A new girl in town
Chapter 10
Taker/Sammy
Getting into their SUV they saw that Kane and J.J. had already left.
Much as I'd like to ride to the next town I'm glad I left the bike in the truck. I didn't know we were expecting a storm. Taker thought.
"What's on your mind Mark." Sammy asked.
"Well I was thinking that not taking the bike was a good idea. We're heading into a storm." Taker replied.
"Oh. I hope Kayla has another means of transport then. I've only ever seen her on her bike." Sammy said.
"Come to think of it I've never seen her drive a car." Taker said.
Kayla/Kane/J.J.
Kayla sat in the back of the SUV with her music still blairing. She'd turned off shuffle and was listening to Lupe Fiasco's Lazers album. It reminded her achingly of Cassie, especially The Show Goes On, but it was good music and would keep her awake.
Just then, a text came in.
Cassie:
Wade is singing that Stupid " What if God was one of us." You know the Alanis Morsette one that I love. But he's butchering the lyrics and he's been singing it for half an hour. Kill him, plz.
Kayla laughed out loud. She was about to start a reply when Kane's voice came from the driver's seat.
"What's so funny?" he asked.
"Oh, just Cassie," Kayla replied turning down her music.
"Wade's been singing 'what if god was one of us' that Alanis song, at the top of his lungs for half an hour. Cass is ready to take one of my guns and commit murder."
Unsure if Kane knew the song, Kayla opened her mouth and belted out.
"It's not fair! To remind me! Of the mess you left when you went away!"
"And that's all I remember," She said after she'd sang the line.
Kane smiled happy she was feeling better.
"Hey I know that song." J.J. said. "Kane grab the cd case would you. That way you can hear the whole thing."
ALANIS MORISSETTE
What If God Was One Of Us Lyrics
If God had a name what would it be?
And would you call it to His face?
If you were faced with Him in all His glory
What would you ask if you had just one question?
Yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make His way home
If God had a face
What would it look like?
And would you want to see
If seeing meant that you would have to believe
In things like Heaven and Jesus and the Saints
And all the Prophets
Yeah, yeah God is great
Yeah, yeah God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make His way home
Just trying to make His way home
Back up to Heaven all alone
Nobody callin' on the phone
'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome
Yeah, yeah God is great
Yeah, yeah God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make His way home
Like a holly Rolling Stone
Back up to Heaven all alone
Just trying to make His way home
Nobody callin' on the phone
'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome
Kane listened to the song and found he really liked the lyrics. But the voice that sang it grated on his nerves a little.
"How is he basterdizing the lyrics?" Kane asked.
Kane listened to the song and found he really liked the lyrics. But the voice that sang it grated on his nerves a little.
"Uh, hang on. Cass just texted again," Kayla said. Then she read the text out loud.
Cassie:
Now he's 'playing' your drums. and screaming the chorus. Jesus fucking Christ, fuck me.
Kayla:
Poor girl. I sorry.
Cassie:
If he decides to 'cover' this, I'm leaving. He'll have to do it without instruments because I won't produce it. I refuse.
After listening to a couple of their songs J.J. put on "Isn't it ironic."
ALANIS MORISSETTE
Ironic Lyrics
Hey yiah yiah An old man turned ninety-eight It's like rain on your weddin' day Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly It's like rain on your weddin' day Well life has a funny way of sneakin' up on you A traffic jam when you're already late It's like rain on your weddin' day And well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Yiah yea yea
Hey yiah
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn't it ironic
Don't you think?
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought, it figures
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
Well, isn't this nice
And isn't it ironic
Don't you think?
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought, it figures
When you think everything's okay and everything's goin' right, right
And life has a funny way nobody helpin' you out when
You think everyhing's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A no smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meetin' the man of my dreams
And then meetin' his beautiful wife, umm
And isn't it ironic
Don't you think?
A little too ironic
And yeah, I really do think
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought, it figures
And life has a funny, funny way of helpin' you out
Helpin' you out
After the song Kane looked at J.J. with confusion.
"J.J. the song doesn't make any sense those things she sang about weren't ironic they were coincidences.
Kayla laughed.
"Alanis clearly doesn't know how to English either," she said.
Kane just laughed.
Kayla texted Cassie back:
Kayla:
Eh. You know you love him, babe. He's awesome in bed, surprises you with vaping supplies and is pretty aright . . . for a guy. Plus he's 'best boyfriend'.
