Warped Minds

Chapter 4

I looked around and there was a guy walking towards me. Maybe he was just walking by. No one would wanna bother someone sitting on the ground in the dark. I put my knees to my chest and put my chin on my knees in a ball just to be sure they would not see me. I glanced up and he was getting closer by the second. I looked back down and after a few moments, I hear feet shuffling next to me. They stopped a moment later and I felt someone sit next to me.

"Hey, are you lost?" A sweet sounding voice came from the stranger. I looked up to see his face but it was too dark to see his features.

I shook my head. "No, they lost me. My friends left without me." I said in a small voice.

He scooted closer. "Who did you come here with?" He asked I unfolded my legs and grabbed my phone from my pocket. I showed the picture of Aria once again to a stranger I don't know.

"Hey, I saw her at our show." I looked up confused. 'our'? Did he play in the band? "Why don't you come and warm up, it's supposed to get colder out." He said as he got up.

"We can give you a place to sleep tonight if you want." He held his hand out at me." I looked at his hand and thought for a moment. My day could get worse if I chose the wrong decision, but then again, I can't just stay out here all night.

I took his hand not thinking after a reason why I should. He pulled me up gently and took off his jacket.

" I couldn't possibly take your jacket." I said shoving back his direction.

"Are you sure?" He questioned.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's only a small walk." I replied gently.

We walked towards the stage and went up the stairs. The lights were bright and blinding. I looked at this stranger now that I could see his face. He had dark brown hair with a little bit of stubble on his face. He had chocolate brown eyes with many tattoos covering his neck and arms. I thought for a moment before I realized it was that Austin guy.

"Hey, aren't you Austin from Of Mice and Men." I stated looking him up and down once more. He had on a cut off shirt with the Slipknot logo on it with skinny jeans and black vans. I looked back at his face and he had a wide smile on it. His small nose ring glistened in the bright lights.

"That's me." he said holding out his arms. "You caught me." He admitted. I gave a small smile. "Come on, let's get back to our dressing room. We have some food back there." He touched the small of my back and held his hand out to lead the way.

He guided me from behind through a long corridor that was dimly lit compared to the stage lights. He guided me to a door that had the letters 'OM&M' on it. He opened the door and lead me inside. There was one other guy in there with hair that went to his shoulders. His skin was relatively darker and I think he was the one that was on the drums, I'm not quite sure.

"Well, hello." He said in a deep voice. I waved shyly and Austin smiled at the guy. "I'm Tino."

I did the only thing I could think of and held out my hand to shake his. "I'm Charlette. It's nice to meet you." I said He gave me a questioning look but took my hand in his.

"You're not like the other fans. They normally throw themselves at me." He stated giving me a smile.

I shook my head "Well, I just found out about you guys from my friend Dominic. He convinced me to come to see you guys instead of Sleeping With Sirens. I didn't know about your guy's music until a few hours ago." I explained.

Tino nodded, understanding my reasonings. "Well, it's always nice to have new people here with us today. It's nice to meet you."

"It's a pleasure." I replied.