I've Known You (An Ashley Purdy Love Story)

Chapter Twelve: Adrenaline

Chapter 12. So she's at Warped, and this chapter should be more interesting... I think; it might be in the next chapter. Well, a writer never tells, and you never know where I might stop, and neither do I. Enjoy!

We walked out of the bathroom looking like The Infected. By the time we came out Black Veil Brides had just gotten off stage and you could tell. They were all heaving for breath and sweating like crazy. I laughed a silently at Ashley, who head was searching the crowd. His eyes became wide, and a small satisfied look appeared in his face. He pushed through the crowd, trying to get to me.

"Hey there sexy girl" he said, grabbing me around the waist.

"Well if that's a compliment, then thank you" I chuckled. He faced me, resting his forehead against mine.

"You look beautiful Evangeline. Can't wait to see you perform" he semi-whispered.

"Thanks Ash" I smiled.

We hung out backstage for about an hour before we had to go on stage. I was nervous as hell, and afraid. I mean what if I messed up, or forgot the riff, and all that other silly stuff.

"Okay girls you're on in 5" the stage manager said over the music.

"Thanks!" we yelled.

"You ready?" Allie looked at me as she placed her hand on my shoulder.

"Yea" I let out the air I had been holding in.

"Let's go" she smiled, pulling me out to face the crowd.

"What up Houston?" Allie yelled into the mic. They all screamed in response "We have a special act for you tonight! This here is our co-creator and member of the band!" she gestured towards me, the crowd screamed again "And she will be singing some old songs that we wrote a while ago, you motherfuckers ready for a good time tonight?" she screamed, they shouted back in response "We can't fucking hear you!" she yelled back, and the crowd screamed back louder than before.

We first did their songs, five of them. I kept with as many chords as I could get. But the outcome was a great response from the audience. Then we finished the fifth song, and adrenaline was rushing throughout my body.

I glanced back at Dara, Alma, and Hannah and they had huge wide set grins on their faces. I couldn't help but smile. I knew the worst case scenario was that they didn't like the songs. I took a deep breath as Allie handed me a mic on a stand. I grabbed my guitar that had fallen behind me a readied it.

"My name is Evangeline, and this is The Infected!" I screamed, getting a rise out of the crowd. "This first song is called Let's Split Up" I smiled and then started to strum.

They weren't kidding when they said they still remembered most of the songs. They were right there along with me. Alma was keeping beat with the drums, Dara the backbone with the bass, Hannah keeping the melody with the guitars, and Alex harmonizing with me.

"A racing heart and sweaty palms have never felt so good. And when the comedown hits it never feels quite as it should. Memories just hurt me worse so I try first to self-medicate and appreciate the pain. Walk in these shoes, and try to be happy. I just want to move, too fast for relaxing. If human is weak, I want to be machine." I had then walked down to the crowd, close enough for them to touch me "It's love hate, and guilt comes after, I'm sober enough to falling backwards. These days I'm not myself, oh well who needs mental help?" I kept going, finishing the song with a flourish of my arm. The crowd let out a loud scream.

"Thanks so much!" I cried out breathlessly "Here's the next one called Attendance, I wrote this in a rough patch of my life, but this just proves we can make it!" I yelled; rocking the devil horns towards the audience, receiving them as well. I started out on the guitar again, with Hannah helping out. Alma stalled on the drums like always, and then Alex started with the first chorus line.