Kick It Up A Notch - Starkid

Like the Month, But a Person

When I woke up I heard voices, someone was shouting.

I looked around, I was in a strange place, a room, it looked like a hotel room. I was wrapped up in a jacket I didn't recognise and my shoes had been removed

I slowly edged my way towards the door and listened.

'Joey! What are you doing?' I heard a voice, male, American.

'I'm just-'

'I can't believe you Joey' someone shouted.

'Listen guys, Joey was just helping the girl-'

'No, I won't hear any of it, Walker stop sticking up for him. It's practically rape'

'Don't you.... don't you ever accuse me of that'

'She's like 13 or something'

'18', I pushed my way out of the room and was now stood in the doorway with several pairs of eyes staring at me, 'I'm 18. How did I get here? What's going on?'

'You don't remember?' One of them started talking to me.

'No. Remember what?'

'It doesn't matter now, try and get some rest, I'll explain it later', he started trying to guide me to the door by my shoulders.

'Don't patronise me, who are you?' I glared at him.

'I'm trying to help', he glared at me for a few seconds before realising I wasn't going to be happy without a full explanation, 'I was walking behind you and the guy you were with, then he pushed you down an alley and started trying to rape you, okay? I stopped him'

It all came back to me now, the train, the man, everything. Oh God... I collapsed to the floor and cried, like some kind of a fool, in a room with these complete strangers.

I gathered that they didn't know what to do because they all stood awkwardly.

After a while they started moving, one of them - the shouting one - went and sat on the sofa, another one - the one they called Joey - started making teas and the one called Walker bent down next to me and put his arm round me. The other's all just dispersed, I guessed they didn't want to be near me.

Joey finished making the drinks and Walker guided me to the sofa, 'Brian, budge up a bit', Brian did so and I sat. Joey handed me a mug and I sipped it curiously, I doubted they wanted to cause me any harm, after all I'd been asleep in their house for hours in the bed, they could have done anything they wish but they hadn't.

I drank the tea and enjoyed the warmth for just a few more minutes as I daydreamed.

'What's your name?' they'd obviously been asking questions for quite some time as this question came over in quite an exasperated tone from Joey.

'Oh... May'

'May?' Joey seemed confused at my name so I explained.

'May, like the month, but a person', Brian snickered and Joey looked confused.

'What?' It was my turn to be confused as they all started laughing harder and harder.