Generator

Off The Map

Seattle, 2000

It's so great to be back to Seattle after long time touring with Peppers and to playing here will be a great experience.

And to top of my happiness, not to mention, but we did it last night. Me and Melissa. It's kinda surprised me when she said yes. I almost think it was too soon for her. But well she didn't think so.

"Good morning." I enter our hotel room with foods for our breakfast. She just woke up. "Oh, Dave. Hi. You're up early."
"Yeah." I smile to her. "I want to bring these right when you wake up."
"Guess you succeed." I handed a tray to her and make myself comfortable besides her. She's so beautiful with her morning face. With only blanket covering herself. "Don't you have a rehearsal?" She takes a bite of her sandwich and lay her head on my chest. "Yes. But I don't mind spending more time here. Until you get ready."
"Oh come on." She giggles, "You're like a teenager in love."
"But I do. I'm in love. But, yeah I'm not a teenager." I say, making her burst a laugh. "You're so sweet."
"Thank you." I tug hair from her face and put it behind her ears. "Dave?"
"Yes?"
"I.. I was thinking about ask Aubrey to hang out. Maybe do a little make over on her. I told her, and she agreed. Can you help me?" I chuckled, I don't know why I should be doing this. Technically I should've gotten cool about her. "Um, yes. Sure. What's that?"
"I want you to...you know, keep Taylor busy. He probably won't see us until you guys go on stage. We will blend between the crowd, pretending to be a groupie, and she will kinda..." She hold her laugh, "Teasing him. Seeing Taylor's reaction afterwards."
"You mean testing him? What if..."
"No. It's just funny stuff. No test or something." I sigh, it sounds like a bad idea. But what could I say? Aubrey approved it too. "Alright, alright. I'll help. Just making him busy, right?"
"Right. Thank you so much Dave!" She kisses me and we're getting ready after that.

I go to our rehearsal while Melissa is going out with Aubrey. I see Taylor wondering around venue. "Hey Taylor! What's up?"
"Oh, shut up. Do you see Aubrey?"
"No. She's probably having a trip for herself. I saw a bazaar outside."
"You think so?"
"Yeah, sure." Sure, I lied. She is out with Melissa and I don't know how long I should lie to him. But to be honest, the more I think about the idea, the more I feel it's kinda funny. Imagine what he is gonna do when a strange girl approach him and teasing him. "Man, just do the sound, okay?" I push him behind the drum kit and I plugged my guitar in.

We play some songs, make sure we get it right. Oh, and meanwhile Melissa prepare the prank for Taylor, me and him also preparing the prank for Chad. Pounds of Spaghetti. But we will drop ping pong balls and glitter for the start. Makes him think that there's nothing more. "No, don't do that on the last song. We do it right before the last one. So it will not that obvious." Taylor and me is cooking all those spaghettis along with Nate. "Well. Make it right guys." It's funny to see Nate get excited about prank. "Woahh. We have no idea you got a fool brain like ours." I say to him. "Hahaha. You have no idea."

We put all of them inside a big container, cover it with a huge piece of garment. Make sure no one see that. "Let's hoping no one put sauce on it." Taylor's chuckling and catch us to get ready. We go on stage, put our instruments and I see Melissa at the side stage. "Hey. Where's Aubrey?"
"We got a new idea. She told me, it would be suspicious if I show up with her. So..." She looks around and whispering to me. "Look at the front row." I turn my head and try to find someone. "Where?"
"Blonde one, crop top. Sunglasses, leather jacket." I almost burst a laugh. "Holy shit. What you're guys doing?"
"We thought it would be funny if she actually cheering like a fan girl at the front row, screaming Taylor's name, and we will see his face later. And then...the teasing part will happen inside your dressing room. How's that?"
"God, you guys are pure evil." I can't handle it, she's literally looked like a groupie. I can't stop laughing.

"Oh my god!!!! Taylorr!!!!" I see her start to screaming out and it makes my stomach hurts. I wanna laugh so bad. And then Nate walk to me, "Who's that hot blonde chick on the front row? She's hot." God Nate doesn't help either. I laugh. "Shhh. That's Aubrey, damn it." I whisper to him and I can see his face turns into a pure horror. "What the fuck? Did she hit her head somewhere?"
"No. Trust me, it's gonna be fun. Just watch."

Both me and Nate literally holding a big laugh everytime we see Aubrey did another crazy moves. She's screaming, jumping, pretend to break a fence to get to Taylor and we're keep looking at Taylor's face. A pure confusion. We feel bad for him. But it's freaking hilarious. "Well I guess Taylor will get a chick tonight." I said to the crowd, mocking him and everyone's laughing. But some other chicks are actually booing. "Whoaa. Hold on, ladies. That blonde chick win everything. You know." I look at Nate, he actually cover his face with his hand. Laughing in pain. "What the hell man..." Taylor says, annoyed. "Ma'am, I'm so sorry but you need to calm down." Hands down to him. I didn't expect he will actually say that to a hot chick screaming out his name. "You hear him? He's a gentleman." I adds, before continue playing.

Mt. Si, 2008

There it is, the cabin. The lovely cabin that I stayed in, years ago. There are things that kinda different. As long as I can remember, there was a wood sculpture near the window. It was a racoon's sculpture I guess. Also, the curtains are closed. No smoke coming out from this house. Not a smell of coffee.

"Dave, take a look." He points out a poster. Showing a number. "She sell this place?" I say to him. "Seems like that. Should we call the number?"