Call Me Foolish, I Feel Hopeless
Sit Back, Tell Me You're Tired Of This
Alex Gaskarth
"Oh hunny there's even talent scouts here!" My mother raged on about, getting my bags out of the trunk. I took a look around my surroundings. Twelve cabins were scattered over the hills, making the scenery stand out a little bit more. A forest sat behind the cabins, reaching on to a lake. A huge building laid onto the left of this all, probably where most classes are. "Be safe Alexander." My mother wrapped her arms around me, kissing my forehead.
"Mom i'm not a little kid anymore. I'll be fine, I promise." Trying to reassure her, but she was already crying.
"O-okay i'm going to go. Love you." She unwrapped herself from me, kissing my forehead one last time before driving off onto the dirt road. I picked up my bags, walking into the huge building. Kids were running around everywhere. They're wasn't too many, but enough to make me feel anxious.
"You look lost dude." A boy came up from behind, chuckling at my startled face. "I'm Rian." He introduced himself, putting his drumsticks in his other hand to shake my hand.
"Alex." I shook his hand, looking around the room once more.
"I think one of the counselors have your schedule and cabin key." Rian thought outloud, dragging me to a counselor I think. Rian talked to the counselor, getting my stuff for me. "You have cabin six. Usually people have two other mates in there, but you only have one. Lucky ass." He joked, handing me my things. "I gotta meet up with my bro, see you around." He announced, leaving me alone. I looked at the map I was handed and navigated myself to my cabin. Right when I was about to open the door, the screen hit me right in the forehead, making me tumble backwards.
"Oh shit, i'm sorry! I didn't see you!" A guy exclaimed, holding out his hand. I looked up to see a very attractive guy with what you call 'skunk' hair. After I got off the ground he took the bags that fell and put them on a bed. "I'm Jack." The guy gave me a goofy grin, plopping himself onto a bed.
"Alex." I mumbled, unpacking my clothes and putting it into the dresser in the corner of the room.
"So why are you here?" Jack questioned, sitting criss cross applesauce on his bed.
"Probably the same reason you're here for. To get better at anything musically related." I explained, putting my suitcase under my bed. "What do you play?" I asked.
"Guitar. I'm guessing you do too since I think I just saw you put guitar picks away." He chuckled, making me blush. Why in the fuck am I blushing.
"Yep. I'm mostly here for singing."
"Seriously? Sing for me!" He clapped, suddenly putting all his interest onto me.
"I can't just randomly sing for no reason." I laughed, grabbing my schedule. "What do you have tomorrow?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at these classes. He went to look over my shoulder, grinning like a fool.
"Same classes!" He exclaimed, putting his hands up in victory. "Now can we get dinner?!" He asked, already by the door.
"Yes, i'm starving!" I exclaimed, lying to my newly founded friend. "I'll be there in a second, go on without me." I yelled from behind. A second later the door slammed shut. I reached into my suitcase, grabbing a pencil case. I took a look inside to see that all my razors were still in there. Sighing in relief, I suffered the case under my pillow. After I made sure it wasn't visible, I headed to dinner.
"Oh hunny there's even talent scouts here!" My mother raged on about, getting my bags out of the trunk. I took a look around my surroundings. Twelve cabins were scattered over the hills, making the scenery stand out a little bit more. A forest sat behind the cabins, reaching on to a lake. A huge building laid onto the left of this all, probably where most classes are. "Be safe Alexander." My mother wrapped her arms around me, kissing my forehead.
"Mom i'm not a little kid anymore. I'll be fine, I promise." Trying to reassure her, but she was already crying.
"O-okay i'm going to go. Love you." She unwrapped herself from me, kissing my forehead one last time before driving off onto the dirt road. I picked up my bags, walking into the huge building. Kids were running around everywhere. They're wasn't too many, but enough to make me feel anxious.
"You look lost dude." A boy came up from behind, chuckling at my startled face. "I'm Rian." He introduced himself, putting his drumsticks in his other hand to shake my hand.
"Alex." I shook his hand, looking around the room once more.
"I think one of the counselors have your schedule and cabin key." Rian thought outloud, dragging me to a counselor I think. Rian talked to the counselor, getting my stuff for me. "You have cabin six. Usually people have two other mates in there, but you only have one. Lucky ass." He joked, handing me my things. "I gotta meet up with my bro, see you around." He announced, leaving me alone. I looked at the map I was handed and navigated myself to my cabin. Right when I was about to open the door, the screen hit me right in the forehead, making me tumble backwards.
"Oh shit, i'm sorry! I didn't see you!" A guy exclaimed, holding out his hand. I looked up to see a very attractive guy with what you call 'skunk' hair. After I got off the ground he took the bags that fell and put them on a bed. "I'm Jack." The guy gave me a goofy grin, plopping himself onto a bed.
"Alex." I mumbled, unpacking my clothes and putting it into the dresser in the corner of the room.
"So why are you here?" Jack questioned, sitting criss cross applesauce on his bed.
"Probably the same reason you're here for. To get better at anything musically related." I explained, putting my suitcase under my bed. "What do you play?" I asked.
"Guitar. I'm guessing you do too since I think I just saw you put guitar picks away." He chuckled, making me blush. Why in the fuck am I blushing.
"Yep. I'm mostly here for singing."
"Seriously? Sing for me!" He clapped, suddenly putting all his interest onto me.
"I can't just randomly sing for no reason." I laughed, grabbing my schedule. "What do you have tomorrow?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at these classes. He went to look over my shoulder, grinning like a fool.
"Same classes!" He exclaimed, putting his hands up in victory. "Now can we get dinner?!" He asked, already by the door.
"Yes, i'm starving!" I exclaimed, lying to my newly founded friend. "I'll be there in a second, go on without me." I yelled from behind. A second later the door slammed shut. I reached into my suitcase, grabbing a pencil case. I took a look inside to see that all my razors were still in there. Sighing in relief, I suffered the case under my pillow. After I made sure it wasn't visible, I headed to dinner.
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