Love Isn't Always Fair
When I look at you
The summer of 2011 was when everything changed.
Athena, her best friend Lacey, and her boyfriend Max were on their way to Warped Tour 2011. For Athena, Warped Tour was the only place where she felt she belonged.
"Max, hurry up! We need to get there!" Athena jumped up and down in her seat, unable to contain her excitement.
"I'm going the speed limit, woman! Do you want to get in a crash?" Max flipped some of his black hair out of his eyes.
Lacey giggled in the back seat. It was Lacey's first time at Warped Tour and she was nervous, excited and scared all at the same time.
"So, who are you most excited to see, Lacey? Being a first-timer and all." Max looked in the rear view mirror at her while trying to ignore Athena squealing in the seat next to him.
"Black Veil Brides!" Lacey began.
"Duh!" Athena finished.
"Ashley Purdy is so hot." Lacey cooed.
"I'm excited to meet Andy. He's done so much for me." Max said.
"I want to tell CC how much he means to me since- Ooh! Look!" Athena said. "Comcast Center, next right! We're almost there!" She pointed to the brown sign as they passed by.
"Yeah, but look at all this traffic leading to the venue." Max said as he pulled off the highway and started towards the venue.
"I'll get out and walk if I have to." Athena slumped in her seat.
She had been counting down the days since December. Back at home, Athena didn't feel like she belonged. She didn't really fit in with her family or anyone at school except Max and Lacey.
Max had been Athena's best friend since the first grade and he had always had feelings for her. When they hit high school, Max decided he needed to grow some balls and finally ask her out. Luckily for him, Athena had felt the same way all along.
"Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. We're here." Lacey said.
"Oh my god. Lacey, look how fucking beautiful it is!" Athena exclaimed.
Max pulled up to the spot that the employee with the bright orange t-shirt had directed him to and they all got out of the car.
Athena linked arms with Lacey and took Max's hand. The three of them walked through the parking lot and to the entrance. They handed over their tickets and got them scanned and were let into the venue.
"Holy shit. Look at this place." Lacey looked shocked at all the people and sounds and sights.
"Hey, I got us some maps." Max said, as he joined Athena's side once again.
"Fuck!" Athena cursed, while scrolling through her phone.
"What?" Max questioned.
"Black Veil Brides play in twenty minutes on the Monster Energy stage! I just read Andy's tweet. We need to get over there! I want to be right up front!" Athena grabbed onto Lacey's hand and Max's hand and started pulling them in the direction of the stage.
~Thirty minutes later~
"You guys are fucking awesome, you know that?" Andy said into the microphone.
Athena and Lacey screamed along with the rest of the crowd.
"Okay. This is our second to last song. This is Heaven's Calling."
"Woo!" Athena cheered and looked back at CC.
Out of all the band members, CC was her favorite. He always made her smile; something she didn't do often.
He spotted her and gave her a smile and a wink that melted her heart.
"Oh my god, Lacey! CC just winked at me!" Athena exclaimed and Lacey fan-girled with her.
Max watched his girlfriend fan-girl over CC and an immediate wave of jealousy flooded over him.
As soon as the concert was over, they rushed over to Black Veil Brides's tent to wait in line to meet the guys.
After standing in line for almost an hour, it was finally their turn. Max couldn't wait to meet Andy and tell him how much of an influence he has been on his life. Lacey just wanted to see Ashley and his 'outlaw' tattoo up close. Athena wanted to finally meet CC and give him the letter she wrote for him.
After going down the line, Athena finally got to CC. Jinxx had just handed him her CD so he was looking down, signing it. Athena looked down at the letter in her shaking hands.
"Here you go!" CC's cheery voice rang through her ears as he handed her the CD.
She took it from him and then handed him the letter.
"Is this for me?" CC asked, a little bit of surprise noticeable in his voice.
Athena nodded. "Yeah, I-" She looked up at him and their eyes met for the very first time.
