Song: All Hail Me by Vercua Salt
Album: American Thighs
Alice
About half and hour later..
I sat under a tree in the abandon park about fifteen minutes from my house. It wasn't that big. It had the basic playground stuff like monkey bars, merry-go-round, slides, swings and other object to climb or ride. There were picnic tables surrounding the play area too. Most of them were falling apart but some were still sturdy and good to sit on, if they weren't covered in bugs or moss.
I sat on the top part of the picnic that you would usually eat on. Satan knows I would not eat on it ever in my lifetime. My skateboard sat under me and I pushed it back and forth with the tip if my foot. The sky was pretty dark, grey clouds covered the sun and most of the sky. Birds chirpped loudly and not the pretty chirps either. It was those loud, annoying and ugly sqawks that no one likes. Besides the birds, there wasn't much other life out here other than the bugs and occasionally a squirrel or two. Quite frankly, it was pretty peaceful. No one really lives in this town besides old people and their grandkids, so there was no annoying traffic and no obnoxious trains. It wasn't too hot, too cold or humid. No powerful breezes or bugs that bite, like mosquitoes.
"If you're a saint then help me understand, who I am. Magnolias began, growing from empty hands.." I sang and picked at my nail polish, thinking about Jacoby.
It still confused me on why he did that. Maybe one of his friends dared him? But Ivanna and I are his only hands besides three other guys who are in a band. They were at our last show. Royal Paypal or something, I don't know. Then again, why would they dare him to do something if they're not good friends. It just pissed me off how he did that.
'He knows I get terrible migraines when I panic- ah fuck, speak of the damn devil.' I closed my eyes tightly and scrunched up my nose in pain. I had been trying to ignore it but it was still there. I fucking hate migraines with a burning passion of a thousand suns.
I began to search my bad for some like Tylenol or any pain killers that would help. Of course there'd be nothing in there because I have terrible luck.
I continued to think about shit and sing. I kinda drifted from reality a bit. I have a bad habit of doing that. That's why I sucked at school. Thing is that I just don't space out quietly, I always start singing and I don't sing well so it was awful. I always got made fun of for that too. They called me 'The Rejected Disney Princess.' I guess dropping out didn't help my case at all though.
"The halo you hold so close. Magnolias began growing from empty hands. The angel you love, can hurt you the most. Magnolias began, growing from empty hands.." I sang the last part of the song and took a deep breath.
"You have a nice voice."
I immediately jumped and looked behind me. There stood Otto from Waterparks, the boy who kissed me while drunk.
"What are you doing here and how long have you been standing there?!" I said and breathed heavily. My hand was on my chest and I started at him with wide eyes. Like always, he wore a beanie/hat thing over his brown curly hair. He wore vans, black jeans, a white v-neck and a jean jacket.
"Long enough to realize you have pretty voice." He smiled and walked closer to me. I rolled my eyes at him. "Why are you all the way out here and not with your friends or at work?"
"I could ask you the same and I already asked you why are you here." I calmed down a bit.
He put his hands up in defense. "I saw you were sitting up here, so I decided to come see what's up. You looked sad and I wanted to make sure you were okay." Otto explained.
I was taken back a bit by what he said. I didn't know I looked sad. "Oh, okay."
"Now you gotta answer my qu-"
He was cut off by rain starting to pour from the sky. It came down pretty hard. "Come on, we'll go to my car."
I shook my head. I didn't want or need his help. "I'll just go to work early!" We had to talk a but loudly since the rain was coming down harder and harder each minute and it was pretty loud.
"Let me take you, I don't want you to get a cold or anything!" Otto put his hand out for me to grab but I just took a step back.
I put my backpack on and picked up my board. "Otto, I'll be fine!"
"You're guy friend might get pissed at me, he already seems to hate me, come with me!" He exclaimed and stepped closer to me.
I shook my head again and began walking down the little hill the play ground was on. Before I could get two feet away, I was swept of my feet and carried down. I looked to my side and Otto had picked me up bridal style and ran to the car with me in his arms. He put me in the passenger seat then got in the driver's seat.
We both took a deep sigh and waited a bit before speaking. Both of us were pretty soaked but not drenched.
"I can fend for myself, Otto." I stated coldly and crossed my arms.
He smiled at me. "If you get sick then you can't go to work and the guys and I can't surprise you."
I huffed. "What if I don't want you guys to surprise me?"
"Well, you haven't banned us and according to what you told intoxicated me, you guys don't get a lot of customers, so we're your main sorce of income." He smirked and turned on the heat.
I was shocked by his reply, but not as shocked from the fact that he can pick my fatass up. Instead of replying to his smart comment, I angrily did not reply.
Otto looked at me and chuckled a bit. "You're adorable when you're pissed." He mumbled. I pretended not to hear him because I was pissed and I'm not adorable. "I'll take you to my house before we go to the rink. I don't want to you to work in wet clothes."
"I'm fine, I don't mind. I'll have to walk back home in it anyway." I mumbled, still looking out the window.
