Love Isn't Always Fair
Emily’s POV
Ohai. My name is Emily. I am a 19 year old girl from a shitty town called Mineral Ridge, Ohio. Everyone in this town hates my guts. Even so, I’ve got big city dreams. I’m a singer in the band Someone and the
Other People (awesome name, right?) Anyslut, the whole reason my friends and I
started the band was to meet kick ass celebrities, but most of all it’s to save
lives. Music saved my life, and I want to thank Black Veil Brides for doing so.
I guess that’s the main reason I want to be famous. Anywhore, enough about our
band, lets talk about Black Veil Brides. They are my inspiration, and I’m
positively in LOVE with the bass player, Ashley Purdy. (By the way, for those of
you who don’t know and are too lazy to Google it, Ashley is a man.) My friend
Marina, (who plays guitar and also sings with me) on the other hand, loves Andy
Biersack (BVB’s lead singer). But she’ll probably tell you everything in like 5
seconds. Its her turn to tell the story now.
Marina's POV.
Hey there guys. My name is Marina. I am 20 years of age and I’m a senior. Before you presume I’m dumb as shit, I got held back in Kindegarten. Does not play well with others. It’s still like
that, to this day. I hate almost everyone. Except my best friend Emily, too bad
we go to different schools, it blows. We’re in a band. Emily named it Someone
and the Other People. I like it. I play guitar and sing a little for the band.
We want to make it big, just so we could meet some badass celebrities and save
lives. Sort of like how Black Veil Brides saved mine. I think they also saved
Emily’s, too. I just want to tell them how much they mean to me. Like, you guys
don’t even know. But I should probably get on with my life, right? Ooh, I can
tell you what I look like. For starters, my hair is somewhat like this;
http://hayleyfashion.info/hair/redyellow/2.jpgand I’ll just show you what I’m
wearing to school. http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=36084373Yeah I didn’t have much
motivation for today. Only tonight. Tonight was the Talent Show. Emily & I
were gonna debut our band. Sure it was only a 4 person band. But it’s gonna
happen. Our song we would be singing? Saviour, by Black Veil Brides.
Surprisingly enough, we were in an all girl band. Sadly, we are ALL in different
schools. Luckily, the talent show director LOVED me. I am her favorite student.
I eat lunch with her, because I hate all the fucking assholes I have to deal
with. She was sketchy about it, I believe in us. So she did too. In a way, she
was my 2nd mother. Well, Emily should tell you about her school day. See you
during the talent show. (;
Emily’s POV
Oh yeah. I forgot to mention that I, too, am a senior. I
started school a year late. Anyskank, my school day sucked ass. It started out
like every single one of my school days does; terribly. First, when I walked
into the building, I was pelted with textbooks and hate-filled words. Second,
when I got to my locker, EMO HOE was spray painted across it. Third, when I opened my locker, water balloons full
of piss fell out. Every single one of them hit me. “God DAMMIT!” I screamed. It
wasn’t ever first period and my day was already ruined. “Emily, to my office.
Now,” the asshole of a principal said. I threw my purse to the floor when we
entered the office. “What do you want?” I said in an extremely pissed off tone.
“First of all, don’t use that tone with me. And second of all, you know swearing
isn’t tolerated in this school,” he said. “Oh yeah, because it’s‘offensive’ to
some people,” I said in a sarcastic tone. “Don’t get smart with me!” he yelled.
“And what kind of satanic shit are you wearing?” he asked with a scoff. I was
wearing these http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/Deals/Machine-Purple-Destroyed-Skinny-Jeans-910034.jspwith this http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/Deals/Black-Veil-Brides-Black-Lace-Tank-Top-140332.jspand these http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/Shoes/Boots/Qupid-Black-Crinkle-Studded-Bootie-905555.jsp.“Excuse me?” I said. He was REALLY starting to piss me off. “If you wear anything like that again I’m going
to suspend you!” he said. I finally knew what he was doing. “You sneaky son of a
bitch. Don’t try to change the subject,” I said, pissed. I knew exactly who did
everything to me this morning. It was a couple of football players and a few
cheerleaders. “You’re going to try to turn this whole thing on me so you don’t
bring your precious football players and cheerleaders into this. Well FUCK YOU!”
I said with a disgusted tone as I flipped him off. I picked up my purse and
stormed out of the office. The only thing that kept me from flipping the fuck
out and just leaving the state was tonight. It was our first real show. I took a
deep breath and calmed myself down. I tolerated classes until lunch and then
left. I couldn’t take any more of the assholes. I started my purple Grand Am and
headed back to my house. My father was a deadbeat so it was just me and my mom
living there. She always worked late so I knew I could skip school whenever. I
went into the basement and began to practice singing Saviour. I sang for about
an hour an a half before my phone rang. It was a text from Marina.Hey
get cho ass over here to practice! It said. I took everything necessary and
headed over. I got into the car and blasted The Legacy at top volume. On the way
over to Marina’s house I saw a few kids I knew from school. They gave me filthy looks as they
flipped me off and threw shit at my car. I swerved over like I was going to hit
them and threw a water bottle full of piss at them. It was just one of the
things that had flown through the window. I sped off. I pulled into her driveway
and grabbed my shit. I walked in through the basement doors and almost tripped
on her cat. “Hi Diego,” I said in a high pitched voice. Marinawalked down the
stairs, guitar in hand. The other two band members were already there. We set up
and practiced for about an hour. After we finished, we packed up and headed out
to the rapist van we pimped out with our band logo and various other things. We
threw our shit in the van and climbed in. Marina got in the drivers seat and I got shotgun. We began driving to the talent show. I pulled out a bottle of whisky and chugged that mother fucker. “Slow down! You
still gotta sing tonight!” Marinasaid. I ignored her request and finished
off the first bottle. On to the next one. We got to the school about half way
through my second bottle. This is it. I thought to myself. I took a deep breath and stepped out of the
car.
