Urban Strangers.||Genn Butch

Chapter 3

Alle 6:40 circa, suonano alla porta.

Vado ad aprire io, dato che mia madre e Alex stavano ancora preparando da mangiare.

Aperta la porta, vedo Rosa, il padre e Genn.

'Ehm buonasera (?). Entrate'? dico.

'Mia madre è in cucina, venite'

Dico chiudendo la porta e portando i vicini in cucina dove si trovava mia madre, Alex e mio padre appena sceso dal piano di sopra, perchè si era fatto una doccia.

'Piacere Camilla, la madre di Allison'

'Piacere io sono Luca, il padre di Allison'

'Io sono Alessio e fra un po' dovrebbero arrivare anche i miei genitori'

'Piacere io sono Rosa, lui è mio marito Pasquale e lui mio figlio Gennaro' dice la donna con un sorriso sul viso, aveva un sorriso che ti metteva allegria.

'Beh intanto che aspettiamo i genitori di Alex, andiamo in camera. Vieni Genn?' dico al ragazzo con gli occhi azzurri.

'Ok.' allegria portami via il ragazzo.

'Sei sicura di portarlo in camera tua?' mi disse Alex sussurandomi all'orecchio quelle parole.

'Si, mi fido, secondo me siamo molto simili'

'Entrate' dico aprendo la porta di camera mia, per poi richiuderla appena i ragazzi entrano.

'Benvenuto nel mio mondo Genn'

'Sei fortunato, sei entrato presto nella sua stanza' dice Alex sedendosi sul suo letto.

'Perchè sono fortunato?' dice Genn anche lui sedendosi sul mio letto con il mio consenso.

'Dice così solo perchè sei entrato molto tempo prima di te' -dico- 'comunque, Genn, suoni?

'Si.'- risponde con tono meno freddo dell'altra volta- 'e canto anche. Voi?'

'Anche noi suoniamo e cantiamo' risponde Alex.

'Ti va di cantarci qualcosa?' dico a Genn, porgendogli la mia chitarra.

'Solo se anche voi cantate con me.'

'Va bene' rispondiamo in coro io e Alex, scambiandoci un sorriso.

Genn inizia a suonare le note di The Man di Ed Sheeran, mi si illuminano gli occhi, perchè è la mia canzone pereferita.

Tutti: Now I don't wanna hate you
Just wish you'd never gone for the man
And waited two weeks at least
Before you let him take you
I stayed true
I kind of knew you liked the dude from private school
He's waiting for the time to move
I knew he had his eyes on you
He's not the right guy for you
Don't hate me cause I write the truth
No I would never lie to you
But it was never fine to lose you
And what a way to find out
It never came from my mouth
You never changed your mind
But you were just afraid to mind out
But f- it, I won't be changing the subject I love it
I'll make your little secret public it's nothing
I'm just disgusted with the skeletons you sleep with in your closet to get back at me
Trapped and I'm lacking sleep
Fact is you're mad at me because I backtrack so casually
You're practically my family
If we married then I'll guess you'd have to be
But tragically our love just lost the will to live
But would I kill to give it one more shot
I think not
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't want you no
Anymore
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't wanna love you no
Anymore
Recently I tend to zone out
Up in my headphones to Holocene
You promised your body but I'm away so much
I stay more celibate than in a monastery
I'm not cut out for life on the road
Cause I didn't know I'd miss you this much
And at the time we'd just go, so sue me
I guess I'm not the man that you need
Ever since you went to uni
I've been sofa surfing with a rucksack
Full of less cash and I guess that could get bad
But when I broke the industry
That's when I broke your heart
I was supposed to chart and celebrate
But good things are over fast
I know it's hard to deal with and see this
I tend to turn you off and switch on my professional features
Then I turn the music off
And all I'm left with is to pick up my personal pieces, Jesus
I never really want to believe this
Got advice from my dad and he
Told me that family is all I'll ever have and need
I guess I'm unaware of it
Success is nothing if you have no one there left to share it with
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't want you no
Anymore
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't wanna love you no
Anymore
And since you left, I've given up my days off
It's what I need to stay strong
I know you have a day job but mine is 24/7
I feel like writing a book, I guess I lied in the hook
Cause I still love you and I need you by my side if I could
The irony is if my career and music didn't exist
In 6 years, yeah, you'd probably be my wife with a kid
I'm frightened to think if I depend on cider and drink
And lighting a spliff I fall into a spiral and it's
Just hiding my misguiding thoughts that I'm trying to kill
And I'd be writing my will before I'm 27, I'll die from a thrill
Go down in history as just a wasted talent
Can I face the challenge, or did I make a mistake erasing?
It's only therapy, my thoughts just get ahead of me
Eventually I'll be fine I know that it was never meant to be
Either way I guess I'm not prepared, but I'll say this
These things happen for a reason and you can't change shit
Take my apology, I'm sorry for the honesty
But I had to get this off my chest
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't want you no
Anymore
I don't love you baby
I don't need you baby
I don't wanna love you no
Anymore

'È la mia canzone preferita' dico rivolgendomi a Genn che mi sorride.

Ha un sorriso stupendo, con degli occhi meravigliosi.

'È anche la mia preferita'