Athena, her best friend Lacey, and her boyfriend Max were on their way to Warped Tour 2011. For Athena, Warped Tour was the only place where she felt she belonged.
"Max, hurry up! We need to get there!" Athena jumped up and down in her seat, unable to contain her excitement.
"I'm going the speed limit, woman! Do you want to get in a crash?" Max flipped some of his black hair out of his eyes.
Lacey giggled in the back seat. It was Lacey's first time at Warped Tour and she was nervous, excited and scared all at the same time.
"So, who are you most excited to see, Lacey? Being a first-timer and all." Max looked in the rear view mirror at her while trying to ignore Athena squealing in the seat next to him.
"Black Veil Brides!" Lacey began.
"Duh!" Athena finished.
"Ashley Purdy is so hot." Lacey cooed.
"I'm excited to meet Andy. He's done so much for me." Max said.
"I want to tell CC how much he means to me since- Ooh! Look!" Athena said. "Comcast Center, next right! We're almost there!" She pointed to the brown sign as they passed by.
"Yeah, but look at all this traffic leading to the venue." Max said as he pulled off the highway and started towards the venue.
"I'll get out and walk if I have to." Athena slumped in her seat.
She had been counting down the days since December. Back at home, Athena didn't feel like she belonged. She didn't really fit in with her family or anyone at school except Max and Lacey.
Max had been Athena's best friend since the first grade and he had always had feelings for her. When they hit high school, Max decided he needed to grow some balls and finally ask her out. Luckily for him, Athena had felt the same way all along.
"Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. We're here." Lacey said.
"Oh my god. Lacey, look how fucking beautiful it is!" Athena exclaimed.
Max pulled up to the spot that the employee with the bright orange t-shirt had directed him to and they all got out of the car.
Athena linked arms with Lacey and took Max's hand. The three of them walked through the parking lot and to the entrance. They handed over their tickets and got them scanned and were let into the venue.
"Holy shit. Look at this place." Lacey looked shocked at all the people and sounds and sights.
"Hey, I got us some maps." Max said, as he joined Athena's side once again.
"Fuck!" Athena cursed, while scrolling through her phone.
"What?" Max questioned.
"Black Veil Brides play in twenty minutes on the Monster Energy stage! I just read Andy's tweet. We need to get over there! I want to be right up front!" Athena grabbed onto Lacey's hand and Max's hand and started pulling them in the direction of the stage.
~Thirty minutes later~
"You guys are fucking awesome, you know that?" Andy said into the microphone.
Athena and Lacey screamed along with the rest of the crowd.
"Okay. This is our second to last song. This is Heaven's Calling."
"Woo!" Athena cheered and looked back at CC.
Out of all the band members, CC was her favorite. He always made her smile; something she didn't do often.
He spotted her and gave her a smile and a wink that melted her heart.
"Oh my god, Lacey! CC just winked at me!" Athena exclaimed and Lacey fan-girled with her.
Max watched his girlfriend fan-girl over CC and an immediate wave of jealousy flooded over him.
As soon as the concert was over, they rushed over to Black Veil Brides's tent to wait in line to meet the guys.
After standing in line for almost an hour, it was finally their turn. Max couldn't wait to meet Andy and tell him how much of an influence he has been on his life. Lacey just wanted to see Ashley and his 'outlaw' tattoo up close. Athena wanted to finally meet CC and give him the letter she wrote for him.
After going down the line, Athena finally got to CC. Jinxx had just handed him her CD so he was looking down, signing it. Athena looked down at the letter in her shaking hands.
"Here you go!" CC's cheery voice rang through her ears as he handed her the CD.
She took it from him and then handed him the letter.
"Is this for me?" CC asked, a little bit of surprise noticeable in his voice.
Athena nodded. "Yeah, I-" She looked up at him and their eyes met for the very first time.
Such a sweet story. Looking forward to the next chapter.
4/30/15