Taking Chances
The Guessing Game
Nelly’s POV
I woke up still in my clothes from yesterday and in my bed. I remembered yesterday and a goofy smile came onto my face. Yesterday was the best day ever, it wasn’t technically a date but I would count it as one, in my mind. I don’t think Alex liked me that way anyway, maybe he sees me as a good friend. I wouldn’t care anyway as long as I’m in his life somehow.
I got out of bed and made my way to the bathroom across the hall with my towel and bath stuff. I made sure the water was burning hot, just how I liked it, before getting into the water. I quickly washed my hair twice and then I washed up with my peach body wash. As I got out I dried my hair with one towel and wrapped my body up with another. When my hair was completely dried I walked out of the bathroom, with the towel I used to dry my hair in my hands. Making my way across the hall, I stopped in my tracks suddenly when I felt a pair of eyes watching me and when I heard someone clear their throat. I turned and saw Alex, of course who else are you going to see in this house this early?
“Uh, hey Alex.” I said awkwardly standing in the hallway with just a short towel on that barely covered my ass. I looked at him and saw he was looking me up and down, checking me out. Now not to brag but I looked good, and I knew it, everybody told me, in the band or not. When he didn’t answer, I cleared my throat and he slowly roamed his eyes up to my face, where I’m sure I still looked awkward.
“Uh, hi. I was coming to see if you were woke, but apparently you are.” Alex whispered, and stuttered.
“Um, yeah. I’m just going to, um… you know. Go get dressed, I’ll see you when I’m finished?” I said to Alex, before walking away not bothering waiting for his answer. I put on my butterfly boxers and skull sports bra before finding my grey ankle socks and putting them on too. I put on some deodorant and lotion before putting my purple shorts on with my Ravens jersey t-shirt, got to support the hometown team. When I was finished I walked to the living room to see that Jack and Alex were on the couch watching TV. “Hey guys.”
Jack turned around first and smiled, “Hey Nelly!” I laughed before seeing Alex turned from the corner of my eye.
“Nells.” Alex said simply before turning back to the TV, Jack following his lead. “Jack guess who I got to sing the girl vocals in ‘Remembering Sunday’?” Jack turned to Alex with a curious look on his face.
“Who?”
“Nelly Jameson, from My Tears of Pain!” Alex said excitedly, introducing me like I’m in a game show and he’s the host.
“For real Nelly?” Jack turned to ask me, I nodded and he squealed like a fucking girl, I kid you not. “I can’t wait for Warped Tour now!”
Alex and I laughed before they turned back to watch TV, I went to sit down but there wasn’t any more seats. Alex must’ve noticed and he beckoned me to come to him, when I did he had pat his lap. The sign for me to sit on his lap, I didn’t want to but eventually gave in, after his persistence. Ten minutes after I sat down the door opened to reveal Jason, Astro, and Martin along with Zack and Rian.
Jason started to say something but stopped after he saw me sitting on Alex’s lap and his arms wrapped around my waist. He looked thoughtful for a moment before figuring out something to say, “Hey guys! Already Alex? You two move fast…” Jason said, officially making things more awkward than ever before. Alex cleared this throat before speaking and everybody seemed to be facing him for a reply.
“Hey, and no dude. Just friends.” Alex told everybody before speaking again. “Guess who’s singing female vocals for ‘Remembering Sunday’?” Alex asked them.
“Tell me it’s going to be Tay!” Astro said, speaking first. Alex shook his head and Astro guessed again. “Is it Lindsey?” Alex shook his head again, “I give, who is it?”
“It’s me dumbass!” I yelled out before Alex could. They all knew since we got popular everybody requested me most of the time for guest vocals and I was happy to help. “I mean do you know how many guest vocals I’m doing in Warped this summer? Everybody called me asking, I had to turn down most because of my schedule with press and stuff but way more people asked this year than last year.” I said to everybody. “Now I’m doing guest vocals for five bands, The Ready Set, All Time Low, Sleeping With Sirens, Of Mice & Men, and Pierce The Veil.”
