Believe You Me
May 25th
During the tour, I found myself slowly getting along with Julie. She would hang out with me a lot, but the guys were always with us. When Casey was with us, he never let her hand go. I have to admit, it was pretty cute in the beginning but after a while, I felt a bit of jealousy. I’m not sure why though. Today was one of those days in New Jersey where they were holding hands. I grabbed Vic’s hand, just like when we were little and he looked up at me.
“Mike, you okay?” He asked me, concern in his eyes. I smiled at him, assuring him that everything was fine. I picked up my pace, dragging Vic with me and I smirked. We past Casey and Julie and smiled at them.
“Look at those two siblings holding hands!” I grinned and Casey laughed, seeing Vic and I holding hands. I remember Jaime skipping past us while holding Tony’s hand and Tony was trying to hold back his laughter as Jaime skipped along and begged him to buy him ice cream.
During the nights of our concerts, Julie would be by Jaime’s side, jumping along to the music or by Tony’s grinning at him and giving his thumbs up. Vic would look over as well and sing a line or two and she would blow him a kiss. Vic was really close to her like a brother, and Casey was grateful of that. I remember once when Julie tried to move an amp, she lost all her strength a collapsed. To her, moving an amp was easy, but this time, something was off. She claimed to be fine but Casey took her aside and talked to her.
We had played and ended the concert later that night, going to meet fans backstage when I saw Casey harshly talking to Julie. She was trying to speak to him but he wouldn’t let her, considering that he was arguing with her. I nudged at Tony who sat next to me and he looked over to see them. Tony looked down at the poster he was signing and whispered, “Leave them Mike, it’s not your business.” I sighed heavily until I heard Julie yell at Casey.
“If you would just let me fucking talk, I would tell you that I don’t want to go back to that place to waste my time!” The whole place got quiet and she began crying. Casey was about to grab her shoulder when she began walking away. Vic stood up and held her, hugging her and whispering something in her ear. Casey stayed where he was standing and I knew Vic was going to sort this out, he always does. We finished the meet and greet quickly and walked back to the bus. We all sat around and stayed quiet, waiting for someone to speak first.
Julie was looking at her lap, playing with her hands. She had taken a shower to relax and now she was sitting with a pair of sweats, an over large sweater and her glasses. I felt my heart flutter whenever she wore those glasses and I smiled a bit. She was just too cute for her own good and I felt myself wanted to be with her. I couldn’t help the feeling in my chest that escalated quickly through these short weeks and I just wanted to be with her, to hold her and show her off to the world as my girl.
“Julie, you can talk you know. I won’t say anything.” Casey spoke quietly, taking me out of my thoughts. Julie looked up at him and she sighed softly.
“I don’t want to spend the rest of my time in college. I want to do more things than just study for useless things.” She whispered. Casey stayed quiet and got up.
“Fine, do whatever you want.” He was about to walk away when Julie got up and grabbed his wrist. Casey stayed still and she cleared her throat.
“Casey, don’t be mad at me, please.” She spoke just above a whisper. Casey stayed still a bit longer until he finally sighed and turned around, hugging Julie before he waved good night to us. Jaime pointed to his bunk and Casey nodded, having Julie lay in Jaime’s bunk to rest. I watched as Casey tucked her in and she told him something before he frowned and nodded. Julie gave him a kiss on the cheek, just like every night and went to sleep. Casey climbed in his bunk and went to sleep.
“Sleep in my bunk Jaime, I’m gonna watch some TV.” I told him and the rest went to sleep. I stayed in the lounge, the TV on, but not really paying attention to the show.I fell asleep after a few hours and woke up to soft whispers by the bunks. I got up and took the blanket off me, seeing Tony and Vic outside of the bus, waiting for something. I walked to the bunks and Jaime and Casey were talking.
“Did I interrupt something?” I asked. Jaime smiled and shook his head.
“We were only whispering since you were still sleeping and so is Julie.” I nodded and walked to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth and walked back out, sitting on the couch, just feeling really crappy. Jaime and Casey walked out and Jaime walked out. “We’re going to get breakfast, you want to come along?” He asked. I shook my head and turned the TV on.
