That Summer | Aaron Carpenter

thirty three

"Here's Hallie with a song from her album, New." Cam announced.

The crowd clapped.

"Thanks." I smiled into the mic.

"When you walk past that park near your apartment now. Do you think about me? Do you think about me? Do you drive fast when you realize you're on my street? Do you drive slowly? Do you think about me?" I sang into the mic with my eyes closed. "Thought I could pack up my suitcase and just walk away. Walk away. Leave you with all the shit I didn't want to take. My mistake. I'm missing you. I'm missing you. What the hell did I do - did I do? Messing with someone new thinking I wanted to. Turns out I don't want new - I want you.

"I'm missing you. I'm missing you. What the hell did I do - did I do? Messing with someone new thinking I wanted to. Turns out I don't want new - I want you."

I stood as the beat dropped. I let my eyes open.

"Don't want new, I want you. Don't want new, I want you." I sang as glanced at Aaron. "I'm in his bed. Right new to him, but he don't know I'm just thinking 'bout you. I'm thinking 'bout you. When it's three AM and I'm at that diner with his friends. I ain't thinking 'bout them. I'm just thinking 'bout you.

"Thought I could pack up my suitcase and just walk away. Walk away. Leave you with all the shit I didn't want to take. Want to take. I'm missing you. I'm missing you. What the hell did I do - did I do? Messing with someone new thinking I wanted to. Turns out I don't want new - I want you. I'm missing you. I'm missing you. What the hell did I do - did I do? Messing with someone new thinking I wanted to. Turns out I don't want new - I want you. I'm missing you. I'm missing you. What the hell did I do - did I do? Messing with someone new thinking I wanted to. Turns out I don't want new - I want you." I sang and danced at the beat dropped again.

"Don't want new, I want you. Don't want new, I want you. Thought I'd be better without you. I can't stop thinking about you. Now I'm with someone new. Thought I'd be better without you. I can't stop thinking about you. Now I'm with someone new. I'm missing you. I'm missing you. What the hell did I do - did I do? Messing with someone new thinking I wanted to . Turns out I don't want new - I want you.

"Messing with someone new thinking I wanted to. Turns out I don't want new - I want you." I finished.

The crowd cheered, screaming my name. I looked over but didn't see Aaron. I looked at chipmunk. He shrugged.

"Thanks guys." I said. "Remember to buy my album on ITunes or Google Play."

I walked off stage, handing the mic to Matthew. I searched the backstage area for Aaron. I went to the bathroom and knocked on the door.

"Aaron?" I asked.

Nothing.

I took a step back and looked around some more when I finally found him sitting at the meet and greet area.

"Aaron." I said.

"You wrote a song about cheating on me?" He asked.

"I wrote that song because I needed to get it off my chest." I said.

"Get what off your chest?" He asked, standing up. I knew he was getting mad.

"My feelings!" I said. "About how terrible of a person I felt like I was. How even when I was with him, I only wanted you. I didn't want to admit it to myself but I have and I feel good about it."

"Why did you even come back this summer?" He asked me.

"For you!" I yelled. Then calmly I said, "I came back for you."