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Half an hour later I heard the phone ring.
"Melanie, the phone's for you" dad shouts from down stairs
"Coming" I yell as I race down the stairs. Dad hands me the phone and I make my way back to my room.
"Hello" I say into the receiver.
"Mel" I hear Jack on the other end
"You could have just come through my window again"
I hear him laugh.
"I thought you might want to be alone"
"So I'm guessing you heard my screaming fit before" I say embarrassed
"Don't be embarrassed. Screaming is apart of our teenage angst reputation we have to uphold," he tells me pretending to be serious.
"True. Where were you today?"
"Umm…" he paused, "my dad took me fishing"
"You fish?"
"Yeah it's only a recent hobby though. The reason I called is because my band and me are having a gig at The Lounge this Saturday night and I was wondering if you would be interested in going. You can invite Sade if you want aswell."
"Since when did you start a band?" Clearly there was a lot I didn't know about Jack.
"Um, it's another recent thing. Only the other week actually, but I'd already written some songs and so had they. They're a few years older than me, but I must say they do know their music "
"Wow. Cool sure I'll come. Wouldn't miss it for the world. Isn't that an over 21 club though?"
"It's ok, just say that you're with the band and they'll let you in. I'll out you on the guest list"
Wow. My boyfriend was a soon-to-be rock star.
"Ok, I've got to go now. I here mum calling me. See you tomorrow at school" he tells me before hanging up.
I dial Sade's number.
"Hi Melanie" she says
"How did you know it was me?"
"Because you can't resist my best friend charm"
"Whatever. Guess what? Jack and his band have this gig at The Lounge on Saturday night and I was wondering if you wanted to come with me. Please! I'll be your best friend," I say.
"Cool. They aren't an emo band are they though?" she asks. Sade wasn't much of a fan of the emo music.
"Ah, not that I know of. I guess we'll find out on Saturday! What will I wear?"
"Clothes please. Nah, something casual, you don't want to look too dressed up. What about skinnys with a band shirt or one of your indie dresses?"
"Hmm… yeah that could work. I had a blow out with dad this afternoon. Carly told her dad about what happened at school today, then her dad talked to mine and now he's blaming me, plus the school called him when he was in a very important meeting"
"Sounds ugly. Looks like you might actually have to be nice to Carly. Maybe you could buy her a best friend charm?"
"Nope. Not a chance in hell" I tell her laughing.
Saturday night arrived before I knew it. Sade came over to my house to get ready before the show.
"You look great!" she exclaimed, "Jack will be fighting all the boys away with a stick"
I looked down at what I was wearing. Strapless dark purple dress topped off with heels.
"Not too dressy?" I ask
"Nope." She reassured me. I looked at Sade. She always knew exactly what to wear. She'll probably end up being a fashion designer after school. She set all the trends and gave all the right advice. Tonight she was wearing I little black dress that flared out at the waist and went to her knees and bright purple stockings. It was outrageous, but hey that was Sade. She has he balls to wear the most craziest outfits yet still manages to pull them off fantastically. 'You just have to experiment' she told me once when I asked how come she was such a great dresser.
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When we arrived at the club we noticed it was packed. I looked at my watch necklace to see that we were five minutes late. Just as we walked inside Jack began talking.
"Hi everyone we're 'Juliet's Whisper' and have been asked to play a few songs tonight. We only recently formed so please don't judge us too harshly. This first song is called was written by Jake our drummer when he girlfriend passed away. Keep her in your thoughts as I sing"
Oh, where oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.
We were out on a date in my daddy's car
We hadn't driven very far
There in the road, up straight ahead
A car was stalled, the engine was dead
I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right
I'll never forget the sound that night
The screamin' tires, the bustin' glass
The painful scream that I heard last.
Oh, where oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.
When I woke up, the rain was pourin' down
There were people standing all around
Something warm rollin' through my eyes
But somehow I found my baby that night
I lifted her head, she looked at me and said
"Hold me darling just a little while."
