Things We Never Said

Chapter 6

Paul's POV

Seeing my name in the paper made it finally sink in, I was going through with it; fake my own death, so I could finally live a somewhat normal and happy life with my wife and kids if normal meant only meeting them twice a year. But that is still better than a life filled with flashing lights and endless screaming. I had to protect my family.

"Paul this is insane!" John exclaimed while he was trying to wrap his head around my offer.

I knew convincing John wasn't going to be an easy task. But how was I supposed to do anything crazy without my one true partner in crime? I needed john for this.

"No shit Sherlock!" I rolled my eyes. "But this is our only option to finally be free again. I refuse to let my children live as literal slaves. This life is toxic!"

"What if the authorities found out? what would the ramifications be?"

"You're telling me John Winston Lennon cares about the rules?" I raised my eyebrows knowing he would sense that in my tone, " mate, you're queer and you still managed to  live past the time where it was illegal."

"First it's Ono Lennon, and second I'm Bisexual, not queer. And now that I have a family I don't want to hurt them.  I want them to not have to worry about me.

" They will know you're alive, the rest of the world wouldn't, just like before we became famous," I explained further.

To be quite honest, it is very odd that I am the one that sounds insensible between the both of us, but I wasn't kidding when I said this life is toxic. We were supposed to be sharing our love of music with the world but instead, we became the money makers for the bigger corporations, for the man sitting on the throne of gold while we squeeze whatever creativity we had left from our souls. I am drained.

I knew John still had so much more to offer. After all he's the most talented one out of us but I'm sure it's slowly getting to him.

"This is why I took a break, I got to focus on my family. You should try that too" He said. I still haven't convinced him.

I've gotten myself into this and there's no turning back, John was still safe, he could just back out, but I couldn't. I was far too deep into this, I couldn't back out, not now. I've dipped my feet in the water and now I'm finally learning how to swim and fend off the predators.

"John, please, I can't do this without you... we did everything together, don't let this be the first thing I do solo."

" You made an entire album without me while we were still Beatles" I could sense him trying to raise his eyebrows, of course he failed but the message reached its rightful destination.

" You know what I meant!" I scoffed

"But how did you expect I would just follow whatever you ask of me blindly?" John asked and rightfully so. How did I expect him to do something so crazy?

"Because you are just as mad as I am" I said, trying my luck.

"That's true. But this is more insane and massive than anything we've ever done."

"Anything we have ever done, yet," I added

..........

" The fuck did you do? "

"We were bored" I tried defending myself and Pete.

"When will you learn? You only keep your mischief for when I'm with you. Otherwise, you get reported and deported. " He frowned.

"We just wanted to know what would happen if we lit a condom on fire."

"You get arrested for arson apparently." He sighed.