We Don't Belong

It was fourth period on friday. The time couldn't pass by any slower. All I wanted to do was hang out with Maxy and get to know her. My spanish teacher was giving some boring grammar lesson. I kinda dazed out and stopped paying attention. All of a sudden I heard my name, "What?"

"What did I just say Charlotte?"

"Umm something about grammar?"

"Well just pay attention now."

"Okay."

I glanced at the clock. Only twenty more minutes till the end of class. Maxy and I were going to her house and I was going to stay the night. We were going to go to her house and shower and stuff and get ready to drive downtown to walk around and eat dinner.

I kept looking at the clock and I swear it kept getting slower and slower. It finally came to be five minutes before the bell. My teacher started to wrap up class, and luckily assigned no homework. She allowed us to pack up and I got up to stand by the door. The bell rang and I made my way out to the parking lot.

I met Maxy next to her car. She said that she wanted to wait for Brett so they could say bye until they hung out this weekend. We stood there talking and after a few minutes, Brett came out. He picked her up and kissed her. They're relationship is totally adorable. They love each other so much.. almost like Aaron and I. Man how I missed him.. Will I ever be in love again? Will I be alone the rest of my life? They kissed again and said goodbye.

"You coming Charlotte?" Maxy said.

I must have dazed off or something thinking about Aaron. "Yeah," I said. I got in my car and followed Maxy to her house. We got there and there were no cars in the driveway. I got out of the car and grabbed my bags.

I asked Maxy," are your parents not home?"

She said, " Nope. They are gone for the week. They won't be back until next Friday. They left for the Bahamas this morning."

"Oh. So its just us right?"

"Yep. Just you and me."

We went upstairs into Maxy's room. The walls were covered in band posters and almost everything was black. I saw some of Andy's band posters and some posters with Brett.

"I didn't know Brett was in a band?"

"He is in The Relapse Symohony. Here let me play you my favorite song by them, It is called The Other Side of Town," Maxy said admiringly and excitedly.

I'm waiting for you
On the other side of town
Just to ignore you
So that you won't find me out
If I don't speak then you won't hear
All the things that you want me to say
If I just avoid them, then my lies might go away
My lies might go away

Woah oh oh oh
And I can never tell you I'm honest
Woah oh oh oh
For telling you I'm wanting to stay
There's nothing more that I hate
Than the plans that we make
Woah oh oh oh
I'm questioning my honesty
And honestly I need to leave

You're waiting for me
On the south side of the phone
I know that you find me
In the punchline of your jokes
If I don't think then I won't feel
All the reasons that I should stay
If I just avoid them, then my lies might go away
My lies might go away

Woah oh oh oh
And I can never tell you I'm honest
Woah oh oh oh
For telling you I'm wanting to stay
There's nothing more that I hate
Than the plans that we make
Woah oh oh oh
I'm questioning my honesty
And honestly I need to leave

It's not what you want
Now you've got nothing to show
To tell the truth, I'd rather be alone

I can never tell you I'm honest
And honestly I need to leave

Woah oh oh oh
And I can never tell you I'm honest
Woah oh oh oh
For telling you I'm wanting to stay
There's nothing more that I hate
Than the plans that we make
Woah oh oh oh
I'm questioning my honesty
And honestly I need to leave

I just wanna leave
[Spoken]: See ya

"Wow.. that really wasn't that bad! It was actually kinda good!"

"I know! I am in love with both Brett and Andy's bands! They are both AMAZING!! I think I'm gonna shower. You are welcome to start getting ready, straighten your hair or fix your makeup. My bathroom is right across the hall so just yell if you need anything.

Maxy grabbed her towel, walked across the hall, and shut the door to the bathroom. I got my straightener out of my bag and plugged it in right in front of her mirror. I plugged my phone in while I waited for it to heat up. As I sat there straightening my hair, I could hear Maxy singing in the shower. Her voice was absolutely amazing! I couldn't believe how good it sounded! I would have to tell her when she got out.

A few minutes later I had finished straightening my hair and the door opened to the bathroom. Maxy came into the room and started to grab her clothes so she could get dressed.

"OMG! Your voice is so great Maxy! You sound like a professional!"

"Oh, thanks haha. I've been singing since I was a little girl."

"Me too! Singing is my life!"

"No way! That's awesome! We will have to sing together sometime, maybe at one of Brett's concerts."

"That would be totally amazing."

"Let me change really quick. You can change while I dry my hair and do my makeup in the bathroom."

"Okay. I am pretty much ready. I just have to fix my makeup."

She went into the bathroom and I got my clothes out of my bag. I brought short green shorts, a gray tank top, and sandals since the weather was supposed to be in the 80's all weekend. I changed and then fixed my make up. By then, Maxy had come out of the bathroom. She was wearing destroyed jean shorts with studs on the pockets, a black tank top, and studded leather boots. Our styles were totally different, but the closer we got, the more we found out that we had in common personality wise.

Maxy and I walked outside after we were ready and got into her car. We drove downtown to one of Maxy's favorite restaurants. We sat down in a booth in the back. She told me that she and Brett always sit there when they come. We ordered our food and sat and talked.

I think Maxy is one of the funniest people I've ever met. I don't think i had ever laughed so hard. I thought that I might fallout of my chair. By the time our food got to the table, we were both starving.

Maxy ordered a salad, since she is a vegetarian, and I ordered a pizza. It was absolutely delicious. We sat and ate and laughed until around 7. We got up and payed and then started walking around downtown.

