Manage Me
Wrapped Up in Lies Like Sheets
Alex’s Perspective
I found Brooke passed out on the couch in the main area of Forever the Sickest Kids' bus. Jack, Rian, and all of Forever the Sickest Kids were passed out in various areas of the bus as well, but it was unlike Brooke to get drunk and pass out like she had.
Zack and I were the only ones remotely sober. I had a killer hangover, but Zack was fine, having had only had two beers.
True, I'd gotten pretty wasted last night, which caused me to yell at Brooke thoughtlessly. She probably hated me. I didn't blame her.
"What happened, man?" I asked Zack lowly, referring to Brooke.
"I don't know. She came storming in here and saw Caleb making out with his merch girl and she got drunk." he explained.
"And you didn't try to stop her?" I snapped.
"I couldn't. She'd made up her mind and was beyond reason. Besides, why do you care?" Zack asked.
"I care because, despite how many times I've called her a bitch and fucked around with her heart, I love her." I told him.
"You need to tell her that." he replied.
"How can I when she won't talk to me?" I asked.
"Why do you think she acts like that?" he asked back.
"Cuz I cheated on her. I fucking got shitfaced and made out with someone other than her. I get it, I fucked up. But how do I fix it?" I said.
"It's not going to be easy. You have to earn her trust first." he told me.
"Well how do I do that?" I asked.
"That's up to you to figure out." he answered.
"Dammit." I hissed.
"You need to sleep. So do that and give it some thought." he advised.
"But what about Brooke?" I asked.
"What about her?" Zack asked.
"I can't just leave her here." I pointed out.
"Carry her back to our bus. But I can't guarantee she won't kill you when she wakes up." he replied.
I walked over and picked Brooke up, carrying her onto our bus. She wiggled out of my arms when we got to the bunk room and lay down in my bunk.
"Come on, Brooke. Just a bit further." I whispered, trying to wake her up despite the fact that she might kill me.
"No," she whined and turned over and buried her face in my pillow.
I sighed, grabbed a blanket and a pillow, and went to sleep in the back lounge where I'd been planning to put Brooke all along. Women.
Brooke’s Perspective
I woke up with a giant headache, hesitantly lifting my head off a pillow with Peter Pan characters on it. Wait, that's Alex's pillow.
I looked down and to my relief, I was fully clothed. Alex was nowhere to be found but Zack, Rian, and Jack slept soundly in their respective bunks.
I went to the back lounge and found Alex curled up on the couch. Why hadn't he let me sleep there? I shook him and he jolted awake, flopping like a fish out of water.
"Why didn't you sleep in your bunk?" I asked.
"Uh, you wanted to." he mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck.It was really cute actually.. I walked out.
"Wait." he said.
"What?" I asked.
"Don't you have something you want to say to me?" he asked.
"No?" I asked more than said.
"Dammit, Brooke. I fucking carried you back here when I could've left you on Caleb's bus and I let you sleep in my bed. There isn't anything you want to tell me?" he ranted.
"Thank you and I'm sorry." I whispered and left.
We were on the road again. Last time, I had a boyfriend and friends. Now I had nobody. We stopped and I didn't care where. We all went our separate ways.
I found a Starbucks, so I ordered a drink and sat down to drink it. None other than Caleb came in and joined me.
"Hey." he mumbled.
"Hi." I whispered, indifferent.
"What happened last night?" he asked.
"I was just starting to like you and trust you after the whole Alex thing and then I saw you kissing your merch girl. It's cool, though." I explained.
"Oh., I'm sorry. I didn't mean to complicate things for you." he said honestly.
"It's okay. We should really get back to our buses though." I replied.
"Yeah. Bye, Brooke." he said.
"Bye, Caleb." I smiled, hugging him.
When I reached the bus, I found a cardboard box with holes in it and a scrawled note from Alex in his all-caps handwriting.
BROOKE
PLEASE ACCEPT WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THIS BOX AS MY APOLOGY. I'M REALLY SORRY FOR WHAT I DID TO YOU AND I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU'LL FORGIVE ME.
LOVE
ALEX
PS. HIS NAME IS LUCKY. I FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE HAD YOU.
My eyebrows creased. I opened the box and a Dachshund puppy poked it's face out. He didn't...
I found Brooke passed out on the couch in the main area of Forever the Sickest Kids' bus. Jack, Rian, and all of Forever the Sickest Kids were passed out in various areas of the bus as well, but it was unlike Brooke to get drunk and pass out like she had.
Zack and I were the only ones remotely sober. I had a killer hangover, but Zack was fine, having had only had two beers.
True, I'd gotten pretty wasted last night, which caused me to yell at Brooke thoughtlessly. She probably hated me. I didn't blame her.
