I'd Like to be Somebody Else

Chapter 14

    Me and Kenzie went to the gig the next day. I was so lucky that Michael didn't mind giving me time off when I wanted to go to Oasis' gigs since the pub was almost always quiet and I only had the job because he'd do anything for Liam.

    She immediately got us some beers. "You shouldn't be..." I warned, I didn't want to bug her but she hadn't gotten rid of the baby yet.

 "It's already sorted, I'm not going to change my mind." she said assertively, she knew what she had to do.

     I let it go, it was none of my business. We got drunk and put up with random lads trying to chat us up for ages.

    On stage, Liam was being completely professional while the others just looked on edge, I couldn't work out why, they were all fine last time I saw them.

 "What's up with them now?" Kenzie asked as she noticed.

 "I don't know, probably took a joke too far." I shrugged.

    When they finished their set we went to find them backstage, Noel was stood leaned against the wall next to the room's door, drinking a cider.

    He grabbed my wrist to stop me from going in. "Wouldn't go in there if I was you." He warned.

    Kenzie went in, not noticing that I wasn't following her anymore.

 "Why? Let me go, I want to go and see everyone, I see you all the time, you're boring!" I suddenly became an irritated, annoying, needy drunk.

 "How many have you had?" He asked raising his eyebrows.

    I shrugged. "Let me go!" I tried to make him let go of my wrist.

 "Calm down, you're as bad as him." he said, not moving.

 "I'm not doing anything, you're the one stopping me from seeing my mates and Liam cos you're jealous!" I said getting too loud.

 "Shut up! He's just attacked someone cos of you."

    That was sobering, there was no middle ground with him, the other person was probably in hospital. "What happened?"

 "Some cocky idiot mate of ours said some stuff about you and asked where you are..."

 "What stuff?"

 "Doesn't matter, nearly strangled the lad before we went on stage. He don't want to see you." he explained.

 "Oh my God. Is the guy alright?"

 "D'you care about Our Kid at all?" he sounded resentful.

 "Course I do, I know Liam's alright. He's been on stage all night."

    He walked towards the exit still holding my wrist. "Come on, I'm taking you home. You'd better hope he's calmed down before he gets in."

    I tried to fight against him but he was stronger and much less drunk.

 "I don't want to go home, I want to see Liam. I haven't done anything."

    We left the club. "You are not going when we do Le Bateau if you like Jamie's face how it is. You are not ruining this for us." he said ignoring me.

 "I'm not ruining anything. Liam played great tonight, it was you lot ruining it, being little pussys." I shouted.

    We continued to walk the streets home.

 "Stacy, shut up! It was alright when you were grieving but now you're just showing yourself up cos you know you're in the friggin' wrong."

 "I haven't done anything!"