Broken Hearts & Forgotten Memories // Oliver Sykes [On Hold]

Chapter Nine: You're About To Miss Everything

Song & Title Credit: Bulls In The Bronx by Pierce the Veil

~Lily~  

I leaned my elbows against the bar's counter and buried my face in my hands. Tears were threatening to fall from my eyes but I refuse to let them fall. I can't break down, not here, not while I'm at work. I just can't.  

Ever since the incident that happened yesterday, all I've been wanting to do is crawl under the covers of my bed and cry. Unfortunately, I can't do that because I have to come to work in order to pay the damn bills that have been piling up.  

A shaky sigh escapes my lips as I run my fingers through my hair and quickly scan the familiar bar scene. The same old customers every night. Assholes flirting with poor girls, other slutty girls wearing clothes that are too small for them and then there's the people who come here to drown away their problems with alcohol. I swear, if I didn't work here, I would probably be doing the same as them. Just drowning my problems away with the taste of liquor.  

Suddenly, a very large group of people walked into the somewhat crowded bar. I immediately recognized Josh as the guy standing at the front of the large group. His eyes met with mine and a wide smile spread across his lips. Josh leaves the large group and starts making his way towards me.  

"Hey, Lily." Josh greets, smiling widely. He leans over the counter and pulls me into a friendly hug.  

"Hello, Josh." I reply, forcing a smile. I like Josh, he seems like a friendly lad but, I'm not exactly in the friendliest state right now.  

Josh grins, the look in his eyes tells me that he's both relieved and happy to see me, I wonder why. "Oh, why'd you never answer my calls? I was hoping to hang out with you." Josh pouts, faking hurt.  

I chuckle quietly, "Sorry about that, it's a long story. Anyways, what are you doing here?" I ask.  

Josh shrugs, "We're preforming at another venue here in Seattle. We're here for about a week before we go to Portland. The lads wanted to get pissed tonight since we don't have to preform tomorrow." He explains, motioning towards the large group of guys all sitting and standing at a booth.  

I notice one of them staring back at me with curiosity in his eyes. There was something about him, I'm not sure what it was but it felt as if I had seen him before. Like I had seen those hazel/green eyes before. Yeah, there was something strangely familiar about him but, I couldn't quit put my finger on it.  

Turning my attention back to Josh, I ask, "You're in a band?"  

Josh laughs quietly, "Yeah, You Me At Six. Ever heard of them?" He asks.  

'You Me At Six?' They did sound familiar.......  

"Honestly, no, sorry." I reply, smiling apologetically, "What other bands are you preforming with?" I ask.

Josh shrugs, "Bring Me The Horizon and Asking Alexandria." He answers.  

My eyes widen once he tells me the second band they're preforming with. I look over Josh's shoulder and feel my body freeze in shock once I see Danny and James sitting at the booth. They were happily talking to the other band members while drinking beer.  

"I- I'll be right back." I stutter, I throw my black apron off and quickly walk towards the back door. I step out into the cool air and sigh quietly. Closing my eyes, I lean back against the brick building and listen to the song that begins to play from the inside of the bar. I listen to the lyrics and find myself lost in the singer's voice.  

It sits in silence, eats away at me. It feeds like cancer. This guilt could fill the fucking sea. Pulling teeth, wolves at my door. Now falling and failing is all I know.  

"Are you okay?" A voice asks, causing me to jump slightly. I open my eyes and look over at the man with sad eyes. It's the same guy who was inside the bar, the same guy who I swear I've seen before.  

A emotionless chuckle escapes my lips, "I haven't been okay for a long time." I answer, truthfully.  

~Oliver~  

I stand there in the dark alley, staring at Lily with pain in my eyes. I know it's her. She's wearing a black tank top that shows off the Blink-182 tattoo on her back. It's her, those beautiful blue eyes, I'd recognize them from anywhere. The girl I love and thought I lost six years ago, it's her.  

"What's your name?" I ask, just to make sure that my suspicions are correct.  

"Lily White." She answers, forcing a smile. My body tenses but I do my best to hide my emotions. It's her, it's Lily. I knew it, I fucking knew it. Josh was talking to her earlier, why the fuck didn't he tell me that Lily was alive? How the fuck is she even alive? None of this is making sense but I'm absolutely positive that this girl is Lily.  

"I'm Oli Sykes. I noticed you were talking to Josh earlier before running out of the bar, is everything alright?" I ask, I must have said something that bothered her because she suddenly broke down crying.  

Without hesitation, I walked towards Lily, wrapped my arms around her and pulled her into a tight hug. I drew circles on her back and waited until she was finally calm before I asked her, "What's wrong?"  

Lily sighed, "Everything." She mutters, "I know you're a complete stranger but, can I vent... to you?" She asks.  

"Sure, love. Go ahead." I reply, desperately wanting to know what's caused her to break down crying.  

Lily sighs, "Well, it all fucking started when I found my dickhead boyfriend, Mark, cheating on me with my my best friend, Anna-" She began but I cut her off before she was able to finish.  

"Anna? Is the Anna you're talking about Anna Davis?" I ask, hoping she would say no.  

Lily nods her head slowly, "Yes... Anna Davis. She's a stupid blonde with big tits and brown eyes. You know her?" She asks.  

I groan loudly, "Yes, Josh is dating her." I reply.  

Lily's eyes widen, "Is she here? You have to tell Josh that he can't see her. She's bad news, Oli." She says, the urgency in her voice was starting to worry me. Nodding, I grab Lily's hand and walk back into the bar. I spot Anna and Josh talking at an empty booth and immediately start walking towards them.  

The first one to notice us walking towards them was Anna, her eyes widen once she spots Lily walking behind me. She turns to Josh and motions for the exit of the bar but before they're able to even stand up from the table, Lily and I are already a few feet in front of them.  

"Josh," I began, "I need to talk to you, mate."  

Josh looks at me with annoyance in his eyes, "What do you want Oli?" He asks. My anger was quickly beginning to rise and I held back the strong urge to punch my 'best friend' in the face. He knew Lily was fucking alive and he didn't even fucking tell me!  

Before I realized what I was doing, my fist went flying and hit Josh's face. Anna let out a loud shriek and Josh fell back into the seat of the booth. The entire bar went dead silent and I was certain that everyone's eyes were fixed on us but I didn't care. My anger was through the roof and all I wanted to do was beat the shit out of him for not telling me that Lily was alive. Doesn't he fucking know how broken I was without her?  

"Oi! What the fuck was that for?" Josh shouts, he stands up from the booth and starts towards me until our faces our only inches away from each other.  

"You fucking dickhead! Why the fuck didn't you fucking tell me that Lily was alive?" I shout, enraged. Before Josh is able to reply, I punch Josh again. He stumbles back but somehow manages to keep his balance.  

"Well if you let me fucking explain-" He begins but again, I cut him off by having my fist connect to his face. The people around us are all cheering and some are recording the fight with their phones but I could care less if anyone sees this fight. I let go of Lily's hand and climbed on top of Josh, my fist went flying again and I heard a snapping sound coming from Josh, blood pour from his nose.  

"Oli, stop!" I heard Lily shout. I turn my head and see her looking at me with frightened eyes, tears are streaming down her cheeks and she looks as if she's going to break down any second. I quickly remove myself from Josh and hurry towards Lily. Grabbing her hand, I ignore the frighten looks from the other people around us and hurry out of the bar.