Beautiful Day

Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Chester’s POV

          He stood there, looking in the mirror once again. He swallowed as he fixed the collar on his shirt and then pulled on a black leather jacket. Mike came in and smiled at him.

          “Someone’s looking nice tonight,” he said as he sat down and patted the spot next to him, “Come here.”

          Chester sat down next to him and glanced up before looking away. Mike frowned slightly at him and then gave him a hug.

          “Don’t worry about anything. We’re going to go out there and have some fun tonight. We get to perform and we got nominated.”

          “I know,” he said softly before leaning heavily on Mike. Mike stroked his back gently for a few minutes before kissing him.

          “Now let’s fix that beautiful hair of yours,” he said and Chester grinned at him. They headed into the bathroom and Mike slowly began to stick it up in the center. It took about fifteen minutes but it looked good at the end. Chester pulled on his black boots and then followed Mike out of the house. They drove down to where the awards were taking place and then met up with the rest of the band.

          “You guys ready?” Dave asked with a grin and Mike nodded. The six of them filed inside and then found their seats. Chester sat down next to Mike and Mike immediately gripped his hand. They sat there as the awards started and people won. Chester watched each of them go up and thank everyone in their lives even though they’d only been impacted by about five of them. He sighed. If he went up there, who would he thank? Mike. The band. And then the fans. He didn’t have a family that had helped him get here. They both hated him and thought he was a no good piece of shit. He sighed quietly and felt his eyes fill with tears. Mike glanced at him and then leaned over.

          “Are you ok Chaz?”

          “Yea. Sorry, just thinking,” Chester said quietly and Mike nodded slightly.

          “Hey guys, time to go,” Dave whispered and they got up and headed to the spot they’d be performing. He smiled slightly as he was handed a microphone. He was excited to be performing again. Even if it was only one song. They hurried up to the stage and a woman started to ask them a few questions. Mike and Brad were answering them.

          “Hang on, I gotta hit the bathroom,” Brad said, “It’ll only take a few minutes.”

          “Uh…ok?” the woman asked. Chester grinned and then walked forward.

          “Here I’ll take over for Brad.”

          “Ok. You don’t have to go too do you?”

          “Nah I already went,” Chester said with a smile.