Spencer couldn't beleive the sheer amount of people and the variety of people she was seeing. There were weird little stores that sold everything from wellies to herbal highs. Spencer was more tempted by the wellies as she didn't really trust the weather in England. They were trying to find a tent which was playing the part of a club for the night so they could dance all night and get themselves in the mood for the rest of weekend which Spencer had aleady been warned would involve an immense amount of cider and loud rock music. Spencer was a fan of both so she knew she would have fun.
"Hey I think it's this way" Jamies called distracting Spencer from watching the fair rides.
"This place is awesome Jamie!!I love it" Spencer slurred.
"I knew you'd like it!!Just wait until we see kings of leon..then you'll love it Carlin"
Jamie was forcing herself through the crowd while holding on to Spencer's hand. They were tring to get into the tent which had been turned into a dance floor the size of a football pitch. Jamie found them a great spot right in the middle just in time for Nirvana "Smells like teen spirit" started playing.The two girls' squeeled with excitement and started jumping around with the crowd. Throwing their heads around and bumping into each other in time with the music. Spencer had only learned to enjoy dancing like this once she moved to Birmingham and Jamies started dragging her to rock clubs and gigs. After they had been dancing for an hour or so Jamie had started getting the attention of a nice looking girl who was dancing near them. Spencer could tell that Jamie wanted to dance with her so decided that she should give them some space because otherwise Jamie will never make a move as she doesn't like to ignore Spencer. Spencer moved in closer to Jamie.
"I'm going to get more cider" Spencer yelled into Jamie's ear. Jamie just nodded and smiled as she knew exactly what Spencer was doing.
Spencer her way through the crowds. Unfortunately she had to try and get through a huge mosh pit which she normally tried her best to avoid because she normally got hurt but Spencer could get hurting doing nothing as she wasn't the most graceful of girls. As she kept her eye on the bar and the prize of cider behind it she forced her way passed the bodies flyng around. Spencer knew from experience that she best walking with her elbows out so that anybody that whacked into wouldn't do it again. As Spencer was a few feet from the bar she a guy fell into her from nowhere and knocked completely off her feet and winded her. Spencer was freaking out as she lay on the floor trying to catch her breath, she tried her best to avoid the thousands of feet that were centimetres away from trappling her. As Spencer started to black out she felt herself be pulled to her feet as she was pretty much dragged out of the mosh pit from hell. The tiny figure that was helping her walk took her through a gap in the tent to the freshness of the outside air. Spencer gasped for air as she was placed on the floor and then everything went black.
Spencer felt some water of her face and a soft hand stroking her face. As she started to come to she saw a girl sat above her she had deep chocolate brown eyes that Spencer couldn't help but notice in her slightly dazed state.
"Hey are you ok?" The girl asked.
"Um...yea" Spencer replied in a crackly voice.
"Do you know your name?" The girl asked in a very dramatic manner and a look of genuine concern on her face which made Spencer smile.
"Yea it's Spencer"
"Are you sure?because I have no idea what your name is so you may have severe brain damage or something" The girl replied with the same look of concern.
"I'm definately sure" Spencer said as he sat up. The girl helped her up.
"Thank god you took a bit of a beating out there"
"Yea...not fun.Was it you that got me out?"
"Yea I saw you heading in and you didn't reappear at the other end"
"Thanks?" Spencer said trying to get the girl to tell her name.
"Ashley"
"Thank you Ashley for not letting me get my ass kicked"
"You got it kicked a little bit" Ashley joked as she removed the paper towel that she was holding against Spencer's cheek revealing a small cut.
"Ow" Spencer winced.
"Oh I'm sorry" Ashley quickly handed Spencer the towel.
"It's ok" Spencer smiled sweetly at Ashley." Can I buy you a drink for saving my life?"
"I got it don't worry just wait here" Ashley said as she darted back into the tent. She reappeared within seconds with two cans of strongbow. Spencer's eyes lit up at the sight of her favourite drink.
"You must've been to England before if you drink this?" Spencer questioned as she opened her can.
"No this is my first time but I've been travelling around here for the past few weeks with my band and they won't let me drink anything else" Ashley replied as she sat next to Spencer.
"Sounds like they what they are talking about. So what do you do in your band?"
"I'm the singer and I play guitar..it's not a big deal though"
"It's huge a deal I have no musical talent to speak of"
"Yea but you're hot so you don't need any talent" Ashley replied without thinking. She was a natural flirt and the girl was hot. She could see Spencer blush and go slightly awkard at the suggestion.
"So are you here with friends or do you just go around looking for mosh pits to get hurt in?" Ashley quickly changing the subject.
"I'm here with my best friend and my boyfriend" Spencer answered not meaning to make a point about the fact that she had a boyfriend."You?"
"I'm playing in the radio 1 tent on saturday night" Ashley replied as she tried to down play the fact that she was playing at Reading Festival.
"You're playing here?That's amazing"
"It's not a big deal. It's only the 'in new music we trust' tent so I'll probably get booed off stage or something" Ashley siad as she pulled at the grass beneath her. Spencer found it endearing how bashful and shy this girl was. Spencer knew how hard it was for the most successful bands in the world to play at Reading so she knew it was a big deal.
"Well I think it's a huge deal plus I feel kind of cool because a rock star saved my life"
"I'm not a rock star Spencer.I'm just a girl from California who got a little bit lucky"
"Where abouts?"
"LA"
"No way that's where I'm from!! I'm so going to stalk you when you make the front cover of rolling stone"
"Haha, I doubt it but thank you anyway" Ashley couldn't help but laugh at the girl.
"You're welcome it's the least I can do"
"You don't need to do anything Spencer and I don't want you to feel like you have to sit here with me I'm sure your boyfriend is wondering where you are"
"I doubt that very much. I've left him on the campsite about 4 hours ago and I haven't had one worried text or missed call from him" Spencer said as she felt a little bit sorry for herself. She loved Holden and he was a great guy but she hated him when he smoke. He turns into rock star Holden not the Holden that Spencer knows.Spencer couldn't help but compare Ashley and Holden as Ashley was on the verge of been an actual rock star and she had no ego or attitude whereas Holden was still playing the same places as when she met him and he was a jackass about the whole musician thing.
"I guess you wanna go then?" Ashley asked pulling her from her thoughts.
"You trynna get rid of me?" Spencer joked.
"The opposite...I'm trynna guilt you into hanging out with me actuallt" Ashley quipped as she gentley bumped Spencer which she wished she hadn't have done because she got close enough to smell Spencer's sweet scent.
"Well in that case then I'd better stay. You know what they say about tempremental musicians". Ashley cocked an eyebrow at Spencer's comment."You have no idea"
"Come on I'm gonna take you on a little tour" Ashley announced as she grabbed Spencer's hand which she decided not to release because she liked the way it felt.
"No guilt needed