Marina's POV
We arrived to the talent show in about 15 minutes. We had tuned our guitars in the van, since we were running
really late. Emily was a little tipsy, but she kept it under control. She sang best when she wasn’t nervous. We parked our van on the street next to the school. We ran to the front, adrenaline pumping in our blood. We ran backstage,
and when I say ran, I mean RAN. We were so late.“Where were you Marina?!”Mrs.
Gerr asked me.“I know, I’m so sorry!” I said, while smoothing out my
shirt. I changed my wardrobe into ripped pants, slashed shirt, and long
gloves.“And now, our hometown devil, Marina Williams and Shayne will
rock out with her band from a different school! Give it up for her!” The
announcer said, walking off the stage. He handed me the mic, which I swiftly
gave to Emily. The drumset was already set up in the background. Renee, our
drummer walked out with her sticks. I continued on, with my blue electric in
hand. I twirled the pick throughout my fingers. The other band members took
their places, Emily swaying on the spot. I laughed. “How ya’ll feelin
tonight?” I asked them, weak applause was my answer. Boring crowd. Mehr.
I started the beginning of Youth & Whiskey on my guitar, and people looked
in shock. I just kept playing. Bass joined in, along with the drums. I was the
only lead guitar, so my fingers were a-flying. Emily started on the vox,
killin’ it, as usual. I was her back up vocals, but we only had one mic, so she
walked over to me, and I backed her up.
These words are burning
inside me
Spent years in liquid
harmony
This dream is who I wanna be (youth and whisky)
I grew from those who hate me
Stand fast to a razor blade
symphony
Cigarettes and lyrics made me (youth and whisky)
Can you see
Can you see me
I'm strong from what
they made me
These angels who carry me
They tell me
youth and whisky
Baptized in smoke and misery
A
loaded gun and a bastard's history
My temple's for the crazy (youth
and whisky)
No sorrow left inside me
Celebrate the
moments behind me
This shot is holy memory (youth and
whisky)
Can you see
Can you see me
I'm
strong from what they made me
These angels who carry me
They tell me youth and whisky
(Hey, hey) Brothers
(Hey, hey) Fighters
(Hey, hey) Bottles
Living for
another round
(Hey,hey) Lovers
(Hey, hey) Liars
(Hey, hey) Throttle speeding towards a blackout
BLACKOUT
She held the mic for me and I screamed Blackout. And
inhaled for the breakdown, still playing my guitar. I only messed up once, but
it was subtle.
Can you see
Can you see
me
I'm strong from what they made me
These angels who
carry me
They tell me youth and
whisky
The auditiorium erupted in cheers. They actually liked it! We took our bows,
and walked to backstage, waiting for the final vote of the judges."And
now, the winner of the 2011 Lordstown High Schooltalent show is!"
Emily’s POV
"And now, the winner of the 2011 Lordstown High
School talent show is!" They hesitated, filling the audience with suspense. I was shaking with nerves. Marinawas biting her lip. We were all terrified. “Someone and the Other People!” the judges said. The
audience erupted with applause. My mouth dropped in shock. Renee grabbed my
hands and started jumping up and down. I joined her and let out a scream of joy.
We ran out on stage and accepted the certificate. I grabbed the mic and began.
“Life isn’t exactly easy for people like us. People who choose to stray from the
path of normalcy, but who wants to be normal? That’s a setting on a washing
machine. But it’s because we’re different that people pick on us and cast us
out. Always remember, when you feel alone, we’ll be there. Never give in, never
back down.” I then stammered my way off stage. The sounds of clapping and
cheering filled my ears as I made my way outside. I walked out the back door and
leaned up against the wall. I took out my water bottle of vodka and downed it. I
was a heavy drinker, but I never lit up. Smoking just didn’t pique my interest.
Marinawalked out of the back door, the rest of the band following. We walked over to the van and
piled in. Marina got in the driver’s seat and lit up. I climbed into the passenger’s seat while
the other two got in the back. I finished off the half of a bottle I left in
the van and another one. Marinalet out a puff of smoke. “You do remember
we have to work at the fair tomorrow, don’t you?” she asked. “Shit,” I swore
under my breath. Tomorrow was going to suck some serious ass. We got to
Marina’s house and I got into my car. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Marina asked. “Dr-driving
home,” I managed to spit out. “Like hell you are! You aren’t going anywhere,”
she said. “I only had like two bottles,” I slurred. “Since we pulled in the
driveway!” she said. She pulled me out of the car and helped me into her house.
I fell down her stairs and crawled onto the couch.
