One Of The Guys

I don’t know if I was angry, upset, confused, or if part of me expected that from him. One thing I did know was that I needed a coffee. Bad. Luckily there was a small café in the studio where the call backs were being held. I sat in the café for a solid thirty minutes, sipping on my black coffee, staring blankly at the grey wall.
Gosh I am so stupid! Did I honestly think for a second that Andy wanted me? He’s one of the most famous rock stars in the country, he could have any girl he wanted. Apparently he does get any girl he wants. Was that all I was? An afternoon lunch before he moved onto another girl? I should have seen it coming from the beginning.
From where I was sitting in the café I could see the other aspiring guitarists walk up the stairs to their audition. Every one of them seemed to be a guy. So far the only girls in the building was myself and that annoying redheaded leech that was probably still upstairs occupying Andy’s lap.
Am I only here because of what happened between Andy and me? Clearly it seems as if they’re looking for a guy to take Jinxx’s place. Did he think it would happen again if he invited me for a call back? If so, why was that stupid little redhead here? They don’t even care about my talent! I’m just here as a piece of ass to drool over.
Angrily, I stood up from the table, ordered another coffee to go and stormed out of the damn place. Pushing out through the front door it didn’t take long for me to stumble. Falling out the door, I dropped the paper cup of coffee all over myself.
“Fuck” I sighed. As I tried to brush it off my shirt I heard a laugh from my left.
“Is spilling liquids a hobby of yours?” CC stood against the wall smoking a cigarette.
“Oh, uhm no” I laughed nervously. “It’s quite a new occurrence for me actually”
“Here, take this” he said handing me a napkin.
“Thanks” I smiled. I desperately tried to dry myself off. I was lucky my clothes were black and didn’t stain too bad. Admitting defeat I sighed and sat down on the bench that stood against the wall. Running my hands through my hair I took a few deep breaths. CC sat beside me, opened his box of cigarettes and said “You look like you could use one of these”. I let out a laugh of relief while taking one out of the pack.
“Hey, how are your fingers” he asked whist lighting the cigarette in my mouth.
“Oh, uhm…” I looked down at the dried cuts on my fingertips. “They’ll be fine, happens all the time”. He was looking genuinely concerned for me with his big brown eyes meeting mine. How have I never noticed how beautiful he was?
“Not to everybody” he smiled. “You’re the only contender that has literally spilt blood to be in the band”. All I could do was weakly smile back. I took another drag, inhaled and blew out the smoke as I once again ran my hands through my hair.
“[name], don’t worry. We all loved you from your first audition. We think you’d be a great addition to the band. And if you’re not picked I will personally cut off all my hair and leave the band” making reference to his shoulder-length black hair, we both laughed. “So don’t be surprised when you get a phone call tonight from us asking you to join”. My heart was beating so fast I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
“CC, I…”
“Shhhh, just keep it on the down low for a while. There’s still a bunch of guys in their waiting to audition thinking they have a chance. Speaking of which I should probably head back in. Catch you later [name]”. CC went back inside, leaving me alone on the bench, unable to move with excitement.
I’m in. Oh my God. I’m part of Black Veil Brides. I’m going to be famous. I get to play on stage with the band that saved my life.
I leapt up from the bench and spun around 360 degrees. Letting out an embarrassingly girly shriek, I spun around to see CC was back again. My face flushed red with embarrassment. He laughed and handed me a paper cup of coffee.
“Here, since you thought the first one looked better on your clothes”
“Th-Thank You” I stuttered. He spun around and made a shriek mimicking mine.
“Oh fuck you” I laughed, pushing him. He laughed and headed back inside, giving me one last smile and wave. I sat back down on the bench and sipped away at my coffee smiling.
You’re part of Black Veil Brides.

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