Taking Chances
Jinx & Shelly
“Baby I knew I was in the wrong
But I hoped you were in the right”
I sang to the crowd who formed inside the Cd store, here to hear me play an acoustic show before I left on another tour. I always played an acoustic show here before heading out on tour; my hometown gets free acoustic shows as long as I’m up for it. It didn’t bother me and didn’t matter to me I loved making people happy.
“From where I stand I’m here
From where I stand you’re there”
I heard the crowd sing back to me. I smiled as they sang because they sounded good and because this was a new song and they knew it already.
“Where I loved you forgave
Where you loved I dug my own grave
Never thought it’d hurt this bad”
I sang and they sang the ending back to me before clapping. Martin and I smiled and thanked the crowd before throwing our pics to them and walking away. The rest of the band was already at the table where we do our meet and greets at. Martin and I took our seats before the doors opened and the lined form. I sat beside Jason, the drummer, and then was Astro, back-up vocals and bass, and finally Martin, lead guitarist.
As soon as the doors opened a boy who looked about 17 immediately met me. “Hey I’m Jinx and that’s my little sister Shelly, she’s 14 and I’m 17.” The boy-Jinx-told me.
“Hey, I’m Nelly, but you most likely already knew that, huh?” I said awkwardly. No matter how many times I did this I never got used to speaking to fans.
They both laughed and nodded, “Can we have a picture with you?” The girl-Shelly-asked me.
I nodded, “Of course.” My tour manager took our picture and I signed a poster for them and they moved down the table.
Jason lent over and whispered in my ear, “Still nervous, Nells?” I nodded, “Of course you are you always are.” We both laughed and that caught the attention of several fans.
“OMG Nelson exists!” Jason and I both laughed at that knowing that it didn’t. We were like brother and sister. It’d be just awkward.
“No it doesn’t! We kissed before it was awkward and felt incestuous.” Jason yelled out to the crowd, which called them to squeal out louder. I laughed and kept singing posters and taking pictures.
Hour and a half later
“I’m pooped.” I said walking into the living room. I’m well on my way to moving out. I found an advert where someone needed a roommate and I decided to check it out.
“Shouldn’t you be calling the person about that roommate situation?” I heard Jason yelled to me from the kitchen.
I sighed, “I should but as I said before ‘I’m pooped!’” I yelled back to Jason.
“Where is Clark anyway?” Jason asked walking into the living room.
“He refused to stay here until Wednesday. So he’s over Janelle’s house.” I growled out my ex-best friend’s name. Clark cheated on me with Janelle when I was on tour for a whole year non-stop. I guess that saying; ‘Distance makes the heart grow fonder’ is a bunch of bullshit.
“Oh well. Come on, I’m going to start packing your clothes. Go check on the roommate thing.” Jason told me before grabbing some boxes and walking up the stairs, to Clark’s room, I think.
I sighed and pulled out my phone and the number I wrote down on a piece of scrap paper. Dialing the number I called and it rang. I waited for somebody to pick up.
“Hello?” A voice asked from the other side of the line.
“Um… Hey. I was calling to see if you still wanted a roommate?” I asked the person.
“Uh, yeah. What’s your name and can I call you back on this number? And how about tomorrow we can meet here and discuss? Sounds good?” The guy asked me.
“Yeah. My name is Nelly Jameson. And yeah this is my cell. What time do you want me to come over?” I asked him.
“12 sounds good?” He asked me.
I nodded before realizing he couldn’t see me. “Yeah, see ya.” I said before hanging up. “Jasey I’m going over there at 12! We don’t have anything tomorrow do we?” I yelled to him up the stairs.
“Not that I know of! But we have to move you in before tour!” Jason yelled back down to me.
“Ok!” I said before going to pack my stuff from the living room. I started with my guitars and strings and pics to my movies and game systems and DVD players and surround system.
“I got to go Nells. I’ll be over here at 10, be ready to leave. We’re having breakfast.” Jason told me before leaving. I went back to packing until I got sleepy and soon fell asleep on the couch, like usual.
