Chapter1. The Band Break Up
This was it. I was as nervous as hell. I don't know why I've done this a thousand times.
Geez Jasper, Pull it together!! God you're a wimp lately dude. Just pull it together. It won't be as bad as you think. It's just a new town. There'll be plenty of girls. I guess. Just, just be brave dude. Be brave.
Shut up!! You don't know what you're talking about!
You don't even need to acknowledge them!!! You can just go off and pray at you're little altar thingy!!
Maybe you should try it sometime. You know? Go to confessions!! God, you must be the biggest sinner in this City!! And this is a massive City!!
Oh shut up!! And I do go to confessions!!
Oh yeah? When was the last time you went?
Uhhhh, last year? I think sometime around then anyways. And besides, you know my conditions with "GOD".
Oh yeah, and what were those conditions again?
I'll believe that he "created" the world, if, he gives me my Sundays off. Simple.
God, dude you need to get a life.
I do!! My band is my life!!
Your band is over! And therefore so is you're life.
Ugh!!
God, that dude in my mind, "My voice of reason" or as he calls him self, gods messenger. Sent down by the "almighty" himself. To help me find my way. Again. But he did have a point. My band was over. This was our final performance. Tommy was headed off to collage. Ben was going to Germany on exchange. And me? I was going to Washington. To the coldest, wettest, and crappiest town in the whole freaking planet. And that little towns name was… Uhhhh, ummm. Ugh see? The town is so small that I can't even remember its name!!
OMG!!! Its name is FORKS!! FORKS!! I've told you a thousand times!! Remembers!!
Ohh right Forks, that's its name!! Thanks!
Anyways were was i? Ohh yes. Anyways this little crappie town is called Forks. And I don't know anybody there. No one! And I have to go to a new school. It was huge for this little town. But tiny compared to my old school. Their school holds about 400 students. I had more then 750 in my junior class alone. This was going to be hell.
' Oi, Jazz it's time!! Your not going to stuff up or last song are you? Came on dude. This is meant to be a night to remember. Lets make it something nobody will every forget' Tommy's voice echoed in the small dressing room. His voice was full of excitement and anticipation. I looked up at his sparkling eyes. He was right this was our last show. Our last song. Our last time we'd ever be all together. This was our last time as a band.
I covered up my emotions and played my role. My role was to be emotionless. That's how everybody thought I was. I kept my eyes blank. And my face free of any emotion. I was Jasper, and Jasper Whitlock showed no emotion.
'Let's do it' my voice came out in a bleak murmur. Out of the corner of my eye I could see and hear the screaming fans. There was a full hallway of them outside the door. Plus another 15 hundred others in the stands and by the stage. I could feel the sweat bedding on my forehead. But I pushed aside every thought and just went at it. I jumped up grabbed my guitar and my Mic from the table. It was time for the final song.
The arena was fuller than I would have thought possible. There wasn't a spare seat anywhere. I had heard that it was sold out. But I just thought they said that so that people would by them for more. But, fuck, this place was packed. I hadn't noticed but my cue was coming up.
Here we go Jasper. Our final song.
WE?! What do you mean by WE?! I've done all the work. You've just criticized and make jibs at me!!
Your about to miss "you're" cue!
FUCK!! Thanks a lot dick.
Language!
God you're like my mum!!
CUE!!!
Here "I" go!!
I met this girl who likes her heavy metal
she gets excited when slipknot plays on
leno she's a heck of a girl with no cares in
the world and she likes it that way
she wears black socks with pink stripes in
'em and she swears that her friend goes
out with Richard Simmons she's a one of a
kind i can't get off my mind and i like it
that way
and if you listen closely you will hear then
say...
stand clear she's the girl of the year and
there's no use in trying to get her off my
mind she stole my heart and she's tearing
it apart it's never gonna be the same
she's a love potion that plays with your
emotions a big swimmer that won't go
near the ocean and if everything's fine
she'll get to work on time and they like her
that way
she wears black socks with pink stripes in
'em and she swears that her friend goes
out with Richard Simmons she's a one of a
kind i can't get off my mind and i like it
that way
and if you listen closely you will hear then say...
stand clear she's the girl of the year and
there's no use in trying to get her off my
mind she stole my heart and she's tearing
it apart it's never gonna be the same
and now i'm taping myself together i'm taping
myself together again now i'm taping
myself together i'm taping myself together
again
And I won't let this happen again
Eh-eh, hey-eh, ey-e-yeah-e-yeah-eh,
Eh-eh, hey-eh, ey-e-yeah-e-yeah-eh
Hey-Hey!...Together again and again and
again and together again and again and
again and again...
Stand clear she's the girl of the year and
there's no use in trying to get her off my
mind
she stole my heart and she's tearing it
apart she stole my heart and she's tearing
it apart she stole my heart and she's tearing
it apart she stole my heart and she's
tearing it apart now it's never gonna be the same
That was it. My head was bedded with sweat. And my voice was going croaky. But that was nothing compared to the feeling that it was over. Our band was going separate ways. The crowed was going crazy. But all I could seem to think of was that it was over. All over. It was gone. My band was over and gone. Forever. For the last time we put our hands together and through 'em through the air. Tommy fell backward in satisfaction. And Ben was having a laughing fit. I just stood there probably looking like a dumb ass. But I couldn't help it. The feeling of being free. Of being careless again!!
But also feeling the sadness that the band would never be together again. It was over.