A Second Chance • A.F. {#wattys2018}

Chapter 2

Andy

"Morning Andy" Jacks Irish accent filled the room as I twisted my body to face the rest of the boys and not the wall.

"Morning lads" I stretched my arms out and groaned a little, today the boys and I are starting a new 'tradition.' We're going to start spending a Saturday and Sunday night in each boys hometown and just my luck we're starting in Manchester.

Don't get me wrong, Manchester has some amazing bars and clubs but it's been years since I last stepped foot in any of them.

"Andy you ready to leave ? Blair's gonna drop us off at the hotel" Rye shouted from the front door, I yelled back that I was ready as I grabbed my overnight bag and essentials for the weekend, I took one last look in the mirror and saw that my hair was still quite fluffy from the shower I took but I decided that it was too late to fix it now and I headed down to the car full of 4 rowdy boys ready for a well deserved night out.

I put my bag in the boot and got in my usual spot, right at the back because I like the space, and I saw we had an extra bag.

"Alright which one of you brought an extra bag? We're going for a weekend not a week" I asked with a little sass in my voice but they all just laughed.

"That's my bag you idiot" Harvey said climbing into the spot next to Brook and pulling the door shut, I'm glad Harvey was coming, he's not part of the band but he's family.

So the 6 of us and Blair set off on the long drive to Manchester, majority of us slept since it was still quite early but I got woken back up after two hours when I heard Brook telling Blair to pull over followed by choruses of laughter.

"Blair I'm serious, if you don't pull over I'm actually going to pee on your seats and Harvey" Brook claimed holding his crotch and crossing his legs, Blair just laughed and Harvey was trying to move as far away from Brook as he could but obviously that wasn't very far and everyone was laughing, Rye was sat next to me vlogging every moment and occasionally tickling Brook.

"Brooklyn there's a service station 2 minutes away and I'll pull over then, just try to hold it in and Rye knock it off" Blair warned and Rye pulled his hand back over but was still in stitches.

10 minutes later Brooklyn had finally peed and we were back on our way with only a few hours left to travel. Rye fell back asleep and I was about to try and get a few more hours when a text came through, interrupting my music.

Luke👽
Hey bro, heard you're on your way to Manchester ?

Fovvler 💀
Yeah man, the boys and I need a weekend away and they all suggested Manchester, how'd you find out?

Luke👽
Your mum still treats me like her own Andy, she told me you were finally coming home, don't you think you should pay her a visit?

My stomach twisted because I knew who Luke was talking about, it wasn't my mum. It was Melody. For some reason Kyle and Luke never let me forget that I broke her heart.

When I first moved to Slough I would constantly get texts from them both explaining how Melody's face would drop a little every time they walked into the bar without me, but after a few months, the texts stopped and I finally managed to forget about her. Until now

Fovvler💀
of course I'm going to see my mum

I acted as if I had no idea who he was talking about but he didn't buy it

Luke👽
Andy she's heartbroken mate, it may have been 3 years but she's still secretly hurting and it's not good for her or you

I read the text and locked my phone, sighing loudly as I closed my eyes and drifted off for the next hour of the journey.

••••

2 hours later I felt someone nudging me but I ignored it and moved closer into the jumper I used as a pillow, the nudging stopped and I thought I was left alone until I felt a fist connect with my thigh and my eyes jolted open as I grabbed the targeted area and tried to stop myself from swearing.

I saw Mikey stood outside the car with the camera laughing his head off, I looked to my right and saw Rye climbing out of the car laughing and struggling to breathe.

I mumbled a few curse words grabbed my stuff and head towards the doors "I hope you choke Rye" he laughed and patted me on the back walking towards the hotel we booked for the weekend.

The boys booked the hotel in my name since I
was the oldest so I walked towards the reception desk and waited until the woman was ready.

"Hi love, how can I help you?" The woman must've been around 30 but still kept a genuine smile on her face "hi, yeah there should be 3 rooms booked under the name Andy Fowler?"

My reply came out as a question but the woman typed a few things into the computer and went to get my keys "ah yes, floor 4, rooms 40, 41 and 42" she handed me the keys over and I handed her the money and off we went to our rooms.

We all stood in a small circle trying to determine who was in what room. "I'll share with Jack" Harvey said taking one of the keys I held out and walked towards the room numbered '41'

Brooklyn and Mikey agreed to share which left me with Rye, I didn't mind, Rye was practically my brother and we barely fought. We walked into room 40 and threw our stuff onto the bed, Rye ran to the bathroom and all I heard him say was "shotgun the shower first" and the running off a shower, I laughed and started getting ready for the long night ahead...