In the water - Noel Gallagher

Chapter 1

Hello everybody! First of all I'd like to tell you that this is my first story! I've always wanted to write a story about Noel Gallagher cos I really love him and I'm finally trying. Please be indulgent and don't hesitate to tell me what you think :-)

Ps: English is not my mother tongue, sorry if there are any mistakes.

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A beautiful Christmas tree and the smell of food escaping from wooden huts. This is the painting I had in front of me. Liverpool in December.

As soon as I arrived at the station I headed towards the city center, I craved for a beer at the Cavern club and I just wanted to relax with some good music!

I knew Liverpool like the back of my hand. I have spent 6 months here after graduating from college. Thanks to the people I met I have discovered myself as an individual and more importantly I have learned to respect myself.

However, the end of my stay came far too quickly and I returned to France to become an English teacher in a small school in the north of the country.

I decided to take a sabbatical year after the death of my father in July. I needed a break and I wanted to come back to Liverpool. I knew my mom would still be alright with my brother and my stepfather at home.

I was sure of one thing as I got to Matthew Streets: This new year was going to be fantastic. It had to.

I spent my entire evening at the Cavern, I really missed this place. Several guys went on stage to play the Beatles of course, but also some Oasis tunes for my greatest pleasure. Oasis is my favourite band.

I could have stayed here for hours, even days without getting tired of it, it was pretty quiet on that night but when the place was crowded and everyone was singing and dancing together, it was quite magic.

"Hey Alice! We were looking for you everywhere!" The voice of Mark made me snap out of it, he was a friend I made during my stay, he and his girlfriend Mary had kindly offered to host me for a couple of days.

"I'm so, sorry guys, I completely forgot to let you know that I arrived safe! I'm so glad to see you though " I got up from my chair to hug them both.

"We knew you would be here anyway! How was the ride sweety? " Mary had a huge grin on her face. They were both 10 years older than me.

"Tiresome, I can't wait to go to bed actually! Thanks again for letting me stay with you, it's very kind" I replied yawning.

"You can stay as long as you want. We are invited to a party, are you coming with us? " Mark shouted over the loud music.

"Maybe another time, I'd rather go to bed instead, I've had a long day and I'm knackered." All I wanted at this point were some covers and a pillow.

"Ok honey," Mary told me, "But tomorrow we are spending the evening at the pub and you have to come !! Here are your keys, make yourself at home, okay? See you tomorrow" She gave me the keys and hugged me before turning around and leaving with Mark behind.

I picked up my guitar that was against a wall and decided to leave. It took me five minutes to get to the apartment.

I fell asleep right away, stunned by the emotions, expectations and dreams that I had in mind.