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I woke up the next morning with the biggest headache I had ever had. Marina threw Diego at me. “Wake up,” she said.
Diego landed on my stomach. He was heavy when he was used as a projectile. I
threw on some clothes that I found and headed out to the car. She sped off. The
sunlight made my head feel like it was going to explode. I turned on Black Veil
Brides and cranked up the radio. I listened to BVB no matter what. We got to the
fair and prepared for the worst. We were carnies who worked a game right next to
the loudest fucking ride. This was going to suck. The game was already set up
(and rigged so no one could win). We put on the headsets and began trying to
provoke people to play our game. At about 2 pm, we spotted them. Marinaleaped over to me and punched my arm.
“Holy fucking shit! Is that Andy and Ashley?!” she loudly whispered. My mouth
dropped. What the hell were they doing here? I began provoking them. “Hey you!
Yeah you with the swoopy hair and the leather pants!” I said. He looked over at
me. “Why don’t you and your pretty friend come over here,” I said tauntingly. He
walked over angrily. “What the hell do you want, carney?” he asked, pissed. I
could see he was already having a bad day. “Why don’t you put your money where
your makeup is and play?” I said with a smug smile. He turned to walk away. “By
the way, I never got you two lovely ladies’ names,” I said. I knew this would
really piss them off. Now, pissing them off wasn’t my goal, but it was a way to
get their attention. Ashley turned around and walked over to me. He picked me up
by the shirt collar. “What the hell did you just say?” he said through clenched
teeth. I smiled a devious smile. “Hey Mr. Purdy, you look really sexy with those
pants on, but you’d look even better with them off,” I whispered in his ear
seductively. He let go of my shirt. I winked at him. He didn’t look as pissed
anymore. I couldn’t really tell, though, because he wasn’t looking at my face.
I grabbed his chin and forced him to look me in the eye. He smiled a devious
smile. Andy and Marina were having some sort of conversation, too, but I was
too busy flirting with Ashley to hear what they were saying. He leaned in close
to my face. “I hope you know I like it rough,” he said in a low tone. He then
let out a playful growl. “Here’s my number. That is, if you want a girl who
knows what she’s doing,” I said and winked. “I’ll see you in my bed,” he said
as he walked away. This day just got a hell of a lot better.
Marina's
POV.
“Hey, I’m sorry about Ashley, he got turned down a LOT today. That’s why he’s being a little bitch to your friend.” Andy said to me, laughing. “It’s cool, she’s probably just fucking with him.” I said while looking over to see her lean in and whisper something. “Or fucking HIM.” I joked, Andy catching on to my joke. I’m very surprised that I’m being this cool. “I don’t believe I caught your name, Red.” Andy said musing, a very subtle pick-up line,
though.“What if my name is Red?” I said, a mischievous expression on my face. “Alright, Red.” Andy said with a smirk. “I’m Andy.” He introduced himself, holding out his hand. “I’m Marina.” I said whilst taking his hand and shaking it. “Marina, that’s a bad ass name!” He said impressively. I nodded as I saw two little kids with their
parents walking up, wanting to play the game me & Em are working at. I flipped on the water switch and took their money, telling them to sit anywhere. I held up a finger to tell Andy to wait. I did my usual spiel, narrating
everything, blah blah blaah. These two little kids were so sweet, and they had a mental disability. I was going to vocational school for a degree in aiding mentally disabled kids. After they got done, you were supposed to give each kid
a toy, a cheap dollar toy.“Daddy, I want the big banana.” The little boy pointed at the Reggae/ Jamiacan Banana. They were twins, but I believe each had down syndrome.“Son, I don’t know if you get that..” The father trailed
off. I waved him off, handing the little boy the huge banana. “Here you go handsome!” I said as I watched his face light up. “Daddy, do I get a big lion stuffy?” The little girl asked, staring at the sky. I unhooked the lion
and gave it to her. “There you are sweetness!” I said. Her smile was as wide as her cheekbones. “THANK YOU!” They both screamed at me. “Can I get a big high five?” I asked, holding up my two hands in front of them. They
mustered up their strength and high fived me. “Thank you..” Their dad trailed off, watching them act out their new characters, the banana and lion. “Don’t mention it, I’m glad I put a smile on their faces.” I said, smiling warmly. He took their hands and walked in step with them. I turned back to Andy, finding him smiling, with a weird look on his face. “Why did you do that?” He asked me. I shrugged, and smiled. “You could get fired for that!” He said, shocked. I just shrugged and looked at Ashley and Emily again. Ashley was rubbing her hip. I picked up a rock and carefully aimed for her boob. It hit her and she stood there for 10 seconds without reacting. She simply saw me and Andy standing there, and flipped us off. We laughed at her. “We get off at our shift in an hour; do you wanna meet up somewhere and chill?”I asked cautiously.He nodded eagerly, like a little kid. I blushed and looked down. “Where will you be? I could text you if you want..” He said, trailing.“Left my phone in our van.. Well, I’ll be getting food at
the Chinese Wok across from the penis shaped ride.” I said seriously. He laughed, until he realized I was dead serious.
