Let It Be
Anatome
"You're gonna watch the set right?" Tony smiled down at me in one of the dressing rooms.
"From my table, yes" I laughed and crossed my right leg over the left.
"Noooo come to the side of the stage and watch me" He pouted placing his hands on both sides of my head and leaning over me.
"I can't Tony, I have to work the merch table." He leaned closer and pressed his lips to mine. I heard heels clicking down the hallway outside the door followed by that infamous giggle. Apparently he did too, because he was across the room by his guitars in an instant. Stephanie walked through the door with a smile spread across her ruby lips.
"Baby!" She screamed throwing her arms around him. She stood up on her tippy toes and pressed her lips to his. I felt like I was just punched in the stomach.
"Hey Antonia!" She smiled turning to me.
"Hey Steph, I've gotta go set up the merch table. See ya." I choked out while I walked out the door of the dressing room. I felt tears burning in my eyes as my feet carried me down the hallway towards the venue. My fingers violently wiped tears from my face and I slammed the door that I walked through behind me. I leaned against the wall and slid down, burying my face in my knees and let out a sob.
"Nia?" Jaime's voice came from the couch across the darkened room.
"Shit sorry." I stood up and reached for the doorknob. "I didn't think anyone was in here I-"
"No no it's okay." he flicked on the light after getting off the couch. "Baby what's wrong?"
"Sh-she's here."
"Who? Who's here Nia?" Jaime took my face in his hands and spoke close to my face. I tried turning my head so I didn't have to look into his eyes but his grip held strong.
"Stephanie!" I slammed my hands against my thighs.
"What? I thought they were done? Why is she here."
"She always does this" I walked over to the couch and sat down hugging a pillow. "She disappears for months then she'll pop back up again out of nowhere, sucking whoever she ignored right back in."
"Tony said you guys were good. You guys are together. Tell her to leave" Jaime headed towards te door and pulled it open, taking off down the hallway.
"Jaime no!" I jumped up and ran after him. "Jaime just stop!" I screamed after him.
I heard a commotion coming from th room I had previously walked out of. Stephanie stumbled out of the room and walked towards me angrily.
"What the fuck Antonia?!" she screamed in my face. I just stared at her with wide eyes. "You were hooking up with him the entire tour?!"
"I wasn't 'hooking up' with him. We were together!" I screamed back at her.
"Listen, I get that you guys grew up together. But you know what? You will never be enough for him. You never were. That's why he left you in the first place." she smirked.
I wanted to turn and run. I wanted to run away from this whole situation. My body had other ideas though. My fist swung up and hit her face. My other hand wrapped in her blonde hair and tugged down so I had easier access to punch her. My knuckles hit her cheek a few more times before I was pulled off of her. My legs kicked out at her, trying to hurt her more.
"You don't know anything about Tony and I!" I struggled to get out of the grip of whoever had pulled me from Stephanie. "You're just a dumb bitch who likes to fuck with people! I don't know how I was ever friends with you in the first place!"
I crossed my arms over my chest as my frown became more prominent on my face. I was being carried away from the situation by whoever had grabbed me.
"Who the fuck is even carrying me" I said as we turned a corner.
"Austin Robert Carlile, at your service."
"Put me down."
"No way. Not until you're far from that blonde chick." he laughed. "Why were you bashing her brains in exactly?" he questioned once we were far enough from Stephanie.
"It's a long story. Trust me, you don't wanna hear it" I laughed wiping my cheeks again. We were sitting on the ground next to the Of Mice and Men tour bus since it wasn't that hot out today.
"I do. And I've got the time. Now spill it girly." He nudged me with his shoulder. I took a deep breath before explaining everything to him. I was going to tell the man who had saved me, what he had saved me from.
~
"You seriously fucking hit her?" Tony slammed his hands onto the table in front of me that was covered in Pierce the Veil memorabilia.
"Yup. Bashed her pretty little face in." I said while taking money from someone's hand and replacing it with a CD.
