People Change

People dont change

(Eves PoV)
It had been four days into the tour and I started warming up to the other artist, Mandisa and I were getting along really well so was Lauren and I , she's really sweet. Mike from Tenth Avenue North brought his daughter Christal. We had gotten along really well.
One day I was on her bus and we were talking when I started to drift off, thoughts started pounding on my mind.
"You okay?" Christal asked. Christal is 13.
"I..I don't know..."
"Want to talk?" She asked.
"Not here.. Mike's here, I don't really want anyone else to hear yet." I whisper.
"Is anyone on your bus?"
"I..I don't think so... I think they are doing an interview."
"Let's go there."
So we went there. We sat at the front lounge, unaware that Luke was in the back doing some concert stuff.
"Tell me what's going on." Christal told me after she handed me a soda.
"You don't know me but I want to tell you my past." I told her, Luke by this time was headed to his bunk cause he was getting a really bad headache. When Luke laid down he heard Eve start talking, he listened intently even though he had a headache.
"I was 5 years old when I lost my dad, he was riding his horse, kona, when he was shot in the back, it hit his heart and killed him immediately, the shooter was stinkin Drunk to his gills, He never saw my dad or Kona. The shooter left and then got himself killed in a car crash. They found my dad a day later by some hikers. Then my mom was home alone when a fire broke out, by the time the fire department arrived the house was already on the ground, my moms ashes were found in the fire. They said something blew and killed her, but they don't know how the fire started. So this all happened in about a two week period. So I was sent to my aunts place, well, that was fun till the fourth week after my sixth birthday my uncle started drinking, when he was drunk he yell at me if he was mad.. telling me it was my fault my parents are dead and that I'm not wanted, I once tried to run but got caught.... my aunt was always able to hold him back till she started drinking about a month after my seventh Birthday... she soon did the same as my uncle, if I left a toy out and he step or trip over it he would yell at me, pick that toy up and either break it or throw it into the fire... one was a toy my parents gave me, but I have this...." I showed my wolf to her. "I kept it hidden so it would not be seen...it's the last thing I got before my parents died.... things got worse, I started getting hit on the back with a spoon especially if some of my toys were left out or if my grades slipped... one night I was playing with some toys when I heard my aunt and uncle fighting when I heard..." I broke off... I felt tears falling. Luke was sitting in his bunk and he soon found that he had some falling too. He listened to Christal console me.
"It's okay, if you don't want to continue it's okay."
"I..it's okay... um.. that night I heard what sounded like two gunshots, I did not know that my uncle had a gun, anyway I poked my head and saw a hand and blood, I grabbed a bag and packed some clothes and my wolf. I ran, as fast as I could, I stopped under a bridge and fell asleep, the next morning I watched cops head to my house, I walked fast the other way... I was not looking when I bumped into someone.. I never got his name but I knew he was Australian, anyway he asked if I was okay but I ran, he kept walking, I had a blade in my hand when I got out of sight from him.."
"Wait, did you cut?"
'She cuts! She's so young! She was the one I ran into?' Luke thought.
"I did when I was like four but stoped, I cut once that day but threw my blade cause I did not want to anymore, I walked past an arena when I heard music so I slipped in and that's when I head for King and Country for the first time, they had this part where they sang' I want to tell you I'm okay, I want to say I'm not in pain but I would just be tellin lies, I'm not okay.. then it said People Change,' I was like ya but my uncle won't ever change, and I left when a shorter guy started talking about being 'Priceless and I thought I was not so I left, I walked through a neighborhood when I heard another music from a house and it was something about shoulders, when I heard a voice ask a guy named Joel, i knew it was those people I heard the other night, I felt a hand on my shoulder and a woman asked who I was so I ran, I came back later that day to see a huge bus by that house... as I was watching that guy I ran into asked who I was but when I ran he was able to stop me, I soon found my self talking to Joel and Luke and then they invited me here... i..I just feel like I should not be here... I should run cause I'm not perfect and I'm not 'Priceless' I'm ugly and fat and worthless, I'm a suspect for murder, I'm..im.. I should just die." I said it then I just started bawling. Christal gathered me into her arms.
(Luke's PoV)
I was crying when i heard what she thought of herself. I was in my bunk and I felt so sad for her, I heard the bus door open and I heard them leave, I stuck my head in the living area and they were no where to be seen, I went back to my bunk cause my head was hurting so bad but I needed to tell Joel.
So I texted him.
'Joel! Hurry to our bus! I really need you!' I texted.
'Luke? Are you okay?! Is it your stomach!?" He asked.
'I'm not 100 but it's not about me.' I texted.
'Okay! I'm on my way should I bring a medic?'
'No, I'll be okay Joel, it's not about me, I'll explain when u get here.' I texted and I closed my eyes till I heard the bus for open and I heard Joel call for me frantically.
"It's..okay Joel, I'm right here." I told him, scooting up to a sitting position when he came in.
"You okay?" He asked, I saw some concern.
"I've got a bad headache but it's not about me Joel, it's about Eve."
"Oh, what about her?" Now I saw some confusion with concern.
"I overheard Eve talking about her past, Joel, it's really scary! It's bad, um..she does not know that I was in here so don't tell her, I want her to come to us."