But I hoped you were in the right”
I sang to the crowd who formed inside the Cd store, here to hear me play an acoustic show before I left on another tour. I always played an acoustic show here before heading out on tour; my hometown gets free acoustic shows as long as I’m up for it. It didn’t bother me and didn’t matter to me I loved making people happy.
“From where I stand I’m here
From where I stand you’re there”
I heard the crowd sing back to me. I smiled as they sang because they sounded good and because this was a new song and they knew it already.
“Where I loved you forgave
Where you loved I dug my own grave
Never thought it’d hurt this bad”
I sang and they sang the ending back to me before clapping. Martin and I smiled and thanked the crowd before throwing our pics to them and walking away. The rest of the band was already at the table where we do our meet and greets at. Martin and I took our seats before the doors opened and the lined form. I sat beside Jason, the drummer, and then was Astro, back-up vocals and bass, and finally Martin, lead guitarist.
As soon as the doors opened a boy who looked about 17 immediately met me. “Hey I’m Jinx and that’s my little sister Shelly, she’s 14 and I’m 17.” The boy-Jinx-told me.
“Hey, I’m Nelly, but you most likely already knew that, huh?” I said awkwardly. No matter how many times I did this I never got used to speaking to fans.
They both laughed and nodded, “Can we have a picture with you?” The girl-Shelly-asked me.
I nodded, “Of course.” My tour manager took our picture and I signed a poster for them and they moved down the table.
Jason lent over and whispered in my ear, “Still nervous, Nells?” I nodded, “Of course you are you always are.” We both laughed and that caught the attention of several fans.
“OMG Nelson exists!” Jason and I both laughed at that knowing that it didn’t. We were like brother and sister. It’d be just awkward.
“No it doesn’t! We kissed before it was awkward and felt incestuous.” Jason yelled out to the crowd, which called them to squeal out louder. I laughed and kept singing posters and taking pictures.
Hour and a half later
“I’m pooped.” I said walking into the living room. I’m well on my way to moving out. I found an advert where someone needed a roommate and I decided to check it out.
“Shouldn’t you be calling the person about that roommate situation?” I heard Jason yelled to me from the kitchen.
I sighed, “I should but as I said before ‘I’m pooped!’” I yelled back to Jason.
“Where is Clark anyway?” Jason asked walking into the living room.
“He refused to stay here until Wednesday. So he’s over Janelle’s house.” I growled out my ex-best friend’s name. Clark cheated on me with Janelle when I was on tour for a whole year non-stop. I guess that saying; ‘Distance makes the heart grow fonder’ is a bunch of bullshit.
“Oh well. Come on, I’m going to start packing your clothes. Go check on the roommate thing.” Jason told me before grabbing some boxes and walking up the stairs, to Clark’s room, I think.
I sighed and pulled out my phone and the number I wrote down on a piece of scrap paper. Dialing the number I called and it rang. I waited for somebody to pick up.
“Hello?” A voice asked from the other side of the line.
“Um… Hey. I was calling to see if you still wanted a roommate?” I asked the person.
“Uh, yeah. What’s your name and can I call you back on this number? And how about tomorrow we can meet here and discuss? Sounds good?” The guy asked me.
“Yeah. My name is Nelly Jameson. And yeah this is my cell. What time do you want me to come over?” I asked him.
“12 sounds good?” He asked me.
I nodded before realizing he couldn’t see me. “Yeah, see ya.” I said before hanging up. “Jasey I’m going over there at 12! We don’t have anything tomorrow do we?” I yelled to him up the stairs.
“Not that I know of! But we have to move you in before tour!” Jason yelled back down to me.
“Ok!” I said before going to pack my stuff from the living room. I started with my guitars and strings and pics to my movies and game systems and DVD players and surround system.
“I got to go Nells. I’ll be over here at 10, be ready to leave. We’re having breakfast.” Jason told me before leaving. I went back to packing until I got sleepy and soon fell asleep on the couch, like usual.
Yep, I will.
8/13/13