I'd Like to be Somebody Else

Chapter 51

While shopping at the supermarket, (my trolley looking sarcastically empty at this point because I couldn't be bothered with carrying a basket) someone tapped me on the shoulder.

"You lied to us."

I turned around to see Emily from Glastonbury. "About what?"

"That, you said you wasn't." she pointed at my abdomen, I had a fitted top on so it was pretty obvious.

"Sorry, I didn't think we'd see each other after the festival."

"You're forgiven. What's it like carrying Noel Gallagher's baby?" she asked letting the fan girl in her take over.

"I'm certain it's going to be born with the biggest eyebrows a baby has ever had." I joked not knowing how to answer seriously.

"It's going to be so cute." She unexpectedly gave me a quick hug. "Where is Noel, is he here somewhere?"

"He's on tour somewhere in Europe." I answered. "So what are you and the lasses doing now you've finished Uni?"

We continued to walk and shop as we talked.

"Just job hunting, pretending we're ready to be adults."

"If you find out how to be an adult, let me know. I'm twentyfive and I haven't got a clue." I joked.

"You don't have to though, you've got Noel and Oasis." she sounded a tad jealous. "You can just do what you want forever."

"They could drop me any time they want." I admitted the fear I'd carried from the moment I realised they were going to be successful.

"Not now you're having the baby. I saw how Noel was, he'd never let it happen." She shook her head, denying what I'd said.

"Doesn't mean I can keep being the girl who parties with them. I've seen what having children did to my mate Kenzie."

"Did she go out with that Tony?" she asked trying to work out how she knew the name.

"Yep. For over two years." It was mad to realise May 93' when they met Alan McGee was only two years ago. "Let's just say him leaving Oasis wasn't good for them." I added not wanting to discuss their private life.

"Why did he get kicked out?" she asked. "We've read different things."

"The truth is it was his drumming skills, they were fine for Definitely Maybe but Paul Weller told them about Alan who's better so Tony had to go." I explained.

She stayed quiet for a moment deciding whether to believe me or what she'd read. "Fair enough, I really can't wait for October to get (What's the Story)?"

"I don't think you'll be disappointed. I was at some of the recording." I told her, knowing she'd be so jealous if she knew I already had a CD of the album and the B sides.

"What's recording like? I bet it's wild."

"Yeah, wild." I answered sarcastically. "If you like hearing "Perfect! Can you do that bit again?" over again or arguments when it's not going right. Plus my surprise was making me ill and strange."

"The baby wasn't planned?" she asked staring at me as though she realised a load of scandalous rumors must be true.

"No, it was but it happened earlier than expected." I corrected. I didn't know when would have been the right time for us.

"Is it Noel's?... Sorry." she asked and then looked away trying to distance herself from the question.

"One hundred percent, yes. What have you read on that?"