"Jessica!" My mom called the next day at the airport as she ran over to me, completely leaving her suitcase behind. She pulled me into a hug, and hugged me tightly. I smiled as she hugged me. From behind her I could see Taylor's mom, dad, and brother. And beside them was my little sister, she was fourteen. I pulled away from mom.
"Where's dad?" I asked her. She frowned.
"He's sick." She replied. I frowned, but nodded anyways. Mom walked over to Chelsea and Ryan. Pulling each of them into a hug. I headed over to Taylor's parents and hugged them both.
"I'm so sorry for your loss." I said quietly to them.
"Thank you Jessica." Taylor's dad said with a small smile on his face. He looked much older than the last time I saw him, which was the day we left for the tour. Taylor's mom was the same way. She looked older and had bags under her eyes. I moved away from them and hugged his brother, Jack. He smiled lightly as I moved away.
"He loved you Jess." He whispered quietly. A tear slowly fell down my cheek, but I nodded. I moved from him to my little sister Alyssa. I wasn't sure if I should hug her or not, since she was pissed at me for not letting me bring her on tour. I just smiled. She smiled back slowly.
"Hey." She said awkwardly. I only nodded and turned away to see Taylor's family talking to Chelsea and Ryan. At this point both of his parents were crying along with Chelsea. I felt tears form in my eyes. But I blinked them back. I had to be strong. Not for my family, but for Taylor. He wouldn't want anyone to sit around and cry over him. I knew him.
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"And this is Vic." I said to my mom as Vic shook her hand. My little sister stared him down.
"Jeez! He's hot and then we take you who, well, looks like she failed at being a scene girl!" My sister complained as she stared Vic from head to toe. My mom gasped. I rolled my eyes.
"Alyssa Elise Hart! Be nice to your sister! She's going through a hard time!" My mom yelled. My sister rolled her eyes and flipped back her hair, which revealed a hickey on her neck. I eyed it. She noticed me staring and gave me a dirty look. I gave her a returning dirty look and faced Vic. Who now had his arm around me. He smiled at me. I smiled back. My sister made a gagging noise.
"Hey mom did you ever pay att-"
"Okay so do you guys wanna go get lunch?" Vic asked changing the subject. He didn't want us to argue. My mom nodded her head in agreement. Alyssa moaned.
"Can I stay here?" She whined. My mom shook her head.
"You haven't seen your sister in almost two months." She said. Alyssa stomped her foot.
"So what? She's the same old sceeny, wheeny she was when I last saw her. Pleaseeeee can I stay here?" She begged my mom with puppy dog eyes. I rolled my eyes and walked away from them. I had to keep my cool with my sister. I was on the verge of loosing it.
After lunch we headed to Taylor's family's sweet. They were having a grief "party." I didn't really want to go, but I came anyways. Pierce The Veil and the other two members of All We Know where there. A Day To Remember wasn't anywhere in sight. The other crew members who knew Taylor or had heard of his death had already talked to his family earlier. I sat down in between Mike and Jaime. They both hugged me.
"How are you feeling?" Mike asked, as he tried to make small talk.
"Better than yesterday I suppose." I replied as I noticed my little sister eying Mike from the corner of my eye. Since when she was she such a freaking slut? I wondered.
"That's great I guess. I'm glad to know you're better if you ever need anyone to-"
"Thanks Mike. It means a lot." I interrupted with a smile. I had heard this thousands of times before. Not only from the guys in Pierce The Veil, but the guys in A Day To Remember too. All except Jeremy who never left his suite. Which was weird.
Mike hugged me once again. Jaime turned to me this time. "Jess do you have any idea who could have killed him?" Jaime asked slowly. No one had ever really talked about that. I gulped, my hands were becoming sweaty.
"I-uh-" I stuttered as I began to shake. I realized something..anyone in this room excluding my family, and Taylor's family could be the killer. I didn't want to think that about Chelsea or Ryan, but hey. I stared at Vic who was looking at me from across the room. He sat in between Tony and Chelsea. The tears formed in my eyes. I got up from my seat. "Excuse me." I said quietly as I stepped out of the room. I began to sob. "Fuck I promised I wouldn't do this!" I screamed as I fell to the floor. I couldn't breathe..I was crying too hard. I pushed my legs against my chest, and placed my head down on the tops of my knees and sobbed uncontrollably.
"Good job for setting her off Jaime!" Vic yelled as I heard a door shut. Followed by footsteps.
"I didn't mean to Vic! Jesus!" Jamie argued. I felt someone wrap their arms around me. I knew who it was so I didn't bother to look up. "Jess I'm so sorr-"
"JUST SHUT UP! I'M SICK OF PEOPLE TELLING ME HOW SORRY THEY AM! IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO SHOULD BE SAYING SORRY IT'S THE MURDERER!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I was now standing up. I was so angry. Jaime looked scared, shocked, and most importantly..sad. I took a deep breathe before I continued to sob. Vic tried to grab me, but I moved away quickly. "Leave me alone!" I shouted as I ran down the hallway to my suite. I slammed the door once I got inside and threw myself down on my bed. I lay my head into my pillow and sobbed. I didn't give a shit how much my pillow was getting wet. I just needed to cry. I fell asleep after a while.
I awoke the next morning to the smell of English muffins, and peanut butter. I sat up and yawned. I looked towards the kitchen to see Vic bringing me over some food. He set it down on the bedside table before sitting next to me on my bed. I stared at him. My throat suddenly felt sore.
"Since you slept through dinner I decided-" He began.
"Thank you so much." I replied as I hugged him tightly. I loved Vic.