Why Pick Me?

Chapter 12

A few weeks have past; we went from city to city, people screaming All Time Low's name and mine. It was odd for me to hear other people; strangers say my name like they've known me for years. The press finally got their prof that Jack and me are dating. They would ask me the same questions over and over. I'd answer a couple before walking away in annoyance. Sarah and Christian went back to Seattle a while back. Dan was back and was dating Cassadee. Jack and me goofed off and made jokes about everything together.

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We are in Baltimore this next few days and I had to leave when warped was over. This was the last city. Ether I have to drive all the way back with Dan or we could fly. I couldn't decide.

It was a nice sunny day in Baltimore. Jack and me were walking to the stage so he could play his set. "Madi?" Jack said grabbing my hand.

"Yes?"

"What are you going to do after warped?"

"I don't know, I might go home to my family, I doubt it they would want me." My family never really took kindly to me. they would be nice, take me in to see my father on the weekends, I'd come visit my sisters. My mother was usually always disappointed in me, she wanted me to be a nurse or doctor. And I wanted to be an engineer, and I got a nursing, zoo, and engineering degrees in maybe 5 years of college.

Looking around at other people. They all had colorful hair and many piercings. Someone had bright green hair with too many to count piercings all over her face. Another person had black hair with pink highlights. It got me thinking about my hair. My hair was a dull brown. I didn't have any piercings except for my ears. I never wear earrings so the holes closed up a few years ago. I've always wanted a bright red hair, similar to Haley Williams hair color maybe a little darker.

"Do you want to stay with me here?" I looked at him like he was crazy. "If you want."

"I'd love to, but I have to go home and visit Sarah at our apartment, then I'll come back." I took both his hands to show him it was going to be ok. He looked mournful. "Don't worry, I'll never leave you." Jack kissed me then ran to play his set. I walked over to the tent to see Vinny handing Dawson some change.

"Oh hey Madi! I thought you would have gone home by now?" He said blocking my way into the tent. I gave him a sarcastic laugh.

"Yeah well I am after this city."

"I hope you come back to see us. We could use a girl like you for emergency's." I raised my eyebrow at Vinny. "Like in case we need someone to talk to or to drive us home when we're all drunk." I nodded handing a girl with bright red hair her shirt.

"I like your hair." Her face lit up instantly. I looked down at her hands holding the change noticing scars on her writs. Her face fell as she pulled her sleeves down.

"Thank you." She was about to walk away but I grabbed her hand. She winced.

"Please stop." She looked as though she was going to cry. "You shouldn't do this. Please stop"

"I can't" She had tears slowly falling down her cheeks.

"Tell me what happened but promise me you will try to stop." She nodded and told me why she cuts. Her mother died from cancer two year ago and her father continually hurts her with words and abuse. People in school treated her horribly, they would tell her she was emo and worthless. They said other things that I couldn't believe people would say to a girl who just lost her mother. She said that her mother was the only person that she could truly talk to. She said that once she graduates she's moving far from where she lives now. She said that her father gets drunk a lot and abuses her. Her name is Rose, she said that her natural hair color is black but she died it red to match her name. "Rose, it's going to be ok. I promise." She nodded.

"Thank you." She had a sweet voice. I gave her an extra shirt that I paid myself. "Thanks again."

"You're very welcome." I smiled and waved goodbye to her as sweaty Jack, Alex, Zack, and Rian came waltzing over. I didn't realize that we talked through the whole set.

"Who's that?" Alex said pointing to Rose.

"That's Rose. She's really nice." I said as Jack wrapped his arms around me. "Eww Jack you're all sweaty." I struggled to get out of his grasp. For a slender guy he was pretty strong.

"Good. Then you'll be all sweaty. Then we all can be sweaty together!!!!" He laughed not letting go. I gave up trying to squirm; instead I just fell out of his arms to the ground. He looked down at me with a sad face. I smiled as I grabbed his harry legs, wrapping my legs around them, sitting on his foot. "Oh wanna play this game uh?" Jack looked at me with a smile then started to walk. He tried picking me up off the ground, he just dragged me around on the floor. I got up from the ground and started to walk towards the entrance to the venue. Alex caught up and walked with me a few minutes.

"Hey Alex." I said trying to break the silence.

"Hey. Why did you walk away? Don't you want to spend ever second with us before you leave?"

"Yes of course I do. It's just I'm not good with goodbyes." I never was, whenever I went on a trip to visit my grandmother or other family members I always cried silently on the way back.

"You don't have to leave for three days Madi, it's ok. Come back I think Jack has a surprise for you." Alex said with a big smile.

"Ok. Hey, uh why was Jack crying that first day of warped?" I remembered why he was sad that first day, why he looked so down. He must have forgotten about it for a few minutes.

"He uh... well.... His last girlfriend before you uh... died. From cancer, a month before. They where like how you two are now." I was so surprised. I can't believe that something like that would happen. "She was very sick. When he saw you, he like... I don't know its just like you're a lighter and he's the cigarette. He went out and you lit him up."

"That's a nice way to put it. I didn't know, I'm really sorry."

"Don't worry it wasn't your fault."

>>>Sorry I haven't posted in a while! I had some problems to deal with. I hope you like this one. I'm going to end it soon, I kinda lost interest in this one. But I have another one in my mind! So don't worry about me never posting. Please tell me how you feel about this story. And give me your Ideas if you have any! Ok Thanks bye!<<<<