Tragic Magic

Chapter Twenty One

"God damn, shut the fuck up!" Max yells at Falling In Reverse.

They've been blasting Eminem for about an hour already. It didn't bug me too much, but the rest of the guys were starting to get annoyed.

"Sorry, I can't hear you," Ronnie shouts back.

"I swear to fucking god," Robert says under his breath.

At least we only have an hour until we arrive at the airport in London. We've just got to keep it together until then and we'll be fine.

"Due to weather conditions, we're going to have a slight delay. Please sit back and relax, we'll be arriving in the next three hours," A stewardess calls from the intercom.

Are you serious? Three more hours on this stupid plane with these stupid people.

"Juliet!" Derek call from the front, turning off the music.

I stand up and watch Derek flail his arms like an idiot.

"Here, catch this!" He throws a flash drive across the seats to me, "It's the final edit of the music video, let us know what you think."

I study the flash drive and sit back down in my seat. I don't know if I want to even see this video after all.

"Oh and the rest of our new album is in there too! Give it a listen and tell me what you think!"

"Drug deal?" Craig asks casually.

"I guess you could say that," I laugh.

"I feel like this is going to be hilarious. We're watching that the second we get to the hotel." Great, he want's to see my mistakes.

"You're funny," I roll my eyes.

The next few hours on the plane were annoying. I stared out the window the majority of the ride while everyone else decided to talk as loud as they could. It felt like the two bands were having a shouting contest, but there was no winner.

"Julie bear, can I talk to you really quick?" I hear Ronnie call from the front of the plane. Craig gives me a disapproving look.

"Uh, no," I call back.

"Why not? It's really important."

"Just go," Craig whispers, sitting back in his seat.

I won't talk to Ronnie while I'm with Craig. He's too important to me.

"It can wait," I snuggle into my seat.

"That's my girl," Craig takes my hand.

I've said it once and I'll say it again, I don't want Ronnie in my life anymore. I don't want to talk to him anyways, he's probably just going to accuse me of something like always.

"Julie, you're just full of mistakes, huh?" Ronnie calls back again.

"Okay dude, you need to chill. You do this every time," I hear Ryan trying to control the situation.

"Just ignore it," Craig whispers to me.

That's exactly what I do. I don't want to deal with this on my vacation and I shouldn't have to. After this flight, I don't think I want to see Ronnie again.

"I'm just saying she's a coward for not facing me about a simple problem," Ronnie says loud enough for us to hear.

"Just fucking drop it, dude," Craig shouts back at him.

"Oh and here's the king of shit mountain standing up for his queen. Do you even know how miserable she is?" Things are starting to get heated.

"Miserable huh?" They meet in the middle of the plane, "What's that supposed to mean? She's only miserable because you are trying to control her life, Ronnie."

I chase after Craig, "Don't make things worse."

He turns on me, "Are things bad already or something? I thought you were happy."

"Everyday at the studio I felt her declining. She's depressed, you idiot, and it's all your fault," Ronnie scoffs. Max and Robert join the scene and pull Craig back before anything could happen.

"You're so full of shit, Ronnie! You're the one who fucked up, not me. I'm not the one doing the damage, you are."

Just when I thought things couldn't get worse, this happens.

"If you don't believe me, just ask the princess over here. I could tell that kiss meant something to you, Juliet, that's exactly why I did it. You still love me, I think I remember you telling me so during lunch. I saw the gleam in your eyes every time we were together," Ronnie smiles from ear to ear.

"God, you suck! Everything you say is a lie, Ronnie. Are you intentionally trying to hurt me? Do you really think this is going to fix our relationship? I don't love you and I never will again, it's over," I can feel the anger building up in my eyes.

Craig silently walks to the back of the plane and disappears. Ronnie knows exactly how to ruin my life, and that's what he's trying to do.

"Come sit with us, sweetheart," Allison takes my hand and pulls me away from the situation.

I just sit there in silence while Allison and Victoria try to make conversation. They both took a hand and didn't let go until the plane landed. Craig spent the rest of the flight venting to Max. I felt awful like somehow this is all my fault and honestly, it probably is.