You Can Wear My Sweatshirt

The Beginning - Jacob

Lights.

Adoring fans.

JACOB! JACOB! JACOB!

My heart was pounding. The lights go out. It's just me and the crowd.

"You can wear my sweatshirt....." -everyone loves a great throwback ;)-

The fans are wild. This is my life. I love every second of it.

-The concert was amazing, six years of this lifestyle and every one felt like the first-

However waking up after this one was different: I felt alone for the first time .

I was constantly surrounded by fans, paparazzi, and my best friend Black Bear.

Yet, I felt empty inside. I needed that special someone to come and rock my world. Yeah, she would definitely wear my sweatshirt. Tour days were long and tiring. I wish I wasn't ugly. That would make life so much easier. Now at the ripe age of 17 I feel like I need to settle down. Have a relationship. Be that crying shoulder.

"JA-HOMIE"

Welp that was Bear. Always here to annoy me every morning.

"What do u want," I shouted back, grateful to have a distraction.

"Yo Dawg wanna smoke a bowl and watch this new show called Stranger Things????"

"That show sounds stupid," I mumbled back. Why is Bear always high and watching weird shit? Last time this happened we watched a documentary on the making of blankets. He was a crazy one, but nevertheless; I loved him like a brother.

-6 hours later-

"HOLY SHIT," I screamed. "I LOVE THIS SHOW"

"BRO WHERE DID BARB GO??" Bear hollered. "SHE WAS CHUNKY YET FUNKAYYY I LIKE DAT"

But then...a new character appeared...

She was nothing like I have ever seen before.

Eleven.

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Millie Bobby Brown huh?

Grabbing my phone, I quickly googled her.

I was lost in her beautiful eyes, as I stalked her Instagram. What a gem.

"Yo homie what are you doing?" Bear's voice sounded like it was a million miles away.

"huhhhh?" i replied, my face beet red.

"Bro I saw you getting all caught up in dat bald girl, u in love jay jay saggtits?"

"Knock that shitty nickname off you hoe bag," I laughed. Bear was always cracking jokes. "You know me with that love shiiiii"

But god, she was different.
I could just tell that there was something about her that I couldn't get out of my mind. Yeah, I've had girlfriends in the past, they were gold diggers at best. They used me for my money, fame, and free burritos from Chipotle. Sometimes I despited that food chain, girls always hitting me up with "I'm hungry"
I feel used and exhausted. I closed out of instagram. At this level of fame I didn't need a girlfriend, right?

"Bro what were you just saying"

"arghhhhhh ughhghhhhh," I screamed

"Wassup little bro?" Bear was now looking at me with immense concern.

"I don't know man. I woke up today with like a yearning for something more-"

"Hold up man. I'm not gay. You know that right?" Bear said, looking even more alarmed.

"God no!!!" I screamed "I mean for like a girlfriend Black Bear" I said his full name so he knew I was being serious.

I threw my head in my hands and let out another scream. This was too much pressure for a youngin like me.

"Bro I believe in you. You are young and new and girls love you. Don't give up on love like I have. You want her, go get her. You have the world on your fingertips. Let's get her man"

I looked up, we connected eyes.

This was just the beginning. I could tell. This was was about to be epic.