“I’ll keep an eye on Julie.” Casey eyed me and nodded.
“Just, make sure to behave.” I woke pretty crappy, my neck hurt from sleeping in a wrong way, and now he’s going to start with his shit?
“Casey, I know. You tell us every day. Just fucking relax, okay?” I snapped.
“Mike, don’t snap at me.” Casey snapped back. I looked at him and stood up.
“Who are you, my mother now?” I raised my voice.
“Just stay away from my sister!” Casey yelled. The curtain opened and Julie stepped out, looking at us. I ran a hand through my hair and sat back down, watching the TV.
“Casey, I want a burger.” Casey nodded; sighing heavily and leaving. Julie stayed put and turned to me. “Mike, please.” She spoke softly. I ignored her and watched the TV. “Mike, listen to my brother when he says to stay away from me.” I looked at her and turned the TV off.
“Why?” I questioned her. Julie stayed quiet and she sighed.
“Because I like being alone. I don’t settle down.” She spoke. I rolled my eyes and laughed sarcastically.
“I don’t settle down either, but you don’t see me at least being in a relationship.” Julie’s eyes widened and she looked at me. “Julie, I really like you. Please just give me a chance.” I asked her nicely. Julie looked away and closed her eyes.
“Mike, no. I’m sorry but no.” I walked up to her and held her face in my hands softly.
“Julie…” I whispered, leaning down. Julie put her hands on my chest, softly pushing me and took a step back. I pulled her back to me and she looked at me. I leaned in, our lips just barely touching when she moved her head and shook her head
“I’m sorry.” She whispered and walked back to the bunk. She closed the curtain and I sat back down. I wasn’t giving up on her this easily. I had my sights set on her and I wasn’t going to quit. I walked to the back and saw her sitting in Jaime’s bunk, her legs against her chest and she wrapped herself in his blanket. “Leave me alone please.”
“Julie, I’m not giving up. I know you feel something for me, just please understand that I want to give this a try.” She stayed quiet, just staring at the wall before her brown eyes bored into mine.
“I don’t want to give it a try, I like being alone. So leave.” I stormed out of the bunks and sat back on the couch. Like I said, I’m not giving up on her.
“Mike, you okay?” He asked me, concern in his eyes. I smiled at him, assuring him that everything was fine. I picked up my pace, dragging Vic with me and I smirked. We past Casey and Julie and smiled at them.
“Look at those two siblings holding hands!” I grinned and Casey laughed, seeing Vic and I holding hands. I remember Jaime skipping past us while holding Tony’s hand and Tony was trying to hold back his laughter as Jaime skipped along and begged him to buy him ice cream.
During the nights of our concerts, Julie would be by Jaime’s side, jumping along to the music or by Tony’s grinning at him and giving his thumbs up. Vic would look over as well and sing a line or two and she would blow him a kiss. Vic was really close to her like a brother, and Casey was grateful of that. I remember once when Julie tried to move an amp, she lost all her strength a collapsed. To her, moving an amp was easy, but this time, something was off. She claimed to be fine but Casey took her aside and talked to her.
We had played and ended the concert later that night, going to meet fans backstage when I saw Casey harshly talking to Julie. She was trying to speak to him but he wouldn’t let her, considering that he was arguing with her. I nudged at Tony who sat next to me and he looked over to see them. Tony looked down at the poster he was signing and whispered, “Leave them Mike, it’s not your business.” I sighed heavily until I heard Julie yell at Casey.
“If you would just let me fucking talk, I would tell you that I don’t want to go back to that place to waste my time!” The whole place got quiet and she began crying. Casey was about to grab her shoulder when she began walking away. Vic stood up and held her, hugging her and whispering something in her ear. Casey stayed where he was standing and I knew Vic was going to sort this out, he always does. We finished the meet and greet quickly and walked back to the bus. We all sat around and stayed quiet, waiting for someone to speak first.
