of the band, waiting patiently for each wannabe guitarist to audition. Some were better than others, but not a single one so far was even close to Tracey. For him, the guitar was his life, but none of these losers could understand that.
14 down, 3 to go.
I looked down at the next name on my list. Leaf Green, a girl. Not worth my time.
I didn't even bother to look up as her name was called. I heard the door open and close. I heard her make her way down the stage. I heard her say the name of the piece she was about to play. I heard all of this, but I didn't see it. It wasn't until this girl began to play did my head snap up.
And I saw her.
Leaf Green. Possibly the most beautiful girl I'd ever set my eye's upon. Her big blue eyes were covered slightly by her shiny brown hair that flowed just past her shoulders. She wore a small smile on her delicate face. She had on a plain white tank which fitted her perfectly and black skinny jeans, topped off with black and white converses. She also wore a few wristbands on her slender wrists. Seriously, this girl screamed rocker gorgeous.
But what had really caught my attention was the sound floating off the wooden instrument she had strapped around her shoulder. It was incredible, so much emotion coming from one guitar. I could see the passion in her eyes as she played and I could feel it in the air.
We had found our replacement.
I listened intently to the whole song and when she was finished I stood up and clapped my heart out. I wasn't sure what came over me, but I just felt that, after such an amazing performance, an applause was necessary.
Unsurprisingly, I found that I wasn't the only one standing. The rest of the band had joined in, and I even heard Ash whistle. Looked like we were all in agreement.
Leaf just stood there smiling, her face lit up. I could see that she was trying not to laugh at this sudden outburst. That was understandable, since it was pretty likely we all looked like complete idiots. Eventually, we all sat down again, trying to regain our cool. Brock loudly cleared his throat and folded his hands.
"Thank you very much, we'll get back to you shortly," he said in his most professional voice.
"Thanks guys" Leaf packed away her guitar and gave us a slight wave, before walking out the door.
Back at the Hangout…
"Well?" asked Brock as we all settled into our favorite spots.
"Is everyone thinking what I'm thinking?" Ash said in the corniest way possible.
We all groaned.
"What?"
"Could you be any gayer?" asked Drew, the rest of us snickering.
"Uh, sorry, but I believe I'm the only one here with an actual girlfriend" retaliated Ash, a smug grin appearing on his face.
Paul got up and left the room without a word.
"Damnit Ash!" I shouted "Why'd you have to bring that up!"
"I'm sorry! It just came out!"
"You realize we can't pick a guitarist without our bass player's opinion. We're a team here, right?" stated Brock, trying to bring us together.
"Look, we all know how he gets, we'll just have to decide now then run it by him later, ok?" I already knew who it would be, regardless of Paul's presence.
"Fine" Everyone agreed, and we returned to the topic at hand.
"So" Brock glanced around the room "The girl".
Typical Brock, always getting straight down to business. He was a no bullshit kind of guy.
"Well, incredible… obviously" I replied, folding my arms across my chess.
"But she's a girl…" added Drew, turning everybody's gaze in his direction.
"What does that matter?" That probably sounded a bit more aggressive than I'd intended… Oh well, I was making a point.
"Uh, incase you haven't noticed, this is an all-guy band. We don't do girls. Well, actually we do…" Drew chuckled at his cleverness, "But we don't have them in here".
I watched as the idiot gestured around the room, feeling an incredible urge to punch him. But that's just how it was here. We fought, made up, and then fought again. It was an endless cycle.
"Look guys, here's the thing" Brock made sure he had everyone's attention before continuing "We're losing fans. I didn't wanna tell you, but it's the truth. We've gotta do something to get back on top, and mixed gender bands are really 'in' right now. Having this Leaf girl join could be exactly what we need".
I glanced at Drew, who still looked unconvinced. Fortunately, Brock saw this too.
"That's not all! We could also have a huge concert, celebrating our new guitarist. And we could perform brand new songs!"
Now we were all looking at Drew, waiting for his reaction.
"Well…" He flipped his hair out of his eyes, "I guess that sounds okay".
"That's the spirit, man!" Ash slapped him on the back, expressing his excitement.
The next day…
Okay, I really had to relax. I was currently pacing around the game room, waiting for our guest to arrive. Brock had called her last night, announcing the good news. Apparently she had been over the moon. He had asked her to come by today for a proper introduction. She had agreed and was going to be here any minute now. I couldn't wait any longer! She had to be here soon, right?
I heard the elevator moving, approaching our floor. This was it.
We all gathered around the doors, waiting impatiently for them to slide open. The bell dinged and the elevator was silent. Then, slowly, the doors began to extend.
And there she stood, in the flesh. Leaf Green, her smile a nervous one as she glanced at all the faces staring her down. Maybe we were a bit too intense…
"Leaf!" Brock pushed his way past the wall of rock stars "Welcome to Electric Voyage! My name's Brock".
"It's a pleasure to be here" She replied, her eyebrows raised.
