Once Upon A Tragedy
Suspicious Smiles
After sleeping for a few hours, I heard Laila start to cry. I immediately shot up and ran to the back, so that she wouldn’t wake up the guys. I picked her up and started rocking her back to sleep, and then set her back in her bassinet. I then went back to my bunk and fell asleep.
An hour later, she had started to cry again. This happened about four more times throughout the night. At least I managed to keep all the guys asleep.
By nine in the morning, I knew everyone was up. I was dead tired and not about to get up any time soon. I was half asleep when I heard crying. I groaned quietly and rolled over towards the wall, knowing that in a matter of seconds I would be woken up.
Sure enough, my curtain flew open and someone started shaking me.
“I’m up! God, stop.” I said with as much aggravation in my voice as I could put.
“We need you!” I heard the panicked voice of CC.
I got up, keeping the look of total annoyance on my face. Knowing that I look like complete shit after a night like that, I grabbed Laila from Andy. I started making a bottle for her, knowing she was hungry. I then sat down and fed her. I closed my eyes, knowing all the guys were watching me.
“I never heard her cry last night; did you get up before she could wake any of us up?” I heard Jinxx ask.
“Yeah, about six times, I think.” I told them as I opened my eyes again.
“Oh, I’m so sorry!” Andy exclaimed with a look of worry in his beautiful blue eyes.
“It’s not like any of you would have done anything about it. You had to get me up once she started crying!” I said, aggravated.
“Babies are scary!” CC cried out.
I looked down at Laila, looked back up at CC, “Does this face really scare you?” I asked motioning towards her.
“No! But we don’t know how to handle her.” Ashley said.
“Andy, did you tell them what we named her?” I asked when I realized no one had said her name yet.
“Oh right, sorry, we decided to name her Laila.” He said to his band mates.
I looked down to see that Laila had finished her bottle. I moved her so that I could burp her, got a towel so she wouldn’t spit up on me. Once that was done, I handed her to Jinxx, since he was the closest.
“What are you doing?” The guys said simultaneously, all with looks of horror at the idea of being left alone.
“Well since we are at the venue, I’m going to find a shower.” I said with a mischievous glance. “I’m sure you can handle her for half an hour.” I said as I got my shower stuff and walked out.
It took me about ten minutes to find a shower. I take showers that always last half an hour. Once I was done, I got out and dried myself off. Put on some clean clothes, my favorite pair of shorts, which are white with a bunch of patches sewn into them, and my tie-dye Ouderspace tank top. I then looked at my phone, seeing that I had taken forty minutes; I decided to do my makeup really quick, just doing black eyeliner.
I started my journey back to the bus, taking my time. Soon enough I came up to the door. I dreaded walking in, not knowing what to expect when I walked in. I reigned in my courage and opened the door.
All at once, the sound of a baby crying came to me, which I expected. But then the sound of full grown men crying and pleading with the baby to stop also came to me. I walked up the steps to see Andy walking and bouncing around holding Laila, who was screaming at the top of her lungs. I saw CC literally crying and praying very loudly to who knows who, to get her to stop crying. Jake and Jinxx were sitting on the ground hugging each other with expressions of pain on their faces. Ashley was nowhere in sight, probably in the very back, to get away. I stood for a second, wondering how all this could happen in just fifty minutes. Then realizing how stupid it was of me to ask myself that, I shook my head and took Laila from Andy. The minute I took her, I began the routine I had and she stopped crying.
Andy looked at me with the most thankful look I had ever seen. It took a few minutes for the rest of them to figure out that she had stopped crying. They had all simmered down and realized I was back. Ashley walked in. And they all came rushing at me, hugging me, and even kissing my cheek.
“Never leave us again!” I heard CC cry out.
“Get back! You don’t want her to start crying again, do you? And I’m going to have to leave when I have to play my set!” I exclaimed.
I walked to the back and put her down for a nap, and then walked back to the front and sat down with a sigh.
“You guys need to learn how to take care of her! I can’t be the only one; I barely got any sleep last night!” I said as they cowered back.
