When Insanity Strikes

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

{two hours later}

Kayden's pov

People flood into the theater. It takes my breath away. My skin crawls with excitement. Everyone sits down, waiting for the start. I take a deep breath. This has been planned for two months. I step up to the microphone and clear my throat.

"Welcome everybody!" I beam, my grin spreading across my face. "I'm sure that you all know who I am. If you do, you know that this is important to me." My confidence fizzles away into nothing. I freeze up. Why? My face feels like it's on fire. Not now. Not now. I shake the feeling away. My breathing steadies again. I swift body moves amongst the back row. I feel like puking. Nathan. I shake violently and my feet move on their own. I take uneasy steps backward. Voices ripple through the crowd as I sprint backstage. I climb a ladder above the stage and I lean over the railings. Fear rips through me. I resist a whimper. What was I thinking? I sit, putting my legs through the railing bars, letting my legs swing over the edge. I grip the bars and I rest my forehead on the cool metal. Someone brushes my shoulder and I scramble away from their touch. I hate all of this. I slide down the ladder and march out onto the stage. "Sorry for that. Slight complications surfaced but all is well now." Music ticks in my mind, making me smile. I let my piercing gaze shoot Nathan through the heart. His grin easily faded as a started to sing.

I wake up every evening

With a big smile on my face
And it never feels out of place
And you're still probably working
At a nine to five pace
I wonder how bad that tastes

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell

Now where's your picket fence love
And where's that shiny car
And did it ever get you far
You never seemed so tense, love
I've never seen you fall so hard
Do you know where you are

And truth be told I miss you

His expression softens. I chuckle. Oh, it's about to get worse.

And truth be told I'm lying

I drove the knife into his weakest points. Shame, guilt.

When you see my face
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
When you walk my way
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
If you find a man that's worth a damn and treats you well
Then he's a fool you're just as well
Hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell

Addy notices that I'm scowling. She looks to the back and she smirks. Good one. She turns around and looks at me. Revenge couldn't taste any better.

My heart skips a beat. Everyone is singing along. I take a step back, still holding onto the mic stand, and my mouth gapes. I've stopped singing but they keep going. As they finish off for me, applause breaks out. I quiet everyone. "Thank you so much. I..didn't expect that at all. But there's one thing. This next song..there may be a few who know...I sang this all the time..when...when I was The Singer. I wasn't at the madness warehouse. I gave that name to myself so I had something to work for. But yes. I am part Lucarie and I am a well-known thief. Push that aside. It's my past." I clench my jaw until a fake a smile.

I'm in the business of misery, let's take it from the top

She's got a body like an hourglass that's ticking like a clock
It's a matter of time before we all run out
When I thought he was mine, she caught him by the mouth

I waited eight long months
She finally set him free
I told him I couldn't lie, he was the only one for me
Two weeks and we had caught on fire
She's got it out for me, but I wear the biggest smile

Whoa, well I never meant to brag
But I've gotten what I wanted now
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now
But God does it feel so good
'Cause I got him where I want him now
And if you could then you know you would
'Cause God it just feels so
It just feels so good

Second chances they don't ever matter, people never change
Once a whore, you're nothing more, I'm sorry that'll never change
And about forgiveness, we're both supposed to have exchanged
I'm sorry honey, I passed out, now look this way

Well there's a million other girls who do it just like you
Looking as innocent as possible to get to who
They want and what they like, it's easy if you do it right
Well I refuse, I refuse, I refuse!

Whoa, well I never meant to brag
But I've gotten what I wanted now
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now
But God does it feel so good
'Cause I got him where I want him now
And if you could then you know you would
'Cause God it just feels so
It just feels so good

I watched his wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving you
Just watch my wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving

Whoa, well I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now

Whoa, well I never meant to brag
But I've gotten what I wanted now
Whoa, it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now
But God does it feel so good
'Cause I got him where I want him now
And if you could then you know you would
'Cause God it just feels so
It just feels so good

I wipe the sweat off my forehead and I pull my hair up. I look at Nathan. He's gone. I laugh. Good. How are you doing down there? I look at addy again, panting and leaning on my knees. I've used too much energy over the past few days. That was great I loved it. She smiled at me and started clapping. I bow and in the process, I fall off the stage. How? I have no clue. I lay there. I don't want to get up and face him. And I don't have enough energy to teleport. As Addy gets up and goes backstage, I try to push myself up and Alex helped me up.