Invisible String

86

"I told you that you'd jinx it."

"Crap."

I grab my phone and see I have missed calls and messages from Laura.

"Oh crap. Crap. Crap."

Natalie's POV

"So what exactly do you want me to do?" I ask Taylor as I put on a really bright blazer. "Ryan! How good do I look?"

"Better than my wife." Ryan says and I snort. "She can't pull bright colors."

"I'm telling Blake you said that." I say as I walk over to Taylor.

"So where do you want me?"

"Sit down next to Antoni, I think you'll fit right in next to him as we pan around the table." Taylor says and I nod my head.

"Queen." Jonathan says and I smile. "So glad you take time off to meet up with friends. Such a busy girl."

"Work doesn't stop." I say chuckling as I take my seat. "I'll take time off anytime Taylor needs me."

"Cute." Tan says and I smile.

"I've missed you all. Like so much."

"We've missed you. We need to catch up sometime soon and obviously get to know your wife more." Antoni whispers and I nod my head.

"Definitely."

"Alright is everyone set?" Taylor asks.

"We're born for this." Jonathan says and I snort.

"You are, I'm not." I say as I look up to see the camera. "Oh wonderful."

- - - -

Laura: Call me ASAP. ASAP Natalia.

Selena: We have fries and cheeseburgers. Heading back now.

I change into my sweats, taking my shirt off and replacing it with one of Taylor's hoodies I stole. I walk back to one of the couches, laying down as I take my shoes off.

I close my eyes for two seconds when someone knocks on the door of the bus. I let out a groan as I walk to the door. Wondering who's knocking on the tour bus.

Opening the door I stumble back. Seeing someone who I haven't seen in such a long time, tears streaming down their face. But wondering how they knew where I was. No one knew, much less them.

"Hey?" I ask confusedly.

"This is a great song Taylor." I say as I strum my guitar. Writing down the next chords. "Why won't you release it? Is it because I helped write it?"

"They won't let me bub, you know that." Taylor says as she sits next to me. "Let's go over it again."

I nod my head as I begin strumming my guitar.

"I wish I could fly." I sing.

Polaroids.

Pictures.

Hotels.

It all flooded my mind. Our minds.

So many polaroids, polaroids we only knew about. Trips we knew about. Secrets. Secrets only we knew about.

"Let's promise each other we never say who this song is about, okay?" Taylor says and I nod my head. "This stays here."

"No one will ever know who we wrote this for. I promise."

"It stays here."

"Here."

I come back to reality as I stare at the person in front of me.

"I'm not okay." They say as they wrap their arms around me, sobbing into my chest. "I'm not okay."

I wrap my arms around them, placing my chin on top of their head as I rub their back.

"It's okay. It's okay. I got you." I whisper against her head. "I got you."

"I've missed you so much."

"How'd you know I was here? I mean. Come in before someone else sees you."

"Oh god I'm sorry, I'm here and you're just trying to stay low."

"No.. no.. no that's not.. that's not why I told you to come in."

"I know you and I haven't seen each other in a while or even talk to each other for a while, but I just really need to talk to you. You're the only person I ever trusted other than you know who."

"Well here I am. I'm here for you."