“Andy! You are her father! You have no right to not take care of her! And the rest of you, it’s not fair that you want to hold her and love her, but the second she starts crying or needs a diaper change you come running to me!” I said as I realized they weren’t going to answer, I had started pacing as they sat down. It made me feel all military or something.
“I’m going to try my hardest to teach you, but you have to try!” I said, pointing at each of them.
I got nods from them. I groaned and walked off the bus, trying to collect myself.
I walked onto my band’s bus. Seeing them all sitting on the couch, I walked over and laid on them, with my head on Kory’s lap and my feet on Skylar’s lap, with Bennie and Zach in between. Kory immediately started running his hands through my hair, knowing I was stressed. Skylar took my combat boots off and started rubbing my feet. This is why I love these guys.
“Ms. Hook, what are you in for today?” I heard Zach ask in a therapist’s tone, making me laugh.
“Ugh, those guys can’t take care of Laila! I have to do everything; I just blew up on them and needed to get away. Plus I haven’t talked to you guys in like forever!” I said as I put my hands up in the air dramatically.
“It’s only been a day, Kaelyn!” Bennie said as they all laughed as I was being overdramatic.
“So?” I said as I pouted.
We fell into a nice silence. I was almost asleep when I decided I should get back. I got up and hugged each of my guys and walked to the door.
“I will see you guys later, for our show!” I said as I walked out.
Walking onto BVB’s bus, it was quiet, too quiet.
I found that Laila had stayed asleep the whole time.
“Where are the guys?” I whispered to myself as I walked slowly back to the front of the bus.
As I was leaving the bunkroom, I noticed something was off. I spun around and looked at each bunk. Noticing that only one curtain was closed I walked up to it, I slowly raised my hand to pull it back.
All I saw was every member of Black Veil Brides, covering each other’s mouths to keep quiet. I raised an eyebrow.
“What are you doing?” I asked slowly, as if I was speaking to a little child who didn’t understand what I said the first time.
“Nothing, don’t worry about it.” Ashley said with an innocent smile.
“This situation makes me think, yup, it makes me think.” I said mysteriously. And with a weird face I walked away, letting it go.
I went to get some food and sat down thinking about what they were doing in that bunk.
In thirty minutes, they finally came out, with suspicious smiles. I brushed it off and headed to soundcheck.
An hour later, she had started to cry again. This happened about four more times throughout the night. At least I managed to keep all the guys asleep.
By nine in the morning, I knew everyone was up. I was dead tired and not about to get up any time soon. I was half asleep when I heard crying. I groaned quietly and rolled over towards the wall, knowing that in a matter of seconds I would be woken up.
Sure enough, my curtain flew open and someone started shaking me.
“I’m up! God, stop.” I said with as much aggravation in my voice as I could put.
“We need you!” I heard the panicked voice of CC.
I got up, keeping the look of total annoyance on my face. Knowing that I look like complete shit after a night like that, I grabbed Laila from Andy. I started making a bottle for her, knowing she was hungry. I then sat down and fed her. I closed my eyes, knowing all the guys were watching me.
“I never heard her cry last night; did you get up before she could wake any of us up?” I heard Jinxx ask.
“Yeah, about six times, I think.” I told them as I opened my eyes again.
“Oh, I’m so sorry!” Andy exclaimed with a look of worry in his beautiful blue eyes.
“It’s not like any of you would have done anything about it. You had to get me up once she started crying!” I said, aggravated.
“Babies are scary!” CC cried out.
I looked down at Laila, looked back up at CC, “Does this face really scare you?” I asked motioning towards her.
“No! But we don’t know how to handle her.” Ashley said.
“Andy, did you tell them what we named her?” I asked when I realized no one had said her name yet.
“Oh right, sorry, we decided to name her Laila.” He said to his band mates.
I looked down to see that Laila had finished her bottle. I moved her so that I could burp her, got a towel so she wouldn’t spit up on me. Once that was done, I handed her to Jinxx, since he was the closest.
“What are you doing?” The guys said simultaneously, all with looks of horror at the idea of being left alone.
“Well since we are at the venue, I’m going to find a shower.” I said with a mischievous glance. “I’m sure you can handle her for half an hour.” I said as I got my shower stuff and walked out.
