Classic Rock One Shots

Paul Mccartney #1

Yesterday

Paris,1966

"Brian'll kill us if e' finds out we left the hotel!" George exclaimed as we snuck down the dimly lit street. "Loosen up Harrison,we're n' Paris!" John yelled. "The ci-y of love!" I added in. "And hey, if you're lucky,you migh' find a lovely li-ill bird." John wiggled his eyebrows. George rolled his eyes. "Brian'll never fin' out,we're just goin' ou' for a drink, we'll be back before you know et." John had always been a troublemaker. I'm guessing it was because Mimi didn't punish him. After all,his parents had left him. We reached the bar and stepped inside. It was a large building,filled with quiet talk and smoke. There was a jazz band playing some dreary tune,but no one paid much attention to them. By the time George and Ringo stepped in,John was already at the bar. I shook my head and caught up to him. "I'll 'ave a beer,he'll have a scotch on the rocks,e'll take a screwdriv-a,and e'll have a shirley temple." John rambled,pointing to me,George,and Ringo. We all laughed,including the bartender. "I'll have a beer too." Ringo rolled his eyes. "And I'll have a shot a' vodka." George answered for himself. The bartender handed us our drinks and we found an empty table. As we sat,the other three talked amongst themselves. I sighed,I just wanted to get my mind off the sadness of my ex. The lads didn't know we broke up,they didn't even know we were dating. As I sipped on my drink I thought about us,and how soon she left me. I got an idea for a song as I thought about Jane.

"Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away

Now it looks as though they're here to stay.

Oh I believe in yesterday,I'm not half the man I used to be.

There's a shadow hangin' over me

Oh yesterday came suddenly."

John's loud voice snapped me out of my thoughts,and I realized he was saying my name. "Pol,a' ya' okay?" He asked in his thick accent. "Yeah,m' just think-n,that's all." "Bou' wha Paulie?" George asked. "Uh-nothin' really." They all shrugged it off and continued drinking until we decided to go back to the hotel. "Brian's gonna kill us!" Ringo laughed loudly. "Who cares! We ad' fun!" John snickered. "Man i'm hungray!" George exclaimed. "When are ya' not Harrison?" John poked. When we finally got back to the hotel,they went to John's room to play cards. I just went to my room,to be alone,as usual.