In The End (An AFI Story), chapter 8
I somewhat shocked myself. "I don't like you that way, and I sure as hell know you don't like me either! Why did you do that?!?" Davey was furious, I don't think I've seen him this mad before.
"Davey...I'm sorry..I-" a tear ran down my face. I honestly didn't know why I kissed him. It totally ruined my chances of Jade forgiving me, in fact, now he probably thinks I really do like Davey!
"Sfetalina, just shut the hell up. I don't need your shit anymore." Davey stormed out of the room. I was left all by myself, crying like Niagara Falls, and AFI walked out and saw me in such a horrible state. The lady asked if we should come back later, and I said yes.
Since I came in Davey's car, and he and Jade left, I had no way home. I was so confused, my head was pounding. I just stood outside the record dealers and stared off. I heard running on the pavement but I didn't look to see who it was. Then, someone grabbed my shoulder.
"Sfetie! Sfetie, have you seen Jade?" Davey asked in a scared voice.
"No, why?" I asked calmly.
"After I left the waiting room, Jade was standing out there and he was crushed. And when I say crushed, I mean down in the fuckin dumps. He looked like he was going to cry. All he said to me was 'I can't do this anymore,' and he left. And now I can't find him!" Davey grabbed my hand and we ran to his car. Well, at least I have a ride home.
"Where do you think he went? Did he get in his car?" I looked over at Davey, who was about to go over the speed limit.
"Well, I think he's either at his house or on his way. Or Stonehenge Circle." Davey said. Stonehenge Circle was a graffiti'd park that we liked to hang out at. "Sfetie," Davey said softly, "what if Jade does something stupid?" I looked over at our drummer. Right then and there I wanted to hug him tight, but considering that we were driving, I put my arm around his shoulders and patted his back.
We finally reached the Puget's home. It was all cleaned up, but the robbers weren't caught yet. Davey jumped out of the car and flung open Jade's door. It then occurred to me how much Davey would care if something happened to Jade. I wondered if he would do this kind of thing for me. I wondered if Jade would do this kind of thing for me.
"Jade?!?" Davey called out. He was flinging open doors in maniacally. He was in such a state of panic when I realized that maybe I should help out. I walked up the stairs to his room while Davey was still searching the first floor. I opened Jade's room slowly. It creaked as I saw Jade's body sprawled on his bed, face down. A horrible thought crept into my mind. I swallowed back tears, hoping that my thought that he was dead wasn't true. I creeped towards his bed and gently shook his arm. He didn't stir. My face was streaming then. But I shook him harder. He still didn't budge. I finally rolled him over so he was facing upwards and I kissed him, hard and long. That's when his eyes slowly opened and woke up to his face less than a half inch from mine. I broke apart.
"Jade! You're not dead!" I was so happy, I kissed him again. Jade kissed me back, but a couple seconds later he broke apart.
"Wait a sec...why would I be dead? Am I supposed to be dead?" His face went blank.
"Oh, uh..." my face went red. Did I actually think Jade would kill himself? "I uh... well, when you-" Then Davey flung the door open. Talk about perfect timing. Davey's grin was so wide when he saw Jade that he flew- and I mean flew- to Jade's bed.
"Jade! You're okay!" Davey literally screamed. Jade looked at him weird, and Davey coughed and settled down. I glanced over at the alarm clock on Jade's dresser- HOLY SHIT IT'S 5:00!
"Guys! Our concert is at 7!" I screamed. We had 2 hours to practice, get ready, and be there! I scrambled out of the house while Jade grabbed his guitar. Davey already had his sticks in the car from Adeline Records, along with my bass.
As we were running towards the car, I got a call from- guess who?- Aunt Tatilia.
"Hey hon! How's it going?" my aunt asked me.
"I'm really sorry, Tati, but I'm running late for a gig. I promise I'll call as soon as it's over!" I said desperatly.
"I understand, Sfetalina. I just wanted to call to tell you I'm leaving for America tomorrow."
"That's great! I'm sorry, Aunt Tatilia, but I gotta go!"
"Call me later, hon!" Tatilia said as she hung up. I closed my cell as we hopped in Davey's car and headed towards Melisande Arena, where our concert was held.
"So, are we skipping practice?" I asked from the backseat. Jade turned from the passenger's side and looked at me. He smiled.
"Well, do you want to? We might be able to squeeze in, like, 15 minutes or so. But personally, I think we got it covered." I leaned forward in my seat and wrapped my arms around his neck, so that a seat was in between us, but my face was near his ear. Jade turned his neck so that he could kiss me.
"Oh, get a room!" Davey turned to us and grinned. Then Jade leaned over and kissed Davey on the cheek. "Jade! Do you want me to get in an accident?" I was laughing. Then, when we stopped at a red light, I grabbed Davey's chin and kissed him on the lips. For a couple seconds we made out while Jade was laughing. Then the light turned green and cars behind us were honking, so I stopped kissing Davey and turned to kiss Jade.
"Ooh, what a whore! Two men at once?" Davey said. I kept making out with Jade.
"Okay, it's over now, guys...SFETIE!" Davey screamed. I jumped out of my skin. Jade was laughing, and so was Davey. "Hah, I scared you, Sfet!" Then we arrived at Melisande, so our kissing fun was over. We grabbed our stuff and walked over backstage. We were a half hour late. One of the workers told us we were late.
"As if we didn't already know!" I muttered. We went to the dressing rooms and the makeup rooms and we were finally ready. A couple other bands were before us, and we were only playing 3 songs. We planned to play Hippopotamus, Hello Kitty For President, and Galoshes. Finally, the time came-
"Property of East Bay, you're up in 5 minutes!" a crew worker called. We got our things together and Jade kissed my cheek. Davey squeezed my shoulder, and we finally were called on stage.