"Are you insane?!"
"Fuck off Tony. Go fuck Stephanie or something."
"That's not fair. None of this is my fault." he defended himself. "I didn't know she was coming."
I sighed and walked around him to get to another person.
"No. But you know what you did do? Run to the far side of the room as room as you heard her fucking voice!" I snapped. I was getting tired of him.
"Did you think we-"
"I don't know what I thought! All I know is that I'm not having this conversation in front of all of your fans." I stated. Tony let out a frustrated noise and walked away tugging on his Padawan braid.
~
When I finished up for the day I headed back to the bus. Half way there I realized who was going to be there. I took my phone from my shorta pocket and typed out a message.
To: Austin Buslile(:
Do you think I could shower and hang on your bus for a while? I think Stephanie's on mine.
When I got to the bus, Mike and Vicky were the only one in the front lounge. The two of them were cuddled up on the couch watching The Nightmare Before Christmas. Well, Mike was watching it, Vicky looked like she had fallen asleep ling ago. I waved at Mike as I passed and grabbed one of the Key Street drawstring bag from my bunk, which had turned into a storage bunk since Tony and I shared. I threw in a few outfits, toiletries, and makeup before putting it on my back. I had my blanket, pillow, and stuffed animal all tucked under my arm as I walked back into the front lounge.
I pulled my phone from my pocket again as it vibrated.
From: Austin Buslile(:
Sure thing! Come over whenever, we're watching 500 Days of Summer(:
"Where are you going?" Mike raised his eyebrows at me.
"Of Mice and Men's bus. I'm gonna shower and hang there for a while."
The bus wasn't hard to find, considering it said Of Mice and Men across the whole side of it. I knocked on the door a couple times and waited before hearing someone shouting to come in and that they were in the back lounge.
"Hey Antonia! Just plop wherever" Austin laughed.
I dropped my things on the couch across from them before sitting between Austin and Alan. Within minutes I had fallen asleep with my head in Austins lap and my legs across Alans.
"From my table, yes" I laughed and crossed my right leg over the left.
"Noooo come to the side of the stage and watch me" He pouted placing his hands on both sides of my head and leaning over me.
"I can't Tony, I have to work the merch table." He leaned closer and pressed his lips to mine. I heard heels clicking down the hallway outside the door followed by that infamous giggle. Apparently he did too, because he was across the room by his guitars in an instant. Stephanie walked through the door with a smile spread across her ruby lips.
"Baby!" She screamed throwing her arms around him. She stood up on her tippy toes and pressed her lips to his. I felt like I was just punched in the stomach.
"Hey Antonia!" She smiled turning to me.
"Hey Steph, I've gotta go set up the merch table. See ya." I choked out while I walked out the door of the dressing room. I felt tears burning in my eyes as my feet carried me down the hallway towards the venue. My fingers violently wiped tears from my face and I slammed the door that I walked through behind me. I leaned against the wall and slid down, burying my face in my knees and let out a sob.
"Nia?" Jaime's voice came from the couch across the darkened room.
"Shit sorry." I stood up and reached for the doorknob. "I didn't think anyone was in here I-"
"No no it's okay." he flicked on the light after getting off the couch. "Baby what's wrong?"
"Sh-she's here."
"Who? Who's here Nia?" Jaime took my face in his hands and spoke close to my face. I tried turning my head so I didn't have to look into his eyes but his grip held strong.
"Stephanie!" I slammed my hands against my thighs.
"What? I thought they were done? Why is she here."
"She always does this" I walked over to the couch and sat down hugging a pillow. "She disappears for months then she'll pop back up again out of nowhere, sucking whoever she ignored right back in."
"Tony said you guys were good. You guys are together. Tell her to leave" Jaime headed towards te door and pulled it open, taking off down the hallway.
"Jaime no!" I jumped up and ran after him. "Jaime just stop!" I screamed after him.
