Tell Me... (Book 3 in the Can't Say series.)

Chapter 9

It had been days. Or reeeeeaaaaallllyyyy long hours they didn't know. but they knew they were still in the back of some sort of truck. They had been sitting in silence for the whole ride not talking because there was nothing to talk about, he heard planes flying above their container, which triggered something in his head. The smaller male didn't know what it was but it was probably nothing, although he began subconsciously humming the song airplanes by B.o.B and Haley Williams of Paramore. He was unaware until he heard soft singing accompanying him

"Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' stars"

His head snapped over to the sound of his bandmate singing, the blonde smiled back at him.

"You were humming it. Thought i'd sing along."

Avi smiled, that's what he was thinking about. he continues humming as his friend sang along.

"I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' stars
I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now"

"We could both use a wish at this point in time, huh?"

The two men laughed.

"Yeah, yeah I could use a dream or a genie or a wish
To go back to a place much simpler than this"

Their comfortable LA homes with their significant others would be fantastic right about now.

"Cause after all the partying and smashing and crashing
And all the glitz and glam and the fashion
And all the pandemonium and all the madness
There comes a time when you fade to the blackness
And when you're staring at the phone in your lap
And you hoping but them people never call you back"

He had hoped that he never saw Daniels face again yet here they were. Suffering because of him.

"But that's just how the story unfolds
You get another hand soon after you fold
And when your plans unravel in the sand
What would you wish for, if you had one chance?
So airplane airplane sorry I'm late
I'm on my way so don't close that gate
If I don't make that then I'll switch my flight and
I'll be right back at it by the end of the night"

Yet he always bounced back from whatever he put him through. He just wasn't so sure if he could come back from this.

"Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' stars
I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' stars
I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now"

He wanted to be home with his fiancée and their annoying little son. He wished to be there with them. God how scared Mitch must be.

"Yeah yeah somebody take me back to the days
Before this was a job before I got paid"

He never wishes that Pentatonix was never a thing but he does wish that Daniel would pick himself up and toss him in the garbage disposal.

"Before it ever mattered what I had in my bank
Yeah back when I was trying to get a tip at subway
And back then I was rapping for the hell of it
But nowadays we rapping to stay relevant"

Regardless of their mental state they still did anything and everything for their fans. They couldn't take a long enough break to get themselves back in shape and now look at what happened. It's going to be hard to come back from this.

"I'm guessing if can make some wishes out of airplanes
Then maybe oh maybe I'll go back to the days"

Boy oh boy where'd they'd be right now if they could...

"Before the politics that we call the rap game
And back when ain't nobody listened to my mix tape
And back before when I tried to cover up my slang
But this is for the Decatur what's up Bobby Ray
So can I get a wish to end the politics
And get back to the music that started this shit
So here I stand and then again I say
I'm hoping we can make some wishes outta airplanes"

"Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' stars
I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' stars
I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now"

"I could really use a wish right now
I, I, I could really use a wish right now
Like, like, like shootin' stars"

It sounds silly, 'Like shooting stars' but in a situation like this, you wish for anything and everything you can using all excuses, no matter how childish or outlandish they seem.

"I, I, I could really use a wish right now
A wish a wish right now"

They stopped singing and looked at each other. Avi was on the brink of tears for some reason and looked away from the tall male across from him in shame. Not knowing why he was crying. Scott beckoned him to come over and the brunette man crawled over and settled in the other man's arms.

"what's wrong?"

"i just really wish we were home right now..."

"me too, a..."

A yawn escaped the older man and the younger male looked towards him.

"tired?"

"yahaa..."

The blonde looked around for somewhere he could make a makeshift bed for the two.

"why don't we... try the car and our coats."

"yeah... good thinking."

Scott stood up and grabbed both of their jackets as he laid down on the back row of seats and ushered the shorter male over, who snuggled up on top of him and drifted into a slumber. The blonde following him close behind.