GONE.

Chapter 3

Ian's POV.

It was the most heartbreaking sight I've ever seen. Here was a girl getting farther and farther away from me, when all I wanted was to have her. Give or take I had no idea who this girl was, but all I knew I wanted to know her. The second I saw her in line, standing behind her friend..almost hiding. With her long black hair down to the middle of her back, her loose fitting white tang top, showing how she was wearing a green lace bra underneath, with her hip bones slightly peaking through as her denim shorts hung on her hips, showing off her long, tan, and very toned legs. You could tell she ran a lot, just by looking at her legs.

She was breathtaking.

After talking with her a little in line I knew she was a sassy one, probably not even a fan, just a girl helping out her friend. But after seeing her walk away, I knew that wasn't enough, I needed more. So without saying a word, I stood up, and left my other mates behind, to fend for themselves.

I ran, I ran after her. After the girl who made my heart skip?

"Hey" I called after the girl.

She turned, her lips were parted,and her eyes were wide and full of surprise.

God, she has perfect lips, so pink, and full, a little chapped, but that was cause it was hot out.

"Are you ladies coming to our set later" I asked, aching for the right answer.

"Yeah, we are-" Her friend began. "Aren't going to make it, we have to get going, standing in that line ruined all our time, and sadly we have to leave, we have work in the morning" That beautiful girl said, as she finished her friends reply.

"Oh, well you know we are here tomorrow too, the first 2 day we kick off are twice in the same city" I said, with a smirk trying to hide my disappointment.

"Yeah..., we know, but like I said we have work" She replied and started to turn to walk away.
God her voice was like music, even saying things that made my stomach twist.

Before I knew it I was asking her, her name, trying to keep her here, close to me

"Sammy" she stuttered, almost like it was a question.

Did she not know her own name?

"Don't lie, her name is Faith, and I'm Hayley" her Blonde friend confirmed.

Faith. Just her name alone made me feel a cold shiver.

"I'm Ian" I smiled, putting my hand out, trying to get her to touch me.

"well as much as I would love to continue this conversation, we must go" Her tone sounded almost annoyed?

Don't go, let me know more. What can I say, what can I do, to keep you close

"Where do you guys work?" I caught myself saying

"St Josephs hospital in Orange County" Hayley said smiling.

"That's sweet, are you guys like Dr's?" I asked raising an eye brow. Maybe that's why she's not interested?

"No, just nurses. But Faith here is planning on taking NP test to become a nurse practitioner" Hayley grinning, as she placed hands on her gorgeous friend.

"Jeeze HAYLEY tell him my life story won't you." Faith said, clearly annoyed

"Well I think that's pretty cool, the world couldn't live without people like you two" I said. I didn't notice I was smiling directly at Faith. Man she was beautiful. She can't leave.

"So is there any way I can get your number?" I asked her with a smirk. Dying for her digits.

"Mmmm, as you may feel like getting my number is the right thing to do at the moment, I'm going to have to deny, because as you see, you are on tour and as much as you tell me, how you are only into me, and not into any others, you will still get drunk every night, and you will still fuck a very desperate crazed girl, again every night. Then I will some how find out, be heartbroken, then I will find you and rip your balls.clear.off." She replied in a highly dramatic tone, leaving me shocked.

I couldn't find words to say. I just stood there, and watched her walk away.

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"Dude, you got shot down big time" I hear Frankie laugh, as we all entered into our bus.

"Shut the fuck up, I don't care. She was a bitch anyways" I lied, as I leaned up against the counter.

I cared to much. Why did I? she was just some random girl, and to be honest she was kind of a bitch. But there was this thing about her. It made me want her.

"How about we stop talking about crazy fans, and one: figure out what we are going to use as our acoustic set tonight for the cookout, and two: we need to get ready for our set in 2 hours. So Ian, start warming up your vocals, the rest of you, stop drinking, and get your gear." Our bass player Jake says, who you can technically say was also our manager for the time being.

Our manager Fred, he had to leave a few days before we kicked off Warped Tour, his brother who was in the Marine Corps, had passed away. He was deployed, sadly he was in a combat zone, and got gunned down. We all felt for Fred, his family was the most important thing to him, but I feel like what hit the hardest was that fact that his son had just joined the Marines, 4 months ago, and that put fright in his heart. Hell, I would feel the same if I was in his situation.

"I say we preform 'Breathing' and 'Love Like Mine'"Frankie says while brushing his beard.

"We are doing 'Heart Of Me' Not 'Love Like Mine" Thinking about the lyrics I wrote. When I wrote this song I was in a bad place. My mother had just passed away, and I as left feeling alone. She was all I had that was truly mine. It had always just been her and I. My father left when I was born, so I never had a father figure. Which to me was fine, I didn't need it, we didn't need him. Yeah, life was hard, but I feel like it is what made me realize the things I have now, are things I should never take for granted. I remember one year my mother had worked 2 months straight, weekends and all, to save up to get me, my first Gibson guitar for Christmas. It was the most amazing thing ever. I begged her to take it back, cause we could use the money for something else, use the money for her. But being the stubborn woman she was, she made me keep it. So once the band made it big, and we started to get go on huge tours, and get crazy press, I bought her house. Last year to be exact. Right by the beach, where she had always wanted to live. But she hadn't lived in it more then a few months till cancer took her from this horrid world. She died peaceful, happy, pain free. She died in my arms.