This Must Be A Dream, Or So I Thought.
Rock bottom
*Bridgette's POV*
"So Mindie? What are we gonna do?" Asked Bridgette. I looked around me. To see all the starring faces of my band. Mitch, Bladde, Alex, and Bridgette.
You see, we formed a band back in high school. We called ourselfs 'Rules Are Made For Breaking'. Everyone in the school loved our music. So we were always playing gigs for them. At dances, sport events, fundraisers. But ever sense we graduetted we have done nothing. We've played no one, and everyone forgot about us. We couldnt give up, but were hopeless. Theres no one a small town band is going to make it big!
My train of thought was itterupted by Bladde. "Dont pressure her Bridgette. Then we'll never get an aswer."
"What was I doing so wrong? She was of in space!" Bridgette snapped back.
"She was off in space cause she was thinking, you dumbass!' Scoffded Bladde.
"What did you just call me?" Bridgette face flushed with rage, waiting for Bladde to answer but instead I did.
"Well, I was gonna say we should keep trying" -No I wasn't- "But I dont think we could the way you two are always fighting." -I say looking Bridgete then Bladde in the eye.- "Ot the way you two are always ditching practices to fuck." -I say looking over at Alex and Mitch.- "Somethimes I think I'm the only one who takes the band seriously! I guess we should just give up! I mean, what are the odds of a small, no! Make that tiny town band making it big?! There slim to none! And theres no one we could do it they way we are right now! Its over, were done. Theres no point." I lean back against the back of the couch and watch my bands -or ex-band- reaction. They all stare at me blankly. But I dont care, I said what I had to.
"We just cant give up! And dont you play innocent, Miss. I-Miss-Band-Practice-To-Get-High! Its not only me and Mitch! Or Bridgette and Bladde! Its you too! Its all of us! But we just cant give up! If the chances are slim to none, we have to put the chances in out favor! We can do this! Were good! We just need more gigs and publicity! Thats all!" Alex snapped back at me.The rest of the band nodded there heads in agreement. Her words sunk in and I realized she had a point.
"I've missed practice twice! Two times! And how many have you two missed? Like, a weks worth if you add them all up! And how are we suposse to get gigs? No one remebers who the hell we are! We're just a silly high school band. Theres no point in trying to continue.-" I get interupted by Bladde.
"I'll tell you what we can do. We can stop fighting. Cause that sure as hell isnt getting us any where. Hey! Remeber last year when there was that agent at one of our 'shows'" -He does air quotes with his fingers- "And he told us we MIGHT get big if we kept trying?" Bladde starred at me with his eyebrows raised.
"Yea." I mumbled.
"Well, there it is! We keep trying! And we'll approve our practies and behaviors! These to will stop ditching" -Bladde shoots a sturn look in there direction- " And me and princess here will stop fighting." Bladde puts his arm around Bridgette's shoulders with a smirk. Bridgette returns it with a smirk as well, and throwing it off her so fast that he ends up on the floor.
"Fine. Whatever. We'll keep trying. I'm going for a walk." I say getting up.
I storm out of Bridgette's house, and down the street. I dont know whereI plan on going. But I plan on not going back there. And not talking to any of them 'till practice. Our band wont make it, theres no way. We've got the talent, but it seems I'm the only on with drive. Two are avoiding each other, and fight when there together. And the other two are ditching to bang. Theres no way. I might as well qui- Right then I bump into someone, and we both fall to the ground. I get up brushing off my pants. The person does the same.
"Can you watch were you're going, this is a public side walk." I snap at the person. I've had enough of bullshit today.
"IT was you that bumped into me, sweety. But I guess I could have moved, sorry. I'm Andy, and you are?" He stuck his hand out and I shook it. I still couldnt see his face all the well, the streets were dark. But I could sill see his eyes. They were the most beautiful shade of blue ever. I instintly got lost in them. They looked so fimialiar. And he sounded so familiar. I know him from somewhere. School maybe?
I'm Mindie. Hey, do I know you from some where? You seem so fimiliar!" I said stepping closer trying to get a better look.
"Mmmm, no, I dont think. What is a bea- a young girl like you out so late? Its dangerous here you know?" He said. 'Young girl', who says that?
"I got angry at my band. None of them give a rats ass about it but me!" I kick a rock across the road. Trying not to expload into tears.
"Hey now, hey now, what did that rck ever do to you?" He laughed, guestering me to sit with him on a bench. "Now what about your band?"
I explained to him everything, how we stated and high school, and how we are now. We must have talked for hours cause I heard my and calling me from the house.
"Thats may band, I guess I should go. Bye Andy. ANd thanks for listening." I smiled and started to walk away, but he called after me.
HEY! Mindie! Come here for a sec." And I did so. I knida liked this guy. But not enough to say I liked him. He's still only a starnger.
"I want to see you again. How about Friday? Do you want to ummm-" He looked at the ground blushing, I could tell he's stuggleing. I left out a faint soft laugh.
"Yes, I'd love to. Here, take my number." I told him my number and he out it in his phone. Meanwhile my band was still calling for me, so as soon as he had it in we said good bye and I headed for the house.
I was about 15 steps away from Andy when I got a call.
*Unknown Number*
"Hello?" I asked.
"Mindie?" Said the caller.
"This is she." I answered, I heard laughing coming from behind me and the caller hung up. I spun around to see if I was about you get jumped or something but all I seen was Andy.
"I wanted to make sure you didnt give me a fact number." He flashed a smile, it gave me a shiver. Then he started walking in the other dirction. I turned and waled to the house. Thinking about tonight the whole time.
