I hope, I Think, I know (An Oasis bandfiction)

Chapter Nineteen

1993

Before you tell yourself
It's just a different scene
Remember it's just different from what you've seen

-Through the Glass (Stone Sour)

Two years had flew by. It was crazy to think I would soon be twenty-one. Most people my age were married and had kids. I had neither. I was enrolled in Indiana State University. I would have my my associates in editing in the fall. Me and Amelia shares a dorm in campus. I worked at the collage book store. That is where I met Eli. Me and Eli started off as friends at first, but it slowly turned into a romance. Eli was sweet, funny, and loved books just as much as me. Every once in a while Liam and Noel crossed my mind. It hurt my heart to think about them. I did miss them, but I kept living by the saying out of sight out of mind. I never told Eli about them. I didn't want to bring up that part of my past. I went back to Manchester right before Christmas in 1991. Being there was hard. I did everything I could to avoid the Gallaghers. As far as I knew they had no clue I was there. I had seen Tony quiet often while I was there he told me that Liam was upset for weeks after I left. I was still in love with him I think I would always be. Katy had her baby girl spring of '92. Her name was Hazel Maye McCarroll. We kept in contact over the phone and through letters. She sent me photos of her daughter sometimes. She looked so much Tony with those dark curls, and she had Katy's smile. Katy kept me posted on what Oasis was up to. In May of this year they were spotted by a man named Alen McGee at a gig in Glasgow. He set them up with a recording contract with creation records. I was so excited for the guys. They were finely living their dream to become rock-stars.

These papers for my advanced English class would be the death of me. I slammed my head on my text book. My brain was fried. I was tired of balancing work and studying. I kept telling myself I would be graduating in a few months. I should have skipped the summer classes and waited until fall to start back up again, but I was determined to get these classes done. The door to the dorm swung open. I turned around in my desk chair to see Amelia and Eli walk in together. They both had their trig class together. They were good friends. I should have bothered me, but I didn't. Eli was to sweet to two-time me, and Amelia was like my sister.

"You looked stressed." Eli stated as he put his hand on my shoulder.

"A little bit. This class is driving me up the wall." I complain.

"Well, how about you set your homework aside and go out tonight."

"Eli, I can't. Do you see my homework." I said as I motioned towards my desk full of papers and books.

"Yes, but you need to have some fun. I demand it." He remarked. He looked down at my with those chocolate brown eyes. Who couldn't say no to those puppy dog eyes. I rolled my eyes and shut my text book.

"Fine you win. What are your plans?"

"These babies." He says as he holds three tickets in his hand. I pull them away from him and take a look. The Verve with special opening act . I hadn't heard of the Verve, but it was something to do for the evening and way better than homework.

"What do you think?" Eli ask.

"I have ever heard of the Verve, but I love hearing new music." I admit.

"What music do you even listen to Rhi? You never talk about it or listen to the radio."

"I am not much into music you know that." I replied. To be honest listening to music reminded me to much of Noel and Liam. We always listened to music when I was living with them. I did listen to the top forty from time to time, but nothing on there was that great. Eli was a big Nirvana and Pearl Jam fan. Noel and Liam hated grudge and I kind of liked it. 

"Ok, but you should still come. You need to have fun." He said as he said as he pulled me in for a hug. Eli gave the best hugs. It was pretty hard to say no to him when he did sweet little things like this.

The concert was packed full. People where already drunk and high. The band the Verve must draw in the kind of crowd. Eli was extremely excited. A friend from school gave him the tickets. Eli kept guessing who the opening act was. He kept saying that he thought it was going to be The Offspring or Live, again bands I had never heard of. People started to scream as the lights went down. It was hard to see the stage since we were so far back. The drums started up followed by a catchy guitar riff. The music sounded so familiar. I must have heard it on the radio before. The singer walked up on stage. It was so hard to make our their faces with the pyrotechnics and our distance from the stage.

I'd like to be somebody else and not know where I've been
I'd like to build myself a house out of plasticine
Shake along with me

It hit me I knew that voice from anywhere. It was Liam Gallagher. My body froze. I couldn't breath. It had been over two years since I last saw him.

"Are you ok. You look like you've seen a ghost." Eli yells over the music. I shake my head.

"Good, because I scored backstage passes." He says as he flashes them in front of me. My heart stops. This wasn't happening. I had to get myself out of this.

"This band rocks." He says bobs his head to the music.

I'm sorry but I just don't know I know
I said I told you so
But when you're happy and you're feeling fine
Then you'll know it's the right time

"From what I can see that singer is really cute. Think he would go for me?" Amelia yells to me.

"A guy like him probably already has a billion girls in love with him." I shouted. But, as far as I knew there was only one, and I was that girl.