Ghost of You

Chapter 1:Something's gotta give

(Listen to the song while you read it's in the above header🔝🔝🔝)

Gabby pov
    "Why is it when I try to do something productive, it never works?!?"

I wanna sob right about now. I've been posting a video on YouTube everyday since I was 13 years old. I must have been born in the wrong decade. This sucks a lot. Today is my last video if nothing gives. But let's be serious right now... SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE!!!

   I set up my camera and position myself at my desk. Here goes nothing. I think as I push the red button and count down.

  "Three...Two... HEY GUYS!! Today I'm gonna be singing Ghost Of You by 5 Seconds Of Summer."

I began playing the song on my piano as I think about how sad someone had to be to write it. This song resonated with me so much.

Here I am waking up
Still can't sleep on your side
There's your coffee cup
The lipstick stain fades with time
If I can dream long enough
You tell me I'll be just fine

Those lyrics were for my mom as I let the words take over me. Holding back my tears, I continue to sing.

So I drown it out
Like I always do
Dancing through our house
With the ghost of you

It's been 6 years.

And I chase it down
With this shot of truth
Dancing through our house
With the ghost of you

The tears began to poor as I thought about the day again.

Cleaning up today
Found that old Zeppelin shirt
You wore when you ran away
And no one could feel your hurt
Too young
Too dumb
To know things like love
But I know better now

I continue to sing as the song takes me from reality to a moment of peace. I see my mom in my mind. Her smiling. Her laughing. Her happiness that was taken from her. Ever since the incident, every Friday night was spent drinking and crying. Til I couldn't remember her. I always remembered her. I tune myself back in for the ending.

So I drown it out
Like I always do
Dancing through our house
With the ghost of you
And I chase it down
With this shot of truth
That my feet don't dance
Like they did with you....

As the song ended, I wiped my stray tears and opened my eyes to the camera.

  "I hope you guys enjoyed. Sorry for the tears." I said to the camera as I giggle and waved goodbye.

  " Also, before I forget.... this will be my last video for a while. I love making these for you guys but I have to get a job and go to college and support myself. I love you all so much. And if I could sing to you and be able to handle everything else I would but I have no time right now. So farewell my lovelies. Until beyond the hiatus."
With that, I shut off the camera and upload the video as quick as I can. When it's done, I break down in tears and curl up in a ball on my bed.

This was all a lot to think about. Giving up my dream and to top it off feeling mindlessly alone.

  "GABRIELLA, GET THE FUCK DOWN HERE NOW!"

I ran down the stairs to look my drunk father in the eyes. Sometimes I wish he died and not my mother.

  "Y-y-yes s-sir..." I stutter out as his bloodshot eyes peer into my brown ones.

"You little slut. Where were you last night!?!" He yells.

Yesterday was Friday.....

  "Uh-um- I-I -I was uh..." my stutters were cut short by a hand coming in contact with my check.

  "Don't leave with out my permission." He mumbled as he staggered to the couch.

  I ran back up the stair and locked my bedroom door as the stinging began to radiate through my face. I blinked back the tears in my eye before going to my bathroom to look.

  A bright red strike was imprinted into my brown skin as my eyes spilled tears. I began to slide to the floor as everything was hitting me again. I don't want to exist anymore.

Just as I got up off the floor my phone began to ding. I had about a ding per seconds as my phone shook and rattled on my bed. I ran to pick it up but almost dropped it when I read the first message.

@Luke5SOS is now following you!
@Ashton5SOS is now following you!
@5SOS is now following you!
 
From @5SOS
@GoodnessGabbyGirl  nice work!!
No one sings that song as good as Calum.......But you might have done wayyyyyy better 😉
(Luke and Ashton approved)

I lost all the air in my lungs as I began to hyperventilate. They liked it that much!!!!
I began to mute all my social media til I could figure out how to make the buzzing stop.

Soon, my email dinged loudly, seemingly shaking my quiet room.

From: MMC03@Modest.com
To: Gabby.Smith01@gmail.com
   Hello this is the managing team of Modest Managing Company. We would like you to become the opening act for our headline tour of the year. We would like to meet in Atlanta next Friday. This meeting will consist of you and the main act. If you would be interested please call the number below:

xxx-xxx-xxxx
Or email us your response.

Thank you for your time
Modest Management Company

I think my dreams have just begun.

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So guys I had a dream!!! This is my dream . Just typed up for you to read. Please enjoy like and comment. Also I have other books but they have zero plot and I was young trying to write. This is much better and I think it's my first Calum book tbh😅 but enjoy!!! Vote and comment please 🤍🖤❤️ ps I wrote this while sick and my 5sos brain is loopy. Y'all are gonna love this tho❤️🤍🖤.

edited in 2020- I am going to revamp all my stories and make the plot alot more realistic except this one which will be unrealistic as hell but a good read bc i like the plot line for this story.