hello friends, I was planning to update later this week. but I was so happy about the response I decide to do an early update. special mention to invader johnny for the advice. P.S this chapter will be a bit longer than the last Jade Pov
"Fuck Sikowitz you gotta drive more carefully" I yelled as I carefully picked myself up from the floor of the tour van. The effects of my hangover hit me like a ton of bricks the nausea and a headache that could kill a horse. "Apologies Jade" replied our manager and driver from the front of the Bus."thrown from my bed with a hangover the size of Neptune" I thought as I gingerly sat the table"fun way to wake up".
Just then the bus took another sharp turn just like the one that had woken me up so violently. I held my stomach as it churned, dam did we party hard last night. when my stomach had calmed down I got up and made my way over to my somehow still sleeping ex boyfriend Beck. "Rise and shine" I said as I lightly slapped him. "mmfffurg" was all he said as he rose up from his couch bed. A cigarette ,for me at least, was just about the nicest thing after a hard night. I actually didn't smoke as much as most people would think, but I just about always had pack on me.
As he stumbled to his feet Beck started to speak "morning Jade, Sikowitz 'er we close to th…". That was all he could get out before covering his mouth and running to the toilet. The sound of him vomiting may not have helped my stomach but the cigarette I was smoking did. " Sikowitz you drive like a drunk monkey" Cat said with a giggle as she emerged from the back of the bus."Cat I can personally assure you I am neither a monkey nor drunk" he said from the drivers seat.
I glanced out the window just in time to see a sign saying Welcome to beautiful Lake in the Hills speeding past what looked like endless corn and wheat. "thank god we're here" I said to myself quietly, this Lake in the hills places beginning summer festival would be our first big gig in awhile. We weren't totally desperate but to say the least money was tight. after all we were a travelling band but we did pretty good. besides as long as we had money to keep doing what we loved, we we're all happy
It was a bit mind boggling to think that we had left California 3 years ago. But that was ancient history. As the bus continued to bounce along the highway, the churning in my stomach was replaced with the empty rumble of hunger. I heard footsteps coming from the back and looked back to see our keyboard player Andre rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "Morning guys, we going to get some breakfast" he said sleepily? "i'm with him" Beck said coming out of the bathroom, "i'm all emptied out".
We continued to drive as the endless corn and wheat turned to suburban houses. I had just finished brushing my teeth, the bathroom still had that lovely vomit smell from beck. Sitting down as our bus lurched to a stop at an intersection. I only saw a her brown hair and a tan arm sticking out the back seat window of a was only for a second but that one little look stuck with me and it never let go.
about an hour later I'm enjoying some surprisingly good pancakes along with the rest of the band. We were lucky to have even been served. In the past places had kicked out because Andre was black,Beck or Sikowitz smelled a little like weed, hell once Cat was wearing a tie dye shirt that was all. Those events often ended with someone having to stop me from beating the shit the owner.
".. and then my brother had to swear never to buy another motorcycle in Anaheim" Cat said with her typical giggle. " I still dont get how he cought all the racoons" Sikowitz inquired. "Well" cat said through a mouthful of omelet "the police couldn't figure that out ". To be honest Cats brother was one of the few people who scared me."so we have our set planned for this show right " asked Andre without looking up from his meal? "yea I think so" I replied.
"Hey guys, There's something kind of important I gotta tell ya" piped up cat. Everyone looked to her and away from our meals." in about a week or two i have to go back to L.A". Andre nearly choked on his toast, Beck let out a loud strain of Profanities, Sikowitz and I just stared."WHAT the hell Cat" I yelled "Why" !? "Yea little red, who you leaving us" Andre asked confused. "Its my Dad, Hes getting really sick and my mom can't handle it all on her own" she said sadly "besides, I can get my music scholarship to UCLA".
"Screw that school Cat,you've learned more on the road with us than you ever could at some stupid collage" I Protested loudly."Maybe you're right but I need to help my family" Cat said quietly.I didn't know what to say, Cat had been our promoter and unofficial cheerleader since before we left L.A. Not to mention poor Robie, the dork had had a crush on her since they had met.
The rest of our Meal was eaten in relative silence with only the occasional reason why Cat should stay brought up, but she had thought of everything for once. We left the restaurant at about 1:20ihs and made our way to the Lake where we would be performing later that evening. and The whole time we could never truly shake the reality that Cat would be leaving in just a couple of days.
Yes yes i am kinda sad that Cat will be leaving our story so soon, but she will be around for a little while longer. Did anyone catch the Cowboy Bebop reference? Well Next time the story will go back to Tori's Pov. thanks for reading Fav, Fallow and Review