How To Save Rock And Roll

Chapter 1 - I wish I had cheated

Chicago, 2015. Patrick Stump the lead singer of Fall Out Boy was living the perfect life with his girlfriend Y/N. It has been now five years that they were together.

Everything looked perfect in the life of all this rockstar, except that a few months ago, different members of different bands disappeared. Nobody knew what happened, actually, everyone thought they were just taking a break from the celebrity lifestyle. But all at once, isn't that weird?

One day Patrick came back home from a day at the studio, late to a double date you were having with Pete and Meagan.

Patrick entered his apartment and closed the door behind him, the door wasn't locked.
He put his backpack on the ground just next to a little table where he put his keys.

"Honey?" He called, making his way to the living room.
You weren't here.
He walked into the corridor that led to his bedroom, "Hey honey, are you ready? We're going to be late!" He said as he reached the bedroom.

The door was half opened. He pushed it in, excepecting you to be in there. You weren't.
He went to the bathroom, nobody was there either. You were nowhere.
He went back to the bedroom and sat on the bed. He took his phone out of his pocket and called you. You didn't answer.
He then decided to send you a text message.

"Y/N where are you? I thought you said you were going to stay home today. Don't forget the restaurant tonight, we're already late."

He waited a few minutes for you to answer but you didn't.
He started to get worried and decided to call your friends.

"Hey Lisa!" Patrick exclaimed.
"Hey, how are you?" She asked.
"I'm good but, do you know where's Y/N?" He inquired.
"Uh no, she hasn't texted or called me of the day. What's happening?"
"I don't know. She's not home, she didn't answered my text and she didn't respond when I called her!"
"Hmm, that's weird. Have you tried to call Leo? Maybe she's with him."
"Oh yeah... Leo." I hate this guy! He thought, but kept to himself, "I'll call him. Bye. Call me if you have some news."
"Okay, bye." She said and ended the call.

He called him but even he didn't know where you were. Patrick tried to call you again, but you still didn't respond.
His phone went off in his hands, a huge smile appeared on his face as he thought it was you who were calling, but his smile faded fast because it wasn't you, but Pete.
He answered the call.

"Where are you, man?" Pete shouted from the other line.
"I-I'm still at home!" Patrick answered.
"Then hurry up, you're really late!"
"I can't, Y/N's not home. I don't know where she is!" He stood up and ran a hand through his hair, "I even called her friends, but they don't know either!"
"Well that's weird..." He marked the time before adding, "Do...Do you think she left you?"
"What?" Patrick shouted.
"I mean, I'm just putting it out there..."
"She would have told me or her friends."
"Maybe not, you know, girls are weird sometimes."
"You're stupid, she didn't leave me."

Patrick didn't go to that date that night, he was still worried about you.
In the morning, as he woke up, he saw he received messages from you.

"We're not together anymore. Bye, Patrick."
"P.S. don't try to call me, I won't respond."

"What? What did I do?" Tears started to form in his eyes.
He got up and called Pete.

"Pete, you were right! She left me!" He cried.
"What?" He said, shocked.
"I don't understand! I wish I had cheated, at least that's a reason. I'd understand why she's leaving now!"
"Maybe there's someone, or maybe it's all gone. Maybe she didn't feel anything for you anymore."
"How does she move on so fast?" He rubbed the back of his neck.
"Cancel your plans tonight, I think you need to talk. I have to go now, but I'll see you tonight at my house. "
"Alright, bye!" He ended the call.

Patrick didn't stop to think about you all day long, thinking about a reason of why you'd left him like that.

It was 7p.m. and Patrick was leaving his apartment to go to Pete's.
He put his leather jacket on and left the apartment, closing the door behind him.
He took his key out of his pocket and started to put it in the lock when someone put a bag over his head and tossed him on the ground, leaving the key in the lock.
He tried to scream for help but the person stuck something up underneath the bag, a wet tissue, and covered his mouth and nose, causing Patrick to faint.