Jack whistled and I cringed. “Damn and how many did you say called for guest vocals from you?”
“A good 35 maybe more.” I told Jack.
All at once I heard everybody say, “Damn!” I laughed, as did everybody else.
“Why are you fuckers standing there? Come sit so I can introduce you two!” I told everybody talking to Astro and Martin mainly. “Jack his our guitarist Martin, Martin… Jack said he talked guitars with you?” I asked.
Martin nodded, “In Dino’s shop right? We were talking about the Fender American Special Stratocaster Electric Guitar Two-Tone Sunburst right?” Jack nodded looking star struck before Alex elbowed him.
“Martin this is Alex, vocals. Jack guitar. Zack bass and Rian drums. Everybody this is Astro and Martin.” I yelled so I wouldn’t have to do any more introductions.
“Hey!” They said at the same time making me snort with laughter.
I looked at my watch and saw it was quarter to three. “Jase?”
“Yeah?”
“I, um… have a interview in 15. Can you drive me to the donut shop, please?” I asked him.
“Do you even have to ask? Come on, where are your shoes and are you going like that?” Before I said anything he said something else. “Of course you are, get you shoes and come on.” I grabbed my shoes and walked outside, before getting in the car and putting the same shoes from yesterday, my Nike’s. Once we got I told Jason to leave before he got trapped into doing this interview. Unlike the rest of my band, I love doing interviews and most interviewers specifically asked for me anyways, and if they don’t they get me anyways.
I walked into the donut shop and sat down waiting for the interviewer to come in and talk to me.
I woke up still in my clothes from yesterday and in my bed. I remembered yesterday and a goofy smile came onto my face. Yesterday was the best day ever, it wasn’t technically a date but I would count it as one, in my mind. I don’t think Alex liked me that way anyway, maybe he sees me as a good friend. I wouldn’t care anyway as long as I’m in his life somehow.
I got out of bed and made my way to the bathroom across the hall with my towel and bath stuff. I made sure the water was burning hot, just how I liked it, before getting into the water. I quickly washed my hair twice and then I washed up with my peach body wash. As I got out I dried my hair with one towel and wrapped my body up with another. When my hair was completely dried I walked out of the bathroom, with the towel I used to dry my hair in my hands. Making my way across the hall, I stopped in my tracks suddenly when I felt a pair of eyes watching me and when I heard someone clear their throat. I turned and saw Alex, of course who else are you going to see in this house this early?
“Uh, hey Alex.” I said awkwardly standing in the hallway with just a short towel on that barely covered my ass. I looked at him and saw he was looking me up and down, checking me out. Now not to brag but I looked good, and I knew it, everybody told me, in the band or not. When he didn’t answer, I cleared my throat and he slowly roamed his eyes up to my face, where I’m sure I still looked awkward.
“Uh, hi. I was coming to see if you were woke, but apparently you are.” Alex whispered, and stuttered.
“Um, yeah. I’m just going to, um… you know. Go get dressed, I’ll see you when I’m finished?” I said to Alex, before walking away not bothering waiting for his answer. I put on my butterfly boxers and skull sports bra before finding my grey ankle socks and putting them on too. I put on some deodorant and lotion before putting my purple shorts on with my Ravens jersey t-shirt, got to support the hometown team. When I was finished I walked to the living room to see that Jack and Alex were on the couch watching TV. “Hey guys.”
Jack turned around first and smiled, “Hey Nelly!” I laughed before seeing Alex turned from the corner of my eye.
“Nells.” Alex said simply before turning back to the TV, Jack following his lead. “Jack guess who I got to sing the girl vocals in ‘Remembering Sunday’?” Jack turned to Alex with a curious look on his face.
“Who?”
“Nelly Jameson, from My Tears of Pain!” Alex said excitedly, introducing me like I’m in a game show and he’s the host.
