𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐧 ✯

𝐓𝐄𝐍

Tuesday, November 8th 1994
The Q Awards

"So what can we win?" Liam asks from the other end of the table.

I look at the sheet of paper that has our nominations printed on it. Best Album, Best live act, Best new act?

All of them bar best compilation I think and Owen can win best producer on definitely maybe.

Right now we're at the Q awards. Oasis's first ever time to attend an awards ceremony. Owen came along too, and Alan as he's finally back from his hard time in rehab.

I will admit I am a bit nervous, not because we might have to make a speech, it's the fact that Damon and his girlfriend Justine are here too. And I'm staring at their table from afar, all members of Blur and Elastica sitting there, giggling away and I need to know what they are talking about. I want to run over there and see what's so funny.

I've not seen Damon's face in ages, unless it's on some magazine or on TV of course.

It's been about four months since i've seen that face.

I snap out of my stupid daze so Liam doesn't notice me staring. I pray he might not notice at all as his chair has its back to them, but from where I'm sitting I can see it all.

I hand Liam the sheet of paper and he grabs it from my grasp, he's really excited. Once hes done quickly looking at it all he speaks up, "We should win best inspiration, we're the best fucking inspiration this generation has. I mean who else is gonna win it? Fuck it we should win them all, we have the best album."

I'm staring again.

"Lara? Lars?" Liam waves a hand in my face, "Are you even listening to me?"

I blink back into sociable mode "Right yeah, sorry. You know Blur's Parklife album is nominated too? You so sure Definitely Maybe will win?"

Liam scoffs and looks at me like i'm an eight year old child who's just said he hates Oasis, "Are you serious? Have you heard that album?"

"Have you?" I question him.

"Only got about five tracks in before i have to turn the fucking shite off, fucking shitelife if you ask me. Mad how people go crazy for 'girls who do boys who like boys' and all that piss." Liam finishes his first drink and ice clatters to the bottom of the glass.

I think he's just saying all this to make himself feel better "I dunno, Liam there's some tracks on it that might just make it win." I shrug.

He looks at me the same way again "You're mad. Someone has like diseased your ears- right if the album being shite can't convince you then think about our album yeah? Best album in the world mate."

"Okay okay, I get it. We should win." I through my hands up.

"That's the fucking spirit," Liam says, wide grinned and clanking his glass against mine.

Then Noel comes up with Bone and Tony and the rest of the troops, all carrying new drinks for everyone to get wasted on.

"Thank fuck, I was waiting long enough." Liam says at the sight of his brother.

Noel slams down the board of drinks down in front of us "Guess who we just walked by." he's now wide grinned as well.

"Who?" I ask though I'm sure I know.

"Little posh boys Blur." Noel takes a seat down beside me and Meg Mathews appears behind him, seating herself down too.

I've never really spoken much to Meg, just small talk, though Noel seems to really like her and she seems nice so I'm happy for him.