Bury the hatchet?

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

 

3 years earlier

I had spent the last month and a half in the house, eating or in bed. I barley spoke to anyone who wasn't Ronnie Ryan Jacky Derek or Mika. I barley slept as the memory of his smug face admitting to what he'd done whirled round my head and appeared when I shut my eyes. All the guys were worried about me, I wasn't harming myself I just felt more and more upset and angry each day.

It sucked as well because I didn't have any contact to the guys in ETF anymore, Ronnie had deleted their numbers "accidentally", and I swear I've never lost my shit as much as when I found out.

I knew it would take a long time to shift this shitty feeling which was constantly bringing me down I just couldn't help feeling the way I felt. All the guys kept making attempts to cheer me up but nothing really made me happy anymore, not since Craig left.

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Present day 

*Ff 2 weeks*

I woke up in my bunk which I shared with Craig, I noticed he wasn't by my side which I found strange.  I checked the time on my phone and saw that it was only 9 am surely he wasn't awake yet. I hopped down from my bunk and walked down the eerily quiet bus to the front lounge, the TV was off and for the first time on the whole tour it was actually clean.

"If you're planning to jump out at me from the cupboards it's not going to scare me." I called out but had no response back, I checked all the closets and cupboards nothing. I walked back through the bunk area checking in all the bunks not seeing anyone. "Okay," I muttered to myself, surely to god they haven't forgotten about today? Getting slightly freaked out I went to the back lounge and finally found some life!

"Robert!" I exclaimed hugging him.

"Amber!" He replied matching my enthusiasm, which was wired because normally he was the grouchiest in the morning. "How ya doing?"

“Eh, alright." I shrugged not wanting to really express how I really felt.

"That's good." Robert smiled turning his attention back to the game. I suppressed a sigh; I didn't want to show how I really felt because I'd seem like a selfish bitch. I heard footsteps outside the door, thinking it was the tour manager I checked my phone, at least my brother hadn't forgot but he couldn't come out because FIR had some local acoustic shows booked for the next few days but he promised to make it out to the last few dates on uproar.

I felt arms wind around my waist and a voice whisper in my ear "Happy birthday baby." Causing me to scream and drop my phone. I was spun round and met by the smiling face of Craig; I looked behind him and saw the rest of ETF, Ben, Danny and Cameron, Ash Costello and the guys from BVB.

"Surprise!" They all cheered, Danny and Andy held up a homemade cake with a candle in the middle, I swear I almost cried with happiness.