"You're so stubborn." Otto smiled more. "I'll just pick you up. The band doesn't have practice today so I'm free all day."
I grumbled and crossed my arms tightly. I didn't fucking need his help. I was already in a bad mood then he had to show up! Just because it was raining, didn't mean I needed a man's help. I'm a woman.
'Why couldn't god or whoever send me a bottle of pain killers and not Otto?'
Before I could complain and more bitchy, Otto put in a CD. He clicked a few buttons and a song started playing. Once I heard three seconds of it, I knew it.
"Jacoby loves My Chemical Romance, this is one of his favorite songs.." I said and trailed off.
Otto gave me a confused look. I forgot that I didn't tell him what what happened. "Oh, um- Sorry..?" I guess what I said and how I said contradicted each other and made him confused.
I didn't want to explain what happened and I didn't want to just tell him to stop playing MCR because then he would question it. I certainly didn't want to listen to the band at the time so I didn't have any other choice to explain what happened.
"Sorry, it's just that... Jacoby and I have been best friends since fourth grade and today was one of the first times we've ever fought.." I explained and sighed afterwards.
Otto's eyes widened. "Shit, sorry. I should've asked what you wanted to listen to." He apologized, looking from the road, back to me occasionally.
I shook my head. "It's fine."
He paused for a moment, looking at the road. It was definitely pouring hard. We could barley see through the windshield, even when he had the wipers on. On the plus side, we couldn't really hit anybody since all the old people in the town can't drive and who would actually been out in the mess?
He reached under his seat and let go of the wheel with one hand. I immediately held the other side of the wheel with one of my hands. The roads were almost flooded so he could spin out of control anywhere.
"Thanks, here you go. Look through here." He handed me a navy blue CD case. I started looking through it. It was certainly full. Every little pouch had a CD in it.
After about three minutes, I picket out a CD by one of my favorite bands. "You like Veruca Salt?"
Otto smiled bashfully. "Yeah, they're one of my favorite bands."
"Me too! I've never met anyone else that likes them!" I exclaimed with excitement.
I put in the CD and skipped to one of my favorite songs, All Hail Me.
Otto
Alice pulled her long lilac hair out of the day and put in the CD. When she bent down I got a whiff of vanilla. This makes me sound like a lunatic but she smelled so good.
The song started and she immediately began tapping to the beat.
"YEAH!"
The vocalist screamed and I tapped my hand on the steering wheel.
For the first verse we just enjoyed the music and didn't talk. Alice seemed in suck a better mood since the music started. Considering how excited she got when she found out I like Veruca Salt, I don't doubt that she's happier.
I still wondered why her and Jacoby got into a fight. Was it because of us? Did he hate us so much that he got into a fight with Alice? I don't even understand what we did? I hope he doesn't like like Alice. If he does then he had two other guys to fight with to get Alice and I'm not gonna give up easily.
I didn't even realize how angry I was until my knuckles started hurting from grubbing the steering wheel so hard.
Before I starting angrily thinking again, I heard Alice start singing a bit.
"You-so sorry mister.
But don't look now
I've got your sister
I shot her down."
Her voice was so calm and sweet. If you heard her song before you ever got to know her then you would think she's a sweet girl. Sometimes it's hard for me to believe she's a drummer in a rock band.
"So sorry, so sorry now.
So sorry, so sorry now."
Alice drummed on her leg as if she was at home practicing. I guess she might've known this song on the drums too.
"cause I'm a bad man, I do what I can.
I'm a bad man, I do what I can.
I'm a bad man, I do what I can.
All hail me!"
Alice got louder and a bit more confident as she drummed and sang. Before I knew it we were both singing and drumming.
"So sorry mother.
I've let you down.
I'm soaked in blood here.
I can't get out.
So sorry, so sorry now.
So sorry, so sorry now.
So sorry, so sorry now.
'cause I'm a bad man, I do what I can.
I'm a bad man, I do what I can.
All hail me!
Ha, ha, ha, all hail me!
(oh, I'm melting)
(melt your baby)
(that did not work so very well) or (that did not hurt so bad...)"
We finished the song and I give fived Alice. She grinned widely which made me light up. Her smile is so pretty and contagious. Her lips just make me want to kiss her and make her mine and let no one else have he-
"Otto? The light is green." Alice said and napped me out of my obsessive daze.
"Sorry, I spaced out. Anyways, were almost at my house. We're getting you clothes so you don't have a choice." I stated confidently.
Alice looked as if she was about to say something bit couldn't find the words. That made me smile wide.
For a while it was quiet again beside the pouring rain on our car and my windshield wipers on. Maybe about two or three minutes until I spoke up.
"Another song?"
"Hell yeah."
An: I hate putting these, I'm sorry.i just moved into a new house and started school again. I also got a boyfriend even though you guys don't care. Still, here is an extra long chapter for you all. I've been working on this one for a while, I didn't know what to say but I finally finished it. Hope you enjoyed it.