Uptight, chapter 1
It's the shock of realization when you take a sip of your chocolate milk only to find it's apple juice or step on the bottom step only to find yourself falling face first down the last four stairs. That is the shock of realization I found myself feeling as I sat curled up in the dark corner nervously twisting my red tie in my hands going over my lines in my head for the final time. The time had finally come; our time to shine. Whatever happens now happens and there's no turning back. I felt my whole body tremble.
"Don't be stupid!" I told myself.
"I know all the songs so well I could play them backwards. What is there to fear? The crowd... . What will they think? Who cares about the crowd!? Fuck them all this is our chance and no one's gonna bring us down."
I picked myself up and took a deep breath. I ignored my fear and walked over to Erin our drummer and Jack our bassist.
"So you guys ready!?" I said in an excited voice
"Hell yeah!" Jack and Erin yelled back.
They were both acting brave but I could see in their eyes that they were both just as nervous as I was.
"Come on guys this is gonna be sooo much fun! All we have to do is go out and fuck around a bit until we're done all of our songs or brutally forced off the stage."
I picked up my guitar and played any random thing and sang along. Eventually Erin and Jack joined in.
"10 minutes 'till we start letting people in." a tall skinny ornamental man grumbled to us.
He gave us a look like he wanted to kill us, which he probably wanted to do since we had smashed 3 chairs and eaten half the buffet table. But we were bored.
"Sooo I guess we better start to get ready then." Said Erin as she walked over to her drum bag. She pulled out black mascara and eyeliner and started putting it around her eyes. I did the same. I got bored once I was finished so I drew a big black smiley face on Jack's cheek.
"That's for good luck" I said
"Oh yeah well this is so you don't screw up" Jack picked up my black eyeliner and wrote S T U P I D on my forehead.
"What the fuck!?" I yelled.
Erin and Jack broke out in a loud laugh. I went to kick Jack in the shin but instead ended up kicking the table where we had put all of our stuff and it all fell over on me. Erin and Jack were now rolling on the ground laughing on me. Gasping for air they slowly got up and helped me pick everything up. We could hear the crowd of people stumbling into the night club.
"You're on in 10." Said the skinny man.
"I don't like that guy" said Jack
"Oooo you mean the toothpick dressed up like a person?" Erin snorted.
For the rest of the time we sat there arguing over the best way to get kicked out of the club.
"Hey I just realized something." Erin said
"What?"
"What if Green Day comes to the club and watches our performance? We are in Oakland."
"Yeah I'm so sure they're gonna come to this exact night club just to see one little useless band such as HaphaZard." Jack teased.
"Shut up we're not useless but yeah Erin it is very unlikely." I said as I through an orange at Jack.
"Hurry up your on now." The ornamental man ushered us onto the stage.
"Fuck really?"
"Yes really now get out there" the man answered in a very irritated voice.
"Ok come on guys." I got all 3 of us in a circle "come on guys this is our chance. Just do as we practiced and we'll survive." I encouraged "All for one... ."
"And one for all!!" We all yelled
"Come on let's do it!"
We walked on stage with the hot lights beating down on us. A hush fell over the crowed followed by sudden cheering. The concert has begun.
"Don't be stupid!" I told myself.
"I know all the songs so well I could play them backwards. What is there to fear? The crowd... . What will they think? Who cares about the crowd!? Fuck them all this is our chance and no one's gonna bring us down."
I picked myself up and took a deep breath. I ignored my fear and walked over to Erin our drummer and Jack our bassist.
"So you guys ready!?" I said in an excited voice
"Hell yeah!" Jack and Erin yelled back.
They were both acting brave but I could see in their eyes that they were both just as nervous as I was.
"Come on guys this is gonna be sooo much fun! All we have to do is go out and fuck around a bit until we're done all of our songs or brutally forced off the stage."
I picked up my guitar and played any random thing and sang along. Eventually Erin and Jack joined in.
"10 minutes 'till we start letting people in." a tall skinny ornamental man grumbled to us.
He gave us a look like he wanted to kill us, which he probably wanted to do since we had smashed 3 chairs and eaten half the buffet table. But we were bored.
"Sooo I guess we better start to get ready then." Said Erin as she walked over to her drum bag. She pulled out black mascara and eyeliner and started putting it around her eyes. I did the same. I got bored once I was finished so I drew a big black smiley face on Jack's cheek.
"That's for good luck" I said
"Oh yeah well this is so you don't screw up" Jack picked up my black eyeliner and wrote S T U P I D on my forehead.
"What the fuck!?" I yelled.
Erin and Jack broke out in a loud laugh. I went to kick Jack in the shin but instead ended up kicking the table where we had put all of our stuff and it all fell over on me. Erin and Jack were now rolling on the ground laughing on me. Gasping for air they slowly got up and helped me pick everything up. We could hear the crowd of people stumbling into the night club.
"You're on in 10." Said the skinny man.
"I don't like that guy" said Jack
"Oooo you mean the toothpick dressed up like a person?" Erin snorted.
For the rest of the time we sat there arguing over the best way to get kicked out of the club.
"Hey I just realized something." Erin said
"What?"
"What if Green Day comes to the club and watches our performance? We are in Oakland."
"Yeah I'm so sure they're gonna come to this exact night club just to see one little useless band such as HaphaZard." Jack teased.
"Shut up we're not useless but yeah Erin it is very unlikely." I said as I through an orange at Jack.
"Hurry up your on now." The ornamental man ushered us onto the stage.
"Fuck really?"
"Yes really now get out there" the man answered in a very irritated voice.
"Ok come on guys." I got all 3 of us in a circle "come on guys this is our chance. Just do as we practiced and we'll survive." I encouraged "All for one... ."
"And one for all!!" We all yelled
"Come on let's do it!"
We walked on stage with the hot lights beating down on us. A hush fell over the crowed followed by sudden cheering. The concert has begun.
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