LISA | Van McCann - COMPLETED

Issy / Harlot

"That gig was insane!" Issy yelled, clinging to my arm, shaking it. "Is that Lisa one named after you?"

"Yeah." I nodded, helping her through the crowds of people who had come to watch them, around the backstage area.
She kept a tight grip to my hand so I didn't lose her. We had be at the front and centre of all of the commotion that had happened when the boys were performing. It was pretty breathtaking to see Bondy shred the guitar, to say he was learning the chords on the way in the van.

"That was fucking something else!" Issy laughed, greeting Van and the boys. I watched as Van took off his jacket and held it in his arm as Larry, dressed in their merchandise with all of their faces on it handed him a towel.

"You liked it? You can come and fill the seats next time then." Van complimented and embraced how pleased Issy was to see them live.

"Just let know Lisa when and then I'll tag along." She replied. Van nodded with a chuckle.

"Drinks?" He offered, and we all nodded,

"I can't drink I'm-" Issy began before I covered her mouth with my hand.

"You look 18 so it's fine." I winked and she nodded understanding,

"But you're not- oh! Ok. I get you." Issy's funny, the smile never left her face all night. She was so happy go lucky, I wish I was like that. So innocent, pure as they come.

We found a table outside and I offered to go get drinks with Larry, leaving the boys to get to know Bondy a bit as well as letting Issy question the hell out of them, she's really inquisitive.

"You alright Lisa?" Larry tapped my shoulder with his hand, a cheery smile to his lips. I nodded contently.

"Yeah..it just feels strange. Y'know, not actually being with Van but having to act like I am?" I shrugged, before he reached the bar and ordered all of our beers.

"Lisa, you worry too much. Chill woman!" He chuckled, paying for the drinks with a "thanks mate."

"Drink up." Larry handed me my drink and downed the whole thing within the seconds of grabbing it. Larry watched in amazement, "I didn't mean it like that, but ok."

Again, beer is the only thing that will stop making me feel so awkward when in these situations, as easy as it is for me to get drunk, I get a buzz out of it.
We approached the table and Issy beamed a smile, taking a pint from the tray, along with the others.
Van shouldn't have drunk, but he did and non of us could drive apart from him and Bondy but Bondy had been drinking more than all of us, so I guess it's another night in the van.
The night went by like a blur, filled with cigarettes and alcohol.

"Come on you two!" Issy called as I sat scrolling through my non existent notifications. I turned my head and shook it, my polite way of declining.

"I will if you will." Van spoke, taking a deep drag of his cigarette before placing it into the ashtray in between us both. Bondy, Issy, Benji, Bob and even Larry was somewhat dancing to Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners.

I looked Van dead in the eyes and he just sat there with smug look on his face. I heavily sighed. "Fine." And I pushed myself from the picnic bench and approached Issy, shimmying my shoulders and bopping my head. Issy took my hand and started dancing, waving our arms around and shouting the lyrics.

I observed Van as he began to slowly get into the music, swaying his hips along with Larry, his eyes meeting mine.
The night carried on until our feet could bare it no longer, meaning we all woke up with hangovers.

I lifted my head to see that I wasn't asleep on Benji like I thought? (Just like last time) I opened my eyes to see Van scrolling with his phone in his hand. He was sat in the drivers seat and I was laid out in the middle seat, my feet resting on Larry who was still sleeping with his head resting against the window, all squished up. He's a funny onion.

I pulled away from Van and carefully took my legs from Larry's lap and placed them to the ground of the van, sitting up straight.

"Mornin'." Van's croaky morning voice hit me straight in the heart.

"Morning. Who you texting, one of your girls?" I joked, wiping my hair from my face.

"No."

"How come? You've got like fifty of 'em?" I watched as I saw the sides of Van's lips curl.

"And you're one of them." His smile grew and placed his hand to my chin sarcastically.

"You're a dick." I sighed with a smirk to my lips, resting my back to the seat.

"Is Issy awake?" I asked, opening Larry's door to climb out to look round the back.

"Come out my way." Van commented with a chuckle. I turned as I was bent over with my hand on the handle, I looked at him as he winked and found himself hilarious as I hopped out.
I slid the white van door open to reveal the boys spread out on the seats and the floor of the van, covering their eyes moaning as I opened the door.

"Sorry. Issy isn't in here with you, is she?"

A wave of "no"'s left the van and I closed the door and went back to the front, being careful of Larry's head as I opened it again.

"She's not there?" I huffed, folding my arms wondering where the fuck could she be.

"Toilets maybe?" Van suggested and off I went. No sign of her. I returned and shook my head.

"I dunno then." Van shrugged his shoulders.

"You're a great help you, thanks." I sarcastically smiled getting a bit pissed off as he didn't really show any emotion, only when he's fucking someone who isn't me.

"You're welcome." He chuckled as I shut the door, waking Larry up, he looked so confused but just fell straight back asleep.

I looked around the pub and the grounds where we were, no sign of her. I ended up giving up and having a smoke as the boys finally woke up.

"You found her yet?" Bondy asked, lighting up a smoke.

"No."

"Where the fuck is she?" He sighed, looking around the van. "Her shit is still in here?"

"So she can't have fucked off somewhere then." I sighed, taking a puff of my cig before Benji took it and smoked the rest of it.

"Wait..do you hear that?" Bondy mumbled, placing the cig to his lips and he opened the boot, holding up his finger as we all sat in silence I hear something as if someone was singing. Bondy followed the sound to the back of the van and opened it, "Found her."

"What?" I furrowed my brows with a grin. "Issy what you doing in the boot man?" I walked around the doors to see Issy singing loudly with her earphones in.

"Issy!" I called, nudging her shoulder, just as she began to head bang to the beat of the song, totally unaware of what was going on and that we was there.

"Yeah?" She took out one of her earphones, turning her head to me, unfazed.

"What you doin' in here?" I laughed holding out my hand as she went to stand up.

"I dunno. I wasn't gunna sleep outside was I?" She rubbed her eye and tried to stand up again, Bondy catching her fall and lifted her out.

"You're a fucking nutter Issy." I laughed, and her reveal left the boys in hysterics, clapping, laughing their heads off.

"I guess it's time we set back off home then?" Benji mentioned as I did have college tomorrow. Well, me and Issy. We only go in Monday's, Wednesdays and Fridays, so it not too bad.

"Let me go for a piss first." Issy quickies dashed to the toilet, dragging me with her so she can tell me more about Bondy whilst she took the piss whilst having a piss. This kid, just like a sister.
EVENTUALLY, after 15 minutes of her pissing and chatting about how she met Bondy (he's her neighbour from when she used to live in Newcastle before she moved down to Cornwall, then up here) they swapped numbers since Issy found him cute?

Interesting..