I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss
I found the love that I knew I would miss
But now she's gone, even though I hold her tight
I lost my love, my life that night.
Oh, where oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven, so I got to be good
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.
Oooh~ ooooh~
"That would have to be one of the saddest songs I've ever heard" Sade tells me and I see her eyes are watery. I give her a hug and she bursts out in tears. "I never told you this but my older brother, David died in a car accident when I was ten" she sobs.
"Sade shh it's ok," I tell her in a hug. She wipes her eyes and smiles at me.
"Ah, it's ok now. I'm fine."
"Are you sure. We can leave if you want?"
"Nah, we came hear to listen to good music so let's listen to good music." Sade takes my hand and I follow her to the dance floor.
Juliet's Whisper play a few more songs before they announce that it's their last song.
"I only wrote this one on Wednesday night", Jack tells the crowd as they start to cheer, "Thanks for being such a great audience tonight and we hope to be back here soon with new songs. This last song is called 'this is for keeps'. It's a bit of a slow one so don't fall asleep." The crowd laugh he begins to sing, looking at me the whole time.
The streets are dark, my pulse is flat-lined
as I'm running to you
You sit completely unaware of what I'm about to do
The air is thick with tension much like when we are together
My fangs are aching as I'm pondering about you and I forever
As I round your corner
I am nervous that you won't be my lover
I knock three times and hope that my pale complexion won't blow my cover
You answer the door with your innocent face
Would you like to leave this human race, tonight?
Eternity will never be enough for me
and eternally we'll live our infallible love
My brain is pumping an unusual secretion of lust
Your eyes are softer now
and your chin, it drips a bloody color of rust
I am raising up the stakes of this round, I am playing for keeps
Oh, would you like to leave this human race, tonight?
Eternity will never be enough for me
and eternally we'll live our infallible love
Follow me into the sea
We'll drown together and immortalize you and me
Leave behind this lonely town
We're both better than this, it's not worth being down
Eternity will never be enough for me
and eternally we'll live our infallible love
Follow me into the sea
We'll drown together and immortalize you and me
Leave behind this lonely town (eternally)
We're both better than this, it's not worth being down (eternally)
The crowd is applauding them and I can't but grin.
"He's a keeper," Sade tells me, "Do you think he wrote that song for you?"
That's a good question. Did he? I won't ask him though, as then he might feel obliged to make it about me when it originally wasn't meant to.
"What did you think?" Jack comes up behind me and gives me a big kiss. I hear people wolf-whistle in the background but I don't care. I don't even care if the whole club can see us, and that's saying something as I despise PDA.
"You were amazing! However who is Juliet? Do I have some competition?" I ask joking
"Well, I hate to break it to you but she's my wife. We got married in England and she's carrying my child," he tells me smiling
"Do you believe all the crap that comes out of your mouth" I ask before kissing him again.
"Umm… hello? Excuse love birds but I'm over here looking like a Nigel" Sade proclaims to me.
I pull myself away from Jack and Sade and I go out to the dance floor again.
"That was the best night ever" I exclaim to Sade later on that night.
"So I take it he did sneak through your window again?"
"Yes", I say grinning to myself.
"I think that boy is in love with you" she tells me, "More importantly though, are you using protection?"
"What!" I squeal down the phone
"I'm joking. Chill Mel" Sade says laughing.
"No didn't happen tonight. He stopped and left before things went to far"
"So he's a gentleman then? He could be like your personal Edward Cullen, or in my case Jacob Black"
I laughed at what she said. When the twilight series was released Sade and I had a big squabble on who was better and Bella should end up with. I liked Edward. She was a Jacob fan.
"Hmmm… I wish," I say dreamily.
"I got to go. I think I hear mum coming to check up on me. She'll go rank if she knows I'm still up" Sade whispers before the line clicks.
I go to bed and dream about Jack Perry.
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A/N – just to let you know the first song was 'last kiss' by pearl jam (best band ever) and the second was 'this is for keeps' by the spill canvas (second best band ever…I wish they would tour australia)
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