Only You (Punk Michael Clifford)

Five

"Dude, is something wrong? You've looked beat all day," Calum says to me, breaking me from my thoughts.

"Just tired," I answer. Luke and Brandi were also staring at me as they finish their lunch.

"Well you better wake up 'cause All Time Low is here tonight and I bought you a ticket," he says so plainly.

"You what?" I ask. How did he have the money to just buy someone an All Time Low concert ticket? They definitely weren't cheap.

"You heard me. They're one of our favorite bands, we're all going and I wanted you to go too. I knew you wouldn't go, so I'm forcing you to go." I was shocked by his words and I hated to admit it, but I was actually a little excited. All Time Low happened to be one of my favorites as well. 

"Uh, thanks?" I say as more of a question. I didn't want them to know how happy I was about this. 

"So you're going then?" He asks.

"Well I mean I guess I kind of have to..." I trail off. I would go even if he wasn't forcing me to.

"It'll be awesome, you'll have fun. Rachel is going too, right?" He asks Brandi. She nods and I can't help but feel a flip in my stomach at the mention of the name. 

They talk the rest of the lunch period and I try to get this girl out of my head. It proves to be impossible when I go the whole day thinking about her. 

After school ends, I drive to Calum's house instead of my own. We decide to hang out here until we need to leave for the concert. Luke comes as well and informs us that we will be meeting Brandi and Rachel there. I am a little disappointed that they're not hanging out with us until then and also a little...nervous? Why am I nervous, I barely even know the girl. I didn't want to know her, either. I needed to keep to myself, I won't let anyone in. Not again. 

"Dude, I can't wait for the concert. I can't believe we actually got tickets," Luke says as the three of us take our normal seats in Calum's room. 

"What made you guys decide to randomly buy All Time Low tickets the night before the concert?" I ask with a laugh. 

"Well they were sold out, but some people we knew just happened to be selling five tickets. We only needed three for the three of us, but Luke asked Brandi and she invited Rachel. It actually worked out perfectly," he answers.

"I honestly didn't even know that they were coming here," I say back.

"Do you like them?" Luke asks me.

"Duh, who doesn't?" I laugh. In return, I get a smug look from Luke and a smile from Calum.

"It'll definitely be a great night, that's for sure," he says.

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We spend a couple of hours listening to music and talking like usual until it is time for us to head to the venue. We pile into Calum's car and he blares their most recent album the whole way there. We all sing along to the music and I got this strange feeling that we had been doing this for many years. 

It doesn't take long to get to the arena and it is already starting to get crowded when we arrive. After finding a decent parking spot, we head to the doors where long lines are already forming. As we wait to give our tickets, Luke recieves a text and reads it aloud.

"Brandi said that her and Rachel are already in their seats and that they're perfect," he says with a smile.

"They're already inside?" I ask, not understanding how they beat this crowd.

"You know how girls are, always wanting to be early to everything," Calum laughs.

"I'm actually always late to everything," I say.