You're A Nightmare (discontinued)

4. Big Dumb Glasses

Sometime later, Noel informed me that Oasis would be going to some awards show in London, I dont know who for but it wasnt NME because I would have known about it, he insisted that I came as his plus one because Meg had to stay home and look after the kids. I think he just wanted to get me out of the house before I settled down there for good. So anyway I put on this black strapless dress I brought a long time ago, got my nails, makeup and hair done. Wore this white gold diamond necklace and earring set Liam had got me for christmas one year (he'd got alice a matching set too). I looked nice, apart from the fact I had a black eye. They tried to cover it up but it was no use. A lot of people commented on it. Especially Meg.

So here we were, Noel, Liam and Gem, walking into the venue. Oasis' bassist Andy Bell and their drummer Alan white, were already waiting for us inside. They weren't the original lineup. Well Andy and Gem weren't anyway. They both joined in 1999 after the original two quit. Gem replaced guitarist bonehead after he quit. Gem and oasis had been close though because gem was in another band that toured with them. Bonehead and liam are still close.
Oasis' original bassist, Guigsy, quit after it all got too much for him. He and Jess were close so he took that hard. But also being in the band was too much. So he got replaced by Andy. Supposedly Guigsy quit by fax. I dont know because I havent spoke to him. There were circular tables with celebrities all around them, a stage at the front and cameras everywhere. Just like most awards shows. There was a place for the audience to sit in the seating above aswell. Id never actually been inside an awards show before so it was quite exciting.

Noel and I got stopped by a short woman with shoulder length brown hair and a navy blue duffel jacket on. She was quite pretty.
"Alright Noel, Davina McCall, Channel 4, how are you?".

"I'm alright thanks, Davina, same old".

"Thats great. Looking foward to winning a few awards?".

"Always" he chuckles. I stood there like a prize lemon.

"So Meg couldnt make it. Who's this?" She asks.

"This is Sarah, she's my Sister-In-Law and also a good friend" he replies.

"Hello" I smile.

"So are you routing for Oasis to win some awards?".

"No" I chuckle "they've got enough, anyone but them". I was only joking of course.

"You've got a shiner there" she points to my tragically bruised eye from where Alice hit me "what happened?".

"I opened a cupboard and a can fell out right into my eye because someone didnt put it in properly" I lie. People are so nosy. Quick thinking though.

"Right thats all we have time for, bye" she says.

"Bye" we both reply and walk off.

"Well that was fucking pointless" I mutter as we walk up to our table "I mean what a waste of time".

"I'm used to it" Noel replies passively "dont let it bother you, although you are gonna be on telly with that tragic fuckin' shiner so maybe yer should be slightly bothered". I go to reply but I dont bother.

"OI OI" Liam shouts as we approach and sit down. The table was round but the six of us sat around it in a sort of semi-circle. It went from left to right (if you were facing us from the stage), Noel, Liam, Me, Gem, Alan and then Andy. There were dim lights on the tables so we could just about see eachother and the drinks on it. The rest of the place was lt by purple light and blue light from the background of the stage. They'd gone for an 'under the sea' theme for some reason. I recognised some of the people around us. Robbie Williams of Take That (liam had stuck two fingers up at him, Robbie stuck his tongue out, their argument had finished a long time ago but they still resented eachother), Morrisey (shoot me now), Bono from U2, Shirley Manson and Butch Vig from Garbage, the whole of Blur had also stratigically been placed across the room to avoid any aggrovation. Although 'the battle of britpop' and really britpop itself had died a long time ago, Some tensions still lingered and some people (namely Liam and Noel Gallagher) didnt get the memo and still held a grudge.
"No Meg tonight?" He asks, Sliding a glass of red wine over to me. I take it and pour a huge gulp in my mouth like I hadnt drunk anything in days. It was sweet and fruity with a vinegary undertone. It was definitely Merlot, not an expensive wine like you'd expect from an event like this. Maybe they ran out of money just as they were about to order the wine and decided on a cheaper option. There was also confetti on the white table cloths. Cool swirly and zig-zag shapes, some trying to be shapes but failing, balloon shapes, star shapes, champagne bottle shapes. All in fun metallic colours of the rainbow.
There were also balloons of different colours dotted about, Some filled with helium and tied to a weight on the table floating blissfully, others filed with normal air on the floor being kicked about by rowdy boy-band and washed up rockstar alike.