Cincinatti was such a cool place downtown at night. Everything seemed so busy and fast paced. We went into a few stores and shopped.

We were waiting for our coffee in Starbucks when Maxy said, "So, what do you think of Andy?"

"Um, he is okay I guess. Why do you ask?"

"Don't tell him that I told you this, but he had a really bad breakup with his ex girlfriend, Juliette. It turned out that she had been cheating on him the entire relationship. One of his friends in his band saw her on a date with another guy and broke the news to him. He was absolutely devastated. He had loved her more than anything, and to find out that she didn't feel the same way was heartbreaking."

"Oh my gosh. Wow. I kind of feel the same way. When I left LA, I had to leave my boyfriend, Aaron. I loved him more than anything and leaving him was the hardest thing I have ever done. He said we would be together again some day, but I'm sure he will eventually forget about me and move on. I just don't know if I can ever love someone the same way ever again."

"That must have been terrible. I don't know what I would do," she was interrupted by our coffee being called," if I lost Brett. Maybe if you got to know Andy better, you could learn to love again?"

"I don't know. Our personalities are complete opposites."

"But there is also a bunch of similar stuff. I mean you guys are both in love with singing."

"I mean, maybe we could try?"

"I think it would be good for both of you. It would make you less lonely knowing you always had someone like Andy to be there for you and protect you."

"Let's just see how our friendship goes first."

"Are you ready to head home? We are gonna watch movies all night."

" Yeah, sure. Let's go."

By the time we pulled into Maxy's driveway, it was after nine. I noticed that there were strangely other cars on her driveway, but as soon as I opened my mouth to question it, Maxy interrupted,"I bet you its Andy and Brett throwing one of their parties! Come on it will be fun! You will have a chance to hang out with Andy and get to know each other better.":

"Um.. okay... Let's go inside."

We opened the door to a sight of probably about thirty or forty people. Extremely loud metal music was playing, and I actually got a little scared.

"Let's find Andy and Brett," Maxy yelled.

We pushed our way through the crowd and finally found them. We pulled both of them outside and asked them what was going on. Andy pulled out a cigarette and lit it. He blew the smoke in our face. I choked on the horrible smell and taste. I could smell the alcohol on both Brett and Andy's breath.

I pulled Maxy to the side and then we told the guys to go back in. I said that I had to tell her something important. The guys slowly made their way in and shut the door.

"What is it?" Maxy asked.

"HOW COME THERE ARE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL?!?! I AM TOTALLY NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS..." I yelled.

"Just relax. It will be fine. You don't have to drink or smoke. The party will be over by two at the latest, but for now, lets just have fun."

"Okay.. as long as I can stay with you."

"That is fine. Just come on."

We went back in the house and found Brett and Andy in the kitchen raiding the fridge. We started to talk to them. Brett pulled Maxy away, leaving Andy and I.

"So, how was downtown," he almost yelled.

"It was pretty fun. I was just kinda caught off guard when we came home and all of these people were here."

"What can I say? Brett and I throw some pretty sweet parties."

"How come there is alcohol and stuff? It kinda makes me uncomfortable."

"What is a party without it?"

"I don't know. Legal."

"You just don't know how to have fun."

" I do too," I said defensively.

"Your idea of fun is sitting around doing each others hair and make up and drinking smoothies. This is my idea of fun," he said smirking.

"Whatever Andy. I just wish you would realize that there are other ways to have fun besides getting high and drinking."

"Well maybe we can go somewhere and talk. I want to get to know you because you seem a lot nicer than I thought you would be."

"Let's go outside. We can sit on the porch swing. It will be more quiet and easier to have an actual conversation outside."

I followed Andy outside and we sat down on the porch swing. We swung slowly back and forth and started talking.

"So what else do you do for fun besides sing for Black Veil Brides?"

"Like I said, I always hang out with Maxy and Brett. I listen to music, go to concerts, and go to parties like this."

"Sounds pretty fun. I listen to music all the time and I am pretty much always singing. I love to read and write. I have always wanted to be a writer. I am always writing in my journal. I write fictional stories most of the time. I have always been really focused on school."

"Your life sounds a lot busier than mine. This is kind of an awkward question, but have you ever had a boyfriend?"

"I have. His name was Aaron. I had to leave him in LA. I loved him more than anything in the world. I don't know if I can ever love anyone the same way again. Have you had a girlfriend? You seem like the type of guy who always has a girlfriend."

"Well.. my ex girlfriend Juliette was cheating on me our entire relationship. I felt the same way about her as you did about Aaron. It all crumbled when one of my band mates saw her with another guy."

"I am so sorry. I would never do that to anyone. Especially you. You don't deserve that."

"Charlotte, I want you to know that I think you are beautiful and you are an amazing person who would be a great girlfriend."

"I think you would be a great boyfriend.. but it will be hard to love anyone after Aaron."

"I understand. IT will be the same after Juliette. Why don't we hang out one night and see how it goes."

"Sounds good. I would like that. You know Andy, I have to say, you are a whole lot nicer than I thought. Thank you for being one of my first friends."

"No problem beautiful. Why don't we go back inside."

Maybe a new relationship wouldn't be so bad after all.

Notes

I wanna give a quick shout out to my best friend, Karlie cause I know she is reading this! Her username is ItsAllDoneForYou. Check out her stories because they are all amazing! Love you Karlie.