The Girl Who Worked In A Music Shop

Chapter 15

Pete PoV
"Does it have to be this fucking week?!?" I say to my stupid manager almost screaming,
"Afraid so Pete, you're gunna have to kiss what ever is keeping you here goodbye" he wasn't sorry. He just didn't like the fact I didn't have my full focus on writing.

I was dreading this day to come. Our manager always would take us on tour the second we got busy, or just got back with the girl you love. How am I gunna tell Phee? That was pretty much the only question roaming in my head as I drive back to the apartment.

When I walk in the door Patrick is waiting for me anxiously with Lizzie.
"So! What did he say!" He second Patrick saw me he jumped up from the sofa, I slam the door and sit in the corridor with my head in my hands.
"Oh shit Pete I'm so sorry" Lizzie walks up and puts her hand on my shoulder,
"W..wait...we have to leave!" Patrick suddenly realises why I'm like this, he rushes over to Lizzie and puts his arms around her like she's being pulled away...by our manager.
"He doesn't care, he really doesn't give a shit that we have lives now..." I say as they both gloom over me, reality then hits Lizzie.
"Oh shit how do we tell Phoenix? She's already got enough on her plate with her mum in the hospit-"
"Yea I KNOW thanks" I say burying my face deeper into my hands.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to"
"It's ok Liz I know you didn't"
I got up from the floor and went to the kitchen and grabbed a beer from the fridge,
"It's a little early to be drinking Pete!" Patrick walks over, forgot about the whole protective mum thing. I look over to the clock, 10 am.
"Its not if you have a reason" I say taking a big swig out of the bottle,
"Oh yeah, and what's that reason" Patrick grabs the bottle from my hands and chucks it out the window, I hear it smash into a million pieces outside.
"PATRICK WHY WOULD Y-"
"Because your going to drive me and Liz to Phoenix shop, and we are all going to tell her. Together." He says calmly taking my keys from the door and Lizzie leading me out. I don't deserve friends like them.

Phoenix PoV
I could hear the doorbell ringing, it only meant one thing, bad news. No one ever rings the bell this early unless I've ordered something, and I don't remember ordering anything. I rush down the stairs almost falling once or twice and then grab the handle of the door and it swings open. Nearly smacking me in the face.

Patrick storms in,
"Sorry about the door! But we have something to tell you!" Please no. He's followed by Lizzie... And Pete. He's not normally up this early..
"Hey Phee, could we go upstairs for a sec?" He holds my waist and looks at me with a sad glint in his eye, this cannot be good
"Yeah, ok sure..."

We head upstairs and he perches me on the window seat, arm still round me, gripping me tightly,
"So my manager has done something unforgivable, and he does it every time I have something good in my life." He says looking me dead in the eye,
"So what is this thing then?" I can already feel tears in my eyes.
"H...he...he wants us to go on tour" he could barely get the words out.
"That's ok! When my mum is out of hospital I will be free to move and so I could come with you! When is it? Next year? Month?" His eyes close and he looks to the floor, what's so bad about tour?
"He wants us to leave on Monday..." I can see tears fall down his cheek to the floor, today is Saturday. I burst into tears and wrap my arms around his neck,
"M..my mum won't be out of hospital for another month..."
"I know" his voice is wobbling,
"So I won't see you for a month?!? How long is the tour!"
"It's..er six months"

Pete PoV
I see her dream of us being on tour together crushed behind her eyes, her eyeliner halfway down her cheek,
"Hey..we have two days to be together"
"Lets make the most of it" she says forcing a smile.

I take her downstairs to the others after she had sorted out her face,
"Oh Phee!" Patrick and Lizzie practically jump on her and hug her,
"I'm so sorry it couldn't be later!" Patrick announces,
"Hey guys we're gunna stay at the apartment until Monday morning, you up to join us?" She says voice still post crying.
"Yeah! That will make it so that we can all be together on the last days." Lizzie says excitedly

Phoenix PoV
I break away from them,
"You're not leaving too are you Liz? You're staying with me right?" Lizzies face drops.
"Phee I'm..im staying with Patrick" great even my best friend is leaving me. I feel so betrayed, more tears.
"Phee I'm so s-" I take a step back from them into Petes arms.
"I think I want to spend the weekend with you" I say,
"Hey..hey that's-" he tries to calm me down
"No Pete, please." I look up at him,
"Wait in the car" he says.

Pete PoV
Im not arguing with her, what Lizzie did was selfish. She could have stayed with her best friend who's MOTHER is in hospital,
But instead she decides to go on tour for six months with Patrick...couldn't she just spend the weekend with him? We wait for the door to close.
"Pete-" I don't have time for her ballshit.
"You couldn't have just spent the weekend with Patrick and then visit when her mother, who just happens to be in hospital, gets better?"
"Yes but-"
"Aren't you supposed to be best friends?"
"Pete" Patrick joins,
"Aren't you?" I still look at her waiting for an answer.
"Yes but-"
"But what?"
"I...I.." She's lost for words, really?
"Pete that's enough" Patrick was getting annoyed now.
"No Patrick, she's hurt her. Wouldn't YOU stay if MY mother was in hospital.."
"Yes but-"
"That's what I thought." I turn around and walk out the door, my weekend will not be ruined by some stupid decisions.
"PETE!" I hear Patrick coming after me, but I don't care, I get in the car with Phoenix.
"Where are we going?" She says, slightly concerned.
"To a hotel for the weekend" I grin
"But what about our stu-"
"It's already in the back"
"How did yo-"
"I knew that we where going to a hotel before Patrick even came up with the idea of us all going to tell you"
"But how did you know Liz was going to stay with him?" She says, confused now
"Just because my door is shut doesn't mean I can't hear the conversations outside of it"
She grins and kisses my cheek,
"But how did you get my stuff?my clothes?"
"You won't need any"
"Why?!" She's so cute.
"Because we will be in bed all weekend" I wink at her and drive out of the shop parking lot, this is going to be the best weekend ever.