The Broken Rhythm
Chapter 14
Rhythm’s POV
Its early morning when I awake from my peaceful sleep when I realize my dad isn’t in our bunk. I worry a bit to realize the curtain of the bunk across from mine is open, with Jack spooning my dad. I get feels because of the adorableness from them. I’m glad they're both happy, love is in the air, now to get Danny to like Evan.
I get out of the bunk and walk to the front lounge and see Flyzik, Evan and Vinny all just relaxing and playing on their phones, with the exception of Flyzik who is quickly typing at his computer to write the day sheet since the band has a show to play tonight in Wilmington, North Carolina.
“Morning you guys.” I say, then walking over to Evan and sitting on his lap.
“Hey little booger.” Evan says, looking down at me.
“What time is it?” I ask.
“About seven am, we’re going to be pulling into the venue in about fifteen minutes so we need to get the idiots up.” Flyzik says, printing out the day sheet and placing it on the fridge with a Mickey Mouse magnet and going off to wake the rest of the guys up.
About ten minutes after hearing the band grumble about getting up they finally come to the front lounge to raid the fridge.
“Rhythm you hungry doll?” Jack says coming around with a bowl of Cookie Crisps.
My mind tells me I’m hungry but I decline on what it says.
“Not really.” I reply to Jack and hop off Evan’s lap to cuddle with Jack.
“You sure? I don’t want you to go hungry.” Alex says, coming around with a bagel smothered with strawberry cream cheese and sitting on the other side of Jack, making him in the middle.
“I’m sure dad, I’m just not hungry right now, maybe later though.” I say as Alex feeds Jack some of his bagel.
“If that's what you say, I won’t force you to eat.” Alex says, right before Jack spoons him some of his cereal.
“Why are you two so cute together?” I ask while Jalex gives butterfly kisses to each other.
“Because your daddy is just so cute and adorable.” Jack says.
“And Jack is just the cutest kitten ever.” Alex adds.
“Guys its not even eight am, cut with PDA” Zack says as he washes his bowl of what once was Cheerios.
“I’ll cut the PDA if you stop eating healthy.” Jack says with Cookie Crisps in his mouth.
“Yeah, not happening Jack, I like my muscles.” Zack replies, flexing his biceps.
“Then I’ll keep the cuteness up.” Jack says, kissing Alex.
“Stop the damn lip locking and go outside to help bring the stuff into the venue. Its a sold out show and a lot of shit to do today. Rhythm you can help Vinny take the merch, you're young and I can’t have you breaking anything; bones or the equipment, also you’ll help him sell merch tonight. I’m going to keep security near you though. I can’t let you be taken away” Flyzik yells with a groan from Alex and Jack.
Jack flips off Flyzik and I go off to find Vinny.
“Vinny!” I yell, finding him at the trailer.
“Hey buddy, Matt send you hear to help?” Vinny says, pulling out a smaller box for me to carry.
“He also told me I’m going to help you sell merch.”
“Yeah you are.” Vinny rolls his eyes. “I don’t want the fans hurting you, lemmie guess Flyzik said something about security being close too?”
“Yeah.”
“Look, I’m going to let you be in the merch tent but between you and me, I’ll let you just hang around okay?” Vinny says as we walk into the venue.
“Okay.” I say as we get more boxes and start unpacking everything.
Its hours later and All Time Low is playing on stage when a tall girl with black hair and a baby blue halter top with so short booty shorts that they could be classified as underpants, very tiny underpants comes up to the stand.
“Hi can I have that shirt over there? The blue one in an extra small.” She says, pushing her cleavage near Vinny’s face and a disgusted face towards me.
“Sure, but get those things out of my face and your nasty face away from Alex’s daughter bitch. I’m not interested.” Vinny says as he turns around to get the shirt.
While he’s turned around the girl took my arms and started scratching all over me, I didn’t cry though. I was stronger than that. By the time Vinny finds the shirt after much work blood droplets are all over my arms and face, making me look like a murder victim.
“Go.” Vinny says with an angry face.
“It wasn’t me, she attacked me first!” The slut said.
