Is This A Dream?

It’s nearly noon into the new day and no ones home. Everyone’s out preparing for the performance today. I manage to pull myself out of bed and get dressed. As I’m about to leave the bus the smell of booze hits me like a truck. First thought that comes to my mind is Ashley, I start to get the unsettling feeling of worry. I try to brush it off as I leave but to no avail.
I meet up with the guys Jake off the bat notices something wrong with me and comes to hug me. “What’s wrong (Name)?” he asks concerned for me. “Nothing Jake... I’m just kind of worried about Ashley’s problem,” I reply hugging him back. I look up and notice that Ashley isn’t even around. Jinxx approches me, “Ashley left last night and hasn’t shown up, we’ve had to delay the show for him,” he looked pissed but also a little sad. Andy interrupts the silence, “This inconsiderate drunk leaves and then just doesn’t tell anyone! I’m fucking pissed at him and when we find him I’m goinf to beat his ducking ass!” Andy’s shouting at this point.
We all sit in silence for a little bit and i propose an offer, “I can go look for him. Maybe he’s avoiding you guys. You are kind of a dick to him at times.” All the attention is on me. CC responds, “Maybe she’s right guys, we do give him a bad look all the time and we might’ve just pushed him over the edge.” Jinxx, Jake, and CC all look at me with the faces of concern. Andy standing away from us says, “Do whatever you need to get his ass back here, I don’t care what it takes. No I’m not mad at you guys I’m mad at Ashley. Don’t take it personally,” he crosses his arms and Holds isn’t head in his hand.
So, we made an agreement that I would look for him. Jake sends me off with a tight hug and the first place I check is a local bar, he’s not there. I guess that was a little too obvious. I check a few more bars and look down alleys. As I’m just about to return I see a sad sack of Ashley collapsed on a park bench with a half empty bottle of vodka on his chest. Eager to get him back to the guys I run up to him.
“Ashley! Ashley wake up!” I yell-whisper as I shake him awake. His eyes open and he mumbles nothings before completely returning to consciousness. “(Name)..?” he manages to put together as he sits up. “Wh... what are you doing here by yourself? Jake would never...” he cuts himself off and just hugs me. He smells like an alcoholic would after happy hour. I hug him back, “Ash, they guys were looking for you all morning. Let’s get you back to the bus and changed... you look awful,” I help him up. I wrap one of his arms around my neck so he has some support to walk.
We get to the bus and he collapses on the couch as soon as we walk in. I sigh and tell him, “Ash come on you’ve delayed the concert long enough. Andy is furious with you.” He Looks at me and snaps back, “Fuck them, they’re all just assholes to me.” He sounds genuinely upset with them. An idea pops into my head, “What about the fans Ash? The girls and boys like me so eager to see you perform. You’re the life of the party and Andy’s first man hand. They’ll all be sad if they don’t see you Ash. Think about how I’d feel,” I say in a pitiful tone. His eyes widen up like he’s just been pulled into reality. “You’re right. God damn your right. I’ve gotta get ready,“ he seems much happier and pulls himself up. “Hey uh... grab my clothes for me? I need to wash the smell away, I’ll be quick,” he asks so eagerly and happily.
He rushes into the shower and I bring him his clothes, catching a glimpse of him completely naked. My cheeks go red and I wait for him in my bunk. He barges out with the biggest smile I’ve seen on him since I got here. I smile in pride that I made him realize that he’s got a reason to perform. He nearly runs out of the bus and i follow, laughing when he stumbles and trips.
The concerts been delayed by three hours but it’s worth it, without Ashley it’s just not the same. We get to the stage and he goes out to perform with the rest of the band. As they are about to start playing In The End, Ashley asks Andy for the spotlight for just one second. Andy hesitantly agrees and Ash begins speaking, “I’m gonna dedicate my playing of this song to a special person, the person that encouraged me to play tonight and you’ve all got her to thank. I was trashed on a park bench this morning and she came to get me and convinced me to come up here. Without her I would be off of this stage and still on that bench. Everyone welcome in (Name)!” The crowd roars with screams and applause.
I step out onto the stage next to Ashley, smiling and waving to the crowd. He puts one arm around my shoulder. I look over to the other side of the crowd and notice Jake. He looks jealous, almost angry. I look at all of the members and they all look the same way at not me but Ashley. I force my smile to keep up as I look back at the crowd. Ashley urges me towards Andy, “You should go and sing with us this time. Steer clear of my guitar though,” he pats my head and I stand next to Andy and the concert continues.

Notes

Just a small update during school. I don’t know if I’ll be setting a schedule for updates but I do know that I will continue. Honestly I don’t have a planned lay out for events I’m just gonna type what I think of on a day to day basis. Also I’m sorry if the POV and time is confusing I fucked it up a lot in the past. I’ll try to keep track of it this time though.