A Dreamers Prayer
Two Hour Road Trips
“Naw, brah you have to open here man.” Darin put on his best impression of a stereotypical so cal surfer to explain to CC how to open a compartment in our ten seated big black van.
Yes, we could not afford a bus yet so we had a big rape van with our band name in squiggly white writing on both sides instead of windows. CC try's to open the cup holder again but failed. I reach over Jake to open it for him. Today was our small road trip to SD to look at the stage. Darin, Ben and I brought our guitars but Jason's drums couldn't fit. We had a big van but it wasn't going to hold ten people, three guitars, and Lilly's precious mic. Andy was driving to the venue and Ashley got shot gun, CC and Darin were behind them and Jake, Ben and I were in the middle, leaving Jinxx, Lilly, and Jason to have fun in the back. Both bands made sure to bring tons of snacks and drinks which were now in crumbs all over the floor after only 20 minutes. Each of us brought our favorite CD and were playing it in random according to Ashley.
“How much longer?” Darin whines.
“If you think this is bad you're gonna love going on tour.” Andy says over CC's CD mix.
“I think I would be able to handle a bus, I'm just to fond of the sitting down part.” Darin reply's.
“How did you last in school?” Jason asks.
“I didn't, I usually ditched about half way through the day.” He said shoving his mouth with sour gummy worms.
“Well you're going to have to bear with us for another hour or so.” Andy says.
Darin throws his head into the head rest and groans loudly making it clear he wasn't happy with it. “We need money!” Darin says his head still pressed against the head rest.
“Money means work,” Jason says digging into a bag of chips.
Darin groans again and slouches in his chair so far down that his head was where his ass should be. “You're going to die if we crash right now.” I say dripping some of my ice cold water on his forehead.
He freaks out from the water and sits back up in his chair. He turns around to me and sticks his tongue out at me. I return the look and he takes the chocolate bar from my lap. I reach for it but it was too late and he had already unwrapped it and taken a bite out of it.
“You don't need any more food, you're fat already!” I say taking my food back and biting where he did.
He squints his eye and shakes his head and stuck his tongue out just enough so you could see it through his teeth. “That's very attractive, you can get all the lady's with that face.” Jake smirks.
“Well thank you,” Darin says pushing up the non-existent curls in his hair by his chin.
“SLUG BUG!” CC yells before socking Andy in the arm, hard.
Andy finches and rubs his arm, “where?!” He demands.
“There!” CC points to a bright pink Volkswagen bug.
“How the hell did you miss that?!” Ashley yells obviously on Andy's side.
“I'm driving, okay!” Andy retaliates still rubbing his arm.
“I haven't played that game in years.” I giggle.
“We're all on sides,” Jake whispers to me, “Andy, Ashley, me, and CC, and Jinxx.”
“That's uneven,” I say.
“Yeah, I'm on both sides, who ever has the most hits at the end of the tour I just go to that side and the losing side orders pizza.”
I laugh, “you're what?!” CC asks outraged turning to face the spy.
“I thought we clarified this warped 11?” Jake asked worried that CC was going to crawl out of his chair and tackle him.
“You've been playing this long? Every tour?!” Darin asks shocked.
“Trader!” CC yells tapping on Jinxx's leg.
“I knew this,” Jinxx says calmly earning a girlish gasp from CC.
“Did all of you know?!” CC asks.
“Pretty much,” Andy says.
“He's addicted to pizza so we let him be on whatever side would win because he would steal the pizza anyway.” Ashley says switching CD's when CC's got redundant.
“Good taste in music,” Jake nuges me when Ashley plops in my CD while showing everyone the case that read Vic's amazingnessssssss.
Of course I had to pick the CD that had only Wretched and Divine songs along with Set the World on Fire. I hear Andy singing along to his own song and can't help but laugh. Soon the whole BVB gang along with me were singing at the top of our lungs to The Legacy. Jake and I lean back to back and sing the chorus quite bad. At the end of the song and CC's wild head banding to his drum parts Andy speaks up.
“And that's why I'm the only one that sings in our band.” I smirk and look at Jake.
“I don't know, I think Vic and I were rocking out better than you ever could have.
I can't help but blush when Andy looks at me and smirks though the rear view mirror. I look away and pull out my phone when I feel it vibrate from a text. I look to Ben with a 'really' expression when I see that the text is from him.
“Just read it,” he mouth looking to my phone in my hands.
I roll my eyes and ready the text. Look I know it's none of my business but I really think that Andy kind of really likes you.
I glance at him and text back while the rest of the bus is going crazy over Wretched and Divine. Actually, I'm glad that you're talking to me like a friend.
I put my phone back in my pocket telling Ben that the conversation was over and leaned my head against him. He leaned his head against mine and we broke away at the same time.
“WE ARE THE CHOSEN! THE WRETCHED AND DIVINE!” BVB and I scream out.