It took me about ten minutes to find a shower. I take showers that always last half an hour. Once I was done, I got out and dried myself off. Put on some clean clothes, my favorite pair of shorts, which are white with a bunch of patches sewn into them, and my tie-dye Ouderspace tank top. I then looked at my phone, seeing that I had taken forty minutes; I decided to do my makeup really quick, just doing black eyeliner.
I started my journey back to the bus, taking my time. Soon enough I came up to the door. I dreaded walking in, not knowing what to expect when I walked in. I reigned in my courage and opened the door.
All at once, the sound of a baby crying came to me, which I expected. But then the sound of full grown men crying and pleading with the baby to stop also came to me. I walked up the steps to see Andy walking and bouncing around holding Laila, who was screaming at the top of her lungs. I saw CC literally crying and praying very loudly to who knows who, to get her to stop crying. Jake and Jinxx were sitting on the ground hugging each other with expressions of pain on their faces. Ashley was nowhere in sight, probably in the very back, to get away. I stood for a second, wondering how all this could happen in just fifty minutes. Then realizing how stupid it was of me to ask myself that, I shook my head and took Laila from Andy. The minute I took her, I began the routine I had and she stopped crying.
Andy looked at me with the most thankful look I had ever seen. It took a few minutes for the rest of them to figure out that she had stopped crying. They had all simmered down and realized I was back. Ashley walked in. And they all came rushing at me, hugging me, and even kissing my cheek.
“Never leave us again!” I heard CC cry out.
“Get back! You don’t want her to start crying again, do you? And I’m going to have to leave when I have to play my set!” I exclaimed.
I walked to the back and put her down for a nap, and then walked back to the front and sat down with a sigh.
“You guys need to learn how to take care of her! I can’t be the only one; I barely got any sleep last night!” I said as they cowered back.
“Andy! You are her father! You have no right to not take care of her! And the rest of you, it’s not fair that you want to hold her and love her, but the second she starts crying or needs a diaper change you come running to me!” I said as I realized they weren’t going to answer, I had started pacing as they sat down. It made me feel all military or something.
“I’m going to try my hardest to teach you, but you have to try!” I said, pointing at each of them.
I got nods from them. I groaned and walked off the bus, trying to collect myself.
I walked onto my band’s bus. Seeing them all sitting on the couch, I walked over and laid on them, with my head on Kory’s lap and my feet on Skylar’s lap, with Bennie and Zach in between. Kory immediately started running his hands through my hair, knowing I was stressed. Skylar took my combat boots off and started rubbing my feet. This is why I love these guys.
“Ms. Hook, what are you in for today?” I heard Zach ask in a therapist’s tone, making me laugh.
“Ugh, those guys can’t take care of Laila! I have to do everything; I just blew up on them and needed to get away. Plus I haven’t talked to you guys in like forever!” I said as I put my hands up in the air dramatically.
“It’s only been a day, Kaelyn!” Bennie said as they all laughed as I was being overdramatic.
“So?” I said as I pouted.
We fell into a nice silence. I was almost asleep when I decided I should get back. I got up and hugged each of my guys and walked to the door.
“I will see you guys later, for our show!” I said as I walked out.
Walking onto BVB’s bus, it was quiet, too quiet.
I found that Laila had stayed asleep the whole time.
“Where are the guys?” I whispered to myself as I walked slowly back to the front of the bus.
As I was leaving the bunkroom, I noticed something was off. I spun around and looked at each bunk. Noticing that only one curtain was closed I walked up to it, I slowly raised my hand to pull it back.
All I saw was every member of Black Veil Brides, covering each other’s mouths to keep quiet. I raised an eyebrow.
“What are you doing?” I asked slowly, as if I was speaking to a little child who didn’t understand what I said the first time.
“Nothing, don’t worry about it.” Ashley said with an innocent smile.
“This situation makes me think, yup, it makes me think.” I said mysteriously. And with a weird face I walked away, letting it go.
I went to get some food and sat down thinking about what they were doing in that bunk.
In thirty minutes, they finally came out, with suspicious smiles. I brushed it off and headed to soundcheck.
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10/17/14