I'd Like to be Somebody Else

Chapter 10

March 1993

    Oasis were finally getting somewhere, The Real People let them use their studio in Dock Road, Liverpool to record "Live Demonstration".

    Jamie was jealous that I'd met and spent a lot of time around Chris and Tony Griffiths, he loved the band.

    They were nice, they did a lot of the work and were incredibly patient with Oasis' clear lack of experience with studio work.

    The weird tension towards me around Jamie and Liam seemed to disappear once they'd actually met and Jamie admitted he liked Oasis' music.

    Jamie hadn't changed his mind about loving me and Noel was still trying to convince me that Liam felt the same but I still wasn't ready to start another relationship. I spent as much time as I could at Luke's grave since it was so close while we were staying in Liverpool..

...

    In May Noel rang while I was in Liverpool. I was sat with Jamie in his bedroom.

 "What's up?"

 "You couldn't borrow us some money, could you?"

 "Why?"

 "We're going to Glasgow."

 "Why?"

 "Sister Lovers got us a gig at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut on the 31st."

    They'd shared rehearsal rooms with the band. Noel sounded so excited like he was certain that this meant something. The place sounded ridiculous though.

 "I've got some saved, yeah. Can me and Jamie come?"

 "Course, we need more drivers anyway."

 "Noel! I'm not going just to be you lot's driver." I didn't mind driving them around to gigs, I was happy to be invited.

 "Didn't say that, bring Kenzie, whoever... We need all the support we can get."

 "Alright, how much do you need?"

 "Not much, we're going to rough it to keep the cost down. It's just hiring the van." he really didn't like asking, apparently they'd rather sleep in the cars.

 "Okay, I'll talk when I get back."

    He hung up.

    Jamie had been watching me throughout the conversation. "What do they want?" They didn't usually ring when I was gone.

 "We're going to Glasgow for the 31st."

 "We as in..."

 "Oasis, me, probably Kenzie, you if you want."

 "Yeah alright. What have you got saved?"

 "Money, for van hire."

 "And you're just going to give your money to them?" he was irritated again.

 "Borrow." I corrected. "Why are you being like this? D'you think Luke would be getting jealous like this?"

    I saw him stare at a picture of him and Luke for a moment. "You wouldn't have friggin' met them if he..."

    He still couldn't say it, he never said his name anymore either.

 "I know, sometimes I think he put them there to keep me going." I admitted, I held him in a hug. I hadn't told him exactly how the brothers found me.

    After a while in silence, holding the embrace, he spoke. "They're leaving it a bit late, what is it, the 27th today?"

 "They usually do." I smiled as I looked up at him.