Oh, Calamity
One of All Time Low’s songs.

Outfit of the chapter
Changing Maxine

This time Max didn’t stay in front of the crowd or backstage. She went up on a balcony where only the VIP and crew could be. Looking out over the stage. Alex and Jack had told her to be there, so they could keep an eye on her.
”There’s a story at the bottom of this bottle and I’m the pen” the crowd sang and Max smiled. She had actually started to like All Time Low more and more. The feeling when the crowd sang their song and Alex and Jack being who they are on stage. The sex jokes. The whole Jalex thing they acted out to please the fans, even though they found it hilarious and weird.
"Here you go" someone said and Max looked to her left. It was Matt, to her surprise, and he held out a water bottle at her. She smiled and took it.
"Thank you" she said, and opened it.
"I’m going back backstage, you stay here and… enjoy the view" he said and shook his head with a smile. He disappeared and she turned to look at the stage again.
"Excuse me, but are you Max?" someone asked and she once again turned to her left. There was three girls, a few years younger than her.
"Yes?" Max asked and wondered what they would say.
"So you are the one engaged to Alex?" they asked, and looked nervous.
"Yes" Max said and nodded.
"Why did you and Alex keep your relationship secret? I mean… Just why?" she asked and looked straight into Max eyes.
"So his fans wouldn’t give me so much hate" Max said and gave them a smile. They looked at them.
"Can I see the ring?" one of them asked, and looked hopeful. Max looked at her own hand and showed them the ring. They all stared at it.
"Wow, it’s really pretty" they said.
"Thank you" Max said and looked at them.
"MAX?!" Alex yelled and it echoed inside the whole venue.
"MAX WHERE ARE YOU?!" Jack called. She sighed and talked up to the railing again and Alex nodded.
"You know I don’t want you to disappear" he said and narrowed his eyes and pouted his lips. She gave him the finger and somehow it showed on the big tv screens that filmed the show. Apparently someone had turned their camera and filmed Max.
"THE LOVELY COUPLE EVERYONE" Jack said and gestured towards Alex and then Max. The crowd laughed and cheered at the same time.
"I love you too honey" Alex called and grinned a little. Max raised her other finger and smiled back.
"So much hate Max, so much hate" he said and shook his head. Jack laughed and Max smiled even wider.
"You would give me another finger if you could, wouldn’t you?" Alex asked and Max nodded, and smiled even more.
"Love you too" he said and they began playing Break your little heart.

The show was coming to it’s end and somehow most of the VIP’s had left. They had gone downstairs to the meet and greet room, but there was at least 3 songs left before they would go off stage.
"Fans" she said and shook her head.
"Aren’t they a pain in the ass?" a familiar voice said. Max looked to her left and she wanted to cry out. Charlie. No other than Charlie. But this time he had blond hair and a stubble.
"Can you please leave me alone?" Max said and looked at him.
"Why would I? you are so pretty, I want you to be mine" he said and smiled at her.
"I belong with Alex" Max snapped and glared at him.
"No you don’t Maxine, you belong with me" he said and discretely stroked her arm. Max glared at him.
"Please leave before I call over security" she said and breathed in, so she could call on them. He held up a pass that said "head of security" and she gasped. She stared at it and then at him.
"How?" she asked.
"When I want something I know exactly what to do, and I will get it in the end. And I happen to have my eyes on you" he said and stroked her arm again. She quickly pulled it away from him and backed.
"Leave me alone" she said and he just chuckled a little.
"Never" he whispered and she hurried away, down the stairs and he came after.
"I really love your blond hair Maxine, it’s really beautiful" he said.
"Leave me the fuck alone" she snapped and almost ran over a fan. She said she was sorry and headed towards the backstage area.
"It reminds me of an angel" Charlie called, and Max felt disgusted.
”I need to get rid of the blond hair" she thought. She finally got backstage and she looked over her shoulder and saw that Charlie was gone. Tat was when she ran into someone and she let out a small shriek.
"Relax, it’s just me" Matt said. She sighed in relief and hugged him, to his surprised.
"Thank God it’s only you" she said and relaxed. He just stood there and wondered what was going on.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I need to get to the bus" she said and closed her eyes.
"Why?" Matt asked and looked around, and walked her to the dressing room. He closed the door and looked at her.
"What is going on?" he asked.
"Charlie’s here" she said.
"What?!" Matt said and stared at her.
"He’s apparently head of security tonight, and he came of to the VIP balcony" she said and took a deep breath.
"Did he say something?" Matt asked.
"Only that he wouldn’t give up in the first place and… I need to get to the bus. That is the only place I would feel safe right now" she said.
"I will personally walk you over to the bus" he said and nodded.

Matt unlocked the door to the bus and said he had the only key, and that the second was in the bus. So only he would be able to open the door.
"Please don’t tell Alex" Max said.
"Why not?" Matt asked.
"He would freak and… Just say that I didn’t feel well if he ask where I am" she said, and Matt sighed.
"Okay, but if this happens again I will tell him" Matt said.
"Thank you Matt" she said and smiled.
"Go and get something to eat, you’re really pale" he said and then he locked the door after her. She took a deep breath and looked at her hands. They trembled and her heart was racing. The next thing that happened was that someone tried to open the door, and Max was so glad that she hadn’t turned on the light yet. Slowly, really slowly she crawled over to the bus drivers area and looked out the window to see if she could see anyone. She let out a shriek when Charlie appeared before the window. He was staring right at her and he looked pissed.
"Open the door" he said, and she shook her head. He glared at her and she just stared back. Terrified and completely frozen. He tried to open the door again and she let out a small cry.
"LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE" Max screamed and it stopped. She hurried inside the bus and sat down in a corner. Slowly she took deep breaths and tried not to cry. But it was hard. The tears was already pouring out from her eyes and down her cheeks.
"He’s gone, he’s gone now" she said over and over again, slowly calming down.

Early the next morning, when all the others was sleeping in their bunkers. Even the bus driver was sleeping. So Max put on a pair of new skinny jeans in a leopard pattern, a black tee and a bright latte colored cardigan. Max left the bus and hurried to a saloon to get her hair fixed. Together with her hairdresser they picked a bright red brown dye and cut off a few inches. When everything was done Max looked at herself in the mirror.
"I look like my mother" she said and just stared. Except her hair was a bit more red. But still… She looked just like her mother, and with that she payed for her new hair and walked back to the bus. Where everyone was still sleeping. With a smile she prepared some breakfast for everyone. When she felt done she walked over to the bunkers and crouched before Alex curtain, and pulled it back a little.
"Alex?" she asked and poked him. He turned around and muttered.
"What do you want?" he asked, and yawned.
"I’ve prepared some breakfast" she said and smiled. Then she turned to Jack and poked him as well. Thomas, their bus driver, was already up and drinking the coffee Max had prepared for him.
"When did you dye your hair?" Zack asked and looked at her from his bed.
"Today" she said and looked at him. Alex opened his eyes and looked at her, and he looked a bit surprised.
"Why did you do that?" Alex asked.
"I needed a change" she said and looked at him.
"I like it though" Jack said and smiled. She looked at him and smiled as well.
"Thanks" she said ad he smiled even more.
"So you made breakfast?" he said and got out from his bunker, and wandered out to the lounge in his boxer briefs.