"Oh, sure Luke, what did she say?"
I spent ten minutes summing up what I heard, when I finished Joel wiped a tear from his eyes and I had a few too."
"She's had a rough past, the best we can do is Pray, why don't you rest, take some meds and come out when your done." Joel told me.
"Ya, okay Joel, um..if she tells you, let me know.?"
"Sure Luke. Get some rest."
Joel left me after he gave me some meds.
(Joel's PoV)
I walked out thinking about what Luke told me till I bumped into Mike.
"Oh, sorry Mate."
"It's fine, you okay Joel? Where's Luke?"
"He's resting he has a really bad headache so he's trying to sleep it off."
"Oh, well I hope he feels better but what about you?" Mike asked.
"A lot going on right now Mike, I'll be okay. I just need to sort it out, I'll tell you later if we can."
"If your sure Joel, I'll talk to you later."
"I'll be okay Mike, I just need to spend some time alone to sort it out, it's a lot but I'll be okay, if u need me I am going on a walk, I have my phone so you can call if Luke gets worse or if someone needs me, I won't be far."
"Okay, be safe!" Mike told me, I nodded then left.
I was walking the park, stoped a few times to say hi to some fans and while I was walking I got a call.
"Hello?"
"Hey Joel, its Emily."
"Hey Love, how are you?"
"Joel, Luke just threw up, what do we do?"
"Oh um... is he in any stomach pain, who's with you?"
"Um..no he says it's just his head,Mike is, Lauren went to grab some sprite."
"Okay, there are some stomach relaxants under the sink of our bus, give him two, and... ya go ahead and give him one more migraine relief pill, do you want me back?" I told her after looking at my watch.
"Okay, um.. ya, Luke wants you. Better Hurry Joel, Luke feels like he's going to puke again."
"I'm on the way." I turned and started to run back. When I got on the bus I heard Luke start to Puke again.
"Easy Brother, breath it's okay, I'm here, is your stomach hurting?" I asked as I passed Mike and Lauren.
Luke shook his head no.
"Okay, migraines make you sick sometimes, breath and try to drink." I told him and brought water to his lips for him to drink.
"This sucks." Luke said.
"I know it does Brother, hopefully the meds will kick in soon."
"I think I need to sleep." Luke said.
"Okay Brother I'll help you to the bed." I helped Luke to the main bed in the back so he could stretch out, the bunks are tiny, Mike helped too, once he was laying down and I gave him some more meds and water I told everybody to leave and I wrote a note and taped it to our bus door saying
'Luke is not feeling good so he is resting, please do not enter unless you have too then,  please be as quiet as possible, thank you!
Signed Joel of For King and Country.'
Then I left to help with some stage stuff, I prayed a quick prayer that Luke would feel better before the show that is in less then four hours.
I was doing stage set up for two hours cause I also had to help do some drum testing when I felt my pocket vibrate, I picked it up and I heard a very tired Voice,
"Joel.."
"Luke! Are you okay?"
"Joel, I can't stop getting sick... I just puked again and I still feel like puking again...." then I heard Luke heave over the line again. I grimaced.
"Luke! Does your stomach hurt at all? Is it a flare up?"
"No, that's the weird thing.... no pain..."
"Luke! I'm on my way back, I'm bringing a medic!" I told him, I heard him heave again, I ran then as I passed the medical station I called,
"Hey! I need a medic and a medical kit!" I called, a medic jumped up and grabbed a kit, I ran out with him on my heels, I got to the bus to find Luke laying on the bed.
"What's going on Mr. Smallbone?" The medic asked as he set the
bag down and grabbed somethings out of it.
"L..Luke.. call me Luke,i.. I don't know, I..I can't stop puking... I've got a really bad headache."
"Any medical conditions?"
"I have a digestive disorder but this is not from that, I have no stomach pain."
"I see, when did you get this headache?" The medic asked as he took Luke's vitals.
"Earlier this afternoon, like maybe eleven, I started puking at maybe 1."
"Luke, do you have any pain here?" The medic asked as he pushed areas of his stomach.
"No..I..I feel sick.." luke said as he sat up.
The medic grabbed a bad from the kit and held it as Luke mostly dry heaved.
"This your fifth time puking?"
"About that much."
"Take this." The medic gave him some meds and two minutes later Luke puked it
Up.
"It's okay, I wanted him to puke to see if I could figure it out, what was the last thing you ate?" The medic asked when he saw my concerned face.
"I had McDonald's yesterday."
"Did anything taste different?"
"The burger was a little on the pinker side."
"Luke, you have had a bad reaction to food poisoning, take this three times in eight hours, if you feel like puking don't worry it's just your body trying to get rid of the poison, take this either before or after you puke, try and sleep, if you feel better then feel free to preform since it's about two hours before you show so if you want you can preform but if you still can't stop vomiting tell Joel or someone to get me and don't preform, if you preform and you feel like your going to puke then have a backup plan. I'll be back stage for the show so if you need come find me and I can tell you if you should continue or not. I think you will be okay."
"Thanks."
"Get some rest Luke, it's the best option."
"Call if you need me brother, I have to let the others know, we will set a plan up for you if you want to preform."
"I want to Joel."
"Okay, get some sleep." Joel and everyone else left.