A New Life

Chapter 5

It's been a week since we opened, Logan is great! The business is great! The vibes and the customers are great! It's just well... Great!! I can't believe how well we've done! It's been so busy, and I'm feeling so greatful!

Ricky and Vinny from the other night have come in a couple more times, during the day and making some big orders. We try to talk but we get so busy and run out of time. They're so lovely though and it's nice to have some regular customers. I feel like I've known them longer than a weeks though. Something about Ricky seems familiar, but I can quite put my tongue on it.

It's nearing 4pm, and Ricky, Vinny and another guy with tattoos up his arms walk in. "Hey you guys!" I call out as they walk up to the cash register. "Hey Katy, how's your day been?" Vinny asks smiling, "It's been a little bit hectic if I'm honest. But Saturdays are always like that right? What about you?". "Pretty breezy, this is Ryan by the way, Ryan, Katy, Katy, Ryan." he says pointing to the guy called Ryan apparently. Now he looks familiar too, but again, I can't quite place it. We shake hands and he smiles "Nice to meet the lady behind these coffees the guys keeping bringing to us".
"With that being said, the same as usual?" I ask getting ready to make their order. "Actually we came to see what you were up to tonight? We're having a little get together as a welcome home kind of thing." Ricky smiles hopefully at me. "Oh uhh, I have to clean up the café, do some paper work and stuff. And then I'd have to go home and get ready haha I don't know if I'd have time!" I say sympathetically. "Oh okay, well it doesn't start till 8, it's just down at the Keystone Bar down the road if you decide to come." he smiled and they all said their goodbyes.

7:39 pm:

I just got home and looked in the fridge to see what I can make for dinner... Surprise surprise, I totally forgot to go grocery shopping. Maybe I could go out for a little bit... But I won't know anyone, and it starts soon, and I'm so not ready! But I don't want to starve right?
Okay...

I quickly race upstairs, have a shower, I get dressed into a dark green flowy dress, and slip on some white heels. I do my makeup adding a little more eyeliner than normal and some red lipstick. I pin my hair half up half down and look at myself once more before heading down. I'm not stupid enough to walk in heels, so I called a taxi, and by 8:45pm I was in the car and heading to the bar.
Nervously.

The taxi pulls up to a seemingly crowded bar, I pay and get out and look up at the sign. "Keystone Bar"
I make my way in and walk through the crowd hoping to bump into Ricky, Vinny or even Ryan. But I couldn't find any of them. I head over to the barstools and take a seat. I ordered a cocktail and some fries. After about 15 minutes my order is in front of me. I start to scroll through my news feeds, liking photos and statuses.
"Hey, is this seat taken?" A guy asks standing next to me, "Uh no, go for it." I say not looking up. I know rude of me... "Katy it's me!" I look up from my phone and see its Ricky! "Oh my gosh I'm so sorry!" I say standing and giving him a hug. "You came! And you look great!" he says taking the seat next to me. "Yeah well I thought I might as well come out and see what the Scranton party life is like haha!" he just laughs along. "So I thought this was a small gathering?" looking around the room. "Yeah well tge word got out and a few of the fans kind of turned up." he said so plainly. "I'm sorry the fans?" I ask, making sure that's definitely what he said. He just gives a shy smile. "Yeah, I'm in a band". "Oh wow what?! That's awesome! What band?" I feel my brain ticking through, trying to see if thats how he seemed so familiar. "We're called Motionless In White".
BOOM.
That's how I know him!! "Holy shit, of course you are! How did I not recognise you?" I say almost to myself. "So you've heard of us then?" he says smiling a little bigger. "Yeah! I used to listen to you years ago! But I am sorry to say I haven't kept up with your recent stuff..." I say taking a long sip of my drink feeling awkward. Oh god, embarrassing!
"That's okay! It's not for everyone! Anyway, would you like to meet the other guys... Well Chris and Justin?" Without even thinking, I down my drink and say "Sure".