My week with Marilyn (Manson)

Chapter one: Sunday

It was just a normal Sunday Morning. I got up to get a bowl of cereal. ( I live for cereal ) When there was a call on the phone. It was my best friend Cassie. "Hello?" "Hey! I got a crazy idea!" "What is it?" "Let's take a roadtrip! Drive as long as we can and when we get tired, stop at the nearest motel." "What are you crazy?!" "I told you it was crazy!" "I love that idea!" "I'll be at your house in five!" She hung up. I finished eating and got up to pack. She knocked on the door, I opened it. Mom walked over to us. "Where are you two going?" "On a roadtrip, be back soon!" I walked out the door and into her car. "This is gonna be so fun!" She said putting in a Cd. "Whose Cd is that?" "You know me by now, who do you think?" A song came on. "Oh duh! It's Nine inch nails!" "That's right! And I've got tickets to see them!" "When?" "Tonight! I didn't wanna tell you on the phone 'cos I didn't want your mom to know. And guess who's opening for them?" "Who?" "The one, the only." "Marilyn Manson?!" "How do you know all this stuff? Nobody knows about this tour, it's a secret tour!" "I just guessed, besides, how do YOU know about it?" "Cos only people who like Marilyn Manson and Nine inch nails know about it" "Where's the concert at?" "Ok, I didn't completely lie about the road trip thingy. It's in Kansas, at 8. That's why I came and got you so early! We're gonna be groupies!" "Groupies?!" "Yeah! We get to follow them from town to town. Stalk them" "I know what a groupie is!" "How does that sound?" "That sounds, awesome!" We continued to drive. It had been hours since we'd been in the car. " You know, if you ever get tired you can let me drive." "No I'm fine." Said Cassie yawning. "We're almost to Kansas anyways." "Where is this place?" I asked as I saw the Welcome to Kansas sign. "In a top secret location." "What if we're the only people there?" "We're not the only Nine inch nails and Marilyn Manson fans in the world! People are hard core man!" "Do you think people are just like us? Coming in from out of state?" "They're not coming to every state! So yeah, this is a once in a lifetime thing." "I'm sure they've toured together before." "Yeah but people knew about it." She said pulling into a strip mall. She parked and we got out. We walked up to a Barnes and Noble. Cassie opened the door and we walked in. "What are we doing in here?" "What do you think we're doing in here? The concert's here silly!" "So they're touring Barnes and Noble?" "No, that's just the place they chose to play tonight." We walked up to a desk. A lady looked up from behind. "Oh hello! How may I help you?" "Hi we're here for the concert. We would like access to your basement." "Sure, just take the elevator on your left and press the b button for basement." "Thanks." We walked over to the elevator. I had never seen an elevator in Barnes and Noble before, must be a Kansas thing. Cassie pressed the button and we walked in. I hit the b button and enjoyed the brief ride. When we got out, we walked into a dark lot but light enough so you could see basement. There was a huge crowd. No seats, you had to stand. No one was onstage yet, then, all of a sudden, the room was pitch black. "Just in time!" Said Cassie. The stage lit up. There was Marilyn! "I'd like to thank all of you who found out about this concert and came from out of state" "Like us" I said. "I'm gonna start off the show with a tune you should probably all know, this is the song that started it all for me." Music started. How could you not know this song. Everyone knew it. Even if they didn't know the Manson version. "Sweet dreams are made of these, who wouldn't mind to disagree? I traveled the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something. Some of them want to use you, some of them wanna get used by you. Some of them wanna abuse you. Some of them wanna be abused." Suddenly my phone rang. I checked to see who it was. It was my mom. Damn it! I should've turned my phone off. I wanted to talk to her but I didn't want her to hear the Manson concert in the background. I didn't want to miss the Manson concert but I didn't want my mom worried sick about me. So I texted her saying I was fine but I was busy so she wouldn't text me back. Then I turned my phone off. The Manson concert was over and it was in between concerts. Cassie and I got in line for snacks when low and behold, there was Manson himself in front of us! He was a very tall and Freaky figure. He didn't look any different in real life than he did onstage. "Oh my gosh that's him!" I said. He turned around. "Who?" He asked. I fainted. Next thing I know, I'm in a room on a couch with Cassie and Marilyn. "Dude! What are you doing here?" I asked him. " What am I doing here?" I quickly added. "You fainted so I took you backstage to watch over you." "No! I missed the Nine inch nails concert!" "It's ok, we'll find out where the next show is." Said Cassie. "Are you two groupies or something?" "Not in a sexual way." I said. Someone handed me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich so I ate it. " We're mor like groupies where we just go to watch shows." "Oh cool. What are your names? If I see you next time I'll say hi." "I'm Alice." "And I'm Cassie." "Nice to meet you Cassie and Alice." "How are you feeling Alice?" Asked Cassie. "Better." "Better enough so we can get going and find a motel?" "Yeah I guess so" "We'll see you guys in Ohio!" "Bye!" We walked out to our car and found a motel to stay for the night.