1991
Denali
ೄྀ࿐ ˊˎ-
I watched the cars that drove on the empty high way, slow and old looking. The guys named the bus "Shit Ass" and it was a whole topic last night of why it was named that, I did enjoy it. Soon we would be at our destination which was Phoenix ,Arizona. The guys had explained to me that they did a smaller US tour a while back before they did this one. I on the other hand, I haven't done any tours yet so this one meant everything to me.
If this tour didn't go well, it would be the end of my career.
"Hey" Phil said coming into the lounge. I sat alone today, everyone was in the kitchen eating breakfast. I never really ate breakfast.
"Hi" I replied.
"Wanna come eat breakfast?" He asked, but I shook my head no.
"C'mon, Most important meal of the day! It's good for playing the shows!" He said bumping my shoulder lightly in a joking matter.
"Maybe in a bit" I replied, less jokingly and more sadly.
"What's the matter Denny?" He watched as I twirled my fingers in some sort of way to fidget.
"I dunno, what if this whole thing goes south for me?"
"Awe man the crowds are gonna love you! You got the look, and... well you got the look!" Most others would have thought it was rude but Phil and the guys haven't heard my music before, so saying I "had the look" was enough for me.
"Thank you...but what if that's all I got? I mean why was I chosen for the tour?"
"C'mon...don't get like that Denny, they picked you because you're talented, some times I wonder the same thing but I remember that shit happens for a reason" He made sense surprisingly. It felt good to know that there was at least one person who had my back on this tour.
"Thank you Phil" he gave me a nod in return.
"Now c'mon, let's go eat"
I followed Phil into the kitchen, seeing Darrell and all the other guys stare up at me instantly.
"What? scared I might hit you again?" I asked laughing along with the other guys. I took my spot at the 'U' shaped table beside Darrell, smacking his arm lightly to tell him I was only joking.
"So apparently Annihilator goes first for tonight's show, isn't that fuckin' stupid?" Phil states, I notice how he doesn't really act too kindly towards this band who I surprising have never even heard of.
"The shitty shows should go last" Vinnie stated, looking at me who's arms were crossed.
"You know I didn't mean you Denali"
"Good" I replied giving him a side look, in a joking way.
Everyone was talking this morning which made me feel a lot better then I was yesterday. No one was fighting and no harsh jokes were made which made me feel more comfortable. At times I would catch Phil getting quiet and just looking at me, which I couldn't understand.
"So Marie-Pierre, excited to play the first show of the tour?" Darrell asked. I never used my first name for anything I always used my last name so to hear it coming from someone else, it gave me chills.
Everyone looked at me and didn't know what to say, they were just silent.
"Marie-Pierre?" Phil asked with a smile, making the other guys laugh.
"Yeah, whatever. Plus your accent sucks Darrell" I said. They all laughed about it for a bit, asking questions as to why I was named that and why so "fancy" as they call it.
"It was my aunts name. She passed away when her and my mom were kids so my mom wanted to...I don't know respect it?"
"Pay respects" Phil corrected me.
"I suppose"
After that it was quiet. They all said sorry and moved on to another topic which I was great full for. Yes my name was "pretty" but I didn't like it for the image I wanted to give off. No rocker is gonna go around with a name like Marie-Pierre.
Around 6 o'clock was when we made it to the hotel. It wasn't too fancy and it wasn't too shabby either. It was right in the middle. As the rodies lugged our stuff out and into the hotel, Phil approached me.
"You know your name is beautiful right?" I laughed.
"You think my name is beautiful?" I asked, taken aback by the compliment he gave me.
"Yea I do" I noticed he was serious now.
"Thank you" his hand gently landed on my shoulder.
The warm feeling on the cloth of my clothing, yet slipping away in seconds making me cold and giving me a chill. I hated that I was falling for him, and he knew it.
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