“You mean the zipper?” He asked me.“No.. The penis..” I said, smiling softly. “You’re funny, I like that.” He told me. I blushed. I noticed a line forming behind him. He saw me staring; “I should probably drag Ashley away from her now,” He said, laughing. “I’ll see you in an hour!” He said while briskly walking and taking a stumbling and mad Ashley along with him. I turned to Emily, who was obviously staring at Ashley’s ass. “You sluuuttt!” I whispered to her, while setting up the game for the customers. I took their money while she told
them the basics of the game, which was way too rehearsed. The hour SLOWLY rolled
on in anticipation. It also got so hot to the point where we had kids squirt us
with the water shooters. THAT’S how bad it was. We were shaking in anticipation
of meeting Andy & Ashley once more. We traded our shift to the other carnies
and walked to the Chinese Wok. We scoured the area, but no Andy’s & Ashley’s
were spotted. I lit up a cigarette and took a drag, ordering my usual veggie
fried rice. Emily ordered a Corn Dog from the stand over. I leaned back against
the stand, watching the crowd. Emily skipped back, happily munching on her corn
dog. Soon, Veggie Fried Rice was being shoved into my hands. We sat on a bench
adjacent to the Wok. “I don’t think they’re coming..” I said as Emily
checked her phone. We walked past a bench, Emily engrossed into her phone and me on the
big penis ride. “Hey!” I heard someone shout. I jumped in fright and turned around. Andy was walking fast and Ashley trailed behind.
Emily’s POV
We finished up our food and started heading towards Marina’s car. I
was absorbed in my phone, looking up possible future venues. “Hey!” I heard a
very familiar voice shout. I looked up from my phone and turned around. Andy and
Ashley were quickly walking towards us. “Sorry we’re late, we got held up by
some fans,” he said, never once taking his eyes off of Marina. Ashley was once
again staring at my boobs. I quietly chuckled. “We thought you guys blew us
off,” Marina said. “Now why would we blow off people as bad ass as you two?” Andy said. “So
where were you two headed?”Ashley asked, actually looking at my face. “We were
going to band practice,” I said. “You’re in a band?” Andy asked. “Yep,”
Marina said, smiling. “You mind if we tag along?” Ashley asked. “Sure,” I said almost too
eagerly. We made small talk and headed out to the van. Marina drove, Andy sat
shotgun, and Ashley and I sat in the back. I pulled a bottle of whisky out of
the mini freezer we kept under the seat. I downed it within a matter of minutes.
I grabbed another and downed that one as well. “Slow down you damn alcoholic!”
Marina said, half joking. Ashley took the bottle and finished it off. He then proceeded to
put his arm around me. He leaned in close to me. “You’re too beautiful to ruin
your life with alcohol,”he whispered in my ear. I blushed and stared at the
ground. He brushed the hair off of my face and tucked it behind my ear. He
grabbed my chin gently and forced me to look up at him. Marina and Andy were
carrying on some sort of conversation, but I was too busy drowning in Ashley’s
eyes. Ashley leaned in close to my face, intently staring into my soul. Right at
that moment, Marina slammed on the brakes and I flew
forward, hitting the back of Andy’s seat with my face. “You fuckin’ asshole!”
Marina shouted as she honked the horn and flipped some guy off. A truck drove in front of us and
flipped us off as well. We drove for about two more minutes and then pulled into
her driveway. Her mom and dad weren’t home, so we headed inside with the guys.
Andy stepped out first, then went over to the drives side and opened Marina’s door. She blushed
and stepped out. Ashley opened our door and hopped out. He held his hand out for
me to take whilst stepping out of the van. I grabbed it and did a slight hop. He
then put his arm around me and escorted me to the front door. We went downstairs
into the basement of the basement and started setting up our instruments. Just
as we finished, we heard a knock on the door. It was Renee and Shayne. “Stay
down here,” Marinaloudly whispered. She walked upstairs and
let them in. I stayed downstairs with Andy and Ashley. Ashley put his arm around
my shoulder and looked deeply into my eyes. Marina
opened the basement of the basement’s door and walked in with an awe-struck
Renee and utterly shocked Shayne. We were all big fans of BVB, so they knew
exactly who was standing with Marina and me. Renee nervously stumbled to her
drum set and Shayne picked up his bass shakily. Andy assisted Marina with putter her guitar on. Renee started
playing the opening to The Legacy, and Marina and Shayne joined in. I grabbed
the microphone and sang my heart out. Marina and I hit the screams perfectly and
we didn’t screw up at all. When we finished the song, Andy and Ashley sat there,
mouths wide open with shock. The next song we decided to play was Love Isn’t
Always Fair. We jammed out to miscellaneous songs for about two hours and then
we decided to end it. “You guys are amazing,” Andy said. Ashley nodded in
agreement, for he was at a loss for words. Renee and Shayne said their goodbyes
and left. Marina headed upstairs, with Andy close behind. I went to follow them, but Ashley
grabbed my wrist and held me back. I heard Andy and Marina’s footsteps fade away as they went up a second
flight of stairs into Marina’s room. Ashley turned me around and
pulled me into a tight embrace. I stood there, a person frozen in the forever
moving stream of time. He buried his face in my neck. “I love you,” he whispered
ever so softly to me. He pulled away from the embrace and caressed my cheek with
his hand. We stared intently into each others eyes. Our faces gravitated towards
each other and before we knew it, we were inches apart.