Julie was looking at her lap, playing with her hands. She had taken a shower to relax and now she was sitting with a pair of sweats, an over large sweater and her glasses. I felt my heart flutter whenever she wore those glasses and I smiled a bit. She was just too cute for her own good and I felt myself wanted to be with her. I couldn’t help the feeling in my chest that escalated quickly through these short weeks and I just wanted to be with her, to hold her and show her off to the world as my girl.
“Julie, you can talk you know. I won’t say anything.” Casey spoke quietly, taking me out of my thoughts. Julie looked up at him and she sighed softly.
“I don’t want to spend the rest of my time in college. I want to do more things than just study for useless things.” She whispered. Casey stayed quiet and got up.
“Fine, do whatever you want.” He was about to walk away when Julie got up and grabbed his wrist. Casey stayed still and she cleared her throat.
“Casey, don’t be mad at me, please.” She spoke just above a whisper. Casey stayed still a bit longer until he finally sighed and turned around, hugging Julie before he waved good night to us. Jaime pointed to his bunk and Casey nodded, having Julie lay in Jaime’s bunk to rest. I watched as Casey tucked her in and she told him something before he frowned and nodded. Julie gave him a kiss on the cheek, just like every night and went to sleep. Casey climbed in his bunk and went to sleep.
“Sleep in my bunk Jaime, I’m gonna watch some TV.” I told him and the rest went to sleep. I stayed in the lounge, the TV on, but not really paying attention to the show.I fell asleep after a few hours and woke up to soft whispers by the bunks. I got up and took the blanket off me, seeing Tony and Vic outside of the bus, waiting for something. I walked to the bunks and Jaime and Casey were talking.
“Did I interrupt something?” I asked. Jaime smiled and shook his head.
“We were only whispering since you were still sleeping and so is Julie.” I nodded and walked to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth and walked back out, sitting on the couch, just feeling really crappy. Jaime and Casey walked out and Jaime walked out. “We’re going to get breakfast, you want to come along?” He asked. I shook my head and turned the TV on.
“I’ll keep an eye on Julie.” Casey eyed me and nodded.
“Just, make sure to behave.” I woke pretty crappy, my neck hurt from sleeping in a wrong way, and now he’s going to start with his shit?
“Casey, I know. You tell us every day. Just fucking relax, okay?” I snapped.
“Mike, don’t snap at me.” Casey snapped back. I looked at him and stood up.
“Who are you, my mother now?” I raised my voice.
“Just stay away from my sister!” Casey yelled. The curtain opened and Julie stepped out, looking at us. I ran a hand through my hair and sat back down, watching the TV.
“Casey, I want a burger.” Casey nodded; sighing heavily and leaving. Julie stayed put and turned to me. “Mike, please.” She spoke softly. I ignored her and watched the TV. “Mike, listen to my brother when he says to stay away from me.” I looked at her and turned the TV off.
“Why?” I questioned her. Julie stayed quiet and she sighed.
“Because I like being alone. I don’t settle down.” She spoke. I rolled my eyes and laughed sarcastically.
“I don’t settle down either, but you don’t see me at least being in a relationship.” Julie’s eyes widened and she looked at me. “Julie, I really like you. Please just give me a chance.” I asked her nicely. Julie looked away and closed her eyes.
“Mike, no. I’m sorry but no.” I walked up to her and held her face in my hands softly.
“Julie…” I whispered, leaning down. Julie put her hands on my chest, softly pushing me and took a step back. I pulled her back to me and she looked at me. I leaned in, our lips just barely touching when she moved her head and shook her head
“I’m sorry.” She whispered and walked back to the bunk. She closed the curtain and I sat back down. I wasn’t giving up on her this easily. I had my sights set on her and I wasn’t going to quit. I walked to the back and saw her sitting in Jaime’s bunk, her legs against her chest and she wrapped herself in his blanket. “Leave me alone please.”
“Julie, I’m not giving up. I know you feel something for me, just please understand that I want to give this a try.” She stayed quiet, just staring at the wall before her brown eyes bored into mine.
“I don’t want to give it a try, I like being alone. So leave.” I stormed out of the bunks and sat back on the couch. Like I said, I’m not giving up on her.
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