November Rain

Chapter 21

(Author's Note: This chapter will contain mature content. Also, there will be a brief mention of drugs. The chapter will be in both Duff and Amanda's POVs. In the above photo, this is how Duff is dressed in the chapter when he is at the airport.)

Duff

I just got off the airplane with the band. We were at the LAX Airport in Los Angeles. We got our baggage and we were walking toward the exit that would take us to the arrival gate of the airport. I was looking for Amanda at the terminal. Before my flight she called me while I was at the hotel. She told me that she would pick me up from the airport. I was glad to hear that. I didn't want to be near the band. I needed some space away from them after this tour. I needed something good in my life right now. Amanda was that good thing. It turned out going to Donington turned out to be a blessing and a curse. The blessing was that we got to travel to a city we had never been to before and play with rock bands that we have looked up to when we were teenagers. The curse was that two young men lost their lives because of us. Another curse was that my drug usage got worse when I was at Donington. I have taken drugs before I started dating Amanda, but I never did them when she was around me. I always did them privately. I even didn't use drugs that frequently. She knows that I do drink, but I never drink so much that I would blackout. That changed in Donington too. I suppose that happened because the drugs would be practically tossed right in front of me. Other members of the band were taking drugs, except Axl. He never really took drugs. I think he was high just from life. When Amanda is around me, I don't lose control. When she is around me she helps me forget about the drugs. The night we had sex for the first time, she made me forget about the drugs completely. When I'm with her I don't need to get high by taking drugs. She was my euphoria.I think she even made me forget my own name. I've had sex before, but with her the sex was amazing. I really do love her. It was an unforgettable night for me.

I feel so horrible about the incident with the death of the two fans. I can't forget it because it's been mentioned in just about every newspaper. I wish I could forget it. I still remember in one newspaper the brief description about the incident:

"On August 20, 1988, two people were tragically trampled to death during the Guns N' Roses' performance at the Monsters of Rock festival in England. As the band began their set, the 100,000-person crowd surged forward.

Although Axl Rose addressed the crowd in an attempt to get them to calm down, his words were unable to prevent the deaths. GNR were unjustly criticized for the incident by the media, but the head of security for the festival defended the band, which stopped their performance when the environment became too dangerous."

What's done is done. The festival is in the past. Now I get to be with Amanda. I have really missed her. It sucked being alone in the hotel room in Donington. I wish she was there so we could talk or just lay together in bed. I saw Amanda standing about twenty feet away from us. What was she wearing? I couldn't stop looking at her. She was so sexy. She was wearing the shortest shorts that I have ever seen and a tight red tank top. I knew what we would be doing once we were alone. I have missed kissing her and being able to touch her. She turned her head and we locked eyes. She had the biggest grin on her face. I grinned back at her.