Emily’s POV
Ohai. My name is Emily. I am a 19 year old girl from a shitty town called Mineral Ridge, Ohio. Everyone in this town hates my guts. Even so, I’ve got big city dreams. I’m a singer in the band Someone and the
Other People (awesome name, right?) Anyslut, the whole reason my friends and I
started the band was to meet kick ass celebrities, but most of all it’s to save
lives. Music saved my life, and I want to thank Black Veil Brides for doing so.
I guess that’s the main reason I want to be famous. Anywhore, enough about our
band, lets talk about Black Veil Brides. They are my inspiration, and I’m
positively in LOVE with the bass player, Ashley Purdy. (By the way, for those of
you who don’t know and are too lazy to Google it, Ashley is a man.) My friend
Marina, (who plays guitar and also sings with me) on the other hand, loves Andy
Biersack (BVB’s lead singer). But she’ll probably tell you everything in like 5
seconds. Its her turn to tell the story now.
Marina's POV.
Hey there guys. My name is Marina. I am 20 years of age and I’m a senior. Before you presume I’m dumb as shit, I got held back in Kindegarten. Does not play well with others. It’s still like
that, to this day. I hate almost everyone. Except my best friend Emily, too bad
we go to different schools, it blows. We’re in a band. Emily named it Someone
and the Other People. I like it. I play guitar and sing a little for the band.
We want to make it big, just so we could meet some badass celebrities and save
lives. Sort of like how Black Veil Brides saved mine. I think they also saved
Emily’s, too. I just want to tell them how much they mean to me. Like, you guys
don’t even know. But I should probably get on with my life, right? Ooh, I can
tell you what I look like. For starters, my hair is somewhat like this;
http://hayleyfashion.info/hair/redyellow/2.jpgand I’ll just show you what I’m
wearing to school. http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=36084373Yeah I didn’t have much
motivation for today. Only tonight. Tonight was the Talent Show. Emily & I
were gonna debut our band. Sure it was only a 4 person band. But it’s gonna
happen. Our song we would be singing? Saviour, by Black Veil Brides.
Surprisingly enough, we were in an all girl band. Sadly, we are ALL in different
schools. Luckily, the talent show director LOVED me. I am her favorite student.
I eat lunch with her, because I hate all the fucking assholes I have to deal
with. She was sketchy about it, I believe in us. So she did too. In a way, she
was my 2nd mother. Well, Emily should tell you about her school day. See you
during the talent show. (;
Emily’s POV
Oh yeah. I forgot to mention that I, too, am a senior. I
started school a year late. Anyskank, my school day sucked ass. It started out
like every single one of my school days does; terribly. First, when I walked
into the building, I was pelted with textbooks and hate-filled words. Second,
when I got to my locker, EMO HOE was spray painted across it. Third, when I opened my locker, water balloons full
of piss fell out. Every single one of them hit me. “God DAMMIT!” I screamed. It
wasn’t ever first period and my day was already ruined. “Emily, to my office.
Now,” the asshole of a principal said. I threw my purse to the floor when we
entered the office. “What do you want?” I said in an extremely pissed off tone.
“First of all, don’t use that tone with me. And second of all, you know swearing
isn’t tolerated in this school,” he said. “Oh yeah, because it’s‘offensive’ to
some people,” I said in a sarcastic tone. “Don’t get smart with me!” he yelled.
“And what kind of satanic shit are you wearing?” he asked with a scoff. I was
wearing these http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/Deals/Machine-Purple-Destroyed-Skinny-Jeans-910034.jspwith this http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/Deals/Black-Veil-Brides-Black-Lace-Tank-Top-140332.jspand these http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/Shoes/Boots/Qupid-Black-Crinkle-Studded-Bootie-905555.jsp.“Excuse me?” I said. He was REALLY starting to piss me off. “If you wear anything like that again I’m going
to suspend you!” he said. I finally knew what he was doing. “You sneaky son of a
bitch. Don’t try to change the subject,” I said, pissed. I knew exactly who did
everything to me this morning. It was a couple of football players and a few
cheerleaders. “You’re going to try to turn this whole thing on me so you don’t
bring your precious football players and cheerleaders into this. Well FUCK YOU!”
I said with a disgusted tone as I flipped him off. I picked up my purse and
stormed out of the office. The only thing that kept me from flipping the fuck
out and just leaving the state was tonight. It was our first real show. I took a
deep breath and calmed myself down. I tolerated classes until lunch and then
left. I couldn’t take any more of the assholes. I started my purple Grand Am and
headed back to my house. My father was a deadbeat so it was just me and my mom
living there. She always worked late so I knew I could skip school whenever. I
went into the basement and began to practice singing Saviour. I sang for about
an hour an a half before my phone rang. It was a text from Marina.Hey
get cho ass over here to practice! It said. I took everything necessary and
headed over. I got into the car and blasted The Legacy at top volume. On the way
over to Marina’s house I saw a few kids I knew from school. They gave me filthy looks as they
flipped me off and threw shit at my car. I swerved over like I was going to hit
them and threw a water bottle full of piss at them. It was just one of the
things that had flown through the window. I sped off. I pulled into her driveway
and grabbed my shit. I walked in through the basement doors and almost tripped
on her cat. “Hi Diego,” I said in a high pitched voice. Marinawalked down the
stairs, guitar in hand. The other two band members were already there. We set up
and practiced for about an hour. After we finished, we packed up and headed out
to the rapist van we pimped out with our band logo and various other things. We
threw our shit in the van and climbed in. Marina got in the drivers seat and I got shotgun. We began driving to the talent show. I pulled out a bottle of whisky and chugged that mother fucker. “Slow down! You
still gotta sing tonight!” Marinasaid. I ignored her request and finished
off the first bottle. On to the next one. We got to the school about half way
through my second bottle. This is it. I thought to myself. I took a deep breath and stepped out of the
car.
