We’re five songs in when they start to play Saviour. I can feel the tears in my eyes. I push my way out of the venue crying. All the shit that has happened recently is flooding my thoughts.

I sit down next to the fence that separates the parking lot from the tour bus, crying. A while later I hear the doors open as everyone hustles out of the venue and to the parking lot across the street.

Annabelle comes to sit next to me. As soon as she sits down she hugs me. We sit in silence for about an hour like that.

We here the roadies open the doors putting the instruments into the trailer. Then, the band emerges from the venue.

I’m still crying fairly loudly and Jinxx must have heard me. He walks to the fence and sees me and Annabelle sitting there with Annabelle holding me. He hugs us from behind and me and Annabelle jump.

He lets Annabelle go and she turns. She looks at him in shock as he whispers into my ear.

“It’ll all be okay” he whispers to me.

I immediately recognize the voice and pull away. Annabelle is still standing there in shock as I join her.

“You coming Jinxxy? We’ll leave ya here!” We hear CC call

“Hang on!” Jinxx yells back at him.

He holds his hand out to me.

“Come to that tour bus with me?” He asks me and Annabelle.

I take his hand and he leads us to the bus.

“We get to meet them after all” Annabelle whispers to me and I kinda nod.

As Jinxx steps on to the bus I stop and Annabelle runs into me.

“You don’t have to do this…” I say looking down.

JINXX’S POV

As we walk out of the venue I hear someone crying. I go towards the sound and find two girls sitting in front of the fence holding each other. I go around to the other side of the fence and hug them. They jump from shock. I let go of the one not crying and hold the other girl.

“It’ll all be okay” I whisper.

She gets up obviously recognizing my voice. Her and her friend stand there looking at me. I remember her from the show. She was standing front row and started crying when we started to play Saviour. She ran out of the venue.

“Come to the bus with me?” I ask, holding out my hand.

She takes my hand and we walk back to the bus. As soon as we get to the steps, she lets go and stops.

“You don’t have to do this” She says nervously.

“Of course I do, you’re a fan in need, now come on.” I say, motioning to the bus.

She looks down. Her friend grabs her and pulls her onto the bus.

VALEREY’S POV

Annabelle pulls me onto the bus. I look at the door, contemplating leaving. Jinxx tells us to sit down, so we do. He goes off to the back of the bus to get the others.

“We should go” I say to Annabelle

“Oh come on, we’re finally meeting our heroes and you want to leave? I thought you wanted this, Val.” She replies and the band walks into the front of the bus.

“Who’re they?” CC and Ashley ask in unison.

“She was by the fence crying.” Jinxx says, pointing to me. “I also watched her run from the venue with her hands to her face when we started Saviour.”

“Oh, yea! I saw her too” Andy chimes in. “I didn’t expect you to still be here this long after the show.”

“Uh, sorry, we’ll just go. We didn’t mean to disrupt you” I say, headed to the door.

Jake grabs me,” No, please stay” he says smiling. “I wanna know what about the song made you upset.”

“ I-it wasn’t anything about the song, it’s just that, well, um I listen to it when I’m upset to make me feel better, but hearing it today reminded me of all the shit that’s happened recently.” I say, fresh tears starting in my eyes.

“She moved in with me because I live in a different county.” Annabelle tells them.

“Um, I’m sorry; we really should just go… I don’t want to bother you guys” I can feel my anxiety creeping up.

“But we want you to stay!” CC exclaims.

“By the way, what’re your names?” Jinxx asks.

“I’m Annabelle, though most people call me Anna and my best friends call me Belle. And this” she says gesturing to me “Is Valerey, though I call her Val.” She tells them.

“So what happened that made you upset?” Andy asks with concern.

“Uh…” I hesitate.

“She lived with her grandparents, but her grandmother died of a heart attack.” Annabelle answers for me, avoiding the part about my parents and granddad.

“Well why couldn’t she just live with her granddad?” Ashley asks curiously.

Annabelle looks at me and I nod.

“It’s, uh, because he beats her when her grandmother isn’t home.” Annabelle answers.

“And she kinda can’t be home when she’s dead” I say half laughing. “She’s the only person other than Belle that I consider family…”

“Well what about your parents?” Ashley asks.

I freeze. They’re gonna think I’m a freak or stupid or mental because my parents chose to leave me. I need to go. I can’t do this anymore.

“They left when she was 8” I hear Annabelle answer.

I can’t move. My heart is pounding and I can feel my body shaking. The guys stand there for a bit, and then move in to hug me. I start crying all over again.

Notes

Sorry it took so long... The band finally made their way in though!! I am really super happy that you guys like it! I may or may not post tomorrow because I don't have any ideas for the next chapter.

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