Sing Me To Sleep
Four Years Later
--Four Years Later--
“RIAN.” Alex peers in through the door, “We’re on in like 20. Get ready and stuff.” I nod,
“I’ll be good.” He smiles and steps back giving me some room. To be honest we always try extra hard to be good in Baltimore. Almost every show we’ll see one familiar face, maybe someone from high school, or a cousin.
I flip my laptop open and a image of Pierce comes up. God I miss her. But she wanted to go to college to pursue becoming a producer and I had All Time Low. Long distance didn’t work for us, I mean.
Pierce was always worried that I might cave with all the fan girls going after me. We both had ridiculously busy schedules that never lined up correctly. She would have to go to work when I was free and on the road, When she was home I’d be doing a show or at an after party.
Boys at her college started asking her out, and I didn’t blame them. Anybody would be lucky to have a girl as beautiful and sweet as Pierce. She was the best thing that happened to me in High School. Her and that asshole in French class who kept on bothering me about coming over to play drums with him and his friend Alex.
I hear a soft knock the door and Zack pushes his way in.
“Hey man.” He smiles and walks over to take a seat next to me.
“What’s up?” I nod at him and lean back closing the picture, but not after Zack saw it first.
“Thinking about High School?” He sighs and pats my shoulder,
“Yeah. I think it was one of the best parts of my life.” I chuckles and shake my head, “I just kinda wish I knew what was up with Pierce you know. I haven’t seen her in Two years.”
“Well, I mean you can’t blame her.” Zack laughs,
“What?”
“Last time you had Ms. Pope there.” His expression softens, “I think she was under the impression you didn’t want to keep in touch. You were all over Cass.”
“Yeah, I know. But that whole relationship went down the drain after that.” I shrug and close my laptop pushing it off to the side.
“Who needs girls right?” Zack laughs and stands up.
“Right. Hey, I’m going to go out back and get some fresh air before we go on okay?” I nod at him and stand up, heading for the door.
“Just get back before Matt breaks a guitar.” He calls after me.
The cool air hits my face as I step into the dark alley. I start to walk further into the dark before I pull out my cell phone.
I flip through my contact list before I see her picture again next to the number I haven’t called in so long. Maybe she changed it. Honestly I don’t care. I might as well try it anyway.
The silence around me seems to become heavy as the ringing sounds in my left ear.
“Hello?” A male voice picks up,
“Hey. I’m looking for a Pierce, Is this the right number?” I hear the shaky-ness in my voice.
“Who is this?”
“An old High School friend of hers.”
“Yeah, this is her husband. She’s at a play date with our son Ryan. Won’t be home for a while.” A water droplet hits my face, “Who is this so I can tell her to call back?”
“Rian.” I sigh and close my eyes, “Thank you so much, Bye.”
“Bye.”
A small smile spreads across my face, Pierce is happy. That’s all I need.
But Ryan.
Huh.
“RIAN.” Alex peers in through the door, “We’re on in like 20. Get ready and stuff.” I nod,
“I’ll be good.” He smiles and steps back giving me some room. To be honest we always try extra hard to be good in Baltimore. Almost every show we’ll see one familiar face, maybe someone from high school, or a cousin.
I flip my laptop open and a image of Pierce comes up. God I miss her. But she wanted to go to college to pursue becoming a producer and I had All Time Low. Long distance didn’t work for us, I mean.
Pierce was always worried that I might cave with all the fan girls going after me. We both had ridiculously busy schedules that never lined up correctly. She would have to go to work when I was free and on the road, When she was home I’d be doing a show or at an after party.
Boys at her college started asking her out, and I didn’t blame them. Anybody would be lucky to have a girl as beautiful and sweet as Pierce. She was the best thing that happened to me in High School. Her and that asshole in French class who kept on bothering me about coming over to play drums with him and his friend Alex.
I hear a soft knock the door and Zack pushes his way in.
“Hey man.” He smiles and walks over to take a seat next to me.
“What’s up?” I nod at him and lean back closing the picture, but not after Zack saw it first.
“Thinking about High School?” He sighs and pats my shoulder,
“Yeah. I think it was one of the best parts of my life.” I chuckles and shake my head, “I just kinda wish I knew what was up with Pierce you know. I haven’t seen her in Two years.”
“Well, I mean you can’t blame her.” Zack laughs,
“What?”
“Last time you had Ms. Pope there.” His expression softens, “I think she was under the impression you didn’t want to keep in touch. You were all over Cass.”
“Yeah, I know. But that whole relationship went down the drain after that.” I shrug and close my laptop pushing it off to the side.
“Who needs girls right?” Zack laughs and stands up.
“Right. Hey, I’m going to go out back and get some fresh air before we go on okay?” I nod at him and stand up, heading for the door.
“Just get back before Matt breaks a guitar.” He calls after me.
The cool air hits my face as I step into the dark alley. I start to walk further into the dark before I pull out my cell phone.
I flip through my contact list before I see her picture again next to the number I haven’t called in so long. Maybe she changed it. Honestly I don’t care. I might as well try it anyway.
The silence around me seems to become heavy as the ringing sounds in my left ear.
“Hello?” A male voice picks up,
“Hey. I’m looking for a Pierce, Is this the right number?” I hear the shaky-ness in my voice.
“Who is this?”
“An old High School friend of hers.”
“Yeah, this is her husband. She’s at a play date with our son Ryan. Won’t be home for a while.” A water droplet hits my face, “Who is this so I can tell her to call back?”
“Rian.” I sigh and close my eyes, “Thank you so much, Bye.”
“Bye.”
A small smile spreads across my face, Pierce is happy. That’s all I need.
But Ryan.
Huh.
Notes
Hey you guys. Thank you so much for Reading this story. I loved writing it so much and Yes, It is the last chapter.I loved working with Ima_All_Time_Lower/ Hustler_and_killjoy__
I'd love to work with her again.
~Rae.Barakitten
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