Ash cut in front of Brock, sticking out his hand.
"I'm Ash! It's great to meet you, Leaf!"
She tilted her head whilst his hand, "It's nice to meet you too, Ash".
"The name's Drew" Drew shoved his hand in Ash's face, causing him to topple over backwards. There was a loud bang as his head hit the floor. I saw Leaf's expression.
"Don't worry, you'll get used to his clumsiness" I told her.
She looked at me "You're Gary, right?"
Ha. She knew my name. I didn't know why that was a big thing, but it was, and it made me happy.
"That's right, and this is Paul" I yanked on the guy's arm, pulling him away from his isolated state "He's the quiet type".
Paul gave me his signature death stare, before pushing me away.
Leaf giggled at this little display. She had a nice laugh, the kind that made you feel all warm inside.
We spent the next few hours laughing and getting to know each other. Leaf was the kind of person you could instantly like and I could tell I wasn't the only one.
"So, what about your songs?" She asked at one point.
"What about them?" replied Ash, confused.
Well, what's their story? I mean, do you guys write them yourselves? And are they based on true feelings or just random thoughts?" Leaf was literally on the edge of her seat, eager to listen.
"Well" I began, "We write our own songs, of course. And yeah, most of them are from real experiences".
She leaned back on the couch "That's good to hear. I just hate all those fake publicity songs that have absolutely no meaning".
Leaf was obviously really passionate about that, a trait which we all shared. We had definitely made the right choice choosing her.
"So, are you gonna show me?" She picked up the guitar resting against the wall and offered it to me.
I smirked "Anything for the lady".
Before I knew it we were set up in our music room, ready to perform.
I signaled for Ash to count us in, "1, 2, 3, 4!"
Every time I'm thinking 'bout
The day coming 'round
Well I'll be strong
Well that's the day that passes into night
It's like I can't hold on
I can't hold on
I'm uneasy, and I'm weak in the knees
And I'm trying not to breathe
Not believing, not believing you're gone
And that I was the one to let you go
I'm so, I'm so lonely for her
I'm so, I'm so lonely for her
So lonely for her
I'm staring at the clock, but the clock
Doesn't talk, it just stands still
A head full of fuzz, and a puzzle
That adds up the scandal
No I can't handle three nights
So I shudder to think
When the nights turn to weeks
Am I right? The comedian said
That a day without lights just…
I'm so, I'm so lonely for her
I'm so, I'm so lonely for her
I'm so lonely for her
I'm so, I'm so lonely
I'm so lonely
My one and only
I'm so, I'm so lonely for her
(And when the rain comes)
I'm so, I'm so lonely for her
(It'll fall and that's okay)
I'm so, I'm so lonely for her
(And when the sun comes out)
I'm so, I'm so lonely for her
(It's gonna be a beautiful day)
I'm so, I'm so lonely for her
I'm so, I'm so lonely for her
All I know is that
I'm so lonely for her… for her
Open my window, oh…
I'm ready to live with this
And you walk by my window, oh…
You give me something to miss
White legs to the touch
Why do you hurt me so much?
Leaf stood up and applauded "Bravo!"
I could tell we were all flattered, me probably the most. But I knew what would come next, and I dreaded it.
"So, who wrote that one?" Leaf asked as we packed away our instruments.
We all paused. No one wanted to answer as we knew what it would lead to.
It was Paul who broke the silence, "me".
Unfortunately, Leaf didn't seem to pick up on the hostile atmosphere, and so pushed the matter further.
"Who's it about, then?"
That did it. In the blink of an eye Paul was gone, leaving Leaf stunned and confused.
"Did I say something wrong?" She appeared worried, as if she had stepped over some unapproachable line.
"No, it's fine" answered Brock, trying to comfort her "He just gets like that, when she's mentioned…"
"Who's mentioned?"
"Paul's fiancée… Dawn" I told her.
"Dawn?" This was obviously a lot more than we had hoped to unload on our new member, but we couldn't stop now. It was bound to have happened sooner or later.
"Yeah, she died last year." Leave it to Drew to put it bluntly.
"Oh my god… I'm so sorry" Leaf looked on the verge on tears, only just managing to keep herself together.
I wanted to comfort her. We all knew it wasn't her fault. Plus it was a pretty intense thing to deal with.
"It's fine, don't worry about it. He doesn't like to talk about it, so he just shuts himself up. It took a miracle for us to get him to pour his heart into that song, but it didn't help. That's just who he is". That definitely sounded a lot better in my head, and it didn't appear to have helped the situation.
Leaf got up and made her way to the door, but Drew stopped her.
"It's best just to let him vent, he'll be over it soon enough."
Unwillingly, Leaf sat back down. But the day was already ruined.
"Anyone for pizza!" asked Ash, trying to lighten the mood.
Good old Ash.
I know, I know - it's a tad depressing for the first meeting right? Well it's all party of the story!
But there will be some good times too!
New chapter up soon maybe!
I'll see you then :)