Drew and the Merch girl
My brother Laurence asked me to tour with his band. Did I want to go? No, No I friggen didn’t. Laurence begged me to go and then my parents forced me. Laurence didn’t actually normally ask me but this time he needed a merch girl.
“Hello merch girl” Kier said to me as soon as I got on the bus. I glared at him “Please just piss off Kemp” I threw my bag down and sat on the seats tucking my knees up to my chest. I plugged my ear phones into my Ipod and shuffled my Ipod. My brothers band Fearless Vampire Killers started playing. I didn’t really care about telling Kier to piss off. I’ve known him basically my whole life. The other guys well I had never really met them.
I knew there was the drummer Luke who was obsessed with Metallica and then Shane who was a steampunk and Drew whom had been described as “Small” But apparently he is taller than me.
When me and Laurence got on Luke and Kier were all ready aboard the tour bus. We picked up Shane who got on and started laughing as the bus pulled away. He said something to the driver who then stopped the bus and opened the door. A little blonde guy stepped on the tour bus out of breath “Thanks Barrone for leaving me you twat. But thanks for stopping the bus too” They walked to everyone was. Laurence had pulled my head phones out of my ears. Shane walked to the back and smiled at me “Hi” He said as he sat down. I smiled and waved. Drew was smiling at Laurence and sat next to Shane. He looked at me. Looked away then looked back and made a weird noise “Ahh who are you?” Laurence rolled his eyes and Kier laughed. “I’m Laurence’s sister Lucy” Drew opened his mouth. Not sure why. Shane elbowed him. “Oh yeah you’re the merch girl?” I put my hand on the seat and turned to Laurence and Kier. Kier was laughing and Laurence was trying not to. “Really? Thanks Laurence”
I picked up my bag and threw it into the bedroom and locked the door. I threw myself onto my bed and cried. Half an hour later I was woken up by Laurence knocking on my door. “Lucy? Lucy I’m sorry, Open the door please” I sat up and climbed to the top of the bed and got into the covers. Laurence stopped knocking for a few minutes. “Lucy it’s Kier I’m really sorry I forgot how much of a sensitive bitch you are” That pissed me off so much. How could he say that? I flung back the covers. I unlocked the door and opened it “Sensitive bitch? Kier you cheated on Me! You didn’t have to but you did. I have every right to be sensitive and a bitch” Kier gave me his flirty smile “At least I got you to open the door” The bus stopped at the service station. “Fuck you Kier” I shoved past him and ran to the girls toilets.
I locked myself In one of the cubicles and cried until I ran out of toilet roll and thought the toilets were empty. They were until I walked out and another girl did. Doing the same as me. Crying.
We turned to each other and said hi then laughed. I walked up to the sink sniffiling away. I washed my face with some water. The girl was looking at me. “You’re so pretty” I smiled at her. I hadn’t really taken her in properly “Thanks so are you and I’m not just saying it” she smiled “Why are you crying?” I sighed and leaned back on the sink. I tipped my head back then looked at her. “Why aren’t I crying. My brother is in a band and I have to go on tour with them to sell their merch. My brother told everyone to call me merch girl and I’m sick of it but the main reason being my Ex boyfriend who is my brothers best friend is in the band and he cheated on me and he is just all round being a massive dick. What about you?” She wiped her eyes with her tissue and proceeded to tell me pretty much her life story. “Well I was with my boyfriend and we’re on a road trip and basically all this time he has been like ohhh Ana I want to spend the rest of my life with you so today he was like I need to ask you something important and I thought he was going to propose but no he said do you think it’s time we broke up and I’m so confused” She mimicked her boyfriend the whole time she did his voice only I wasn’t aloud to laugh because well she was crying. “Lucy where are you?” I heard a voice. I turned around and saw who it was. “Oh shit” I walked out of the way of the door. The girl had a look out side. “Is that your ex?” I shook my head “Your brother” I shook my head again “Who is he? Are you Lucy” I nodded at her stupid question “That’s Drew he’s in my brothers band. Why is he even bothering looking for me? He doesn’t even know me” Just then some boy started shouting “Ana Ana I’m sorry” Ana looked out of the door. “It’s my boyfriend” I smiled at her she looked so scared. “Just go to him but don’t tell Drew I’m in here please” She nodded and smiled “Hey. Thanks Lucy”
I sat in the toilets for another 10 minutes then I walked out. “Gotcha” Drew jumped out at me. I turned and looked at him, He was smiling but he knew there was still something up with me. “I’m sorry about before Lucy” I just nodded and walked off into the café where my brother was. I walked past Ana’s table. She stopped me and showed my her engagement ring. I smiled “Congratulations” She smiled and I walked off to my brother.
