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17. Baby's In Black

It was another cold, rainy day in Liverpool. I sat on my bed watching the rain drops dripping down the window. I noticed a figure with an umbrella and what looked like a brief case walking up the drive way. As the figure got closer I recognised who it was. I ran down the stairs as fast as I could. I ran to the door and opened it. "Stuart!" I yelled as I hugged him. "Hello Lucy" Stuart laughed. I let go of Stuart and stepped aside so he could come in. "What have you got in there?" I asked pointing at the brief case. "Something for you" he smiled as he handed the brief case. I sat down and opened it. Inside was some paints, a small canvas, a sketch book and some pencils. On top was a card. On the front was a sketch of me and Stu. I opened it and inside it said 'Dear Lucy, Happy 13th birthday! Your officially a teenager! I hope you have a wonderful day. From your best friend, Stuart Sutcliffe. December 30 1956.' "Aww thank you" I said as I hugged him. He put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a necklace that said 'best friends' on it. He put it around my neck. "I hope we can be best friends forever, Lucy" Stuart said. "Best friends forever"

I woke up with tears in my eyes. I looked down at my necklace Stuart gave me on my 13th. "Best friends forever" I whispered, tear dripping down my cheek.

Friday 10th July 1964

Today The Beatles were flying in from London. I can't wait to see Ringo again. And I can't wait to see there reactions when they see Pete again. It was 9:45 when Davy and I went down to the hotel restaurant for breakfast. We looked outside and saw some girls in their Beatles dresses. The girls noticed me and started to wave at me. I waved back. "Looks like your just as popular as Ringo" Davy laughed. I smiled when he mentioned Ringo. While we ate breakfast, more and more girls started to arrived. It was going to take a while to get used to this craziness. I felt a tap on my shoulder and I turned around to see Pete. "Hey Pete. How are you?" I asked. "I'm nervous" he answered nervously. "Why are you nervous?" I asked. "Well when they kicked me out of the band I got really angry at them. Maybe even a bit violent. And when I found out they replaced me straight away with Ringo... let's just say I got a bit violent towards Ringo. I just don't think they would be happy to see me" Pete said quietly. "Well I don't think you need to worry Pete. I will tell the boys off if they act hostile towards you" I said. Pete smiled. "Thanks Lucy" he said as he kissed me on my forehead. At that moment the girls outside started screaming. "Well it sounds like they're here" Davy said. A few moments later we saw the boys with the girls walk into the lobby. The three of us got up and walked towards them. Ringo was the first to notice me. "Lucy!!" Ringo shouted as he ran towards me. He lifted me up and twirled me around. "Ringo. We've only been apart for one day. Your acting like you haven't seen me in months!" I laughed. "A day feels like an eternity with out you" Ringo whispered. We started to kiss passionately. I forgot we were in a public place until I herd some wolf whistles. I said my hellos to the others and that's when I noticed someone was missing. "Hey John, where's Cynthia?" I asked. Everyone went silent. "Cynthia wants a divorce from John" Pattie said. I looked over to John. "Why does she want a divorce?" I asked. "I don't want to talk about it" John said quickly. "Oh" is all I could manage. "I've got a question for you Lucy, Why is Pete Best here?" Ringo asked with a hint of anger. I looked at the others and you could tell from their faces that they didn't know what to think. "Hey guys" Pete said nervously. Ringo stared at Pete. And then turned to look at me. "Can I talk to you for a sec" Ringo whispered as he pulled me aside. "Why did you invite Pete?" Ringo whispered with a hint of anger. "He's my friend Richard. I haven't seen him since 1957" I said getting annoyed at Ringo's behaviour. "Pete punched me in the head back in 1962" Ringo said angrily. "That was two years ago Richard. Get over it!" I nearly yelled with anger as I walked away. I couldn't believe it. Ringo never acts like this. I walked back to the others hoping everything was alright with Pete. I noticed they were all laughing and getting along. "I see you are all getting along" I forced smile. I was still upset about Ringo. "To be honest we were scared Pete wouldn't forgive us for kicking him out of the band" Paul said. At that moment Ringo pushed past me and headed to the elevator without saying a word. "Is everything alright between you and Ringo?" Davy asked. "We just had our first fight that's all" I said with a hint of anger. "Oh" Everyone said. They could tell I didn't want to talk about it.

While the boys were catching up with Pete, I decided to find out why Cynthia left John. "Hey Jane, why did Cyn leave John?" I asked out of the blue. Jane and Pattie looked at each other. "John and Cyn were shagging when John moaned your name and also he kept saying your name in his sleep" Jane whispered. My mouth dropped open. I looked over to John and he smirked at me. "Well I'm just going to check up on Ringo" I said. I really wanted to get out of this awkward situation. My mind was racing when I started walking towards the lobby. I can't believe I was the reason why John and Cynthia broke up. I walked into the lobby when I herd Ringo laughing. I looked up I saw him with another girl. Ringo noticed me and waved me over. When I started walking towards them, the girl waved goodbye to Ringo and left. "Sorry for my behaviour earlier" Ringo said as he gave me a kiss. "You are forgiven" I smiled as I kissed him back. "Who was that girl you were talking to?" I asked curiously. "Oh she's just a local hairdresser. She's going to do you and the girls hair later on tonight. Her name is Maureen Cox."

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Hope you are enjoying my story! What do you think of the idea of starting each chapter with Lucy dreaming about the early days when John was an arse to her? Please let me know. Feel free to comment and vote.

- Nadine Turner ✌🏻❤️