“For real Nelly?” Jack turned to ask me, I nodded and he squealed like a fucking girl, I kid you not. “I can’t wait for Warped Tour now!”
Alex and I laughed before they turned back to watch TV, I went to sit down but there wasn’t any more seats. Alex must’ve noticed and he beckoned me to come to him, when I did he had pat his lap. The sign for me to sit on his lap, I didn’t want to but eventually gave in, after his persistence. Ten minutes after I sat down the door opened to reveal Jason, Astro, and Martin along with Zack and Rian.
Jason started to say something but stopped after he saw me sitting on Alex’s lap and his arms wrapped around my waist. He looked thoughtful for a moment before figuring out something to say, “Hey guys! Already Alex? You two move fast…” Jason said, officially making things more awkward than ever before. Alex cleared this throat before speaking and everybody seemed to be facing him for a reply.
“Hey, and no dude. Just friends.” Alex told everybody before speaking again. “Guess who’s singing female vocals for ‘Remembering Sunday’?” Alex asked them.
“Tell me it’s going to be Tay!” Astro said, speaking first. Alex shook his head and Astro guessed again. “Is it Lindsey?” Alex shook his head again, “I give, who is it?”
“It’s me dumbass!” I yelled out before Alex could. They all knew since we got popular everybody requested me most of the time for guest vocals and I was happy to help. “I mean do you know how many guest vocals I’m doing in Warped this summer? Everybody called me asking, I had to turn down most because of my schedule with press and stuff but way more people asked this year than last year.” I said to everybody. “Now I’m doing guest vocals for five bands, The Ready Set, All Time Low, Sleeping With Sirens, Of Mice & Men, and Pierce The Veil.”
Jack whistled and I cringed. “Damn and how many did you say called for guest vocals from you?”
“A good 35 maybe more.” I told Jack.
All at once I heard everybody say, “Damn!” I laughed, as did everybody else.
“Why are you fuckers standing there? Come sit so I can introduce you two!” I told everybody talking to Astro and Martin mainly. “Jack his our guitarist Martin, Martin… Jack said he talked guitars with you?” I asked.
Martin nodded, “In Dino’s shop right? We were talking about the Fender American Special Stratocaster Electric Guitar Two-Tone Sunburst right?” Jack nodded looking star struck before Alex elbowed him.
“Martin this is Alex, vocals. Jack guitar. Zack bass and Rian drums. Everybody this is Astro and Martin.” I yelled so I wouldn’t have to do any more introductions.
“Hey!” They said at the same time making me snort with laughter.
I looked at my watch and saw it was quarter to three. “Jase?”
“Yeah?”
“I, um… have a interview in 15. Can you drive me to the donut shop, please?” I asked him.
“Do you even have to ask? Come on, where are your shoes and are you going like that?” Before I said anything he said something else. “Of course you are, get you shoes and come on.” I grabbed my shoes and walked outside, before getting in the car and putting the same shoes from yesterday, my Nike’s. Once we got I told Jason to leave before he got trapped into doing this interview. Unlike the rest of my band, I love doing interviews and most interviewers specifically asked for me anyways, and if they don’t they get me anyways.
I walked into the donut shop and sat down waiting for the interviewer to come in and talk to me.
Notes
Uh... hi? Anywhore, do you want me to do a chapter for the interview or would you rather I skip it? Personally I want to do the interview, but I won't unless you guys want it. For those who want it but it's not the winning side, I could make it a one-shot kind of thing. Tell me and all you silent readers... talk to me! Anyway the reason Warped is mentioned so much is because I'm excited to be going this year with my friends after I couldn't go last year! I want to meet my favorite bands at Warped and have some fucking fun doing it! Warped for me isn't until July 10th, who else is coming to that date?!Nelly's outfit
Chapter 5 fact: This chapter ends awkwardly and the interview wasn't originally planned for this chapter it was supposed to wait until the beginning of Warped.
Yep, I will.
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