Me, MCR and the fire..., chapter 6
A year later
They say time flies when you're having fun. Believe me it also flies when you're not.
When Frankie left it was kinda like having an annoying pet budgie there one minute, chirping away, making you laugh. Then all of a sudden flying away and never coming back (or maybe that's a bad example)
The apartment felt empty for weeks after MCR's departure. Ceri and Drew got engaged, Becki got a modeling job, Claire bought a club and me? I threw myself into my work at a newspaper, trying not to miss Frank. Oh and we got a cat.
It was a year to the day of the fire that changed the pattern of my work, well life.
My boss called me into his office at 12 midday saying he had an important job for me.
I lightly knocked on his door.
"Come in."
"You wanted to see me," I said stepping into his office.
"Our concert review guy is out with the flu," the boss told me after asking me to sit down.
"Yeah and ?" I asked not knowing where this was going.
"And I want you to cover the My Chemical Romance concert tonight."
"No," I answered simply.
"What? Why?"
"You know why, I just want to push the past outta my mind."
"Well, have the rest of the day to think about it. Remember Sam this job could earn you major brownie points. You're only 19 and don't want to stay in a dead end job all your life when its so easy to go up on the world."
"How come you're home so early?" Ceri asked me when I got back to the apartment.
"The boss gave me the rest of the day off to 'think things over,'" I replied throwing myself on the couch.
"What d'you need to think over?"
"He wants me to cover the MCR concert tonight."
"Oh."
"Tonight of all nights! A year ago today was the fire!"
"I think you should go," Ceri said quietly.
"Huh?"
"Sam you need to see Frank again, he liked you and you liked him," she said seriously. "I'll come with you if you want," she then added smiling.
"OK," I sighed.
* Frank's POV *
I couldn't wait for the concert that night. My girlfriend, Sienna, would be in the crowd watching for the first time. To be fair life was good.
Aw who am I kidding? Ye I was excited about Sienna coming to see us play for the first time but it was a year since the fire and I missed Sam, Cez, Claire, Bex and Drew (couldn't leave him out) like crazy.
"You all right?" Mikey asked.
"Yeah sure. I'm just y'know thinking," I replied.
"Well, we're on in 20 minutes," Mikey pre-warned me.
* Sam's POV *
Weird was the only word that could describe how I felt. Me, Ceri and Claire (who had decided to come with us) were standing in the line waiting to go inside the Apollo.
"Oh I'm sorry," A sandy haired girl apologized after accidentally hitting me with her bag. She looked kinda nervous.
I shrugged. "Don't worry, I've had worse at concerts, you OK?"
"Ye. It's just my first rock concert," She answered.
"And you're on your own?" Claire asked. The girl nodded.
"Well, I'm supposed to be meeting my boyfriend."
"You can stay with us if you like, we practically live at rock concerts," Ceri laughed. "I'm Ceri and these are Sam and Claire."
"I'm Sienna."
They say time flies when you're having fun. Believe me it also flies when you're not.
When Frankie left it was kinda like having an annoying pet budgie there one minute, chirping away, making you laugh. Then all of a sudden flying away and never coming back (or maybe that's a bad example)
The apartment felt empty for weeks after MCR's departure. Ceri and Drew got engaged, Becki got a modeling job, Claire bought a club and me? I threw myself into my work at a newspaper, trying not to miss Frank. Oh and we got a cat.
It was a year to the day of the fire that changed the pattern of my work, well life.
My boss called me into his office at 12 midday saying he had an important job for me.
I lightly knocked on his door.
"Come in."
"You wanted to see me," I said stepping into his office.
"Our concert review guy is out with the flu," the boss told me after asking me to sit down.
"Yeah and ?" I asked not knowing where this was going.
"And I want you to cover the My Chemical Romance concert tonight."
"No," I answered simply.
"What? Why?"
"You know why, I just want to push the past outta my mind."
"Well, have the rest of the day to think about it. Remember Sam this job could earn you major brownie points. You're only 19 and don't want to stay in a dead end job all your life when its so easy to go up on the world."
"How come you're home so early?" Ceri asked me when I got back to the apartment.
"The boss gave me the rest of the day off to 'think things over,'" I replied throwing myself on the couch.
"What d'you need to think over?"
"He wants me to cover the MCR concert tonight."
"Oh."
"Tonight of all nights! A year ago today was the fire!"
"I think you should go," Ceri said quietly.
"Huh?"
"Sam you need to see Frank again, he liked you and you liked him," she said seriously. "I'll come with you if you want," she then added smiling.
"OK," I sighed.
* Frank's POV *
I couldn't wait for the concert that night. My girlfriend, Sienna, would be in the crowd watching for the first time. To be fair life was good.
Aw who am I kidding? Ye I was excited about Sienna coming to see us play for the first time but it was a year since the fire and I missed Sam, Cez, Claire, Bex and Drew (couldn't leave him out) like crazy.
"You all right?" Mikey asked.
"Yeah sure. I'm just y'know thinking," I replied.
"Well, we're on in 20 minutes," Mikey pre-warned me.
* Sam's POV *
Weird was the only word that could describe how I felt. Me, Ceri and Claire (who had decided to come with us) were standing in the line waiting to go inside the Apollo.
"Oh I'm sorry," A sandy haired girl apologized after accidentally hitting me with her bag. She looked kinda nervous.
I shrugged. "Don't worry, I've had worse at concerts, you OK?"
"Ye. It's just my first rock concert," She answered.
"And you're on your own?" Claire asked. The girl nodded.
"Well, I'm supposed to be meeting my boyfriend."
"You can stay with us if you like, we practically live at rock concerts," Ceri laughed. "I'm Ceri and these are Sam and Claire."
"I'm Sienna."
