It's About Time
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Chapter Fifteen: Wine Red
"Honey, there's something I need to tell you."
I wasn't prepard for what I was about to hear. I braved myself anyway, and I looked at Summer as soon as we left Pac Sun.
"Your father..um..", she paused, I knew she was getting ready to tell me,"Your father left. He met up with his secretary Angela and left for Rome, Italy. We've already filed for divorce."
My world fell apart right at that moment. Summer looked at me, and I held up a finger.
"Mom, I have news for you. I'm leaving for Los Angeles in a month. The band finally got a record deal!" I tried to cheer her up. She had accepted the thought of me being in a band about a year ago, so I'd hope this would cheer her up.
"That's wonderful, honey. I'm very proud of you. Promise me one thing."
"Yeah?"
"Spend some time with me before you leave. With Kathy gone and also your father, I want to spend some time with my first-born." My mom's voice was cracking, and she hung up the phone.
"What? What happened?" Summer asked me.
"My parents...are getting a divorce. My father now lives in Italy with Angela and MY LIFE IS FALLING APART!" I exclaimed, falling to the ground.
"It's okay. My parents got a divorce. It'll all be okay. Let's stop by our houses, drop our stuff off, and go to band practice, okay?" Summer helped me up, and we walked out of the mall.
We walked all the way to Summer's house, she set her stuff down, then we went to my house and dropped my stuff off. I quickly grabbed my Waterstone, and we walked out of the door. We headed to School of Rock and we heard Freddy and Zack working on a song. We walked in, and they were still playing.
"HEY! WE'RE HERE!" Summer yelled over Freddy's drums.
"Oh, hey baby." Zack stopped playing and kissed her forehead.
"Katez, what's wrong?"
"My parents. My life. My mom just told me my parents are getting a divorce." I plugged in my bass into a Marshall amp, and I turned it up to Zack's volume.
"God, Katie, I'm so sorry." Freddy got up from his drums, and embraced me. I hugged him back, and I then thought of the perfect thing. Therapy for the musicians soul. Writing lyrics.
"Can you guys play what you were just playing before we walked in?" I asked.
"Yeah, ready Zack? One, two, onetwothreefour!" Freddy counted off and one, two, three, four sounded like one big word.
"Summer, play these notes on the piano first, then Freddy, join in about 4 seconds with a simple drumroll, then at 15 seconds play what you were playing. I'll join in when Freddy does, and Zack, you join in at the chorus." I had a whole song in my head.
"Huh?" Zack asked, looking at me funny.
"I wrote a song in my head. I'll write it down quickly, and we'll start." I found my notebook and I wrote down the lyrics to my song. I named it Wine Red.
"Okay, I'll sing it, and then you'll get my point of where you come in." I said, plugging in a microphone.
Who shot that arrow in your throat?
Who missed the crimson apple?
It hung heavy on the tree above your head
This chaos, this calamity, this garden once was perfect
Give your immortality to me; I'll set you up against the stars
Everyone stopped playing, and they looked at me.
"What?" I asked.
"It's perfect, that's what!" Summer hi-fived me, and we started the song again.
"Zack, at...this part here, I want you to sing."
"I'm no singer."
"Yes you are, don't lie!"
"Yeah, you're good Zacky-poo!" Summer gushed. I laughed, and Freddy rolled his eyes.
"Okay we'll start from the beginning."
Who shot that arrow in your throat?
Who missed the crimson apple?
It hung heavy on the tree above your head
This chaos, this calamity, this garden once was perfect
Give your immortality to me; I'll set you up against the stars
Zack began to sing, and I was impressed.
Gloria,
We lied, we can't go on
This is the time and this is the place to be alive
Zack stopped singing, and Summer and I harmonized the second part of the first verse.
Who shot that arrow in your throat?
Who missed the crimson apple?
And there is discord in the garden tonight
Then we all sang in harmony at the chorus.
The sea is wine red
This is the death of beauty
The doves have died
The lovers have lied
This song was definately going on our album...I wanted it to!
I cut the arrow from your neck
Stretched you beneath the tree
Among the roots and baby's breath
I covered us with silver leaves
Zack's turn...again.
Gloria,
We lied, we can't go on
This is the time and this is the place to be alive
The sea is wine red
This is the death of beauty
The doves have died
The lovers have lied
The sea is wine red
This is the death of beauty
The doves have died
The lovers have lied
The sea is wine red (Gloria, we lied)
This is the death of beauty (we lied, this is the time and place)
The doves have died (Gloria, we lied)
The lovers have lied (this is the time and place)
Then it dawned on me. My parents are getting a divorce.
"Guys...I gotta go."
"Why? We just started!" Zack said.
"Well, I need to sort some things out." I replied.
"Okay. We'll see you tomorrow at school?" Freddy asked, as I was packing up my stuff.
"Yes you will, doll."
"Love you."
"Love you, too." I replied.
I grabbed my bass and I went into the cold Chicago streets. Walking alone in the night calmed me and scared me at the same time. I finally reached my house. I unlocked the door, opened it, and there was a message on the answering machine.
Hey Katie-Poo, it's Dadda. I called to say I lo-
I erased the message and I sunk to the floor and cried.
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