"What other kinds of music are you guys in to?" Kayla asked.
"I'm afraid I've corrupted him with my eclectic music tastes." J.J. said. "I've got almost everything in that case."
"Or at least a little bit of everything." J.J. added.
"Awesome, another music recluse" Kayla said with a grin.
"I brought mostly hip hop with me but I'll listen to pretty much anything. I'm not too in to country but I like Rascal Flatts. Though What Hurts the Most was much better covered by Aaron Lewis, I think. Much more true to the lyrics."
"I listen mainly to country in the car. It's soothing." J.J. said. "Plus that's the station where Kane put his dedication on and how we ended up back together."
"I like Mark Wills especially "Don't laugh at me." It's the first song I heard J.J. sing.
"You said you didn't hear me singing." J.J. said.
"I lied." Kane replied with a smile.
"Aw, really?" Kayla asked.
"That's too adorable. I can't picture anything breaking you guys up, though."
"That's a long story." J.J. said looking at Kane adoringly.
"Aw, you guys," Kayla said.
"You sing?" Kayla asked J.J.
"Only to myself and mostly in the shower." J.J. said laughing.
"She sounds wonderful." Kane said.
"Liar." J.J. said starting to laugh.
Kayla laughed.
Should I tell them about the band? She wondered. I mean, they'll probably find out eventually, right?
"I'm actually in a band," Kayla said.
"We mostly do covers but our newest member, Kyle, is an awesome songwriter so we've started recording some of his stuff."
"Really." J.J. said. "That's so awesome do you have an album or are you on utube."
"We've been working on an album but we're on YouTube mostly," Kayla replied.
"We also have our stuff up on iTunes and Google Play. Look up Remixology; it's all there."
J.J. pulled out her phone and looked it up. Listening to them play for a few minutes she turned to Kayla and said "You guys are good."
"Yeah." Kane agreed.
"How long have you been together." J.J. asked.
"About 3 years," Kayla replied.
She hasn't mentioned Wade's scars. Kayla thought. I wonder why? I mean, I know forget about them because he's just so Wade, but it's weird that she hasn't mentioned it.
Unless she's just listened to the audio. She wouldn't see him there.
"How did you meet them all." J.J. asked very curious.
"Cassie and I were matched through an organization that pairs returning military vets with disabilities with people in the community who have gone through similar experiences," Kayla began to explain.
"I met Wade at another military thing; it was a meeting for people who had returned home with facial and bodily scarring. He was the first person I saw," Kayla said fondly she remembered.
"Vanessa was Wade's girlfriend before he was deployed overseas. He broke off all contact when he came back home. We got the whole story out of him one night when he was super wasted. Then Cassie worked her magic and they ended up back together, Kayla said, smiling as she remembered Vanessa and Wade meeting again.
"You were in the military?" Kane asked somewhat shocked. "That's how you were scarred."
"Yeah, I was," Kayla said.
"I was in the US Marine Core. I was driving a vehicle with 3 other guys when it hit a land mine. Boom; explosion and boom, my face," she said nonchalantly.
Oh shit. Kane thought, that's as bad as me.
"Kyle was a unique situation," Kayla said.
"He was pretty sick when we first met him. His grandmother brought him to one of our shows and he broke all of our hearts. But the treatment worked and he recovered. The first thing he showed us once he was able was a video of one of his songs he'd made. He'd been planning to put it up on YouTube before he got cancer. We were so impressed that we asked him to join on the spot."
"Cassie's a social worker who runs a private practice; she actually shares office with my therapist, Karena. Oh, and she's applying to law school because she is a crazy person," Kayla said.
"She's sweet and funny and incredibly loyal; I think you guys would like her. She's blind but that's never stopped her."
"Wade is. . .Wade. He works security and wants to start a record label. He's a total charismatic goof but you never doubt that he cares."
"Vanessa's a mom. She'll feed you, yell at you to eat breakfast, sit with you when you're sick and probably kill in your name."
"Kyle is young Wade in training. He's adorable and probably the strongest person I know. His life is music; he just restarted his music major this fall. I think he wants to either teach or go in to music therapy," she finished.
"Here's a story for you, though. At`` our first live show, there was a group of girls in front of the stage. Every time Wade did anything, they'd scream their heads off, jump up and down and lose their minds. Wade was in the middle of a guitar solo when one of them threw a pair of panties onto the stage. Wade just picked them up, put them on his head and danced around like an idiot for like 3 songs," Kayla told them laughing.