Marina's POV
We arrived to the talent show in about 15 minutes. We had tuned our guitars in the van, since we were running
really late. Emily was a little tipsy, but she kept it under control. She sang best when she wasn’t nervous. We parked our van on the street next to the school. We ran to the front, adrenaline pumping in our blood. We ran backstage,
and when I say ran, I mean RAN. We were so late.“Where were you Marina?!”Mrs.
Gerr asked me.“I know, I’m so sorry!” I said, while smoothing out my
shirt. I changed my wardrobe into ripped pants, slashed shirt, and long
gloves.“And now, our hometown devil, Marina Williams and Shayne will
rock out with her band from a different school! Give it up for her!” The
announcer said, walking off the stage. He handed me the mic, which I swiftly
gave to Emily. The drumset was already set up in the background. Renee, our
drummer walked out with her sticks. I continued on, with my blue electric in
hand. I twirled the pick throughout my fingers. The other band members took
their places, Emily swaying on the spot. I laughed. “How ya’ll feelin
tonight?” I asked them, weak applause was my answer. Boring crowd. Mehr.
I started the beginning of Youth & Whiskey on my guitar, and people looked
in shock. I just kept playing. Bass joined in, along with the drums. I was the
only lead guitar, so my fingers were a-flying. Emily started on the vox,
killin’ it, as usual. I was her back up vocals, but we only had one mic, so she
walked over to me, and I backed her up.
These words are burning
inside me
Spent years in liquid
harmony
This dream is who I wanna be (youth and whisky)
I grew from those who hate me
Stand fast to a razor blade
symphony
Cigarettes and lyrics made me (youth and whisky)
Can you see
Can you see me
I'm strong from what
they made me
These angels who carry me
They tell me
youth and whisky
Baptized in smoke and misery
A
loaded gun and a bastard's history
My temple's for the crazy (youth
and whisky)
No sorrow left inside me
Celebrate the
moments behind me
This shot is holy memory (youth and
whisky)
Can you see
Can you see me
I'm
strong from what they made me
These angels who carry me
They tell me youth and whisky
(Hey, hey) Brothers
(Hey, hey) Fighters
(Hey, hey) Bottles
Living for
another round
(Hey,hey) Lovers
(Hey, hey) Liars
(Hey, hey) Throttle speeding towards a blackout
BLACKOUT
She held the mic for me and I screamed Blackout. And
inhaled for the breakdown, still playing my guitar. I only messed up once, but
it was subtle.
Can you see
Can you see
me
I'm strong from what they made me
These angels who
carry me
They tell me youth and
whisky
The auditiorium erupted in cheers. They actually liked it! We took our bows,
and walked to backstage, waiting for the final vote of the judges."And
now, the winner of the 2011 Lordstown High Schooltalent show is!"
Emily’s POV
"And now, the winner of the 2011 Lordstown High
School talent show is!" They hesitated, filling the audience with suspense. I was shaking with nerves. Marinawas biting her lip. We were all terrified. “Someone and the Other People!” the judges said. The
audience erupted with applause. My mouth dropped in shock. Renee grabbed my
hands and started jumping up and down. I joined her and let out a scream of joy.
We ran out on stage and accepted the certificate. I grabbed the mic and began.
“Life isn’t exactly easy for people like us. People who choose to stray from the
path of normalcy, but who wants to be normal? That’s a setting on a washing
machine. But it’s because we’re different that people pick on us and cast us
out. Always remember, when you feel alone, we’ll be there. Never give in, never
back down.” I then stammered my way off stage. The sounds of clapping and
cheering filled my ears as I made my way outside. I walked out the back door and
leaned up against the wall. I took out my water bottle of vodka and downed it. I
was a heavy drinker, but I never lit up. Smoking just didn’t pique my interest.
Marinawalked out of the back door, the rest of the band following. We walked over to the van and
piled in. Marina got in the driver’s seat and lit up. I climbed into the passenger’s seat while
the other two got in the back. I finished off the half of a bottle I left in
the van and another one. Marinalet out a puff of smoke. “You do remember
we have to work at the fair tomorrow, don’t you?” she asked. “Shit,” I swore
under my breath. Tomorrow was going to suck some serious ass. We got to
Marina’s house and I got into my car. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Marina asked. “Dr-driving
home,” I managed to spit out. “Like hell you are! You aren’t going anywhere,”
she said. “I only had like two bottles,” I slurred. “Since we pulled in the
driveway!” she said. She pulled me out of the car and helped me into her house.
I fell down her stairs and crawled onto the couch.
