Rose Gold (Scavi)

1. Cracked

AVI'S POV

"Awesome, the lyrics for Cracked have come together really well."

I raised my hand to high-five Scott, but he surprised me by hugging me tightly and picking me up. He excitedly chanted, "We did it! We did it! Scavi! Scavi! Scavi!"

"Put me down this instant", I exclaimed in mock annoyance, attempting to hide my smile. I was very pleased with how the lyrics for Cracked turned out. Scott and I already have great ideas for arranging it with Ben.

I vividly remember the conversation that led to the song writing process for Cracked. A few days ago, after we won a Grammy, Scott and Mitch invited me over for dinner. We decided to have BBQ, fried chicken and beer. Mitch left an hour after I arrived since he had a date, which left me and Scott with a lot food and beer. When it got close to 11 pm, I felt a bit tired and told Scott I'd be calling an uber to get home. When he didn't respond to me, I turned to look at him. He was staring at his phone screen with a shocked expression.

"Is everything alright, man?" I asked, feeling slightly alarmed and worried.

"I just c-can't believe it" he choked, his eyes filling with tears.

He threw his phone aside on the couch and held his face in hands.

I picked up his phone and saw an Instagram photo of his recent ex, Alex kissing another guy.

I sighed sadly. "I'm so sorry you had to see that, Scott". I place my hand on his shoulder softly.

He looked up at me sadly with tears slowly streaming down his face. "We were together 3 years, and two m-months after we broke and up h-he's replaced me."

I sat down beside him and pulled him in for a hug. "I'm so sorry. I can't imagine what you must be going through."

He buried his head in my neck and I stroked his back till he settled down a bit. It broke my heart to see my best friend like this. Scott was usually the one who cheered everyone up with his infectious energy and positivity.

After a minute, he took a deep breath and lifted his head off my neck. I gently pulled out of the hug and smiled sadly at him.

"I just need to remember that the break up was for the best. Both of us were unhappy with the long distance and we fought all the time during the last few months of the relationship. But I still feel so betrayed that he's replaced me."

"Scott, it might just be a one-time thing. He's probably just hooking up with other guys to get over you. He hasn't replaced you." I tried to reassure him.

"Yeah, I guess so."

"Hey Avi, I just got a great idea", Scott exclaimed, suddenly standing up. "Remember how we discussed having at least one angry break up song on the original album?"

I nodded.

"I feel totally inspired right now to write one. Instead of crying over Alex, I might as well put my emotions to good use and write about it."

"Are you sure Scott? I mean you just found out, and it's okay if you need some time to process it."

"Nope, I want to do it right now while inspiration has hit me", he exclaimed with his usual excitement.

"Okay then, I'll leave you to it and start heading home."

"No, Avi wait. Help me with it, we'll do it together."

"Sco-"

"Please Avi, come on. I know it's late, but I really think we'll be able to come up with something great."

I sighed in defeat. "Alright then".

After Scott wrote the first verse, I suddenly had a great idea for the chorus and the words started flowing with ease.

"Scott write this down for the chorus: Mine's cracked. No idea where I'm going, but there's no looking back."

Scott furiously noted down the words, and then looked up at me with a big smile. "I love it Avi. Maybe we can call the song 'Cracked' ".

After writing another verse, we decided to call it a night. Scott insisted that I sleep over since it was past 1 AM when we finally finished writing.

"Just sleep in Mitch's room. Since he isn't back yet, he's probably sleeping over at his date's place".

Scott gave me a hug and said goodnight before retiring to his room.