I heard a commotion coming from th room I had previously walked out of. Stephanie stumbled out of the room and walked towards me angrily.
"What the fuck Antonia?!" she screamed in my face. I just stared at her with wide eyes. "You were hooking up with him the entire tour?!"
"I wasn't 'hooking up' with him. We were together!" I screamed back at her.
"Listen, I get that you guys grew up together. But you know what? You will never be enough for him. You never were. That's why he left you in the first place." she smirked.
I wanted to turn and run. I wanted to run away from this whole situation. My body had other ideas though. My fist swung up and hit her face. My other hand wrapped in her blonde hair and tugged down so I had easier access to punch her. My knuckles hit her cheek a few more times before I was pulled off of her. My legs kicked out at her, trying to hurt her more.
"You don't know anything about Tony and I!" I struggled to get out of the grip of whoever had pulled me from Stephanie. "You're just a dumb bitch who likes to fuck with people! I don't know how I was ever friends with you in the first place!"
I crossed my arms over my chest as my frown became more prominent on my face. I was being carried away from the situation by whoever had grabbed me.
"Who the fuck is even carrying me" I said as we turned a corner.
"Austin Robert Carlile, at your service."
"Put me down."
"No way. Not until you're far from that blonde chick." he laughed. "Why were you bashing her brains in exactly?" he questioned once we were far enough from Stephanie.
"It's a long story. Trust me, you don't wanna hear it" I laughed wiping my cheeks again. We were sitting on the ground next to the Of Mice and Men tour bus since it wasn't that hot out today.
"I do. And I've got the time. Now spill it girly." He nudged me with his shoulder. I took a deep breath before explaining everything to him. I was going to tell the man who had saved me, what he had saved me from.
~
"You seriously fucking hit her?" Tony slammed his hands onto the table in front of me that was covered in Pierce the Veil memorabilia.
"Yup. Bashed her pretty little face in." I said while taking money from someone's hand and replacing it with a CD.
"Are you insane?!"
"Fuck off Tony. Go fuck Stephanie or something."
"That's not fair. None of this is my fault." he defended himself. "I didn't know she was coming."
I sighed and walked around him to get to another person.
"No. But you know what you did do? Run to the far side of the room as room as you heard her fucking voice!" I snapped. I was getting tired of him.
"Did you think we-"
"I don't know what I thought! All I know is that I'm not having this conversation in front of all of your fans." I stated. Tony let out a frustrated noise and walked away tugging on his Padawan braid.
~
When I finished up for the day I headed back to the bus. Half way there I realized who was going to be there. I took my phone from my shorta pocket and typed out a message.
To: Austin Buslile(:
Do you think I could shower and hang on your bus for a while? I think Stephanie's on mine.
When I got to the bus, Mike and Vicky were the only one in the front lounge. The two of them were cuddled up on the couch watching The Nightmare Before Christmas. Well, Mike was watching it, Vicky looked like she had fallen asleep ling ago. I waved at Mike as I passed and grabbed one of the Key Street drawstring bag from my bunk, which had turned into a storage bunk since Tony and I shared. I threw in a few outfits, toiletries, and makeup before putting it on my back. I had my blanket, pillow, and stuffed animal all tucked under my arm as I walked back into the front lounge.
I pulled my phone from my pocket again as it vibrated.
From: Austin Buslile(:
Sure thing! Come over whenever, we're watching 500 Days of Summer(:
"Where are you going?" Mike raised his eyebrows at me.
"Of Mice and Men's bus. I'm gonna shower and hang there for a while."
The bus wasn't hard to find, considering it said Of Mice and Men across the whole side of it. I knocked on the door a couple times and waited before hearing someone shouting to come in and that they were in the back lounge.
"Hey Antonia! Just plop wherever" Austin laughed.
I dropped my things on the couch across from them before sitting between Austin and Alan. Within minutes I had fallen asleep with my head in Austins lap and my legs across Alans.
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1/21/14