This was going to be an awesome tour.
Yes, we could not afford a bus yet so we had a big rape van with our band name in squiggly white writing on both sides instead of windows. CC try's to open the cup holder again but failed. I reach over Jake to open it for him. Today was our small road trip to SD to look at the stage. Darin, Ben and I brought our guitars but Jason's drums couldn't fit. We had a big van but it wasn't going to hold ten people, three guitars, and Lilly's precious mic. Andy was driving to the venue and Ashley got shot gun, CC and Darin were behind them and Jake, Ben and I were in the middle, leaving Jinxx, Lilly, and Jason to have fun in the back. Both bands made sure to bring tons of snacks and drinks which were now in crumbs all over the floor after only 20 minutes. Each of us brought our favorite CD and were playing it in random according to Ashley.
“How much longer?” Darin whines.
“If you think this is bad you're gonna love going on tour.” Andy says over CC's CD mix.
“I think I would be able to handle a bus, I'm just to fond of the sitting down part.” Darin reply's.
“How did you last in school?” Jason asks.
“I didn't, I usually ditched about half way through the day.” He said shoving his mouth with sour gummy worms.
“Well you're going to have to bear with us for another hour or so.” Andy says.
Darin throws his head into the head rest and groans loudly making it clear he wasn't happy with it. “We need money!” Darin says his head still pressed against the head rest.
“Money means work,” Jason says digging into a bag of chips.
Darin groans again and slouches in his chair so far down that his head was where his ass should be. “You're going to die if we crash right now.” I say dripping some of my ice cold water on his forehead.
He freaks out from the water and sits back up in his chair. He turns around to me and sticks his tongue out at me. I return the look and he takes the chocolate bar from my lap. I reach for it but it was too late and he had already unwrapped it and taken a bite out of it.
“You don't need any more food, you're fat already!” I say taking my food back and biting where he did.
He squints his eye and shakes his head and stuck his tongue out just enough so you could see it through his teeth. “That's very attractive, you can get all the lady's with that face.” Jake smirks.
“Well thank you,” Darin says pushing up the non-existent curls in his hair by his chin.
“SLUG BUG!” CC yells before socking Andy in the arm, hard.
Andy finches and rubs his arm, “where?!” He demands.
“There!” CC points to a bright pink Volkswagen bug.
“How the hell did you miss that?!” Ashley yells obviously on Andy's side.
“I'm driving, okay!” Andy retaliates still rubbing his arm.
“I haven't played that game in years.” I giggle.
“We're all on sides,” Jake whispers to me, “Andy, Ashley, me, and CC, and Jinxx.”
“That's uneven,” I say.
“Yeah, I'm on both sides, who ever has the most hits at the end of the tour I just go to that side and the losing side orders pizza.”
I laugh, “you're what?!” CC asks outraged turning to face the spy.
“I thought we clarified this warped 11?” Jake asked worried that CC was going to crawl out of his chair and tackle him.
“You've been playing this long? Every tour?!” Darin asks shocked.
“Trader!” CC yells tapping on Jinxx's leg.
“I knew this,” Jinxx says calmly earning a girlish gasp from CC.
“Did all of you know?!” CC asks.
“Pretty much,” Andy says.
“He's addicted to pizza so we let him be on whatever side would win because he would steal the pizza anyway.” Ashley says switching CD's when CC's got redundant.
“Good taste in music,” Jake nuges me when Ashley plops in my CD while showing everyone the case that read Vic's amazingnessssssss.
Of course I had to pick the CD that had only Wretched and Divine songs along with Set the World on Fire. I hear Andy singing along to his own song and can't help but laugh. Soon the whole BVB gang along with me were singing at the top of our lungs to The Legacy. Jake and I lean back to back and sing the chorus quite bad. At the end of the song and CC's wild head banding to his drum parts Andy speaks up.
“And that's why I'm the only one that sings in our band.” I smirk and look at Jake.
“I don't know, I think Vic and I were rocking out better than you ever could have.
I can't help but blush when Andy looks at me and smirks though the rear view mirror. I look away and pull out my phone when I feel it vibrate from a text. I look to Ben with a 'really' expression when I see that the text is from him.
“Just read it,” he mouth looking to my phone in my hands.
I roll my eyes and ready the text. Look I know it's none of my business but I really think that Andy kind of really likes you.
I glance at him and text back while the rest of the bus is going crazy over Wretched and Divine. Actually, I'm glad that you're talking to me like a friend.
I put my phone back in my pocket telling Ben that the conversation was over and leaned my head against him. He leaned his head against mine and we broke away at the same time.
“WE ARE THE CHOSEN! THE WRETCHED AND DIVINE!” BVB and I scream out.
This was going to be an awesome tour.
Sure go ahead. People will at least know it's mine first :)
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