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I woke up the next morning with the biggest headache I had ever had. Marina threw Diego at me. “Wake up,” she said.
Diego landed on my stomach. He was heavy when he was used as a projectile. I
threw on some clothes that I found and headed out to the car. She sped off. The
sunlight made my head feel like it was going to explode. I turned on Black Veil
Brides and cranked up the radio. I listened to BVB no matter what. We got to the
fair and prepared for the worst. We were carnies who worked a game right next to
the loudest fucking ride. This was going to suck. The game was already set up
(and rigged so no one could win). We put on the headsets and began trying to
provoke people to play our game. At about 2 pm, we spotted them. Marinaleaped over to me and punched my arm.
“Holy fucking shit! Is that Andy and Ashley?!” she loudly whispered. My mouth
dropped. What the hell were they doing here? I began provoking them. “Hey you!
Yeah you with the swoopy hair and the leather pants!” I said. He looked over at
me. “Why don’t you and your pretty friend come over here,” I said tauntingly. He
walked over angrily. “What the hell do you want, carney?” he asked, pissed. I
could see he was already having a bad day. “Why don’t you put your money where
your makeup is and play?” I said with a smug smile. He turned to walk away. “By
the way, I never got you two lovely ladies’ names,” I said. I knew this would
really piss them off. Now, pissing them off wasn’t my goal, but it was a way to
get their attention. Ashley turned around and walked over to me. He picked me up
by the shirt collar. “What the hell did you just say?” he said through clenched
teeth. I smiled a devious smile. “Hey Mr. Purdy, you look really sexy with those
pants on, but you’d look even better with them off,” I whispered in his ear
seductively. He let go of my shirt. I winked at him. He didn’t look as pissed
anymore. I couldn’t really tell, though, because he wasn’t looking at my face.
I grabbed his chin and forced him to look me in the eye. He smiled a devious
smile. Andy and Marina were having some sort of conversation, too, but I was
too busy flirting with Ashley to hear what they were saying. He leaned in close
to my face. “I hope you know I like it rough,” he said in a low tone. He then
let out a playful growl. “Here’s my number. That is, if you want a girl who
knows what she’s doing,” I said and winked. “I’ll see you in my bed,” he said
as he walked away. This day just got a hell of a lot better.
Marina's
POV.
“Hey, I’m sorry about Ashley, he got turned down a LOT today. That’s why he’s being a little bitch to your friend.” Andy said to me, laughing. “It’s cool, she’s probably just fucking with him.” I said while looking over to see her lean in and whisper something. “Or fucking HIM.” I joked, Andy catching on to my joke. I’m very surprised that I’m being this cool. “I don’t believe I caught your name, Red.” Andy said musing, a very subtle pick-up line,
though.“What if my name is Red?” I said, a mischievous expression on my face. “Alright, Red.” Andy said with a smirk. “I’m Andy.” He introduced himself, holding out his hand. “I’m Marina.” I said whilst taking his hand and shaking it. “Marina, that’s a bad ass name!” He said impressively. I nodded as I saw two little kids with their
parents walking up, wanting to play the game me & Em are working at. I flipped on the water switch and took their money, telling them to sit anywhere. I held up a finger to tell Andy to wait. I did my usual spiel, narrating
everything, blah blah blaah. These two little kids were so sweet, and they had a mental disability. I was going to vocational school for a degree in aiding mentally disabled kids. After they got done, you were supposed to give each kid
a toy, a cheap dollar toy.“Daddy, I want the big banana.” The little boy pointed at the Reggae/ Jamiacan Banana. They were twins, but I believe each had down syndrome.“Son, I don’t know if you get that..” The father trailed
off. I waved him off, handing the little boy the huge banana. “Here you go handsome!” I said as I watched his face light up. “Daddy, do I get a big lion stuffy?” The little girl asked, staring at the sky. I unhooked the lion
and gave it to her. “There you are sweetness!” I said. Her smile was as wide as her cheekbones. “THANK YOU!” They both screamed at me. “Can I get a big high five?” I asked, holding up my two hands in front of them. They
mustered up their strength and high fived me. “Thank you..” Their dad trailed off, watching them act out their new characters, the banana and lion. “Don’t mention it, I’m glad I put a smile on their faces.” I said, smiling warmly. He took their hands and walked in step with them. I turned back to Andy, finding him smiling, with a weird look on his face. “Why did you do that?” He asked me. I shrugged, and smiled. “You could get fired for that!” He said, shocked. I just shrugged and looked at Ashley and Emily again. Ashley was rubbing her hip. I picked up a rock and carefully aimed for her boob. It hit her and she stood there for 10 seconds without reacting. She simply saw me and Andy standing there, and flipped us off. We laughed at her. “We get off at our shift in an hour; do you wanna meet up somewhere and chill?”I asked cautiously.He nodded eagerly, like a little kid. I blushed and looked down. “Where will you be? I could text you if you want..” He said, trailing.“Left my phone in our van.. Well, I’ll be getting food at
the Chinese Wok across from the penis shaped ride.” I said seriously. He laughed, until he realized I was dead serious.
