California Girls, More Like Baltimore Boys,

Chapter 9: Remembering Sunday

The concert was just about to start. 

I was just about to put my ear plugs in when a blurry figure walked up to me and placed glasses on my face. That blurry figure was Jack. "I'm wearing mine, you can wear yours." He stated.

I sighed before starting to put my head phones in again. He pushed my hands down. "I want you to listen to our set tonight." He said. I shook my head no. "Sorry.. I can't. I've already listened to Lullabies, isn't that enough?" I asked. 

He frowned before helping me put my earplugs in and leading me into the crowd. 

Just as he was about to walk away I swiftly grabbed his arm and pulled him in for a hug. The hug last longer than I had expected but I didn't mind. I'd like to stay like this forever. 

Sooner or later he pulled away and mouthed some words to me but I couldn't manage what they were. The lights in the venue dimmed down and I could feel all the screams coming from the crowd. 

We were still in Texas. So it was still hot as hell but I didn't mind I guess. Everyone was constantly dancing throughout the concert, except when they were talking or playing something slow.

That's the only way I would know is if they stopped jumping. 

At the end of the concert Jack pulled me onto the stage out of no where. Alex decided it'd be funny to rip out my ear plugs.

"Alex!" I yelled as he strumed his guitar. I quickly covered my ears and fell onto my ass. The crowd laughed. i buried my face into my knees and continued to cover my ears. 

"Stella please!" I heard Jack yell. Alex continued to strum his guitar. I groaned. "No!" I yelled. He was in front of me now. He pulled my hands away from my ears. 

"Sing this song please." He begged pushing up his glasses. "What song?" I asked. "The only one I know is lullabies, and I don't feel like making people cry." I explained. 

He shoved a paper at me and smiled. "I don't know how it goes though.." I said looking down at the paper. "Just follow Alex's lead." He ordered pulling me to my feet. 

The crowd cheered as Jack handed me his microphone. 

Alex stopped strumming his guitar finally and spoke into the mic. "This is Stella Flyzik, as some of you may know, cousin of Matt Flyzik. We decided we'd end the night with Remembering Sunday." Alex explained.

Again everyone cheered. Jack pushed me over to Alex. I sat down lightly on an amp. "Now Stella's never heard this song before so when it get's to the girl part, I want everyone to sing along." 

He pulled the microphone away from his mouth for a second. "Follow my lead." He grinned. "Alex I'm not a good singer!" I explained. 

"Yes you are! I've heard you in the shower, we all have." He laughed. I swiftly hit him upside the head. He laughed before strumming his guitar again. 

"He woke up from dreaming and put on his shoes

Started making his way past 2 in the morning

He hasn't been sober for days

Leaning now into the breeze

Remembering Sunday, he falls to his knees

They had breakfast together

But two eggs don't last

Like the feeling of what he needs

Now this place seems familiar to him

She pulled on his hand with a devilish grin

She led him upstairs, she led him upstairs

Left him dying to get in

Forgive me, I'm trying to find

My calling, I'm calling at night

I don't mean to be a bother,

But have you seen this girl?

She's been running through my dreams

And it's driving me crazy, it seems

I'm going to ask her to marry me

Even though she doesn't believe in love,

He's determined to call her bluff

Who could deny these butterflies?

They're filling his gut

Waking the neighbors, unfamiliar faces

He pleads though he tries

But he's only denied

Now he's dying to get inside

Forgive me, I'm trying to find

My calling, I'm calling at night

I don't mean to be a bother,

But have you seen this girl?

She's been running through my dreams

And it's driving me crazy, it seems

I'm going to ask her to marry me

The neighbors said she moved away

Funny how it rained all day

I didn't think much of it then

But it's starting to all make sense

Oh, I can see now that all of these clouds

Are following me in my desperate endeavor

To find my whoever, wherever she may be"

Alex looked at me and nodded signalling my part. I sighed before beginning along with the crowd, 

"I'm not coming back

I've done something so terrible

I'm terrified to speak 

But you'd expect that from me

I'm mixed up, I'll be blunt, now the rain is just

Washing you out of my hair and out of my mind

Keeping an eye on the world,

From so many thousands of feet off the ground, I'm over you now

I'm at home in the clouds, and towering over your head"

Then me and Alex sang the last part; 

"Well I guess I'll go home now...

I guess I'll go home now...

I guess I'll go home now...

I guess I'll go home"

"Give it up for Stella everyone!" Alex shouted into the mic before giving me a hug. "You were amazing." He whispered. I mouthed a thanks before walking back stage to find Jack.

"JACK MOTHER FUCKING BARAKAT!" I shouted. 

"Oh shit." Rian said. "Someone's mad." Zack laughed. "Hell yeah I'm fucking mad! Did you not just see what happened!? They made me go up there and sing in front of god knows how many people!" I shouted.

"Now where is that asshole?" I asked. Rian pointed into the dressing room.