"What happened, man?" I asked Zack lowly, referring to Brooke.
"I don't know. She came storming in here and saw Caleb making out with his merch girl and she got drunk." he explained.
"And you didn't try to stop her?" I snapped.
"I couldn't. She'd made up her mind and was beyond reason. Besides, why do you care?" Zack asked.
"I care because, despite how many times I've called her a bitch and fucked around with her heart, I love her." I told him.
"You need to tell her that." he replied.
"How can I when she won't talk to me?" I asked.
"Why do you think she acts like that?" he asked back.
"Cuz I cheated on her. I fucking got shitfaced and made out with someone other than her. I get it, I fucked up. But how do I fix it?" I said.
"It's not going to be easy. You have to earn her trust first." he told me.
"Well how do I do that?" I asked.
"That's up to you to figure out." he answered.
"Dammit." I hissed.
"You need to sleep. So do that and give it some thought." he advised.
"But what about Brooke?" I asked.
"What about her?" Zack asked.
"I can't just leave her here." I pointed out.
"Carry her back to our bus. But I can't guarantee she won't kill you when she wakes up." he replied.
I walked over and picked Brooke up, carrying her onto our bus. She wiggled out of my arms when we got to the bunk room and lay down in my bunk.
"Come on, Brooke. Just a bit further." I whispered, trying to wake her up despite the fact that she might kill me.
"No," she whined and turned over and buried her face in my pillow.
I sighed, grabbed a blanket and a pillow, and went to sleep in the back lounge where I'd been planning to put Brooke all along. Women.
Brooke’s Perspective
I woke up with a giant headache, hesitantly lifting my head off a pillow with Peter Pan characters on it. Wait, that's Alex's pillow.
I looked down and to my relief, I was fully clothed. Alex was nowhere to be found but Zack, Rian, and Jack slept soundly in their respective bunks.
I went to the back lounge and found Alex curled up on the couch. Why hadn't he let me sleep there? I shook him and he jolted awake, flopping like a fish out of water.
"Why didn't you sleep in your bunk?" I asked.
"Uh, you wanted to." he mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck.It was really cute actually.. I walked out.
"Wait." he said.
"What?" I asked.
"Don't you have something you want to say to me?" he asked.
"No?" I asked more than said.
"Dammit, Brooke. I fucking carried you back here when I could've left you on Caleb's bus and I let you sleep in my bed. There isn't anything you want to tell me?" he ranted.
"Thank you and I'm sorry." I whispered and left.
We were on the road again. Last time, I had a boyfriend and friends. Now I had nobody. We stopped and I didn't care where. We all went our separate ways.
I found a Starbucks, so I ordered a drink and sat down to drink it. None other than Caleb came in and joined me.
"Hey." he mumbled.
"Hi." I whispered, indifferent.
"What happened last night?" he asked.
"I was just starting to like you and trust you after the whole Alex thing and then I saw you kissing your merch girl. It's cool, though." I explained.
"Oh., I'm sorry. I didn't mean to complicate things for you." he said honestly.
"It's okay. We should really get back to our buses though." I replied.
"Yeah. Bye, Brooke." he said.
"Bye, Caleb." I smiled, hugging him.
When I reached the bus, I found a cardboard box with holes in it and a scrawled note from Alex in his all-caps handwriting.
BROOKE
PLEASE ACCEPT WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THIS BOX AS MY APOLOGY. I'M REALLY SORRY FOR WHAT I DID TO YOU AND I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU'LL FORGIVE ME.
LOVE
ALEX
PS. HIS NAME IS LUCKY. I FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE HAD YOU.
My eyebrows creased. I opened the box and a Dachshund puppy poked it's face out. He didn't...
Notes
Thanks to:SociallyAwkwardRocker
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I've been stumbling across stories I've read, and checking them out again since I seem to forget them after it's been a while. This was one of those cases.
Reading this again, and after reading other stories on here and Mibba, I've realized that with my last comment, I was a bit off. Yes, Brooke and Alex's relationship was cute when they were together/sweet to each other, but reading it again, their relationship was a bit abusive. Neither is completely innocent, but the version of Alex you wrote in this took it to the next level. I realize a lot of it was because of his insecurities, what he dealt with in the past, etc., but Brooke didn't deserve any of that. When she did mess up, she definitely didn't take her anger to the levels he did.
Idk, I'm conflicted because again, when they were together, it was cute, but then it just got sad when they weren't. I'm not sure why she put up with as much as she did.
Your writing is still good, though. Just wish they didn't have so many downs in their relationship. It got really sad at a lot of points, and I just felt Alex didn't need to take it to the degree he did, I mean really.
I doubt you saw my other comment, but just thought I would comment again as an update and to possibly get you to see it.
11/19/17