“You mean the zipper?” He asked me.“No.. The penis..” I said, smiling softly. “You’re funny, I like that.” He told me. I blushed. I noticed a line forming behind him. He saw me staring; “I should probably drag Ashley away from her now,” He said, laughing. “I’ll see you in an hour!” He said while briskly walking and taking a stumbling and mad Ashley along with him. I turned to Emily, who was obviously staring at Ashley’s ass. “You sluuuttt!” I whispered to her, while setting up the game for the customers. I took their money while she told
them the basics of the game, which was way too rehearsed. The hour SLOWLY rolled
on in anticipation. It also got so hot to the point where we had kids squirt us
with the water shooters. THAT’S how bad it was. We were shaking in anticipation
of meeting Andy & Ashley once more. We traded our shift to the other carnies
and walked to the Chinese Wok. We scoured the area, but no Andy’s & Ashley’s
were spotted. I lit up a cigarette and took a drag, ordering my usual veggie
fried rice. Emily ordered a Corn Dog from the stand over. I leaned back against
the stand, watching the crowd. Emily skipped back, happily munching on her corn
dog. Soon, Veggie Fried Rice was being shoved into my hands. We sat on a bench
adjacent to the Wok. “I don’t think they’re coming..” I said as Emily
checked her phone. We walked past a bench, Emily engrossed into her phone and me on the
big penis ride. “Hey!” I heard someone shout. I jumped in fright and turned around. Andy was walking fast and Ashley trailed behind.
Emily’s POV
We finished up our food and started heading towards Marina’s car. I
was absorbed in my phone, looking up possible future venues. “Hey!” I heard a
very familiar voice shout. I looked up from my phone and turned around. Andy and
Ashley were quickly walking towards us. “Sorry we’re late, we got held up by
some fans,” he said, never once taking his eyes off of Marina. Ashley was once
again staring at my boobs. I quietly chuckled. “We thought you guys blew us
off,” Marina said. “Now why would we blow off people as bad ass as you two?” Andy said. “So
where were you two headed?”Ashley asked, actually looking at my face. “We were
going to band practice,” I said. “You’re in a band?” Andy asked. “Yep,”
Marina said, smiling. “You mind if we tag along?” Ashley asked. “Sure,” I said almost too
eagerly. We made small talk and headed out to the van. Marina drove, Andy sat
shotgun, and Ashley and I sat in the back. I pulled a bottle of whisky out of
the mini freezer we kept under the seat. I downed it within a matter of minutes.
I grabbed another and downed that one as well. “Slow down you damn alcoholic!”
Marina said, half joking. Ashley took the bottle and finished it off. He then proceeded to
put his arm around me. He leaned in close to me. “You’re too beautiful to ruin
your life with alcohol,”he whispered in my ear. I blushed and stared at the
ground. He brushed the hair off of my face and tucked it behind my ear. He
grabbed my chin gently and forced me to look up at him. Marina and Andy were
carrying on some sort of conversation, but I was too busy drowning in Ashley’s
eyes. Ashley leaned in close to my face, intently staring into my soul. Right at
that moment, Marina slammed on the brakes and I flew
forward, hitting the back of Andy’s seat with my face. “You fuckin’ asshole!”
Marina shouted as she honked the horn and flipped some guy off. A truck drove in front of us and
flipped us off as well. We drove for about two more minutes and then pulled into
her driveway. Her mom and dad weren’t home, so we headed inside with the guys.
Andy stepped out first, then went over to the drives side and opened Marina’s door. She blushed
and stepped out. Ashley opened our door and hopped out. He held his hand out for
me to take whilst stepping out of the van. I grabbed it and did a slight hop. He
then put his arm around me and escorted me to the front door. We went downstairs
into the basement of the basement and started setting up our instruments. Just
as we finished, we heard a knock on the door. It was Renee and Shayne. “Stay
down here,” Marinaloudly whispered. She walked upstairs and
let them in. I stayed downstairs with Andy and Ashley. Ashley put his arm around
my shoulder and looked deeply into my eyes. Marina
opened the basement of the basement’s door and walked in with an awe-struck
Renee and utterly shocked Shayne. We were all big fans of BVB, so they knew
exactly who was standing with Marina and me. Renee nervously stumbled to her
drum set and Shayne picked up his bass shakily. Andy assisted Marina with putter her guitar on. Renee started
playing the opening to The Legacy, and Marina and Shayne joined in. I grabbed
the microphone and sang my heart out. Marina and I hit the screams perfectly and
we didn’t screw up at all. When we finished the song, Andy and Ashley sat there,
mouths wide open with shock. The next song we decided to play was Love Isn’t
Always Fair. We jammed out to miscellaneous songs for about two hours and then
we decided to end it. “You guys are amazing,” Andy said. Ashley nodded in
agreement, for he was at a loss for words. Renee and Shayne said their goodbyes
and left. Marina headed upstairs, with Andy close behind. I went to follow them, but Ashley
grabbed my wrist and held me back. I heard Andy and Marina’s footsteps fade away as they went up a second
flight of stairs into Marina’s room. Ashley turned me around and
pulled me into a tight embrace. I stood there, a person frozen in the forever
moving stream of time. He buried his face in my neck. “I love you,” he whispered
ever so softly to me. He pulled away from the embrace and caressed my cheek with
his hand. We stared intently into each others eyes. Our faces gravitated towards
each other and before we knew it, we were inches apart.
