The brunette opened the door and as she turned round, she held it open for me and a passing crew member.
"Hmmm. Let me think, he said you were brilliant, there's practically no age gap between you and him compared to him and Matt. He mentioned you were one of the bubbliest people he'd ever spoke to. Oh! There's one more embarrassing thing though!"
"Is that you talking about young Joshua, Ilona?" A voice said that very distant.
"Me? Talk about Josh? Never." Ilona replied.
The voice came closer, I didn't recognise this voice at all.
Then a dirty blonde coloured hair, tall, skinny man walked in the door with his head down. Who could this be?
"I'm talking about Jack, y'know the one Franceschi's been going on about." Ilona said to the voice.
The head looked up. I know who's voice that was!
"A-A-A-Aled P-P-P-Phillips?" I stuttered.
"OH MY FUCKING GOD! SOMEBODY ACTUALLY RECOGNISES ME! I like him already. If Josh doesn't keep him then I gladly will." Aled said to Ilona.
"Well, looks like I won't need to introduce you then. Since you already know who he is! Anyway, Aled. Where is everyone?" Ilona asked.
"Well, The Skints dudes are away somewhere, Mayday Parade are somewhere and the rest of Kids In Glass Houses are somewhere but I don't know where and I've been hanging out a window with a cigarette because I'm lonely." Aled replied.
"You've been drinking, huh?"
"Maybe."
"ALED! You were meant to wait till AFTER the concert so we could all celebrate.Dumbass!"
"YOLO BITCHES! FUCKING YOLO!"
Ilona and I burst out laughing at Aled's drunken banter. I sat down and started talking to him as Ilona went off to find everyone else. Aled was a really cool and down to earth guy, even though he wasn't 100% sober. He was telling me about his drunk times and giving me 'tips' on how to pick up girls.
"We're back! Sorry Aled, we went to get more alcohol for the party tonight!" A long haired guy shouted as him and 14 other men walked into the room.
The guy who shouted looked up and looked right in my eyes. Was it possible? Was that Derek Sanders, the lead singer of Mayday Parade just walking in the room? Well, hate to burst your bubble but it was.
"Oh, allow me to introduce myself, I'm Derek Sanders, and you are?" Derek said shaking my hand. His american accent made him sound x10 cooler.
"I'm Jack, Jack Windsor. And this is drunk Aled. Josh sent me backstage, my friend is on stage sitting next to Matt, did you see him?" I said replying.
"GUYS THIS IS THE GUY FRANCESCHI HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT!" Derek yelled.
"OOH. HI JACK!" Everyone shouted.
"I'll introduce you. My band first though, because Mayday Parade rule! This is Brook Betts, the rhythm guitarist. This is Jake Bundrick, he plays drums. This is the lovely Alex Garcia, he is the lead guitarist and finally, this is Jeremy Lenzo and he plays bass! Now, onto The Skints. This is Jamie Kyriakides, he plays drums and he sings, talented, huh? This is Joshua Water Rudge, he sings and plays guitar, he's pretty awesome too! This is Jonathan Doyle, he just plays bass. He's not cool enough, you see. And finally, this is the beautiful Marcia Richards and she does pretty much everything. Oh and finally, I will introduce you to Kids In Glass Houses! Well, you've already met Aled so he's not important! So, this is Joel Fisher, he's the lead guitarist. This is Iain Mahanty, he's just the rhythm guitarist. This is Andrew Shay, he plays bass and finally, This is Philip Jenkins, he plays the drums. Too many names for a guy to remember, huh?.. You'll get the hang of it, don't worry! I've got a feeling you're going to be around for a VERY long time, Jack."
My hand was aching off shaking all the hands of those guys! They were so down to earth. We all spoke about music and they told me what it was like touring with You Me At Six.
"It's so hard for Ilona and I, being the only females on this tour except some of the crew but they're always busy!" Marcia moaned.
"HELL YEAH FUCKING RIGHT GIRL!" Heard a strong irish voice. It was Ilona.
"I'm taking Jack upstairs, Josh wants him to see his big long speech at the end, he paid for this remember! He'll be back shortly. Besides, he's 22. He can come to the after party!"
I stared at Ilona and as if to say "OH. MY. FUCKING. GOD! I'M GOING TO AN AFTER PARTY WITH YOU ME AT SIX."
"Aren't you going to have to tell Chris?" Said Ilona.
"Yeah, I'll tell him in a minute, I'm going to text my Mum now too, tell her I might not be home tonight.."
"Ilona, I need to ask you something"
"Sure, fire away!" Replied Ilona.
"Well, you know after the after party? How are we gonna get home?"
She replied "GIRL YOU MAD!? YOU'RE STAYING ON THE BUS WITH US!"
I grabbed my phone from my pocket and texted my Mum. It said:
"Mum,
Thank you so much for the 'Meet and Greet' tickets. They were such a surprise! I have something to tell you though. Right now I'm currently backstage due to Josh saying the letter I wrote to him about bullying and how he inspired me, inspired him! :-) I'm fanboying right now. Oh and they've asked me to come to the after party along with Chris. That'll be okay won't it? I'll drink responsibly and stuff :-P
Love you,
Jack x x"
I had my fingers crossed that she'd say yes, even though I'm 22. I mean I didn't want to miss this opportunity. You kidding me!? Thankfully, she replied two minutes later:
"Jack, you kidding me!? That's fantastic! You're also very welcome for the tickets. I'm good at keeping secrets, aren't I?
Darling, you joking? Of course I don't mind. I would never turn down an invite if Oasis asked me to go to an after party with them back in the day. Go for it! Enjoy yourself! Don't get too drunk Mister :-P I'll tell Chris' Dad he's staying here tonight. Love you,
Mum x x"
YES! I WAS GOING TO AN AFTER PARTY WITH MY BEST FRIEND and my favourite band!
