life on tour//Jake kiszka

home sweet home

Each sign we pass begins a new road that seems so endless. What a day this has been, more than 12 hours ago you were skipping down the street into work unaware of what was to come.
The boys chatter away and your eyes close but you try to keep yourself awake because you don't want to miss a thing.
"If your tired you can go sleep in my bed if you want.",whispers jake from behind.
"Are you sure? I don't want to invade, you need your sleep more than I do",gratefully you ask.
"I'm sure.Anyway if I'm tired I'll just push you out!" He jokes.
You reply,"Well thank you and please wake me up if you're tired I don't fancy waking up having crashed to the floor."

Wobbly on your feet you sway down to the back of the bus, shouting goodnight to the boys. Not sure which bed is jakes you fall into the closest and wrap yourself in the duvet. Thoughts race through your mind but eventually you doze off to anthem playing from above.
Forgetting you are in a bunk, sprite-fully you sit up and thwack your forehead off the wooden beam. Trying to laugh away the pain you peer out to see if anyone saw, you see josh laughing at you with a book placed firmly in his hands.
"I won't tell, I've done it a million times before!",he giggles.
"It hurts more than I thought it would,I've got a headache",you begin half playful half serious,"How come you're not up there?"
"I actually came to bed last night unlike them but your snoring is actually quite relaxing",he grins.
"What have they been doing for so long and I definitely do not snore!",you smirk.
"You definitely do, you've got some horns on you but don't worry it's a compliment not an insult",josh stammers as he finds himself so hilarious, finally he responds,"lm not actually that sure but I'm assuming they've been watching Sammy's robot videos."
"Wow you're such a charmer and well that does explain why they've been up there all night.",beaming with joy you return the spark in a squeaky morning voice.
Politely josh starts,"Oh and by the way you're in my bed not jakes-"
"-oh I'm so sorry I was so tired yesterday I couldn't even tell my left from my right",you interrupt.
"Don't worry it's fine. I can give you a tour of the bus later if you'd like to show you what's what.We're also trying to get a bed put in somewhere for you but we haven't figured out where yet",seeming pleased with himself he tries to calm you down.
"Yes that would be great! Do you know where we are going and how long it's going to take us?",you ask.
"We've actually finished all of our American dates and we've got a few days till we go to Europe so we're going home!",he grins excitedly.
"Are you sure you want me to come I don't want to barge in on you and your family",you tremble.
Charmingly he replies,"Yes of course you're one of us now and don't worry my family don't bite; my moms organised a little family party in the house so you'll get to meet everyone."

You smile and nod. You're one of them now! You've never felt so welcome in you life.
Climbing out of your bed and up the stairs you see Jake,Danny and Sam curled up together fast asleep. Waving at josh to come up the bus, you both chuckle at them but trying not to wake them up you move to the front seats. Feeling like you've already been chatting for hours, you both play you favourite songs, albums and artists.
What a way to start the day.

You and josh eat breakfast and chat about everything while Danny, Sammy and jake struggle to even open their eyes.
You've had your tour of the bus and feel settled not having to worry about doing anything wrong.
"Look it's the last sign for Frankenmuth", smiles josh exited to show you his home town.
"josh stop shouting", croaks Sam asking,"how long till we're home?"
"About 10 or 15 minutes away probably, mom is going to kill you",laughs josh.
"Oh god I better get ready", you jump out your seat nervously.
You run down to the bathroom quickly freshening up, grabbing the closet top and jeans out of your bag, taking your hair out of it's messy bun and brushing it straight. Five mins later you emerge out of the bathroom to see a queue of three half awake, half asleep zombies stood at the door. They all stare in awe, at the fact you walk out looking like a model in the space of 5 mins, which boosts your mood so you walk cheerily back to josh.Twirling about infront of one of the seats, you proudly show your 5 mins of work to him.
He squints for a moment and then laughs.
"You do know that you've got your top on backwards and inside out don't you?" He grins.
"Obviously it's fashion"laughing you begin,"honestly I don't even know what top I've got on I grabbed a few out of my draw and shoved them in my bag about 10 minutes before you came"
Twisting and turning your top behind one of the seats, you burst out laughing.
"What?Can I know what you're laughing at? It better not be me!",josh anxiously waits with his head facing away from you.
"Just turn around",you say as josh joins in with your laughter and almost begins to cry. You're wearing one of the first ever T-shirt's the boys brought out,it's crackled and worn.
He giggles and stutters,"I know you said you grew up with our music but I didn't expect that"
"Neither did I.I didn't even know I still had this and what can I say I was your biggest fan circa 2018." You sarcastically reminisce,"well I better go change before I embarrass myself."
Carefully picking out a new top to wear you hear Danny try his best to shout to say we've arrived. Slipping your top over your head and brushing your hair for the final time you step off the bus behind jake who turns around and smiles.
"Welcome home boys, we've missed you, have you had fun",gladly their mom opens her arms for a hug and holds them all tightly.
Still hiding behind jake nervously, you feel his hand hold yours bringing you forward, giving a squeeze of good luck.
You smile and start introductions ce yourself but in a second, whisking you away like an angel, she whispers "hi I'm Karen it's so nice to meet you, I can't wait to hear everything about yourself but before that come and meet the rest of the family because if you're apart of the boys lives you are apart of ours!"
Skipping inside together you look over your shoulder meeting eyes with Jake he gives you a thumbs up and just about mouths 'she really likes you', you smile and carry on.
This could be the best day you've ever had and it's only 10am!