WAYWARD - L.H

seventy six

"Hey Connor! Where are you?" I asked thru the phone,

"Oh I'm in the recording studio, the one I was telling you about, like the one that is-"

"Yeah. Yeah, I know but why are you there? Are you also working there?"

"No, but my friend does, I go here during my day off, you know, I help him record songs from new artists, whatever" He chuckled.

"Oh yeah. You play the guitar, right?"

"Mhmm, you wanna come over?"

"I don't know, I have homework to catch up on-"

"Don't be a kill joy, there's no classes on Monday, you're going to be fine!"

"I guess so?"

"Good! I'll text you the address-"

*

"Wow this is sick!" My jaw almost dropped on the floor.

"I know" Connor chuckles, "Oh by the way this is, Phil." A middle aged man extended his arms to shake my hand, he had a ginger colored hair, and he was covered with facial hair that looks like it was perfectly combed, his skin was inked..his sleeve tattoo was intimidating it was very cool to look at.

"I'm Phoebe" I introduced myself after I let go of his hand.

There was a tune playing, the song was familiar tho.

"So, we what are you guys doing? I hope I'm not interrupting?" I chuckled,

"Aw, no you're not, wee just listening to some songs that was recorded like months ago, some new band needs a song that's needed to be a hit so we needed to look at the archived and never released songs" Phil explained,

"Well, this song is pretty catchy" I nodded my head as I listen to the tune,

"Bro, turn it up" Connor exclaimed as he hands me a can of coca-cola.

Phil pressed some buttons then we sat in silence as we listen to the sample music.

Hold you tight straight through the daylight I'm right here when you gonna realize that I'm your cure, heartbreak girl.

I know someday its gonna happen. That you'll finally forget the day you met him. Sometimes I'm so close to confession..I gotta get it thru your head that you belong with me instead.

I dedicate this song to you, the one who never sees the truth, that I can take away your hurt, heartbreak girl. Hold you tight straight thru the daylight I'm right here when you gonna realize that I'm your cure, heartbreak girl.

"Does it sound good?" Phil smiled. Taking me out of my trance.

"Phoebe?" Connor waves his hand in front of me.

Is this a joke? This..this was the song..this was the exact same lyrics that I was reading just a few nights ago. I'm sure it was!!

"Who-who wrote this..song?" I asked my voice shaking.

Phil started laughing, "I don't know actually, this dude is awesome but he's weird like nobody knows him" He shakes his head.

"What? How?" Connor asks,

"I don't know but I've been working here for like 3 years and I haven't met the guy he's like hiding under a pseudonym like I think he call himself hemmo1996? I don't really know he's weird but his songs are good"

"Wait wait, but how are you sure that this guy is like..you know for real? And how does he go to work like he doesn't show himself or something??"

"He sends it by mail. The lyrics of the song and the sample music in a disc and a note that has his signature on it. I guess he doesn't like the attention or whatever. He sings pretty good too and his songs are rad, listen to this one, this one is my favorite among his works" Phil inserted a disc in one of the players and pressed buttons as he turns the button a little higher.

The song started to play.

Within a minute I was all packed up. I bought a ticket to another world-I don't want to go, I don't want to go.

Sudden words are hard to speak, when your thoughts are all I see, 'don't ever leave' she said to me.

When we both fall asleep underneath the same sky, to the beat of our hearts at the same time-so close but so far away, can you hear me?

She sleeps alone my heart wants to come home, I wish I was, I wish I was, beside you-She lies awake, I'm tryna find the words to say. I wish I was, I wish I was, beside you-

Another day and I'm somewhere-

"I'm sorry-" I exclaimed, getting up off of the couch and running my way back to my car. I can hear Connor calling my name but I didnt look back, I needed to get out of here.