Kids in the Dark

Chapter 31

Theo's P.O.V

I took a deep breath as I began to play, my brain having memorised the chord procession A minor C, F. as I played the intro I remembered back to the time I wrote it.

Adam and I had been messing around in his room, when he asked me something.

"If I needed you to, would you bail me out?" This stuck with me until late in the night. I had stayed up until 3 finishing the lyrics, and working out the rhythm. It was hard to believe that I was about to let people hear it for the first time.

What can I say?

I fucked this up again,

What can I do?

I took it out on you,

I run around and make,

A mess of everything,

I made a big mistake,

And now I'm wondering,

Would ya,

Bail me out if I need it,

(Oh oh oh oh)

Help me down,

Will you catch me when I fall,

Another night I'm out here wasted,

Another night you've gotta take my call

Would ya,

Bail me out,

(Oh oh oh oh)

Bail me out,

(Oh oh oh oh)

Bail me out,

(Oh oh oh oh)

Say are you gonna take my call?

So listen up,

I know I'm out of line,

Just settle down,

You know it's gonna be alright,

Please come around and get,

Get me out of here,

Just take me far away,

I really wanna disappear,

Would ya,

Bail me out if I need it,

(Oh oh oh oh)

Help me down, would you catch me when I fall,

Another night I'm out here wasted,

Another night you've gotta take my call...

I was out of breath by the end, but that didn't bother the others. They all stood in a kind of lost awe, until the spell broke.

"That was Brilliant!" They all chorused, clapping. I felt my cheeks flush as I set aside the guitar.

"Thanks." I said, grateful for their appreciation. I Bent down and scooped my song book from its position on the carpet, the others still rambling behind me. I lead the way back upstairs, when I noticed a big bag on the kitchen counter. "Ryder?" I asked.

"Oh, yeah," He said with a smile, making his way over to it. He put his hand inside it and pulled out something fluffy and purple. "Meet Jeff the unicorn." He said with a slight laugh, handing it over to me. It was a pillow pet  

I couldn't help but laugh. I had made that request as a joke, convinced Ryder wouldn't follow through. I clutched the unicorn tightly to my chest, and planted a soft kiss on its nose.

"Thanks Ryder." I said looking to my brother who nodded to signal that it wasn't a problem. My eyes then flitted to the clock on the wall. It was only just 12 o'clock. Marc noticing this too began to speak, rambling on about what he felt like eating. Although I was nodding along to all he said I was not listening. My ears were tuned into the faint voices coming from the radio. "Oi, shut up." I hissed, speeding over to the speakers and dialing up the volume.

"That's right folks, police say the Hunt boys are currently in the city of Clarkesville. They strongly urge anyone with information to come forwards. For further information got to-" And he began to list a website before swiftly moving onto another story.

"They're closing in. We need to get out of here." I uttered, grabbing my phone which lay charging on the counter behind me. I placed it in my pocket, before giving directions to the others. "Pack the car. The sooner we're out of here the better," Then, with the others springing into action behind me I spun to face Oliver. "Thanks for letting us crash here."

Oliver shrugged. "Not a problem. If you're looking for a place to pass some time there is a lake with a pretty decent camping site about 3 or 4 hours out. Its called something like Moondance lake." I nodded my appreciation before dashing off to help the others.

"Hurry up, we need to go." Ryder called from the car as I loaded the final pieces of our stuff into the trunk.

"Alright, alright, calm your tits," I huffed slamming the trunk shut and sliding in beside him. "Get the map out would you. Look for a lake with a name like Moondance." I fired up the engine, waved a thank you at Oliver and we drove off.

Thank you for reading. I know the songs I have used belong to All Time Low, but for the sake of the story All time Low don't exist. I'm going to try and make my chapters longer like they were at the start for next time. Hope you enjoyed it. Feel free to leave a comment or vote. -Flo