Ashlyn and I arrived back to my house where we were greeted by my kitten, Noodles.
"Hey, Noodles!" Ashlyn happily and bubbly pet the soft fur of the kitten.
"Well that was fun." I plopped down on the couch.
"Okay, so I have something to tell you," she grinned and walked over to sit on the couch with me, with Noodles in her arms.
"Okay?" I raised an eyebrow.
She beamed brightly before she spoke.
"So, Zacky may or may not have given me his number."
I perked up like a pop-tart.
"He what?"
"I know! And the best part is, he also said that he would arrange a time for us to meet up sometime."
I screamed.
How could Zacky go for an obsessed fan?
But I was so happy for her.
She's living her dream right now.
"I have something too." I added.
"Okay, what?" She sat up with the happiest smile I've ever seen on her face.
I've truly never seen her this happy before.
"So, Matt kinda said he was going to call me tonight, and-"
"M SHADOWS IS-"
"AND," I cut her off, but I sighed before I spoke again, "listen, I should've told you this before, but I went to high school with the guys."
Ashlyn blinked at me.
"What?"
"I went to high school with Matt, Brian, Zacky, Johnny and Jimmy."
But to my surprise, she sat up and grinned.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I thought you'd be pissed, but listen, none of the guys knew it was me. But when Matt said he knew a Talia..."
"He was talking about you."
"Right."
"So how did he figure out it was you?"
"I still had his number in my phone and-"
"Hold the fuck up," she covered my mouth, "you mean to tell me, that after five years of our friendship, you never told me you had M. Shadows's number in your phone?"
I nodded and mumbled behind her hand.
"But it kinda hurt me that they didn't even recognize me or remember me." I said.
"Well maybe they-"
"And I was the one that helped them release their first album too. I was the one that recorded the female scream in The Art of Subconscious Illusion."
"That was you?" Her aqua orbs widen with excitement.
"Well..yeah, but-"
"Do it."
"What?"
"Do it."
"You've been poisoned with Zacky infection, Ash, even when you say 'do it' you sound like him."
"Okay, but really though, scream it. Here," she turned the radio on and plugged her aux cord into her phone.
She turned on an instrumental version of the song and I sighed.