“And then a unicorn kissed you. That's bull. Security!” Vinny says to the girl, then reaching for his walky talky and getting Flyzik.
Security comes around to take the girl out of the venue and Matt comes to get me to get me cleaned up.
We go to the dressing room and then Flyzik gets the first aid kit, located in the back of the room.
“This may sting a bit, but you’ll be okay” He says, getting the cleaning wipe and cleaning my cuts. It hurts a bit but I take it.
By the time I’m bandaged up All Time Low comes in, Alex and Jack rush towards me once they see the covered cuts and scratches.
“Who did this?” Alex says, concerned.
“A lady at the merch tent wearing hardly anything, Matt cleaned me up.” I say.
“Why weren’t we informed? Flyzik?” Jack says.
“I didn’t want to make you worry on stage and end the concert.”
“I’m sick and tired of everyone hurting my daughter! This is at least the fourth fucking time! First she’s abused by her dad, then the chick at Claire’s, Sandy and now a slut! You know what? She’s staying on top of one of the amps with an ear mold so I can keep her safe, no one can do anything like that to her anymore, she’s been through so much and not even fourteen yet!” Alex rages, pacing around the room with his hands on the verge of ripping his hair out.
Jack comes over to me and tells me to hop on his back, so I do. We walk over to the raging Alex and I say something that shocks everyone in the room.
“Daddy, don’t be mad. Its not a big deal, nothing I can’t handle. A bruise isn’t bad, I’m a strong girl, that was nothing. I can help Vinny even though I may get torn to shreds. I’m good at being on my own, even if I’m not safe. Trust me. Plus it’s not like it matters if I do anyway, I’m just Rhythm, a useless fallen out, broken rhythm, that no one should be bothering with anyway. I’m useless, why you adopted me I still don’t understand. There were much better girls and boys there anyway. I’m a broken Rhythm daddy, and that’s what I’ll always be.” I say, everyone shocked and tears filling their eyes with me not understanding why.
Its early morning when I awake from my peaceful sleep when I realize my dad isn’t in our bunk. I worry a bit to realize the curtain of the bunk across from mine is open, with Jack spooning my dad. I get feels because of the adorableness from them. I’m glad they're both happy, love is in the air, now to get Danny to like Evan.
I get out of the bunk and walk to the front lounge and see Flyzik, Evan and Vinny all just relaxing and playing on their phones, with the exception of Flyzik who is quickly typing at his computer to write the day sheet since the band has a show to play tonight in Wilmington, North Carolina.
“Morning you guys.” I say, then walking over to Evan and sitting on his lap.
“Hey little booger.” Evan says, looking down at me.
“What time is it?” I ask.
“About seven am, we’re going to be pulling into the venue in about fifteen minutes so we need to get the idiots up.” Flyzik says, printing out the day sheet and placing it on the fridge with a Mickey Mouse magnet and going off to wake the rest of the guys up.
About ten minutes after hearing the band grumble about getting up they finally come to the front lounge to raid the fridge.
“Rhythm you hungry doll?” Jack says coming around with a bowl of Cookie Crisps.
My mind tells me I’m hungry but I decline on what it says.
“Not really.” I reply to Jack and hop off Evan’s lap to cuddle with Jack.
“You sure? I don’t want you to go hungry.” Alex says, coming around with a bagel smothered with strawberry cream cheese and sitting on the other side of Jack, making him in the middle.
“I’m sure dad, I’m just not hungry right now, maybe later though.” I say as Alex feeds Jack some of his bagel.
“If that's what you say, I won’t force you to eat.” Alex says, right before Jack spoons him some of his cereal.
“Why are you two so cute together?” I ask while Jalex gives butterfly kisses to each other.
“Because your daddy is just so cute and adorable.” Jack says.
“And Jack is just the cutest kitten ever.” Alex adds.
“Guys its not even eight am, cut with PDA” Zack says as he washes his bowl of what once was Cheerios.
“I’ll cut the PDA if you stop eating healthy.” Jack says with Cookie Crisps in his mouth.