"Davey...I'm sorry..I-" a tear ran down my face. I honestly didn't know why I kissed him. It totally ruined my chances of Jade forgiving me, in fact, now he probably thinks I really do like Davey!
"Sfetalina, just shut the hell up. I don't need your shit anymore." Davey stormed out of the room. I was left all by myself, crying like Niagara Falls, and AFI walked out and saw me in such a horrible state. The lady asked if we should come back later, and I said yes.
Since I came in Davey's car, and he and Jade left, I had no way home. I was so confused, my head was pounding. I just stood outside the record dealers and stared off. I heard running on the pavement but I didn't look to see who it was. Then, someone grabbed my shoulder.
"Sfetie! Sfetie, have you seen Jade?" Davey asked in a scared voice.
"No, why?" I asked calmly.
"After I left the waiting room, Jade was standing out there and he was crushed. And when I say crushed, I mean down in the fuckin dumps. He looked like he was going to cry. All he said to me was 'I can't do this anymore,' and he left. And now I can't find him!" Davey grabbed my hand and we ran to his car. Well, at least I have a ride home.
"Where do you think he went? Did he get in his car?" I looked over at Davey, who was about to go over the speed limit.
"Well, I think he's either at his house or on his way. Or Stonehenge Circle." Davey said. Stonehenge Circle was a graffiti'd park that we liked to hang out at. "Sfetie," Davey said softly, "what if Jade does something stupid?" I looked over at our drummer. Right then and there I wanted to hug him tight, but considering that we were driving, I put my arm around his shoulders and patted his back.
We finally reached the Puget's home. It was all cleaned up, but the robbers weren't caught yet. Davey jumped out of the car and flung open Jade's door. It then occurred to me how much Davey would care if something happened to Jade. I wondered if he would do this kind of thing for me. I wondered if Jade would do this kind of thing for me.
"Jade?!?" Davey called out. He was flinging open doors in maniacally. He was in such a state of panic when I realized that maybe I should help out. I walked up the stairs to his room while Davey was still searching the first floor. I opened Jade's room slowly. It creaked as I saw Jade's body sprawled on his bed, face down. A horrible thought crept into my mind. I swallowed back tears, hoping that my thought that he was dead wasn't true. I creeped towards his bed and gently shook his arm. He didn't stir. My face was streaming then. But I shook him harder. He still didn't budge. I finally rolled him over so he was facing upwards and I kissed him, hard and long. That's when his eyes slowly opened and woke up to his face less than a half inch from mine. I broke apart.
"Jade! You're not dead!" I was so happy, I kissed him again. Jade kissed me back, but a couple seconds later he broke apart.
"Wait a sec...why would I be dead? Am I supposed to be dead?" His face went blank.
"Oh, uh..." my face went red. Did I actually think Jade would kill himself? "I uh... well, when you-" Then Davey flung the door open. Talk about perfect timing. Davey's grin was so wide when he saw Jade that he flew- and I mean flew- to Jade's bed.
"Jade! You're okay!" Davey literally screamed. Jade looked at him weird, and Davey coughed and settled down. I glanced over at the alarm clock on Jade's dresser- HOLY SHIT IT'S 5:00!
"Guys! Our concert is at 7!" I screamed. We had 2 hours to practice, get ready, and be there! I scrambled out of the house while Jade grabbed his guitar. Davey already had his sticks in the car from Adeline Records, along with my bass.
As we were running towards the car, I got a call from- guess who?- Aunt Tatilia.
"Hey hon! How's it going?" my aunt asked me.
"I'm really sorry, Tati, but I'm running late for a gig. I promise I'll call as soon as it's over!" I said desperatly.
"I understand, Sfetalina. I just wanted to call to tell you I'm leaving for America tomorrow."
"That's great! I'm sorry, Aunt Tatilia, but I gotta go!"
"Call me later, hon!" Tatilia said as she hung up. I closed my cell as we hopped in Davey's car and headed towards Melisande Arena, where our concert was held.
"So, are we skipping practice?" I asked from the backseat. Jade turned from the passenger's side and looked at me. He smiled.
"Well, do you want to? We might be able to squeeze in, like, 15 minutes or so. But personally, I think we got it covered." I leaned forward in my seat and wrapped my arms around his neck, so that a seat was in between us, but my face was near his ear. Jade turned his neck so that he could kiss me.
"Oh, get a room!" Davey turned to us and grinned. Then Jade leaned over and kissed Davey on the cheek. "Jade! Do you want me to get in an accident?" I was laughing. Then, when we stopped at a red light, I grabbed Davey's chin and kissed him on the lips. For a couple seconds we made out while Jade was laughing. Then the light turned green and cars behind us were honking, so I stopped kissing Davey and turned to kiss Jade.
"Ooh, what a whore! Two men at once?" Davey said. I kept making out with Jade.
"Okay, it's over now, guys...SFETIE!" Davey screamed. I jumped out of my skin. Jade was laughing, and so was Davey. "Hah, I scared you, Sfet!" Then we arrived at Melisande, so our kissing fun was over. We grabbed our stuff and walked over backstage. We were a half hour late. One of the workers told us we were late.
"As if we didn't already know!" I muttered. We went to the dressing rooms and the makeup rooms and we were finally ready. A couple other bands were before us, and we were only playing 3 songs. We planned to play Hippopotamus, Hello Kitty For President, and Galoshes. Finally, the time came-
"Property of East Bay, you're up in 5 minutes!" a crew worker called. We got our things together and Jade kissed my cheek. Davey squeezed my shoulder, and we finally were called on stage.
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