"So Mindie? What are we gonna do?" Asked Bridgette. I looked around me. To see all the starring faces of my band. Mitch, Bladde, Alex, and Bridgette.
You see, we formed a band back in high school. We called ourselfs 'Rules Are Made For Breaking'. Everyone in the school loved our music. So we were always playing gigs for them. At dances, sport events, fundraisers. But ever sense we graduetted we have done nothing. We've played no one, and everyone forgot about us. We couldnt give up, but were hopeless. Theres no one a small town band is going to make it big!
My train of thought was itterupted by Bladde. "Dont pressure her Bridgette. Then we'll never get an aswer."
"What was I doing so wrong? She was of in space!" Bridgette snapped back.
"She was off in space cause she was thinking, you dumbass!' Scoffded Bladde.
"What did you just call me?" Bridgette face flushed with rage, waiting for Bladde to answer but instead I did.
"Well, I was gonna say we should keep trying" -No I wasn't- "But I dont think we could the way you two are always fighting." -I say looking Bridgete then Bladde in the eye.- "Ot the way you two are always ditching practices to fuck." -I say looking over at Alex and Mitch.- "Somethimes I think I'm the only one who takes the band seriously! I guess we should just give up! I mean, what are the odds of a small, no! Make that tiny town band making it big?! There slim to none! And theres no one we could do it they way we are right now! Its over, were done. Theres no point." I lean back against the back of the couch and watch my bands -or ex-band- reaction. They all stare at me blankly. But I dont care, I said what I had to.
"We just cant give up! And dont you play innocent, Miss. I-Miss-Band-Practice-To-Get-High! Its not only me and Mitch! Or Bridgette and Bladde! Its you too! Its all of us! But we just cant give up! If the chances are slim to none, we have to put the chances in out favor! We can do this! Were good! We just need more gigs and publicity! Thats all!" Alex snapped back at me.The rest of the band nodded there heads in agreement. Her words sunk in and I realized she had a point.
"I've missed practice twice! Two times! And how many have you two missed? Like, a weks worth if you add them all up! And how are we suposse to get gigs? No one remebers who the hell we are! We're just a silly high school band. Theres no point in trying to continue.-" I get interupted by Bladde.
"I'll tell you what we can do. We can stop fighting. Cause that sure as hell isnt getting us any where. Hey! Remeber last year when there was that agent at one of our 'shows'" -He does air quotes with his fingers- "And he told us we MIGHT get big if we kept trying?" Bladde starred at me with his eyebrows raised.
"Yea." I mumbled.
"Well, there it is! We keep trying! And we'll approve our practies and behaviors! These to will stop ditching" -Bladde shoots a sturn look in there direction- " And me and princess here will stop fighting." Bladde puts his arm around Bridgette's shoulders with a smirk. Bridgette returns it with a smirk as well, and throwing it off her so fast that he ends up on the floor.
"Fine. Whatever. We'll keep trying. I'm going for a walk." I say getting up.
I storm out of Bridgette's house, and down the street. I dont know whereI plan on going. But I plan on not going back there. And not talking to any of them 'till practice. Our band wont make it, theres no way. We've got the talent, but it seems I'm the only on with drive. Two are avoiding each other, and fight when there together. And the other two are ditching to bang. Theres no way. I might as well qui- Right then I bump into someone, and we both fall to the ground. I get up brushing off my pants. The person does the same.
"Can you watch were you're going, this is a public side walk." I snap at the person. I've had enough of bullshit today.
"IT was you that bumped into me, sweety. But I guess I could have moved, sorry. I'm Andy, and you are?" He stuck his hand out and I shook it. I still couldnt see his face all the well, the streets were dark. But I could sill see his eyes. They were the most beautiful shade of blue ever. I instintly got lost in them. They looked so fimialiar. And he sounded so familiar. I know him from somewhere. School maybe?
I'm Mindie. Hey, do I know you from some where? You seem so fimiliar!" I said stepping closer trying to get a better look.
"Mmmm, no, I dont think. What is a bea- a young girl like you out so late? Its dangerous here you know?" He said. 'Young girl', who says that?
"I got angry at my band. None of them give a rats ass about it but me!" I kick a rock across the road. Trying not to expload into tears.
"Hey now, hey now, what did that rck ever do to you?" He laughed, guestering me to sit with him on a bench. "Now what about your band?"
I explained to him everything, how we stated and high school, and how we are now. We must have talked for hours cause I heard my and calling me from the house.
"Thats may band, I guess I should go. Bye Andy. ANd thanks for listening." I smiled and started to walk away, but he called after me.
HEY! Mindie! Come here for a sec." And I did so. I knida liked this guy. But not enough to say I liked him. He's still only a starnger.
"I want to see you again. How about Friday? Do you want to ummm-" He looked at the ground blushing, I could tell he's stuggleing. I left out a faint soft laugh.
"Yes, I'd love to. Here, take my number." I told him my number and he out it in his phone. Meanwhile my band was still calling for me, so as soon as he had it in we said good bye and I headed for the house.
I was about 15 steps away from Andy when I got a call.
*Unknown Number*
"Hello?" I asked.
"Mindie?" Said the caller.
"This is she." I answered, I heard laughing coming from behind me and the caller hung up. I spun around to see if I was about you get jumped or something but all I seen was Andy.
"I wanted to make sure you didnt give me a fact number." He flashed a smile, it gave me a shiver. Then he started walking in the other dirction. I turned and waled to the house. Thinking about tonight the whole time.
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