“Who was she?” Laurence asked me as we sat down. He placed a hot chocolate in front of me. “Ana a girl I just met in the toilets she and I were both crying. So we spoke it out together and now she is getting married” I smiled and moved a marsh mallow out of the way of my drinking path.
We reached the first venue of the tour. I hadn’t spoke to anyone much I just locked myself in the little bed room and listened to music and tweeted and text my friends and wrote and drew but mainly sat there and hated everything. When the boys started playing no one was buying merch so I headed inside the stage way to watch the show. Laurence saw me at the back of the crowd and smiled. “Shout out to my sister who has been selling our merch. I love you. This next song is fetish for the finite” Loads of people turned to look at me I just smiled and walked back out to being a merch girl.
At the end of the show I packed all the merch away and carried the boxes into the tour bus. “Hey Lucy let me help you” Drew picked up one of the boxes and took it onto the bus. We put all the boxes down, “Thanks Drew and I’m really sorry about getting angry before” Drew sat down and so did I.
“Lucy. You don’t need to be sorry. I think the point is that Kier is a bit of a dick and he and Laurence aim to impress each other and what ever Kier does we all do so in that way we all followed Kier by calling you merch girl. Which I mean you are but we shouldn’t call you it if it annoys you but I mean I guess it’s because he still loves you but Laurence just wants to protect you I don’t know but if you need to talk to me I’m here for you”
For the rest of the tour I was known as merch girl. It was getting to the point of pissing me off. “Look I am sick to death of you all calling me merch girl I’m doing this as a favour Laurence you know why I didn’t want to be here but no you and mum forced me so I came along and all you have done Is let me be miserable well fine. If that’s the way it’s going to be then fine!” I slammed my bedroom door on the tour bus shut.
We were parked in the service station car park for the night. I had my bags packed. I somehow managed to get off the bus without waking anyone up. Laurence and Kier whenever they were together made my life hell and I’m not even sure why. I don’t even think Laurence knows he is doing it he would hate himself if he did. But that was it I was leaving to start my new life with out fearless vampire killers.
*Drew’s P.O.V.*
I heard something like the sound of a door opening. No one else was awake. Lucy’s door was open a little. Must be the wind or something banging her door. I walked over to close it but realised she wasn’t in. “Shit” I ran off the tour bus “Lucy, Lucy” For god sake why do I feel like I need to always go after her? Well isn’t it obvious Drew you have some sort of feeling towards this girl
I carried on running. I ran into the station to see if she was there but nope. I asked a female to go in and look for Lucy but they couldn’t see her. I had legit given up all hope.
I walked across the bridge that was near the service station. For god sake Lucy where have you gone? I carried on walking until I heard a little voice. “Drew, is that you?” I turned around to see Lucy standing there. I walked over and put one hand on the back of her neck and the other hand on her cheek I kissed her. I kissed her because I wanted to. “Lucy I don’t know if you know what it feels like to have everything you need with you then in the blink of an eye one of those things is gone. I do, I looked for you and I couldn’t find you. I thought you were gone. Never do that to me again please. Promise me” Lucy was crying. This tour was the worst thing possible for her. “Why should I make a promise I know I can’t keep” I hugged her. I didn’t know what else to say “You’re only promising me. And you should make this promise because I will help you keep it because that’s what you do when you believe you’re in love with someone”
SOCK PUPPET I AM SO SORRY THIS IS QUITE BAD :( Hope you like it though