“Yeah, not happening Jack, I like my muscles.” Zack replies, flexing his biceps.
“Then I’ll keep the cuteness up.” Jack says, kissing Alex.
“Stop the damn lip locking and go outside to help bring the stuff into the venue. Its a sold out show and a lot of shit to do today. Rhythm you can help Vinny take the merch, you're young and I can’t have you breaking anything; bones or the equipment, also you’ll help him sell merch tonight. I’m going to keep security near you though. I can’t let you be taken away” Flyzik yells with a groan from Alex and Jack.
Jack flips off Flyzik and I go off to find Vinny.
“Vinny!” I yell, finding him at the trailer.
“Hey buddy, Matt send you hear to help?” Vinny says, pulling out a smaller box for me to carry.
“He also told me I’m going to help you sell merch.”
“Yeah you are.” Vinny rolls his eyes. “I don’t want the fans hurting you, lemmie guess Flyzik said something about security being close too?”
“Yeah.”
“Look, I’m going to let you be in the merch tent but between you and me, I’ll let you just hang around okay?” Vinny says as we walk into the venue.
“Okay.” I say as we get more boxes and start unpacking everything.
Its hours later and All Time Low is playing on stage when a tall girl with black hair and a baby blue halter top with so short booty shorts that they could be classified as underpants, very tiny underpants comes up to the stand.
“Hi can I have that shirt over there? The blue one in an extra small.” She says, pushing her cleavage near Vinny’s face and a disgusted face towards me.
“Sure, but get those things out of my face and your nasty face away from Alex’s daughter bitch. I’m not interested.” Vinny says as he turns around to get the shirt.
While he’s turned around the girl took my arms and started scratching all over me, I didn’t cry though. I was stronger than that. By the time Vinny finds the shirt after much work blood droplets are all over my arms and face, making me look like a murder victim.
“Go.” Vinny says with an angry face.
“It wasn’t me, she attacked me first!” The slut said.
“And then a unicorn kissed you. That's bull. Security!” Vinny says to the girl, then reaching for his walky talky and getting Flyzik.
Security comes around to take the girl out of the venue and Matt comes to get me to get me cleaned up.
We go to the dressing room and then Flyzik gets the first aid kit, located in the back of the room.
“This may sting a bit, but you’ll be okay” He says, getting the cleaning wipe and cleaning my cuts. It hurts a bit but I take it.
By the time I’m bandaged up All Time Low comes in, Alex and Jack rush towards me once they see the covered cuts and scratches.
“Who did this?” Alex says, concerned.
“A lady at the merch tent wearing hardly anything, Matt cleaned me up.” I say.
“Why weren’t we informed? Flyzik?” Jack says.
“I didn’t want to make you worry on stage and end the concert.”
“I’m sick and tired of everyone hurting my daughter! This is at least the fourth fucking time! First she’s abused by her dad, then the chick at Claire’s, Sandy and now a slut! You know what? She’s staying on top of one of the amps with an ear mold so I can keep her safe, no one can do anything like that to her anymore, she’s been through so much and not even fourteen yet!” Alex rages, pacing around the room with his hands on the verge of ripping his hair out.
Jack comes over to me and tells me to hop on his back, so I do. We walk over to the raging Alex and I say something that shocks everyone in the room.
“Daddy, don’t be mad. Its not a big deal, nothing I can’t handle. A bruise isn’t bad, I’m a strong girl, that was nothing. I can help Vinny even though I may get torn to shreds. I’m good at being on my own, even if I’m not safe. Trust me. Plus it’s not like it matters if I do anyway, I’m just Rhythm, a useless fallen out, broken rhythm, that no one should be bothering with anyway. I’m useless, why you adopted me I still don’t understand. There were much better girls and boys there anyway. I’m a broken Rhythm daddy, and that’s what I’ll always be.” I say, everyone shocked and tears filling their eyes with me not understanding why.
Notes
Whoa Rhythm. More thoughts cleared her mind than ever. But lets see what happens next.Till darkness completes us,
Sarah's Butterflies.
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9/4/13