As Bottles Call My Name

Chapter 14

sorry for the wait... i've just been so busy! anyway, enjoy everybody! ;D

(Megan's POV)

A wave of nerves flooded through my veins as I stepped onto stage. Our band was announced, and we all began to prepare our equipment, well, except for me.

I was busy staring at my mom, wondering why she was dressed like me, and why she was here. And judging? At the table.. with Avenged Sevenfold? The band and their girlfriends and wives were talking amongst themselves, but Brian was staring me down, and my mom was crying her ass off.

I hopped offstage and ran over to my mom and whispered in her ear, "Mom! Why the fuck are you here?! Where's dad?"

She burst into tears even more so I just sighed and got back onstage. I slung the guitar strap over me so it was in position, and I was ready to play.

Maddie announced our band and our song that we were playing, Euphoria, and Brian wouldn't take his eyes off me.

I leaned into my microphone and said, "Um, Synyster Gates? Why are you staring me down like that?"

He came out of his daze and was slightly surprised that I asked him that. He held his microphone up to his face and said, "You look just, like, Jimmy."

"You said that earlier." I said.

My mom wailed even more.

Um, ok. I thought to myself. I nodded at Maddie, signaling that I was ready now. Katie began playing the beginning acoustic guitar.

Maddiie sang:

"Somewhere deep inside me there's a light,

a small, fizzled out glimmer, a might.

The closest I can get to a hope,

is the feeling I get from the stars.

Trust that everything I do,

has nothing to do with you.

It's just me, and God.

And I'll even promise you.

I'll stay away, find a way...."

I chimed in my lead electric guitar.

"I'll stay away, find a way...."

I prepared for what I had to scream. I sucked in a deep breath and screamed. "Into the dark! I'm switching sides, crossing oooooveeerrr, do you know?"

Then I sang and Maddie screamed at the same time,

"I've had it, my whole life I've been a part of something wrrooonnngg, something that'll affect me until I dieeeee, so I'm singing this soooonnnnngggg."

I played my solo, and pretended to get really into it. The audience cheered and I felt bad because our major inspiration for songs is Avenged Sevenfold, so it sounded a lot like them. We kept playing and sweat rolled down my nose, not because I was tired or hot, but because Avenged Sevenfold was sitting right in front of me, judging my playing.

And, where the fuck is my dad?

(Brian's POV)

I was starting to figure things out.

Megan looks so much like Jimmy, and Leana is crying..... so Megan must be Jimmy's daughter! I thought I had taken my mind off things, but thinking about this brought everything back into my mind. I mean, this girl is getting the news that has been screwing up my life for weeks, today.

I pulled out my little bottle of Jack Daniels out of my pocket. I looked around to see if anyone saw, and sure enough, Matt was glaring daggers at me.